▁ ▁When ▁speaking ▁about ▁the ▁artist , ▁Cub an ▁art ▁critic ▁and ▁cur ator ▁Ger ardo ▁Mos qu era , ▁Ram os ▁is ▁“ .. ▁an ▁artist ▁who ▁surr enders ▁her ▁bi ography , ▁her ▁most ▁int imate ▁feelings ▁and ▁her ▁own ▁body ▁to ▁discuss ▁social , ▁political ▁and ▁cultural ▁problems , ▁has ▁said ▁of ▁her ▁work … She ▁uses ▁her ▁portrait ▁to ▁person ify ▁the ▁Cub an ▁flag , ▁the ▁island , ▁establish ing ▁a ▁parallel ▁between ▁her ▁personal ▁situation ▁and ▁the ▁suffering ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁country ." ▁▁ ▁May er ▁Fine ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁in ▁Nor folk , ▁Virginia , ▁calls ▁Ram os ' s ▁work ▁“ ground bre aking ” ▁and ▁says ▁she ▁is ▁“ am ong st ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁challenge ▁and ▁expose ▁the ▁har sh ▁real ities ▁of ▁Cub an ▁life . ▁By ▁address ing ▁forb idden ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁mass ▁migration , ▁the ▁pl ight ▁of ▁Cuba ’ s ▁ra ft ▁people , ▁rac ism ▁in ▁Cub an ▁society ▁and ▁the ▁in equal ities ▁of ▁Cub an ▁life , ▁Ram os ▁found ▁a ▁voice ▁through ▁her ▁art ▁that ▁has ▁brought ▁her ▁world wide ▁fame .” ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁an ▁exhibition ▁featuring ▁Ram os ’ ▁work , ▁“ On ▁the ▁Hor izon : ▁Contempor ary ▁Cub an ▁Art ,” ▁at ▁the ▁Pere z ▁Art ▁Museum ▁Miami ▁received ▁criticism ▁from ▁Miami ' s ▁Cub an ▁ex ile ▁community ▁for ▁its ▁inclusion ▁works ▁by ▁artists ▁who ▁dep ict ▁the ▁island ▁fond ly ▁before ▁it ▁even ▁opened