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Papel Chicano Dos: Works on Paper from the Collection of Cheech Marin presents
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65 artworks by 24 established and emerging artists. Dating from late 1980s to present day, their work demonstrates a myriad of techniques from watercolor and aquatint to pastel and mixed media. Their iconic imagery has influences ranging from pre-Hispanic symbols and post-revolutionary nationalistic Mexican motives to the Chicano movement of the 1960s and contemporary urban culture. Featured artists are Carlos Almaraz, Charles “Chaz” Bojórquez, Pablo Andrés Cristi, Carlos Donjuán, Gaspar Enríquez, Sonya Fe, Emmanuel Galvez, Margaret García, Roberto Gil de Montes, CiCi Segura González, Raúl Guerrero, Roberto Gutiérrez, Adán Hernández, Benito Huerta, Leo Limón, Gilbert “Magu” Luján, Cesar A.
Riverside Art Museum February 2 through May 7, 2017 www.riversideartmuseum.org
Martínez, Glugio “Gronk” Nicondra, Wenceslao Quiroz, Frank Romero, Sonia Romero, Ricardo Ruiz, John M. Valadez, and Vincent Valdez. www.cheechmarin.com/chicano
Philbrook Museum of Art
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DETAIL: Pallet Pickup on 6th Street Bridge by Wenceslao Quiroz, 2013
DETAIL: Flip Side by Gronk, 1994
INTRODUCTION I am very proud to present the next edition of Papel Chicano. The works of art in this publication are among my favorites in my collection. They represent a wide range of expression and techniques, and their commonality is that they were executed on paper — all kinds of paper. One of the attributes that I most appreciate about paper is its ability to absorb — it can merge with any other medium, whether it is watercolor, pastel, ink, paint, or just about anything else. There is a bond formed that is both unique and unpredictable. Watercolor will determine its own flow and spread in ways that you could not predict, but are amazed. Paper will impose its pattern and textures on pastels that the artist can either incorporate or try to cover over. Handmade paper has an outcome that is all its own and the end result is anybody’s guess. Paper can be printed upon with a million different effects even in the digital age. Those who are most surprised are often the artists themselves. Since I began collecting, my mantra has been: “You can’t love or hate Chicano art … unless you see it.” Hopefully, you will absorb these wonderful artworks and be changed in the process. Con amor y besos,
Cheech Marin
CURATORIAL ESSAY Papel Chicano Dos: Works on Paper from the Collection of Cheech Marin
In addition to his activist art, Carlos Almaraz created a distinct body
presents artworks by Chicano artists, including established figures as
of work that captured the everyday experiences of his community. In
well as emerging artists, who work in diverse techniques from watercolor
Mystery in the Park, 1989, Almaraz depicts a tranquil moonlit evening at
and aquatint to pastel and mixed media. Almost a decade ago, Cheech
Echo Park Lake, with couples drifting along the water in rowboats, street-
Marin presented the first Papel Chicano exhibition in collaboration with
lights flooding the pedestrian paths, and Art Deco buildings standing
Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum. Since then, the collection has evolved,
tall in the distance. The landscape’s green and blue tones accentuate the
continuing to highlight the complex practices of individual artists and
calm, romantic setting.
the still-relevant influence of Chicano art.
Both Chicano nationalism and Pre-Colombian culture are present in
An integral part of the Chicano movement in the 1960s, art continues to
Roberto Gil de Montes’ aquatint Jaguar Man, 1985. Gil de Montes depicts
be a powerful tool to voice issues affecting Mexican-American commu-
a dancing man, clad in jaguar skin and feathered attire, representing the
nities today. In Plan Espiritual de Aztlán (the 1969 manifesto advocating
Aztec deity of water and fertility, Tlaloc. By including pre-Columbian
Chicano nationalism and self-determination for Mexican Americans),
motifs in his work, Gil de Montes elicits a renewed pride and cultural
culture is presented as one of the movement’s seven guiding goals. The
awareness from his audience.
plan urged Chicanos to produce art and literature that reflected the movement’s revolutionary culture with one heart and one mind. In 1970, the second National Chicano Youth Liberation Conference asked artists to pledge that their work would relate to — and educate — the community about the ideas of of Chicanismo1. Many of these artists refused to exhibit their work in traditional venues, such as museums and commercial galleries, where Chicano and Latino artists were often not represented. Instead, many artists worked in spaces more directly accessible to the Mexican-American community; creating public art and founding community centers.
In her Retold Story of La Llorona [The Weeping Woman], Sonya Fe illustrates the traditional Mexican legend of La Llorona: a ghostly woman who cries for her lost children by the river, often causing misfortune to those who hear her. In Fe’s mixed media works, La Llorona is at times dressed in the Adelita2 uniform and surrounded by skull-faced cherubs. In others, she is depicted as a flirtatious young woman standing by an arresting Zapata, referencing Diego Rivera’s iconic 1931 fresco The Agrarian Leader Zapata, which inspired the ideals of Chicano nationalism. Many Chicana artists such as Fe and Margaret García focus on feminist discourse in the face of hypocrisy within the Chicano movement.
From the outset, Chicano artists used paper as a primary medium.
While their male comrades demanded equal rights for immigrants and
Activist posters, flyers, printed statements, and newsletters could be
laborers, women were rarely equally represented.
distributed to a wide audience, elaborately designed with iconography that defined the movement. Artists such as Rupert García, who led poster-making workshops at San Francisco State University, and Malaquías Montoya, who taught silk-screening at the University of California, Berkeley, empowered students to make art for social change. Chicano artists took inspiration from the Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America whose brightly colored propaganda posters promoted the political causes around the globe. By
In Soy Chicana, 2013, CiCi Segura González reformulates traditional Mexican iconography by juxtaposing cartoon-like skeletons of Quetzalcoatl and jade masks with bullfighting scenes and flying figures. While reminding us of Marc Chagall’s surrealistic landscapes and Pablo Picasso’s fragmented cubist bodies, Segura González references Chicano nationalist traditions and rituals to preserve Mexican culture in the context of a new Mexican-American identity.
the late 1970s, posters were a prolific medium that helped disseminate
Labor has been a central theme in Chicano art, amalgamating self-de-
the ideas of the Chicano movement.
termination and political liberation, issues that persist in the work of
today’s Chicano artists. The masterful watercolors of Wenceslao Quiroz address socioeconomic conditions faced by many Mexican Americans living in Los Angeles today. While old pickup trucks packed with mattresses, metal scraps, tires, and car parts can be seen throughout areas of Southern California, where Mexican Americans reside en masse, Quiroz’s bright images single out Whittier Boulevard. This main thoroughfare of East L.A is a landmark of the Chicano struggle, having born witness to the Chicano Moratorium movement and the Zoot Suit Riots. Carlos Donjuán’s “Night Shift” series idealizes young Latinos, presenting them proudly with halos over their heads, their faces covered by colorful abstract forms revealing only stylized mouths. Reminiscent of the memorial murals that appear in the streets of El Barrio, these anonymous figures epitomize the desires of Chicanos to be seen and remembered. While Donjuán alludes to spirituality, other Chicano artists such as Leo Limón and Jesús Chuy Rangel, include overt representations of religious rituals, like Day of the Dead skeletons and skulls alongside depictions of La Virgen de Guadalupe, illustrating the Mestizaje that prevails in Chicano life. Vincent Valdez’s series "Stations" similarly combines religious representations and urban life rooted in Chicano ideals. This selection of works on paper embodies the desire of a collector who not only recognized the eminence of Chicano art, but who also seeks to share the richness of Chicanismo, which despite its struggles, fights passionately to be seen as one of the cultures that makes America what it is today. — Cris Scorza 1 Chicanismo: a political philosophy that draws from the just struggle and analyzes the needs of the Chicano community 2 Adelitas were the soldaderas, or female soldiers, who became a vital part of the 1910 Mexican Revolution. DETAIL: Jaguar Man (red) by Roberto Gil de Montes, 1985
DETAIL: Bato Con Cruz (Dude with Cross) by Cesar A. MartĂnez, 1993
WORKS ON PAPER
Cesar MartĂnez
Bato Con Cruz (Dude with Cross) by Cesar MartĂnez, 1993 watercolor on paper, 21" h x 17" w
Bato con Camisa de Cuadros (Dude with Plaid Shirt) by Cesar MartĂnez, 1993 watercolor on paper, 20" h x 16" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Carlos Almaraz
Southwest Song by Carlos Almaraz, 1988 serigraph, 35" h x 48" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Copyright held by The Estate of Carlos Almaraz
Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Mystery in the Park by Carlos Almaraz, 1989 serigraph, diptych 24/90, 40" h x 112" w - (each side is 40" x 56") Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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El Payaso (The Clown) by Carlos Almaraz, 1986 pastel on paper, 50" h x 36" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
Cat Man's Wedding by Carlos Almaraz, 1985 pastel on paper, 40" h x 28" w 6
Tree of Life by Carlos Almaraz, 1989 serigraph, 48" h x 38" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Carlos Donjuรกn
Night Shift #1 by Carlos Donjuรกn, 2010 mixed media on paper, 30" h x 22" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Night Shift #2 by Carlos Donjuรกn, 2010 mixed media on paper, 30" h x 22" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
Night Shift #3 by Carlos Donjuรกn, 2010 mixed media on paper, 30" h x 22" w 10
Night Shift #4 by Carlos Donjuรกn, 2010 mixed media on paper, 30" h x 22" w
Migue by Carlos Donjuรกn, 2011 mixed media on paper, 30" h x 22" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Gaspar Enríquez
Tirando Rollo (I Love You) triptych by Gaspar EnrÃquez, 1999 acrylic on paper, 19.25" h x 81" w (each 19.25" h x 27" w)
Sonya Fe
DETAIL: Retold Story of La Llorona #1 (Most Beautiful Girl in the Pueblo) by Sonya Fe, 2000
Retold Story of La Llorona #1 (Most Beautiful Girl in the Pueblo) by Sonya Fe, 2000 mixed media (ink, chalk, gesso, watercolor) on paper, 18" h x 24" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Retold Story of La Llorona #2 (Handsome Caballero) by Sonya Fe, 2000 mixed media (ink, chalk, gesso, watercolor) on paper, 18" h x 24" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Retold Story of La Llorona #3 (Celebration of Life) by Sonya Fe, 2000 mixed media (ink, chalk, gesso, watercolor) on paper, 18" h x 24" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Retold Story of La Llorona #4 (Shunned by her Pueblo) by Sonya Fe, 2000 mixed media (ink, chalk, gesso, watercolor) on paper, 18" h x 24" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Retold Story of La Llorona #5 (Where are my Babies) by Sonya Fe, 2000 mixed media (ink, chalk, gesso, watercolor) on paper, 18" h x 24" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Retold Story of La Llorona #6 (La Llorona) by Sonya Fe, 2000 mixed media (ink, chalk, gesso, watercolor) on paper, 18" h x 24" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Margaret GarcĂa
Moonlight Embrace by Margaret GarcĂa, 2004 pastel on paper, 11" h x 11" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Roberto Gil De Montes
Jaguar Man (yellow) by Roberto Gil de Montes, 1985 aquatint etching, 20/50, 10" h x 8" w
Jaguar Man (red) by Roberto Gil de Montes, 1985 aquatint etching, 35/50, 10" h x 8" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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CiCi Segura Gonzรกlez Soy Chicana, 2013 mixed media on gessoed paper 36" h x 104" w
RaĂşl Guerrero
Coco Club Tijuana by RaĂşl Guerrero, 1990 mixed media on paper, 14" h x 22" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Roberto GutiĂŠrrez Bag Lady, 2003 oil on paper 51" h x 37" w
Backyard Hanging Fence-East L.A. by Roberto GutiĂŠrrez, 2003 ink on paper, 23" h x 35" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Adรกn Hernรกndez
Vato Getting Hit by Car by Adรกn Hernรกndez, 2006 pastel on paper, 20" h x 30" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Benito Huerta
Exile off Main Street by Benito Huerta, 2005 pencil and watercolor on paper, 46" h x 65" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Leo Limรณn
DETAIL: Looking through the Back View by Leo Limรณn, 1993
Looking Through the Back View by Leo Limรณn, 1993 pastel on paper, 19" h x 25" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Children of the Corn by Leo Limรณn, 1993 pastel on paper, 18" h x 12" w
Mรกs Juegos (More Games) by Leo Limรณn, 1993 pastel on paper, 25" h x 19.50" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Gilbert "Magu" Lujรกn
Copyright held by The Estate of Gilbert "Magu" Lujรกn
Blue Dog and Piwi by Gilbert "Magu" Lujรกn, 1990 pastel on paper, 30" h x 44" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Copyright held by The Estate of Gilbert “Magu” Luján
Pete y Arty by Gilbert "Magu" Luján, 1990 pastel on paper, 30" h x 44" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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DETAIL: Pete y Arty by Gilbert "Magu" Lujรกn, 1990
Gronk Bullet in the Back, 1995 monoprint 2.5" h x 34.5" w
Chip on the Shoulder by Gronk, 1994 monoprint, 29.50" h x 29.50" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Lifeboat! by Gronk, 1995 lithograph, 36.25" h x 55.75" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Perdida #6 by Gronk, 2000 acrylic, pastel, and pencil on handmade paper mounted on wood, 18" h x 22" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Flip Side by Gronk, 1994 woodcut print on handmade paper, 11.50" h x 17.50" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Breathing Hard by Gronk, 1996 woodcut print on handmade paper, 24.25" h x 24.25" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Wenceslao Quiroz
Sears Scrapping on Soto by Wenceslao Quiroz, 2013 watercolor and ink on paper, 21" h x 28" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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East L.A. Metal Pickup Cruise by Wenceslao Quiroz, 2013 watercolor and ink on paper, 12" h x 9" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
Hustle & Stroll by Wenceslao Quiroz, 2013 watercolor and ink on paper, 12" h x 9" w 52
Pallet Pickup on 6th Street Bridge by Wenceslao Quiroz, 2013 watercolor and ink on paper, 21" h x 28" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Vincent Valdez
Wenceslao Quiroz
VIII: A Fine Performance By Our Winning Fighter Tonight from the series “Stations� by Vincent Valdez, 2005 limited-edition lithograph, 20" h x 24" w
X: Collect 'Em All from the series “Stations” by Vincent Valdez, 2005 limited-edition lithograph, 24" h x 20" w
III: Main Event from the series “Stations” by Vincent Valdez, 2005 limited-edition lithograph, 24" h x 20" w
Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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I: Weigh In-Coming in at 140 lbs. 8oz from the series “Stations” by Vincent Valdez, 2005 limited-edition lithograph, 24" h x 20" w
IV: Keep Your Guard Up Son, Now Get Back Out There and Fight! from the series “Stations” by Vincent Valdez, 2005 limited-edition lithograph, 24" h x 20" w
VII: Get Out There!, Kill ‘Im!, No Mercy!, Finish Him! from the series “Stations” by Vincent Valdez, 2005 limited-edition lithograph, 24" h x 20" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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VI: They Say Every Man Must Fall from the series “Stations� by Vincent Valdez, 2005 limited-edition lithograph, 20" h x 24" w
II: The Strongest Man In The World Is He Who Walks Alone from the series “Stations� by Vincent Valdez, 2005 limited-edition lithograph, 20" h x 24" w
IX: Laid Out from the series “Stations� by Vincent Valdez, 2005 limited-edition lithograph, 20" h x 24" w
V: He Then Fell Once More from the series “Stations� by Vincent Valdez, 2005 limited-edition lithograph, 24" h x 20" w
Frank Romero
DETAIL: Festival of Masks Parade by Frank Romero, 1991
Festival of Masks Parade (left), diptych by Frank Romero, 1991 pastel on paper, 42" h x 110" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Festival of Masks Parade (right), diptych by Frank Romero, 1991 pastel on paper, 42" h x 110" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Pablo AndrĂŠs Cristi
If La Virgen Returned by Pablo AndrĂŠs Cristi, 2009 spray paint and acrylic on paper, 51" h x 72" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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John M. Valadez
Clavo by John M. Valadez, 2014 serigraph, 6/50, 49.50" h x 19" w
Alice by John M. Valadez, 2014 serigraph, 6/50, 49.50" h x 19" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Sonia Romero
Inner Landscape by Sonia Romero, 2011 serigraph, 25.50" h x 41.50" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Awakening triptych by Sonia Romero, 2012 acrylic and papercut on paper each 31.50" h x 21.50" w
Ricardo Ruiz
Usted Me Puedes Matar, Pero no Puedo Morir (You Can Kill Me But I Cannot Die) by Ricardo Ruiz, 2014 watercolor on paper, 22" h x 29" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Charles “Chaz” Bojórquez Tres Placas (grey), 2011 7-color serigraph, 8/36, 36” h x 40” w
LOCOS by Charles "Chaz" Bojรณrquez, 1988 monoprint 1/1 (38 variations), 27.50" h x 36" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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Emmanuel Galvez
Catorce NiĂąos Envueltos by Emmanuel Galvez, 2015 pastel on paper, 49.50" h x 39.50" w Papel Chicano Dos: Works On Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin
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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES The Cheech Marin Collection Cheech Marin is best known as one half of the hilariously irreverent duo of Cheech and Chong. While primarily known as an actor, director, and performer, he has developed what is arguably the finest private collection of Chicano art in the world. Since he started collecting in the late 1980s, he has accumulated over 700 works of art; mostly paintings followed by prints, mixedmedia works, and sculpture. Marin declares, “Chicano art is American art. My goal is to bring the term ‘Chicano’ to the forefront of the art world.” This objective led to his producing and touring of exhibitions featuring works from his collection, starting in 2001 with Chicano Visions: American Painters on the Verge, which drew record attendance at the 15 venues during its six-year national tour. In 2003, Melissa Richardson Banks was introduced to Marin by artist Richard S. Duardo. Together, the three produced The Chicano Collection/La Colección Chicana: Fine Art Prints by Modern Multiples, a limited-edition portfolio series based on Marin’s collection. Two years later, she began managing Cheech’s growing Chicano art collection and now handles booking, marketing, and traveling exhibits as well as producing art books. Since 2005, more than 50 museums have hosted ten separate exhibits based on the Cheech Marin Collection. In addition to Chicano Visions, The Chicano Collection, and Papel Chicano Dos, exhibits include Chicanitas: Small Paintings from the Cheech Marin Collection {Size Doesn’t Matter}, Los Angelenos: Chicano Painters of L.A., Menudo: Chicano Art from the Cheech Marin Collection, Chicano Dream: The Cheech Marin Collection (1980-2000), Take 10: The Past Decade of Collecting by Cheech Marin, and Papel Chicano: Works on Paper from the Collection of Cheech Marin. Website: www.cheechmarin.com
Carlos Almaraz Born October 5, 1941 in México City, México Died December 11, 1989 in Los Angeles, California While born in Mexico, Carlos Almaraz grew up in Chicago and Los Angeles. He studied at the University of California, Los Angeles, and later earned a M.F.A. degree from Otis College of Art and Design in 1974. In 1973, Almaraz and three other artists co-founded Los Four, a local art collective whose collaborations brought Chicano street art to the attention of the L.A. mainstream art community. He also created murals, banners, and other artworks for César Chávez and the United Farm Workers. His large Boycott Gallo mural on the All Nations Neighborhood Center in East L.A. was a community landmark before its destruction during the late 1980s. Long after his passing, his pastels, paintings, and murals remain a major influence on younger Latino artists. His work continues to be widely exhibited in solo and group shows throughout the world. Website: www.carlosalmaraz.com
Charles “Chaz” Bojórquez Born January 13, 1949 in Los Angeles, California Resides in Los Angeles, California Charles “Chaz” Bojórquez began his art career by spray-painting along riverbeds. He attended art school in Guadalajara, Mexico, and later, classes at Chouinard Art Institute (now California Institute of the Arts) before graduating from high school in 1967. He studied calligraphy from Master Yun Chung Chiang and he began combining spiritual Asian writing with traditional cholo gang graffiti using art school techniques. In 1979, he embarked on a three-year journey, visiting 35 countries to study how graphics and letters describe culture and national pride. One of L.A.’s first graffiti writers, Bojórquez says his work today takes him on searches for deeper meaning. He quit what he calls “tagging” in 1986 and is among the few artists who have
successfully transitioned from the street to the gallery. Some of his paintings are now in the permanent collection of the National Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C. Website: www.chazbojorquez.com
Pablo Andrés Cristi Born August 25, 1976 in Los Angeles, California Resides in Berkeley and Los Angeles, California After escaping the Pinochet military regime in Chile, Pablo Andrés Cristi’s parents fled to L.A. where he was born and raised. Motivated by political activism, his work is steeped in a critical inquiry of power, representation, and history. His investigations of the colonial past, present, and future often take the form of paintings and sculptural objects that deconstruct and comingle urban visual vernaculars. Informed by L.A.’s mural culture, Cristi’s complex paintings often intermix cultural signs and representations with painterly abstraction, connecting the politics of the canvas to the politics of the street. He has a B.A. from the University of Oregon, and an M.F.A. from the California College of the Arts where he was a recipient of the Barclay Simpson Award. Cristi is also an educator and community organizer, teaching and leading young people in art and mural projects throughout the West Coast. He has exhibited in Japan, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Oakland. Website: www.pablocristi.com
Carlos Donjuán Born April 17, 1982 in San Luis Potosi, México Resides in Dallas, Texas Carlos Donjuán’s work draws upon the diverse idea of people who wear many masks while living in America in order to create and understand their identity. His work explores and studies the people who are part of this notion that is required for survival and self-understanding. Many of his paintings incorporate traditional portraiture
technique with the transformative elements of graffiti, mixing the past and the present modes to make something new. His intent is to present the journey of what it has been like to create and understand his own identity in America as a way to better understand his past, present and future. Donjuán received his B.F.A. from The University of Texas at San Antonio and his M.F.A. from The University of Texas at Arlington. To date, his work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions throughout the U.S. and Europe. Website: www.carlosdonjuan.com
Gaspar Enríquez Born July 18, 1942 in El Paso, Texas Resides in San Elizario, Texas Texas-born Gaspar Enríquez studied at East Los Angeles College and received his B.A. degree from The University of Texas at El Paso and his M.F.A. degree from New Mexico State University. He taught art at Bowie High School on the El Paso/Juárez border for 33 years until his retirement from teaching in 2003. His former students often provide inspiration for his work. Enríquez has been included in numerous exhibitions, including CARA–Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation 1965-1985, which toured the United States. He provides a significant voice for people of the communities along the United States-Mexico border. In describing one of his works,Enríquez said, “One is born a MexicanAmerican, but one chooses to be a Chicano.” Politically charged, the Chicano lifestyle has been passed from one generation to another. It has survived wars, prisons, and strife. Website: www.gasparenriquez.com.
Sonya Fe
Margaret García
Born September 26, 1952 in Los Angeles, California Resides in Elk Grove, California
Born September 20, 1951 in Los Angeles, California Resides in Los Angeles, California
Sonya Fe grew up drawing on the cement floors of her East L.A. home encouraged by her seven siblings, Jewish-American mother, and Mexican-American father. In 1976, she earned her B.F.A. from Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. Recognized for their beautiful execution, her paintings focus on the plight of women and children. Fe has published children’s stories and a drawing book, and is the co-founder of Publishing Children’s Stories, a program for elementary schools that integrates literacy, art and technology. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout California, as well as in New York, Washington D.C., México, and Japan. Website: www.artistsonyafe.com
Margaret García says “her work provides a look at my community through the presence of the individual,” and her desire is for her work “to be pertinent and meaningful.” Although she does not consider her portraits overtly political, over time, she has come to realize that their very specificity belies the stereotypes given to any one culture by the media. In addition to her portrayals of sensual women of mixed race, she recently completed a series of street scenes and landscapes, depicting the Highland Park neighborhood where she lives. A teacher and a mentor to many young artists, García studied at California State University, Northridge; Los Angeles City College; and the University of Southern California where she earned her M.F.A. degree in 1992. Her work has been exhibited in group shows throughout the U.S. and in Europe, and has been published widely. García teaches and lectures extensively on art in different cultures. Website: www.margaretgarcia-artist.com
Emmanuel Galvez Born July 10, 1991 in México City, México Resides in Los Angeles, California While born in México City, Emmanuel Galvez grew up in a colonial town called Puebla before moving to the U.S. to finish middle school and pursue higher education. Today, he is an artist; an instructor at Heart of Los Angeles, an after-school program; and now an apprentice with Josephine Press. Galvez presents paintings as delectable social confections. His small, radiant still-life paintings lay out an array of pastries or pan dulce — traditional Mexican bakery goods such as conchas and chilindrinas; some partlally eaten and others cut into pieces. The familiar pastries are set low in atmospheric fields of monochromatic paint. Tiny yet textural, dabs of creamy pigment double as scattered sugar sprinkles or crumbs, while thin blushes of color create luminous shadows. He is represented by Craig Krull Gallery where he's had two solo shows to date. Website: www.craigkrullgallery.com
Roberto Gil De Montes Born July 14, 1950 in Guadalajara, México Resides in Los Angeles and Nayarit, México Roberto Gil de Montes is a painter and a photographer who moved to Los Angeles at age fifteen. He studied art at Otis Art Institute where he earned his B.F.A. in 1972 and his M.F.A. in 1976. His work has been in numerous solo and group shows, including Hispanic Art in the U.S.: Thirty Contemporary Painters and Sculptors and Le Demon des Anges, which toured Europe in 1989. Among his public art commissions is an outdoor collaboration with Peter Shire and Elsa Flores Almaraz at Metro Headquarters Building Gateway Plaza. His artwork has been described as existing “in a hazy terrain somewhere between Mexico and Los Angeles.” Currently, he
is represented by the Lora Schlesinger Gallery in Santa Monica. His work is in numerous collections in Mexico, Europe and the U.S., including the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. Website: www.loraschlesinger.com/gildemontes.html
CiCi Segura González Born April 8, 1950 in San Gabriel, California Resides in Los Angeles, California Primarily an abstract artist, CiCi Segura González also paints figurative work using oil, acrylic, and watercolor, and utilizes printmaking techniques to create woodcuts, etchings, and monoprints. She studied art at East Los Angeles College, working with artist mentors such as Roberto Chavez, Dale Maix, and Uli Boege. Like many Chicano/a artists, she printed at L.A.’s Self-Help Graphics under the guidance of Sister Karen Boccalero, and has taught at-risk youth. She has worked for many companies such as the Walt Disney Company as an in-house graphic designer, storyboard artist, fashion illustrator, and art director. For the annual Trópico de Nopal Calavera Fashion Show in Los Angeles, Segura González has created costumes over the years in homage to art icons such as Rufino Tamayo and David Alfaro Siqueiros. Widely collected internationally, her artwork is also included in major U.S. publications and private collections.
Raúl Guerrero Born October 9, 1945 in Brawley, California Resides in San Diego, California Raúl Guerrero creates paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, artist’s books, photographs, and videotapes. He has forged an expansive, ever-evolving body of work that combines technical innovation; critiques of symbolic power; historical and literary references; and his personal perspective as an American of Mexican ancestry. As a child, weekly family visits to Tijuana introduced him to a variety of Mexican
folk arts and crafts as well as popular tourist items. At the same time, an incredible array of pop and sub-cultures were evolving in Southern California. The changing zeitgeist would influence Guerrero’s artistic work for years to come. A graduate of Chouinard Art Institute, Guerrero has exhibited nationally and internationally in numerous solo and group shows at venues such as the Long Beach Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, and the CUE Art Foundation, New York. He received an NEA Photography Fellowship in 1979, and was the first recipient of the San Diego Art Prize in 2006. He currently teaches in the Visual Art Department at the University of California, San Diego. Website: www.raulguerrero.com
Roberto Gutiérrez Born October 15, 1943 in Los Angeles, California Resides in South Pasadena, California Known as the chronicler of East L.A.—past and present, Roberto Gutiérrez uses striking imagery, mostly in black-and-white, but also in vivid colors. The youngest of nine children to a father who worked in the railroad yards and as a dishwasher, his family’s lack of resources stimulated his interest in simple and accessible things. He studied at Roosevelt High School and then went to the Philippines and Vietnam as a member of the U.S. Marines. Because of the G.I. Bill, he was able to attend East Los Angeles Community College. Gutiérrez’s work has been widely shown in galleries throughout the Southwest and extensively distributed through the medium of posters depicting el barrio and Los Angeles. His deepest source of satisfaction comes from the knowledge of who he is and what he has to offer the community— a vision of life with all its glorious hues.
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Adán Hernández
Leo Limón
Born October 15, 1951 in Childress, Texas Resides in San Antonio, Texas
Born April 14, 1952 in Los Angeles, California Resides in Los Angeles, California
The son of migrant workers, Adán Hernández has been actively painting for more than three decades. His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in the U.S., México, and Spain. Hernández’s art merges neo-expressionism with “Chicano noir”. His aesthetics evoke emotions of alienation, uncertainty, desperation, and loss, which dominate the Chicano experience. In describing his work, Hernandez says, ‘‘the high drama and highly charged content in my work reflects the day-to-day epic struggle of life in the barrio. Here, the challenge to overcome overwhelming adversity, which is celebrated in films, is a common occurrence.” For the 1993 cult-classic, Blood In…Blood Out, he was commissioned by film director Taylor Hackford (La Bamba) to create more than 30 paintings and drawings. In 2006, he published his first book, Los Vryosos: A Tale From the Varrio, which contains over 40 images of his art.
Leo Limón is well known for his cat faces painted on storm-drain covers that channel into the Los Angeles River. His work on paper primarily deals with the indigenous ideals of the heart (corazón). He considers himself a cultural worker and an arts ambassador for East Los Angeles and the Chicano community. While still in high school, he was influenced by and involved with Los Four, especially Carlos Almaraz. During his time with Self-Help Graphics, a community-based visual arts center, Limón helped to develop the annual celebration of Día de Los Muertos and the Atelier Printmaking Program. In addition, he helped to establish the Aztlan Cultural Arts Foundation, Inc., to pursue his commitment to youth in his community. He has also worked with the MeChicano Art Center and the Centro de Arte Público. His artwork is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Website: www.leolimon.com
Benito Huerta
Gilbert “Magu” Luján
Born April 30, 1952 in Corpus Christi, Texas Resides in Arlington, Texas
Born October 16, 1940 in Stockton, California Died July 24, 2011 in San Gabriel Valley, California
Benito Huerta’s nuanced work is rich with references to history, art history, pop culture, literature, and film. Huerta received his B.F.A. from the University of Houston and his Master of Arts from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. Since 1997, he has been Director/ Curator of The Gallery at UTA, University of Texas at Arlington, where he is also a professor. He has completed numerous public art projects and his work is in several museums and corporate collections throughout the United States. Website: www.flyingchalupaproductions.com
One of the most iconic figures of the Chicano art movement and a founding member of the artist collective “Los Four,” Gilbert “Magu” Luján is known for his coloration and visual explorations of Chicano culture and community that drew upon — and brought to life — various historic and contemporary visual sources with startling results: pyramid-mounted lowriders driven by anthropomorphic creatures traversing a newly defined and mythologized L.A. He was part of a small group of dedicated artists and intellectuals who set about defining a Chicano identity and culture as part of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Luján produced ambitious public art projects such as the Hollywood & Vine Metro
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station and exhibited prolifically in galleries and museums within the U.S. and abroad. Website: www.magulandia.com
César A. Martínez Born June 4, 1944 in Laredo, Texas Resides in San Antonio, Texas A major figure in the Chicano art movement since the 1970s, Cêsar Martínez is best known for his iconic portraits of Chicano characters as depicted in his popular “Bato” series. Also well known are his “Mestizo,” “South Texas,” and “Serape” series, which are executed in a wide range of media, including painting, prints, mixed-media, collage, found-material assemblages and constructions, and digital imagery that references cultural histories. His work has been included in landmark exhibitions such as Ancient Roots/New Visions, Dále Gas: Chicano Art of Texas, CARA–Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation 1965-1985, and Hispanic Art in the United States. The multimedia artist has shown at the McNay Art Museum, San Antonio; National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago; Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City; Museum of Fine Art, Houston; and The Corcoran Gallery, Washington D.C.
Gronk Born April 1, 1954 in Los Angeles, California Resides in Los Angeles, California Born Glugio Nicandro, the artist goes simply by the name Gronk, his middle name that he says is a Brazilian-Indian word meaning “to fly.” He first came to the attention of the art world at age 16 when he joined Harry Gamboa, Jr., Willie Herrón, and Patssi Valdez in founding Asco (which means nausea in Spanish). This Los Angeles-based Chicano artist collaborative group was among the first to incorporate political activism into its aesthetic. After Asco disbanded, Gronk pursued painting and, more
recently, stage design. Today, while Gronk sympathizes with many Chicano political and social causes, he doesn’t use them as the basis of his art. Since the 1970s, his work has been represented in numerous private and museum collections across the country, and he has been the subject of many solo exhibitions.
Wenceslao Quiroz Born August 27, 1982 in Mexicali, B.C., México Resides in Baldwin Park, California Originally from Mexicali, Wenceslao Quiroz moved to Los Angeles with his family at age four. As an East Los Angeles-based artist, Quiroz highlights mankind’s commonalities through his work, which celebrates the power of the individual and fosters the bond between culture and communities. Quiroz gained experience working on public art projects as an assistant to the muralist art collective East Los Streetscapers. He has been commissioned to paint several murals with at-risk youth in the communities of East Los Angeles and Boyle Heights and has led self-funded community beautification mural projects in Mexico and in the Middle East. His work has been shown at the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Universidad de Guanajuato, Cal State University Northridge, Cal State University Fullerton, UC Santa Barbara, and University of Southern California. Website: www.artbuilds.us
Frank Romero Born July 11, 1941 in Los Angeles, California Resides in Beverly Hills and Mirmande, France A Los Angeles native, Frank Romero was one of the founders of Los Four, a 1970s Chicano art collective whose creative collaborations helped bring La Raza to the attention of the mainstream art community. Los Four’s historic 1974 exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) was the country’s first show of Chicano art at a major cultural institution. Although he is well known as one of the city’s foremost muralists, today Romero is primarily a studio artist who lives and works in Los Angeles and France. He has shown extensively in the U.S., Europe, and Japan, and his work has been featured in several notable exhibitions, including Chicano Visions: American Painters on the Verge; Hispanic Art in the United States: Thirty Contemporary Painters and Sculptors; and CARA—Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation, 1965-1985. The Smithsonian American Art Museum and LACMA are among the prestigious museums who have his work in their permanent collections. Website: www.facebook.com/FrankEdwardRomero
Sonia Romero Born July 24, 1980 in Los Angeles, California Resides in Altadena, California Sonia Romero is a full-time artist who lives and works in Northeast Los Angeles. Her public works include mural commissions for the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Metro (MacArthur Park Station), Community Redevelopment Agency, and Plaza de la Raza. She’s had several solo exhibitions, including at the Vincent Price Museum, Avenue 50 Studio, and Self Help Graphics. Romero received her formal education from the Rhode Island School of Design, with an emphasis in printmaking. She is the daughter of renowned artists, Nancy and Frank Romero, and the granddaughter of
Frank and Edith Wyle, founders of the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles. Her print shop and studio are located in Lincoln Heights. Website: www.soniaromero.net
Ricardo Ruiz Born December 29, 1958 in Corpus Christi, Texas Resides in Corpus Christi, Texas Ricardo Ruiz’s paintings often include the themes of family, the cycles of life and death, and Mexican-American folklore. Whenever he needs a human presence in his work, he usually paints his family members from memory (as a child, his sister and brothers served as models, and as a father himself now, his three boys provide inspiration). For example, his “Masotas” series were inspired by childhood visits to his aunt’s home, spent watching his older cousin Esmeralda and her friends get ready to go out to parties. Images usually come to Ruiz in those moments between sleep and wakefulness – sometimes they make no sense to him, and it’s only later that he is able to decipher and depict them visually. Ruiz creates what Chicano art should be: well painted, familiar and mysterious, according to Cheech Marin. His work is in the permanent collections of the Art Museum of South Texas and the University of Texas. Website: www.ricardoruizart.com
John M. Valadez Born July 15, 1951 in Los Angeles, California Resides in Los Angeles, California John M. Valadez has been making significant artwork for over 40 years in the Southern California region. His work has come to define an iconography of Chicano experience in the city, using both the changing dynamics and reconstructing a mythical allegory that speaks to a unique vision. This has been done through numerous federal and state mural commissions throughout California and Texas. Valadez had
a critically acclaimed 35-year retrospective at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla in 2012. His most recent accomplishment was a residency in France during the spring of 2014 as part of an international art exchange in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Sister Cities of Los Angeles partnership with Bordeaux. Website: www.johnvaladezart.com
Vincent Valdez Born September 7, 1977 in San Antonio, Texas Resides in San Antonio, Texas A native Texan, Vincent Valdez earned his B.F.A. at the Rhode Island School of Design. He has focused his career on the practice of drawing and painting. Recognized for his intensive devotion to skill and detail, his monumental portrayal of the contemporary figure remarks on a universal struggle within various socio-political arenas and eras. Among many, his work has been exhibited at LACMA, Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin, Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame, Parsons School of Design in Paris, Espacio de Arte de Fundación in Buenos Aires, and David Winton Bell Gallery at Brown University. His work is in numerous private and public collections, including The Museum of Fine Arts Houston and Frye Art Museum in Seattle. He received awards from The Joan Mitchell Foundation, Skowhegan School of Painting, and Künstlerhaus Bethanien. Website: www.vincentvaldezart.com
Exhibits Now On Tour Papel Chicano Dos: Works on Paper from the Collection of Cheech Marin Dating from late 1980s to present day, the 65 artworks in this exhibit range from watercolor and aquatint to pastel and mixed media. The iconic imagery by the 24 represented artists is influenced by pre-Hispanic symbols, post-revolutionary nationalistic Mexican motives, the Chicano movement of the 1960s, and contemporary urban culture. Chicanitas: Small Paintings from the Cheech Marin Collection {Size Doesn’t Matter} This exhibit includes 65 paintings—averaging 16 inches square each—by 26 established and emerging artists whose works vary from photorealism to abstraction, from portraiture to landscapes; such styles and motifs are utilized to express each artists’ personality. Since 2011, sixteen U.S. museums have shown the exhibit. Papel Chicano: Works on Paper from the Collection of Cheech Marin Bold and intense imagery rich in color has long been a trademark of art expressing the Chicano experience. This exhibit includes 40 works on paper—primarily pastels, but also drawings, mixed media, oil, acrylic and gouaches—from 19 established and emerging artists. Originating at Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum in Arizona, the exhibit has been on view in Utah, Texas, and California. The Chicano Collection/La Colección Chicana: Fine Art Prints by Modern Multiples This exhibit features large-scale archival-quality pigment prints based on paintings by 26 artists in Cheech’s collection that depict urban life and the Chicano experience between 1969 and 2001. It also includes linocut portraits of the artists by Artemio Rodriguez and a documentary film about Chicano art. Since 2005, it has been displayed at over ten venues across the country.
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ARTWORK CHECKLIST
Listed in alphabetical order by last name, the artwork listed below is included in Cheech Marin’s art collection, compiled in this book, and included in an exhibition now on tour. The copyright of any artwork images is owned by each artist or, if deceased at or after time of publication, by their respective named estates.
Carlos Almaraz
Gaspar Enríquez
Margaret García
Cat Man's Wedding 1985, pastel on paper, 40" h x 28" w
Tirando Rollo (I) 1999, acrylic on paper, 19.25" h x 27" w
El Payaso (The Clown) 1986, pastel on paper, 50" h x 36" w
Tirando Rollo (Love) 1999, acrylic on paper, 19.25" h x 27" w
Mystery in the Park 1989, serigraph, diptych 24/90 40" h x 112" w (each side 40" h x 56" w)
Tirando Rollo (You) 1999, acrylic on paper, 19.25" h x 27" w
Southwest Song 1988, serigraph, 35" h x 48" w Tree of Life 1989, serigraph, 48" h x 38" w
Charles “Chaz” Bojórquez LOCOS 1988, monoprint 1/1 (38 variations), 27.50" h x 36" w Tres Placas (grey) 2011, 7-color serigraph, 8/36, 36" h x 40" w
Pablo Andrés Cristi If La Virgen Returned 2009, spray paint and acrylic on paper, 51" h x 72" w
Carlos Donjuán Migue 2011, mixed media on paper, 30" h x 22" w Night Shift #1 2010, mixed media on paper, 30" h x 22" w Night Shift #2 2010, mixed media on paper, 30" h x 22" w Night Shift #3 2010, mixed media on paper, 30" h x 22" w Night Shift #4 2010, mixed media on paper, 30" h x 22" w
Sonya Fe Retold Story of La Llorona #1 (Most Beautiful Girl in the Pueblo) 2000, mixed media (ink, chalk, gesso, watercolor) on paper, 18" h x 24" w
Roberto Gil de Montes
Jaguar Man (yellow), 1985, aquatint etching, 20/50, 10" h x 8" w
Blue Dog and Piwi 1990, pastel on paper, 30" h x 44" w
Raúl Guerrero Coco Club Tijuana 1990, mixed media on paper, 14" h x 22" w
Roberto Gutiérrez Backyard Hanging Fence-East L.A. 2003, ink on paper, 23" h x 35" w
Retold Story of La Llorona #4 (Shunned by her Pueblo) 2000, mixed media (ink, chalk, gesso, watercolor) on paper, 18" h x 24" w
Bag Lady 2003, oil on paper, 51" h x 37" w
Adán Hernández
Retold Story of La Llorona #5 (Where are my Babies) 2000, mixed media (ink, chalk, gesso, watercolor) on paper, 18" h x 24" w
Vato Getting Hit by Car 2006, pastel on paper, 20" h x 30" w
Benito Huerta
Retold Story of La Llorona #6 (La Llorona) 2000, mixed media (ink, chalk, gesso, watercolor) on paper, 18" h x 24" w
Exile off Main Street 2005, pencil and watercolor on paper, 46" h x 65" w
Emmanuel Galvez
Leo Limón
Catorce Niños Envueltos 2015, pastel on paper, 49.50" h x 39.50" w 84
Más Juegos 1993, pastel on paper, 25" h x 19.50" w
Gilbert “Magu” Luján
Soy Chicana 2013, mixed media on gessoed paper, 36" h x 104" w
Retold Story of La Llorona #3 (Celebration of Life) 2000, mixed media (ink, chalk, gesso, watercolor) on paper, 18" h x 24" w
Looking through the Back View 1993, pastel on paper, 19" h x 25" w
Jaguar Man (red) 1985, aquatint etching, 35/50, 10" h x 8" w
CiCi Segura González
Retold Story of La Llorona #2 (Handsome Caballero) 2000, mixed media (ink, chalk, gesso, watercolor) on paper, 18" h x 24" w
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Moonlight Embrace 2004, pastel on paper , 11" h x 11" w
Children of the Corn 1993, pastel on paper, 18" h x 12" w
Pete y Arty 1990, pastel on paper, 30" h x 44" w
Cesar Martínez Bato Con Cruz (Dude with Cross) 1993, watercolor on paper, 21" h x 17" w Bato Con Camisa de Cuadros (Dude with Plaid Shirt) 1993, watercolor on paper, 20" h x 16" w
Glugio “Gronk” Nicandro Breathing Hard 1996, woodcut print on handmade paper, 24.25" h x 24.25" w Bullet in the Back 1995, monoprint, 42.5" h x 34.5" w Chip on the Shoulder 1994, monoprint, 29.50" h x 29.50" w Flip Side 1994, woodcut print on handmade paper, 11.50" h x 17.50" w Lifeboat! 1995, lithograph, 36.25" h x 55.75" w Perdida #6 2000, acrylic, pastel, and pencil on handmade paper mounted on wood 18" h x 22" w
Wenceslao Quiroz
John M. Valadez
East L.A. Metal Pickup Cruise 2013, watercolor and ink on paper, 12" h x 9" w
Alice 2014, serigraph, 6/50, 49.50" h x 19" w
Hustle & Stroll 2013, watercolor and ink on paper, 12" h x 9" w
Clavo 2014, serigraph, 6/50, 49.50" h x 19" w
Pallet Pickup on 6th Street Bridge 2013, watercolor and ink on paper, 21" h x 28" w Sears Scrapping on Soto 2013, watercolor and ink on paper, 21" h x 28" w
Frank Romero Festival of Masks Parade (left) 1991, pastel on paper, 42" h x 110" w Festival of Masks Parade (right) 1991, pastel on paper, 42" h x 110" w
Sonia Romero Awakening (left) 2012, acrylic and papercut on paper 31.50" h x 21.50" w Awakening (middle) 2012, acrylic and papercut on paper 31.50" h x 21.50" w Awakening (right) 2012, acrylic and papercut on paper 31.50" h x 21.50" w Inner Landscape 2011, serigraph, 25.50" h x 41.50" w
Ricardo Ruiz Usted Me Puedes Matar, Pero no Puedo Morir (You Can Kill Me But I Cannot Die) 2014, watercolor on paper, 22" h x 29" w
Vincent Valdez I: Weigh In-Coming in at 140 lbs 8oz from the series “Stations” 2005, limited-edition lithograph 24" h x 20" w II: The Strongest Man In The World Is He Who Walks Alone from the series “Stations” 2005, limited-edition lithograph 20" h x 24" w III: Main Event from the series “Stations” 2005, limited-edition lithograph, 24" h x 20" w IV: Keep Your Guard Up Son, Now Get Back Out There and Fight! from the series “Stations” 2005, limited-edition lithograph, 24" h x 20" w V: He Then Fell Once More from the series “Stations” 2005, limited-edition lithograph, 24" h x 20" w VI: They Say Every Man Must Fall from the series “Stations” 2005, limited-edition lithograph, 20" h x 24" w VII: Get Out There!, Kill ‘Im!, No Mercy!, Finish Him! from the series “Stations” 2005, limited-edition lithograph, 24" h x 20" w VIII: A Fine Performance By Our Winning Fighter Tonight from the series “Stations” 2005, limited-edition lithograph, 20" h x 24" w IX: Laid Out from the series “Stations” 2005, limited-edition lithograph,, 20" h x 24" w X: Collect 'Em All from the series “Stations” 2005, limited-edition lithograph, 24" h x 20" w
DETAIL: Vato Getting Hit by Car by Adán Hernández, 2006
Carlos Almaraz
Charles “Chaz” Bojórquez
Pablo Andrés Cristi
Carlos Donjuán
Gaspar Enríquez
Sonya Fe
Emmanuel Galvez
Margaret García
Roberto Gil De Montes
CiCi Segura González
Raúl Guerrero
Roberto Gutiérrez
Adán Hernández
Benito Huerta
Leo Limón
Gilbert “Magu” Luján
Cesar Martínez
Glugio “Gronk” Nicondra
Wenceslao Quiroz
Frank Romero
Sonia Romero
Ricardo Ruiz
John M. Valadez
Vincent Valdez