Francisco Delgado: Bordeño Chronicles
Gallista Gallery
1913 S. Flores St.
San Antonio, TX
Dates: May 10, 2008
"Fronterizo" artist Francisco Delgado believes in making visible the struggles and celebrating the successes of immigrant communities in the United States. Delgado's artwork reflects the culture on the United States-Mexico border, and through the use of satire and dark humor he is committed to speak against laws and policies that attack these underrepresented immigrant communities.
For additional information, visit www.gallista.com.
Vaguely Chicana: Solo Exhibition by Linda Arreola
Tropico De Nopal Gallery
1665 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Dates: April 12 - May 17, 2008
Tropico de Nopal Gallery-Art Space is proud to present a solo exhibition by Linda Arreola entitled "VAGUELY CHICANA." Extending the boundaries of the feminine, the abstract and Chicana identity, Arreola's painted constructions and installations bring us a hybrid of modern hieroglyphic minimalism whose geometry echoes of Mesoamerican architecture in a distinctive arrangement of opposing elements, expanding the established Chicana/o Art paradigm.
Linda Arreola creates a visually powerful language using her own cosmic binary system of geometric forms, transparent, orderly, with purpose and determination. The use of the grid as a foundation suggests the interconnection of all things,while the colors and the repetitive lines, shapes, numbers and words are consistent elements that allude to her knowledge of architecture and sculpture. This seemingly meticulous and mathematical approach to her work challengs notions traditionally associated with Chicano Art. It would be tempting to dismiss her work as purely intellectual or academic abstraction, but nothing is further from the truth. "VAGUELY CHICANA" is a new body of work that compels us to see beyond cultural parameters and historical forms.
For additional information, visit www.tropicodenopal.com.
Love at First Sight: The Molly Barnes Collection
Pharmaka
101 West 5th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Exhibition Dates: April 10 - May 31, 2008
Love at First Sight: The Molly Barnes Collection is the second in a series of exhibitions at Pharmaka focusing on important Los Angeles collections, born out of passion, that would otherwise not be seen by the public. Molly Barnes is both a collector and an art dealer who has helped to shape the LA art scene from the 1960s to the present by discovering and introducing artists to the public.
"The work I've bought has always caused a strong reaction in my gut and then later in my imagination," says Molly. “As Gertrude Stein once said, a person can afford one obsession: horses, clothes or art. If the addiction is art, the collector will buy second hand clothes in order to support their habit.”
Molly Barnes became interested in Abstract Expressionism while living in East Hampton when the painter, Joan Mitchell, introduced her to Willem de Kooning, Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg, Conrad Marca-Relli and James Brooks. After working at several galleries, Molly opened her first Los Angeles gallery on La Cienega in 1967. A major presence in the art world on both coasts ever since, she has shown work by more than 500 artists at her galleries in Los Angeles and New York, as well as curating several dozen major shows.
Artists featured in the show include: Peter Alexander, Carlos Almerez, David Amico, Chuck Arnoldi, Don Bachardy, John Baldessari, Billy Al Bengston, Warren Brant, Judy Chicago, Larry Cohen, Robert Cottingham, Ron Davis, Alfredo De Batuc, Jim DeFrance, Laddie John Dill, Marcel Duchamp, Dennis Dutzi, Simone Gad, Red Grooms, Phyllis Herfield, George Herms, Tom Holland, Richard Jackson, Jeremy Kidd, Tony King, Willem de Kooning, Mark Kostabi, Gary Lang, Jerry McMillen, Jim Morphesis, Martin Mull, Alice Neal, Claes Oldenberg, Ray Parker, Picasso, Frank Roth, Ed Ruscha, Nikki de Saint Phalle, Tom Slaughter, Don Sorenson, Sam Tchakalian, Vasa, Robert Walker and Tom Wudhl.
For additional information, visit www.pharmaka-art.org/index_main.html.
Puro Conjunto/Puro Corazón
Galería Tonantzin
773 S. Brazos
San Antonio, TX
Opening Reception: Friday, May 2, 2008, 7-9pm
An art exhibition reflection the beauty and spirit of Conjunto music. It's not just entertainment, it's who we are.
Participating artists: Andy Benavidez, Courtney Enriquez, Roel Flores, Luis "Chispas" Guerrero, Jo Lopez, Mary Agnes Rodriguez, Ana Lilia Salinas, Teresa Ybanez, past and current Tejano Conjunto Festival contest winners.
For additional information, call 210-271-3151.
Return of the Corn Mothers: A 30-Year celebration of CHAC
CHAC Norte
772 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
Dates: May 2 - 31, 2008, 10am-7pm
The theme of the show is based on the Pueblo mythology of the Corn Mothers who were said to have sung in the essence of all creation including the sacred Kachinas of the Southwest. The focal point of the showcase is a photo journalist exhibition of women from Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas who have earned accolades for their community activism and creative endeavors. This photo display was the recipient of the prestigious 2007/08 Rocky Mountain Women's Institute fellowship award and will begin a year long tour with the premier at CHAC.
For additional information, call 303-571-0440.
Santos with a Twist
CHAC Norte
772 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
Dates: May 2 - 31, 2008, 10am-7pm
Reception: May 2
"Santos with a Twist" is a collaborative art show featuring renowned Colorado santeros, painters, and up & coming new artists. This collection of artists reflects the spiritual side of their artwork through humor and respect.
Participating Artists: Gary Bellah, Lena Blea, Teresa Duran, Jose Esquibel, Stevon Lucero, Ronald Miera, Frank Policiano, Carlos Santistevan, Rob Yancey, Tammy Yancey, Frank Zamora.
For additional information, call 303-571-0440.
Galería ChimMaya presents La Mujer
Galería ChimMaya
5283 E. Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90022
Dates: May 4 - June 6, 2008, 10am-7pm
Opening Reception: May 4, 2008, 3-7pm
Traditionally, ChimMaya has reserved its May (Mother's Day) exhibition for a "Women Only" collective exhibition. This year we wanted to also include the male perspective of women as mothers, daughters, sisters, friends and lovers.
ChimMaya is pleased to exhibit the work of some of the most talented Latino artists on the scene today. Collectively their work has spanned several decades, and their contribution to the arts is immeasurable.
Las Mujeres: Yolanda González, Emilia García, Margaret García, Ixchel Amor, CiCi Segura González, Pola López, Dolores Haro, Aydee López-Martinez, Ofelia Esparza, Michelle (Pinche Michi)
Los Hombres: George Yepes, David Botello, Joe Bravo, Juan Solis, Victor Amor, Sergio Rebia, David Flury, Antonio Pelayo, Richard Valdes, David Martínez, Ernie Herrera, Gilbert Reyes, Ivan Godinez
For additional information, email info@chimmaya.com.
The Hector Silva Retrospective
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives
909 West Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Dates: Thru May 20, 2008
Los Angeles, a patchwork quilt of diversity and culture, fosters the growth of many artists from different backgrounds, lending a voice to voiceless segments of the population.
In the double-marginalized community of gay Latinos, their tendency to be erased from society's portrait of sexuality leads to a retaliatory backlash of art that demands to be seen. Hector Silva, a Mexican artist who moved to the United States when he was 17, is the epitome of this backlash, and in his simple pencil sketches, he portrays the much more complex issues of beauty, race and sexuality. Described by scholar Richard Rodriguez as "queering the homeboy aesthetic," Silva adds a dash of new perspective to what is considered art.
The first exhibit to showcase all of his controversial work, "The Hector Silva Retrospective," is part of the Visions and Voices series, "Records y Recuerdos: Music and Memory in Queer East L.A.," and will be running until May 20 at the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives. "People can see my art from the last 25 years, as well as my evolution as an artist. I've been showing my work for years, and if my art can raise awareness, I am all for it," Silva said.
Getting his start to a meteoric career when Lucille Ball somehow got hold of a sketch he drew of her, Silva creates politically charged and occasionally homoerotic pieces that draw from his gay and Latino backgrounds.
For additional information, visit www.onearchives.org.
Chupacabras! Artists Reinterpret the Myth
The National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 West 19th Street
Chicago, IL 60608
Dates: January 25 - July 20, 2008
The legend of the Chupacabras has penetrated the Latino and American myth/reality landscape for almost two decades. In this exhibition, Chicago artists re-explore the lasting impact that the Chupacabra sightings have had on the Latin American and North American psyche.
Participating Artists: Judithe Hernández, Luis de la Torre, Patricia Acosta, Cirilo Esquivel, Ricardo Gonzales, Salvador Jiménez, Miguel Cortez, Juan Compean, Ricardo Compean, and Antonio Pazaran
For additional information, contact judithe@jhnartestudio.com.
Phantom Sightings: Art after the Chicano Movement
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
90036
Dates: April 6 - Sept. 1, 2008
Phantom Sightings: Art after the Chicano Movement is the largest exhibition of cutting-edge Chicano art ever presented at LACMA. Chicano art, traditionally described as work created by Americans of Mexican descent, was established as a politically and culturally inspired movement during the counterculture revolutions of the late 1960s and early 1970s. This exhibition explores the more experimental tendencies within the Chicano art movement—ones oriented less toward painting and declarative polemical assertion than toward conceptual art, performance, film, photo- and media-based art, and "stealthy" artistic interventions in urban spaces. The exhibition includes approximately 125 works in all media, including painting and sculpture as well as installation, conceptual, video, performance art, and intermedia works that incorporate film, digital, and sound art. Artists featured are photographer Christina Fernández, who documents the poetic and "phantom" in the urban landscape; Mario Ybarra Jr., who creates performances, site-specific installations and intermedia works; the “intermedia synaesthesia” of the seminal conceptual art group Asco; and the New York-based artist Nicola López, who creates dramatic installations with drawings that extend from the wall into the gallery.
For additional information, visit www.lacma.org.
Valentin Toledo: Unions & Intersections
Metro Gallery
1835 Hyperion Avenue
Silverlake, CA
Dates: March 29 - May 3, 2008
Metro Gallery presents Valentin Toledo’s solo exhibition, "Unions & Intersections." These new works are inspired by mathematical models set out to define groups and subgroups creating a space that is at once hermetic and permeable. Through his choice medium of glass, acrylic, and polyurethane this artist explores the relationships between pure line, color, and volume, the sum of which defines space.
Born and raised in Spain, Toledo was a successful illustrator for European high-fashion magazines such as Vogue, Marie Clair, and Elle, among others. He then spent several years working as an Editorial Art Director. However, in pursuit of a radical change of life, Toledo set out for Los Angeles, California. LA’s eclecticism and absence of preconceptions brought a sense of liberation that led to these authentic and honest works.
"Unions & Intersections" is a show that is designed to influence the viewer in whatever way possible. As Toledo says, “I hope for the best impact, the kind doesn’t matter. I don’t try to teach anyone anything; each individual has enough with their own search. If the painting makes this search easier, that would be great.”
For additional information, visit www.metrogallery.org.
Adept Balance Collective Exhibition
UTEP Union Bldg., 2nd floor
University of Texas El Paso
El Paso, TX
Dates: April 17 - May 15, 2008
Reception: May 1, 6pm
Adept Balance is the title of the coming collective exhibition at the Union Art Gallery, Three young artists from UTEP's Art department will be on the spot presenting thrilling jewelry and wonderful sculptures. The young women are Alejandra Bremer, Regina Alejandra Duran and Cristina Ortega.
Alejandra Bremer comments on her latest work that "Most of the time funguses are underestimated, but they're so interesting and amazing. We are able to find them almost anywhere; they are essentially powerful and have an amazing capability of adapting to many environments." She utilizes diverse materials to recreate the attractive shapes, textures and colors of these organisms. Bremer adds, "The equilibrium of elegance and the mundane of living in a chaotic society is my true inspiration. It is present in everything I do or make and is the primary reason I prefer to focus on functional art."
The artist that will infuse sculpture and ceramics is Regina Alejandra Duran and she displays a sculptural approach using transparencies, layers, repetition, perfect shapes, variations on size of the same shape, exact measures, kinetic methods and construction, and exploring color. Duran mentions, "Usually I like to reflect parts of my life or sometimes I just express what I think about life, I like to acknowledge uncommon things, observe and listen to small details that exist in daily life that not much attention is given to."
Cristina Ortega explains, "My desire to make art comes from my drive to transform things. I want to know that I was part of the creation process of something that people will look, appreciate, interact and wear. Nature, architecture, and books are some of the things that attract and inspire me daily." Her heritage is very important influence in the way that her pieces are made and taught off. She makes pieces that are full of color, figures, angles and lines.
There will be jewelry sale.
For additional information, contact alebremer@gmail.com.
Vivid Display: A Collective Exhibition
Cutter Aviation Terminal
1771 Shuttle Columbia Dr.
El Paso, TX 79925
Dates: May 24 - July 18, 2008
Opening Reception: May 24 - July 18, 6:00-8:00pm
Participating Artists: Susan Wester Perez, Mario Parra, Candy Mayer, Al Borrego, Krystyna Robbins, Frank Garcia, Marge Gianelli, Atalo Mendez, Stephanie Conroy and Bert Saldana.
For additional information, email al@art-by-al.com.
Alas, Babylon! New Paintings by Ramón Ramírez
El Camino College
Schauerman Library
16007 Crenshaw Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90506
Dates: March 31 - May 2, 2008
Gallery Hours: 7:30am - 9pm, Mon. - Fri., 7:30am - 4:30 Sat., 7:30am - 2:30pm Sun.
For additional information, visit www.elcamino.edu.
Arte Latina: ROAR
BLUE STAR CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER
116 Blue Star Contemporary Art Center
San Antonio, TX 78204
Dates: April 3 - June 8, 2008
Gallery Hours: Noon - 6pm, Wed. - Sun.
Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, UTSA present multimedia work of Latina artists and writers.
Latina artists occupy a unique place in the world of artistic expression. Frequently, their work focuses on gender, sexuality, class and race. Even as Latino artists gain acceptance in the mainstream, Latinas remain underrepresented. Arte Latina: ROAR shows the depth and excitement of Latina expression.
Latina artists often face the challenge of being excluded from mainstream venues, or worse, given only a token inclusion. The themes of Arte Latina: ROAR will resonate well beyond National Women's Month, featuring the work of artists, sculptresses, seamstresses, photographers, videographers and writers.
Curated by Arturo Almeida, Art Specialist, The University of Texas at San Antonio.
For additional information, visit bluestarart.org, or call (210) 227-6960.
The Trail of Thirst: Delilah Montoya
Patricia Correia Gallery
2525 Michigan Ave., E-2
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310.264.1760
Dates: March 29 - May 10, 2008
Reception: March 28, 2008, 5-8pm
Patricia Correia Gallery is proud to present Delilah Montoya in her second solo exhibition at the gallery. In The Trail of Thirst, Montoya continues to examine the subject of her collaborative installation, Sed: The Trail of Thirst.
Arranged in a three-hundred-sixty degrees panoramic view, the photographic images of arid desert landscapes lay bare what thousands of migrant workers crossing Arizona’s Sonora desert face on their journey to a better life. The clandestine landscapes, scattered with jugs of water, backpacks, and other remnants, emphasize the complexity and destitution of life along the trail.
Delilah Montoya is a professor of Photography and Digital Media at the University of Houston, TX. She received her MFA in Studio Art from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. She has been selected for numerous solo and group exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Mexico, France, and Ukraine. Her work can be found in the following permanent collections: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; Houston Museum of Fine Art, Houston, TX; Mexican Museum, San Francisco, CA; The Bronx Museum, Bronx, NY; Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.; UCLA Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA; Armand Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA; Museum of Fine Arts; Santa Fe, NM.
In 2005, Montoya received grants from the University of Houston Small Grants Program and the Cultural Council of Houston and Harris County to create her photographic series titled Women Boxers. This body of work is accompanied by a catalogue, Women Boxers: The New Warriors, which is available for purchase at the gallery.
Currently, Delilah Montoya’s works can be seen at Phantom Sightings: Art After the Chicano Movement at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, running April 6 through September 1, 2008.
For more information contact Gabriela M. Corchado @ 310.264.1760 or e-mail @ correia@earthlink.net.
Chicano Triumph
Patricia Correia Gallery
2525 Michigan Ave., E-2
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310.264.1760
Dates: March 29 - May 10, 2008
Patricia Correia Gallery is proud to present, in association with the Arizona State University Hispanic Research Center (HRC), Chicano Triumph, twenty works on paper, primarily serigraphs and lithographs, from the collection of the HRC. Artists represented are:
Cristina Cárdenas • Daniel Martín Díaz • Xavier Garza • Ester Hernández • Celina Hinojosa • Luis Jiménez • Alma López • Felix López • Joe L. López • Laura López Cano • Mónica Aíssa Martínez • Malaquías Montoya • Ann-Michelle Morales • Martín Moreno • Santiago Pérez • Carlos Santiestevan • Larry Yañez
The works in this exhibit treat themes common in Chicana/o art such as family, community, immigration, biculture, spirituality, and cultural symbols. While the artworks have themes in common, a major feature of Chicana/o art is diversity. The artists in this exhibit represent five of the states in the Southwestern United States with large and growing Latina/o populations and vibrant arts communities. Their styles are diverse -from primitive to highly realistic to abstract- and their backgrounds are as diverse as their art. Many of the works in this exhibition have been featured in various museum exhibitions and can be found in permanent collections.
The Arizona State University Hispanic Research Center archives the largest collection of artwork and images by U.S. Latinos. Growing out of this archive, the HRC has created four award-winning art books, a DVD-ROM, an interview series with Chicana/o artists, and an international arts Latina/o festival. The HRC is an interdisciplinary unit dedicated to research and creative activities on a broad range of topics related to Hispanic populations. It disseminates research findings to the academic community and the public, engages in creative activities and makes them available generally, and provides public service in areas of importance to Hispanics.
For more information contact Gabriela M. Corchado @ 310.264.1760 or e-mail @ correia@earthlink.net.
Time Warps
Bonner David Galleries
7040 E. Main Street
Scottsdale, AZ-85251
Event Date: April 17 - May 14, 2008
Opening Reception: April 17, 2008, 6:00 PM
Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 10am-5:30pm
Participating Artist: Quim Bove
Catalan-born artist latest reflective paintings are a true treat for the
eyes. Bove layers oil paint and resin in a creative process, using his own
innovative technique. Collected throughout the world, Bove's abstract
paintings seem to change upon each viewing, creating an uncanny sense of wonder and awe. Bove's rich colors, reminiscent of the desert, are a perfect addition to every contemporary home! "Time Warps" is an exhibition not to be missed!
For more information, contact 480-941-8500