http://www.leahmatafragua.com/blog daily 0.75 2019-09-25 http://www.leahmatafragua.com/blog/2019/9/25/rejection-of-patriarchal-values monthly 0.5 2020-04-29 http://www.leahmatafragua.com/blog/2014/9/10/heard-museum-interview monthly 0.5 2020-04-29 http://www.leahmatafragua.com/press/news/public-1 daily 0.75 2026-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5220ef65e4b01364058ae685/3de543de-9fbd-474f-9c89-c97cc071c3ed/Leah_mataFragua_newcultralresource_2023+adult+size+2.PNG News / Press / Public Programs http://www.leahmatafragua.com/selectedworks daily 0.75 2026-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5220ef65e4b01364058ae685/1709652959439-K6GSBC7HRHF4XHW2H5VC/IMG_8706.jpeg Selected Works https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5220ef65e4b01364058ae685/d425dc13-6791-4117-9683-afff6f60ac7d/Mata_Fragua_L+image+5.jpeg Selected Works - Make it stand out The Sun Is on the Ground, 2024 Handmade paper, natural pigments, sound installation Fowler Museum at UCLA The Sun Is on the Ground is a large-scale installation of handmade paper poppies and a soundscape created from poppy data. The work responds to California Indian fire knowledge, recent wildfires in Los Angeles, and the ways land carries memory, damage, and renewal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5220ef65e4b01364058ae685/d9615e3a-8cd6-4ba4-989f-12df7c9f363f/Mata_Fragua_l+image+1.jpeg Selected Works - Make it stand out Desert Rose, 2024 Handmade paper, plant fibers, rose petals, natural pigments, mica Desert Rose is a sculptural paper basket form of abaca, cottonwood, rose petals, natural pigments, and gold, bronze, and copper mica. The work connects fragility with structure, using paper as a sculptural medium for memory, labor and environmental change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5220ef65e4b01364058ae685/e7f00cb6-fd2a-40d1-b0db-3b65a5672268/Mata_fragua_L+image+4.jpeg Selected Works - Make it stand out Naomi 2022, Wood sculpture, Traditional Dress of Northern Chumash https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5220ef65e4b01364058ae685/e6896483-c019-4ad3-81e4-029ac65f7929/Mata_Fragua_Leah9.jpeg Selected Works - Make it stand out Dog Girl, 2025 Cotton, rabbitbrush, cochineal, madder root, gold mica, and photographs Collection of the Gochman Family Collection A collage work drawing from Chumash Dog Girl narrative histories to examine gendered power, coercion, survival, and refusal. Through handmade paper, natural pigments, and photography, the work centers women’s agency within stories that continue to carry a warning and a rejection of patriarchy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5220ef65e4b01364058ae685/fb552468-89bb-4d11-a74a-36a545c9ab23/Mata+Fragua.png Selected Works - Make it stand out Toypurina, 2023 Wood sculpture Collection of the Autry Museum of the American West Toypurina honors the complexity of a Tongva woman, healer, and cultural leader who helped build consensus against the violence of the Spanish mission system and organized a revolt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5220ef65e4b01364058ae685/da9b9ce4-c123-4f09-967a-fbc595f34fea/Mata_Fragua_L+image+07.jpeg Selected Works - Make it stand out Cholla Blossom, 2024 Handmade paper, plant fibers, natural pigments, mica Cholla Blossom is a sculptural paper basket form that draws from desert plants, color, and the material language of basketry. The work reflects Mata Fragua’s ongoing use of handmade paper as sculpture, transforming plant-based materials into forms that hold both softness and strength. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5220ef65e4b01364058ae685/20dcb2bd-34e5-4af0-9e8d-08993db7dbbf/Mata_Fragua_L+image+8.png Selected Works - Make it stand out Big Feed Is Coming, 2024 Abaca, cottonwood, thread, and abalone shell Sculptural basket, Tia Collection Big Feed Is Coming is a sculptural paper basket inspired by traditional seaweed gathering baskets and the knowledge systems inherent in coastal foodways. This piece embodies the connection between gathering, women's labor, ocean memory, and the material forms that nurture community. http://www.leahmatafragua.com/c-usv daily 0.75 2026-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5220ef65e4b01364058ae685/1709653226650-YAM6LEKU715XLCCM53RO/IMG_4223.jpeg CV https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5220ef65e4b01364058ae685/1738012011363-3GNU5OF47VC572RLOBHK/IMG_9263.jpeg CV - Make it stand out Toypurina 2022, poplar, cottonwood bark, juncus, deer hide, elderberry, clam shell, olive shell, alpaca hair, on a marble base. http://www.leahmatafragua.com/about-brine daily 1.0 2026-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5220ef65e4b01364058ae685/b9c3c5b6-44c8-40bb-826c-db17890bf730/Mata_Fragua_l+image+1.jpeg ABOUT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5220ef65e4b01364058ae685/d6922997-e220-42c9-9d60-89fdfc8cae57/ChatGPT+Image+May+1%2C+2026%2C+09_05_47+PM.png ABOUT - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.