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This Artist Uses Piñata Paper to Reproduce Classical Mexican Paintings

By Cori Anderson – 303Magazine.com – Photo: Justin Favela. Photo: “La Cañada de Metlac, after José María Velasco”. The artist with work on display is Justin Favela, who was raised in Las Vegas but considers himself a Guatemalan-Mexican-American. His resume...

Chicano artist speaks about art, walkouts and comics during his speech

By Grant Cayton – OWUTranscript.com – Photo: Kit Weber. Photo: The title is “Salon de los Ilegales.” Some of Carlos Fresquez’s art work displayed in Beeghly Library. From cowboys to cars, from paint to prints– nothing is off limits for...

Exhibit on Latina ‘cholas’ opens in Albuquerque

By Russell Contreras|Associated Press – SantaFeNewMexican.com – Photo: Russell Contreras|Associated Press. Photo: A painting by artist Pola Lopez hangs last week at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque before the opening of a exhibit on the...

Cheech Marin’s private collection of Chicano Art returns to Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center with new exhibition

By OC Breeze – OC-Breeze.com – Image Not Credited. Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center showcases 65 artworks from the private collection of Cheech Marin, actor, director, writer, musician and humanitarian, in the new exhibition Papel Chicano Dos. This major...

Latino art at the forefront across Yolo and Sacramento

By Karen Nikos-Rose – DailyDemocrat.com – Image: Courtesy. Image: ‘Water is Life,’ an acrylic piece of work now on display through May at TANA in Woodland, California. Latino art and culture have come to the forefront in exhibitions and public art across...

Latino Art Now! event showcases Latin artists through May

By Rebecca Hazen|Staff writer – Chron.com – Photo: Latino Art Now! Image: Nela Garzón’s “Employee of the Month” series is featured on a billboard for Houston’s Spring of Latino Arts. A LAN! Conference. Latino Art Now! Houston (LAN!) is a multi-month...