Location: 461 Central Avenue, Jersey City (Super Vision Optical)
Date Installed: Spring 2019
Xiomara Gonzalez holds a Bachelor of Art from the College of Saint Elizabeth and is Certified by the State of New Jersey in preschool through third grade education.
This mural program is managed by the Central Avenue SID Management Corp. It was made possible in partnership with the City of Jersey City and by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a division of the Department of State, and administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Thomas A. DeGise, Hudson County Executive and the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
The Central Avenue SID thanks our various partners on this project including property owner Kahled Mohamed, Brooke Hanson, Director of the Jersey City Mural Arts Program, the City of Jersey City Mural Arts Program, and local artist Xiomara Gonzalez for sharing her artwrok with Hudson County.
More Public Art on Central Avenue and in the Heights
Artist Statement
My name is Xiomara, my art work is known as 3XGArt. This mural was inspired by my chihuahua, Spike. The mural is especially important to me as Spike is my everything. The mural symbolizes Spike and I sitting and dazing off into the moon light at peace so far away from reality that we are no longer here but we have drifted into a whimsical world where only love and kindness exist. I hope viewers enjoy the art and remember the special bond we have with our pets. Creating this mural was really special mainly since I had the opportunity to get some of my students and their parents involved. I want to thank everyone who came out in support especially my colleague at PS# 3.
