RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 1.04.25 A YEAR OF PHOTOS
The year 2024 saw these … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 12.27.24 WHY WE LOVE ART
Why We Love Art: A Latino Perspective I have often wondered about the following questions about art. Can you fall in love with art? Can art change or reshape our feelings and emotions? Scientists and … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 12.21.24
Our Lady of Guadalupe: Religion and Origins of Mexican National Consciousness On December 12, the Centro Cultural Aztlan opened the 29th Annual “Celebration a La Virgen de Guadalupe” Group … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 12.13.24 DE AQUI Y ALLA: FRANK ROMERO
Chicano Artist Frank Romero’s Concurrent Solo Exhibition Criss-Crosses The U.S. A concurrent solo exhibition at Ruiz-Healy Art galleries in New York City and San Antonio, De aquí y de allá: … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 12.08.24
Tejano Artists in Texas: A Brief History The word Tejano almost never appears on the front page of The New York Times. But in a December 1, 2024 story by Jazmine Ulloa about the arrival of … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT LATINO CULTURE, MEMORY AND FOLK ART ON DISPLAY
2024 has been a good year for Latino Art. Museum and gallery shows in Santa Fe, Houston, and New York City in November and December highlight the deep talent and rich variety of Latino Southwestern … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT ENCOURAGING INITIATIVES OF CHICANO ART
Encouraging Initiatives of Chicano Art Chicano art has existed for over fifty years in the United States, but until recently it has been virtually invisible to major museum audiences in the … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT A TRIBUTE TO CÉSAR A. MARTÍNEZ
César Martinez’s Retrospective Show: A Tribute To A Maestro Of Chicano Art On October 24, 2024, the Ruiz-Healy Gallery in San Antonio opened a marvelous Chicano art exhibit, César A. Martínez: … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 11.01.24 LATINO ART GALLERY AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE CAMPUS
A Latino Art Gallery Opens at San Antonio HBCU Campus On October 23, 2024, St. Philip’s College in San Antonio opened the Romo Gallery in the new Cybersecurity building on campus. St. Philip’s … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.25.24 FREDERICO VIGIL PRESERVES ANCIENT ART TRADITION
Fresco Artist Frederico Vigil’s Passion Preserves Ancient Art Tradition. A magnificent fresco by New Mexican Maestro Frederico Vigil is near completion on a stairwell of the Convention Center in … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.11.24 DAY OF THE DEAD HAS RISEN TO GREAT ACCLAIM
The Day of the Dead Has Risen to Great Acclaim Día de los Muertos ("Day of the Dead") is coming, and its macabre observance across many Latino communities in the US is highly anticipated … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.06.24 AMALIA MESA-BAINS AT SAMA
Visionary Concepts of Amalia Mesa-Bains at San Antonio Museum of Art The San Antonio Museum of Art retrospective, Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory, is impressive and a triumph for the … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.27.24
A Latino Art Exhibit in Querétaro, Mexico Draws Attention to a Shared History An exhibit of Chicano art, Al Otro Lado del Espejo [The Other Side of the Mirror], opened at the Museo de Arte de … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.20.24 MEXICAN PRINTS AT THE MET
Mexican Prints at the Vanguard at The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art Going to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art [Met] this month is one of the many ways to celebrate National Hispanic … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT ROLANDO BRISENO 50 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE
Rolando Briseño: A 50-Year Retrospective at the San Antonio Centro de Artes Gallery. Seventy-five stunning drawings, lithographs, screenprints, paintings, photographs, and sculptures dazzle … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT LATINO ART GAINS NATIONAL RECOGNITION
Latino Art Gains National Recognition The news that the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. recently purchased sixteen screen prints from San Antonio artist Michael Menchaca for its … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.23.24
The Ornelas Family Blends Delicious Puerto Rican Food with Outstanding Latino Art San Antonians love their Mexican food and appreciate Latino art. Dating back to the 1880s, writers and artists … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.31.24
A Latino Art Journal: South Texas 2024 Walking into the University of California Los Angeles Chicano Studies Research Library one day in 1970 I saw the first Chicano mural in a higher education … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.17.24 TERRY YBAÑEZ ARTIST AND COMMUNITY ACTIVIST
Terry Ybañez: Latina Artist and Community Activist Terry Ybañez knew at age five, as she drew and painted flowers and plants she saw in her grandmother’s garden, that she wanted to be an artist. … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.09.24 NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER
Latino Art at New Mexico National Hispanic Cultural Center The National Hispanic Cultural Center [NHCC] is located in Albuquerque near the banks of the Rio Grande and is adjacent to the historic … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.03.24 SANTE FE TRADITIONAL SPANISH MARKET
Santa Fe’s Traditional Spanish Market And Contemporary Market Attract Thousands of Art Lovers The 72nd annual Traditional Spanish Market opened last weekend, July 27-28, 2024 attracting an … [Read more...]