Direct from the steep Highlands of Guatemala, we present exquisite indigenous textiles created by master Maya artists. Every geometric design and coloration is emblematic of one of the Kiche, Kaqchiquel and Tzutujil communities that climb the country’s rugged, volcanic mountainside. Maya women weave cultural identity and pride into their own huipiles (blouses) and other indumentaria maya (traditional Mayan clothing) with distinct patterns, hues and styles reflecting each village’s identity. Mother Earth centers their Maya worldview, one rich with legends and folktales. Our exhibiting artists give layers of life to these indigenous symbols. Vivid and precise, their creations play on sophisticated mastery of color. Their innovative medium, recycled fabrics, builds on a legacy of sustainability and stewardship of the land. Each work is an indigenous woman's mix of her own ancestral heritage with contemporary society as she seesaws between social change and cherished tradition, illustrating the story of triumph and endurance, even sustainability. Members of a collective called Multicolores, the artists are among nine groups of highly cultivated weavers and embroiderers sharing techniques and supplies as they pool their efforts and profits. They have become standouts in a region of deep poverty and harsh violence, where women and girls suffer one of the worst femicide rates in the world and where adolescents often become mothers before they learn to care for themselves. Person by person, the artists exhibited here portend social change, because their opportunity to tap into their talent, their heritage, elevates their self-worth and their importance in the community. Most become their family's top income earners, allowing them to buy uniforms and send their children to school, to draw running water nearby, to add protein to their daily diets. “These rugs signify our culture, but also our efforts—how we have worked hard to get ahead. The rugs are part of us: part of our struggle to be valued, respected and recognized,” says rug designer Ramona Cristina Tumax Tzunún. Artists: Ramona Lucia Garcia Tzunún, Micaela Yaj Sunú, Rosa Lidia Cubur Solloy, Ana Elvira Cubur Solloy, Aracely Chuc Yax, Simeona Lucia Juárez, Yessica Elvira Garcia, Cipriana Garcia Ajpop, Thelma Esperanza Cubur Solloy de Sec, Ana Berta Cubur Gil, Ramona Cristina Tumax Tzunún, Rosmery Elizabeth Pacheco, Petronila Jorge Set, Juana Calel, Nicolasa Pacay Barán, Hilda Raquel García Tzunún, Bartola Morales Tol, Lucía, Encarnación Solis, Irma Churunel Ajú, Tomasa Ventura Cúmez, Manuela Calel, Lidia Pich Chopén, Marta Sulema Socón Sacuj, Concepción Yaj Sunú, Sara Rebeca Sojuel Tziná, Glendy Emiliana Muj Mendoza, Juana Hermelinda Tíu, Juana Yolanda Churunel Ajú, Rosario Gutiérrez Pacheco.