Behind-the-Scenes Friday: McNay Opening with Jonathan Rebolloso
Jonathan Rebolloso and Sam Coronado Sunday night (September 23, 2012) I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a special artist’s reception for the Estampas de la Raza exhibit at the McNay in San...
View ArticleBehind-the-Scenes Friday: The Foods We Ate
Peanut Butter and Mole It turns out November is Peanut Butter Lovers Month. But many of us who grew up in the Latino culture weren’t hip to PB&J sandwiches – quesadillas or fideo were a more likely...
View ArticleArtist in Residence Spotlight: Oscar Magallanes and Flores para Juarez
Oscar Magallanes Oscar Magallanes was born in Duarte, CA and was raised a few miles away in the Azusa Barrio. Growing up in this area, Magallanes became heavily influenced by the cultural and social...
View ArticleArtist in Residence Spotlight: Brian Phillips: Life and Process
The Man I started painting 20 years ago and will paint until my dying day – Phillips Brian Phillips was born an Ohio Buckeye in Greenville, Ohio. In 1995 he moved to Indianapolis where he lived for 15...
View ArticleArtist in Residence Spotlight: Beili Liu and Experimentation
Beili Liu Beili Liu Beili Liu recalls her childhood world growing up in Jilin, China as an entire reality that was vast and three-dimensional. She was always passionate about drawing and writing, and...
View ArticleArtist in Residence Spotlight: Alma Lopez: Perseverance
The Artist Alma Lopez is a Mexican-born Chicana: she was born in Mexico and raised in the United States. Her family moved from Los Mochis, Mexico to Los Angeles when she was young, and they would make...
View ArticleArtist in Residence Spotlight: Gaspar Enriquez: Art in the Barrio
The Artist Gaspar Enriquez grew up in the projects of El Paso, Texas, in El Segundo Barrio where Latino artists were few and far between. Fortunately for Gaspar, an artist, Mel Casas, lived next door...
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