LATINOPIA ART GEORGE RODRÍGUEZ
George Rodríguez is a renowned commercial photographer and photo journalist who has photographed such American legends as Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, The Doors, Dr. Dre as well as documenting key … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART DIANA MOLINA’S ICONS AND SYMBOLS OF THE BORDERLAND
Diana Molina is the author of a new book on Chicano art, Icons and Symbols of the Borderland. The book is based on a traveling exhibit of Chicano art which Molina curated and which features works by … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART PHOTOGRAPHERS AT THE SILVER DOLLAR
Latinopia Art Photographers at Silver Dollar Bar from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. La Raza is a photo exhibit at the Autry Museum of the American West which showcases hundreds of archival photos shot by … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART THE OPENING OF THE CHEECH
Acclaimed actor, director and social activist Cheech Marin has collected Chicano art for decades. Now his extensive collection has a home venue of its own, The Cheech, an art gallery specifically … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART CARLOS ALMARAZ AT LACMA
Latinopia Art Carlos Almaraz at LACMA from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Playing With Fire: Painting by Carlos Almaraz is the first major exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art of the work of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART ARMENDÁRIZ ON LITERATURE TO ART
Richard Armendáriz is an artist and print maker whose artistic themes originate from his childhood in EL Paso, Texas and the West Texas wildlife. But he is also inspired by literary and historical … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART RICHARD ARMENDÁRIZ
Richard Armendáriz is a artist and print maker originally from El Paso, Texas and now residing in San Antonio. His print work melds landscapes with Texas animal life layered with song lyrics and … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART CARLOS ALMARAZ CAR CRASHES
Latinopia Art Carlos Almaraz Car Crashes from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Renowned Chicano artist Carlos Almaraz (1941-2017) was honored with a retrospective of his works at the Los Angeles County … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART LA RAZA PHOTO EXHIBIT
Latinopia Art La Raza Photo Exhibit from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. La Raza is a photo exhibit showcasing archival photos taken by photographers of La Raza Magazine from 1967 -1977. The exhibit is on … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART ANGELA ORTIZ
Angela Ortiz is a Panamanian-born still photographer who resides in Los Angeles. Her works covers the gamut from celebrity photography to serious artistic endeavors. She shared with Latinopia three … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART YOLANDA LOPEZ ON “PILGRIM”
Yolanda Lopez ( 1942-2021) was a artist, filmmaker and educator and a staunch advocate for Latinos and Latinas. In 1981 she challenged the notion that America was founded by Anglo Saxon "pilgrims," a … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART YOLANDA LOPEZ VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE TRILOGY
Yolanda Lopez is an artist and printmaker whose groundbreaking works challenge traditional imagery of women in Latino society. Among her many works, is the highly acclaimed and controversial trilogy … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD SALVADOR “QUESO” TORRES READS “THE EYES”
Salvador "Queso" Torres is an artist and muralist and one of the founders of Chicano Park. In 1970 the community of Logan Heights took over the underpass of the Coronado Bridge in San Diego and … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART MAGULANDIA MURAL DEDICATION
On May 14, 2021 the city of Pomona, California honored the memory of renowned Chicano artist Gilbert "Magu" Lujan with the dedication of a mural measuring 17 feet tall by 52 feet wide. The mural, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART GASPAR ENRÍQUEZ 2
Gaspar Enríquez is a renowned Chicano artist whose airbrush portraits of barrio youth are haunting and memorable. Latinopia learned that Gaspar's inrterest in these photorealistic images arose when he … [Read more...]
YOLANDA LÓPEZ – IN HER OWN WORDS
YOLANDA LÓPEZ - CALIFORNIA ARTIST IN HER OWN WORDS: I did not become aware of our own history until 1968 when there was a call for a strike at San Francisco State, a strike for ethnic studies. I … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART “ELSA FLORES 2”
Elsa Flores Almaráz is an accomplished visual artist who works in paint and photography. She is also the widow of the late celebrated Chicano artist Carlos Almaráz (1941-1989). All the time she was … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART ELSA FLORES 1
Elsa Flores Almaráz is the widow of renowned and pioneering Chicano artist Carlos Almaráz (1941-1989). Elsa is also an accomplished artist in her own right. Latinopia asked her how she manages to … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART LUIS GARZA ON DAVID ALFARO SIQUEIROS
Luis Garza is a still photographer and filmmaker who curated the 2017 La Raza Magazine exhibit at the Autry Museum of the American West. In this Latinopia Platica Luis recalls a chance meeting with … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ
For more than forty years Sergio Hernández has been an accomplished artist and cartoonist. He began his artistic trajectory in the 196os when he met artists and writers who producing the Los … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART AMADO M. PEÑA JR. ON CON SAFOS
Amado M. Peña Jr. is a celebrated artist whose imagery pays homage to his Mexican and Yaqui ancestry with renderings of indigenous life and New Mexico landscapes. A native of Laredo, Texas, in the … [Read more...]