Something Came Down To Me

Dougie Padillais a Chicano poet, multimedia visual artist, and activist of Norwegian and Mexican descent. Dougie works in Minneapolis, MN, and Pepin, Wisconsin. Padilla has been active since the late 1960s and is associated with Chicano cultural activism and community-based art initiatives in the Upper Midwest

Padilla is a co-founder of Art-a-Whirl, an annual open-studio event in Northeast Minneapolis, MN and a founding member of the traveling art collective "Grupo Soap del Corazón". Dougie's work includes poetry, visual art, and collaborative projects, engaging with themes of identity, ritual, and community history. https://www.dougiepadilla.com/gallery