RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 12.09.23
The Virgin de Guadalupe and the Origins of Mexican National Consciousness The apparition of the Virgin de Guadalupe on December 12, 1531 on the hills of Tepeyac, Mexico signaled the beginning … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 11.16.23
Vicente Telles: A Latino Who Preserves and Redefines New Mexican Art Vicente Telles is an award-winning Santero retablo painter of saints and a highly talented portrait painter from the South … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMOS TEJANO REPORT 11.04.23
Celebrating Day of the Dead in San Antonio, Texas Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is celebrated on November 1st and 2nd by Mexicans wherever they live. It is one of Mexico’s most … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.11.23 HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH LATINO ARTISTS
Hispanic Heritage Month Highlights Latino Artists in Exciting Venues October is one of the preeminent months for showcasing the works of Latino artists. Many art museums and galleries across … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.28.23
Joao Quiroz’s first art lessons came from visiting the churches in the surrounding towns of his home in Zacatecas, Mexico. Church art had many facets notably religious statues, wall paintings, and … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.13.23 BORDERLANDS THEMES AT CHICANO PARK MUSEUM
Latino Artists Display Borderland Themes at Chicano Park Museum The Son de Allá y Son de Acá exhibit at Chicano Park Museum in San Diego opens at a moment when United States immigration … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.22.23 LATINOS CELEBRATE DIEZ-Y-SEIS
Latinos Celebrate Mexican Independence, Diez y Seis, With San Antonio Philharmonic Orchestra September has been an amazing month for Lanier High School as it celebrated its 100th … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.06.23 “SON DE ALLA Y SON DE ACA”
Chicano Park Museum in San Diego Opens Exhibit Son de Allá y Son de Acá with Forty-Five Latino Artists An exciting new exhibition, Son de Allá y Son de Acá, [They are from there and they are from … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.30.23
Latino Artist Carlos Rosales-Silva Creates Gateway Museum Mural The San Antonio Museum of Art [SAMA] has a new bright mural in its spacious Great Hall that serves as the main entrance to the … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMOS TEJANO REPORT 9.09.23 AL RENDON’S 50 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE
A Photographer of Latino Culture: Al Rendon’s 50-Year Retrospective Exhibit Al Rendon’s retrospective exhibit at the Witte Museum in San Antonio is both illuminating and fascinating. It is … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.01.23 “ART GEMS IN SAN ANTONIO”
Mexican and Latino Hidden Art Gems in San Antonio Modern art arrived in San Antonio with Marion McNay’s collection of several impressionist paintings in the 1920s by Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.26.23 SAN ANTONIO’S MEXICAN CULTURE
San Antonio’s Mexican History and Culture: The Modern Process of Recovery and Rebuilding Three hundred years ago, a small band of Spanish friars and Mexican mestizo soldiers with their families … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.17.23 PRESTON AND TAFOLLA AT ARTE DEL PUEBLO
Photography and Poetry Are Showcased in San Antonio’s Arte Del Pueblo Photographer Frederick Preston and poet Carmen Tafolla deliver a tour-de-force overview of San Antonio’s vast reservoir of … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 7.14.23 “LATINO PRESENCE GROWING IN ART WORLD”
Art is good for the mind and soul. Several years ago I found an interesting article in the New York Times with the headline, “Going to Museums May Be Good for Your Health.” Art reporter, Maria Cramer, … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 7.28.23 CAROLINA FLORES REPRESENTS FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
Carolina Flores: Latina Artist Represents Family,Culture, and Community Latino art might be coming to your neighborhood soon. Cultural centers, small businesses, and non-profit … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 7.21.23
Larry Portillo: A Latino Artist Celebrates Texas and San Antonio Larry Portillo, a talented San Antonio artist, has worked as an art framer for most of his life. Like many Latino artists, … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 6.30.23 THREE EARLY FAMILIES WHO SETTLED SAN ANTONIO’S PROSPECT HILL
Forging a Latino Community: Three Early Families Who Settled in San Antonio’s Prospect Hill Neighborhood The Prospect Hill neighborhood in San Antonio, Texas was one of the first major middle-class … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT LA PRENSA EARLY NEWSPAPER OF SAN ANTONIO
The Early History of a Major Spanish-Speaking Newspaper in the United States: La Prensa of San Antonio, Texas La Prensa first appeared in San Antonio when Ignacio E. Lozano, a Mexican … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT – LUIS “CHISPAS” GUERRERO AT CENTRO AZTLAN
Luis “Chispas” Guerrero Exhibit Opens at the Centro Cultural Aztlan The exhibit “Luis ‘Chispas’ Guerrero: Metal to the Pedal” opened on June 2, 2023 at the Centro Cultural Aztlan in San … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT – OMAR RODRIGUEZ AT UNAM SAN ANTONIO
The UNAM of San Antonio Opens Solo Exhibit by Latino Artist Omar Rodriguez. Rodriguez is a self-taught artist who began painting at the age of 43. His artistic career started at the … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT – CESAR MARTINEZ ART ACQUIRED BY MOMA
Cesar Martinez’s Art Acquired By New York Museum of Modern Art The prestigious Museum of Modern Art [MOMA] in New York City, in conjunction with the Ruiz-Healy Art Gallery of New York and … [Read more...]