Published Artwork and Special Projects:
Galeria Tonantzin: Curator and Juror
Mujeres: Suenos Y Realidad Exhibit April 4th - May 27th, 2008
A new project and collaborative altar/installation honoring the legacy and spirit of Frida Kahlo. Created by Sally Ann Rodriguez, Rachel Palacios and myself. It includes "Sacred Brushes" from women artists from around the world. Visit the newly released website created just for her at vivafrida.com!
She debuted at the Oakland Museum's Day of the Dead Community Day Celebration, October 21, 2007. (thank you Oakland for such a warm and loving reception). She will make her second appearace at the De Young Museum on November 2nd, 6pm at the "Otra Vez, A Traves" Dia De Los Muertos Exhibition, in the Kimball Gallery, curated by Mia Gonzalez of Encantada Gallery, San Francisco.
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Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy, Volume 19.
"Las Viejitas" a painting dedicated to my father was featured in the Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy Journal, Volume 19. "For the first time in the journal’s twenty-one-year history, the HJHP dives into the art world and features the paintings of three Latina/o artists living in the US. "
My painting is featured along with two other artists Mario Gee Lopez, and Graciela Horne Nardi. "Commentaries in this volume explore a number of current policy issues, such as the impacts of a recent anti-affirmative action referendum in Illinois. Khaled Beydoun of the ACLU of Michigan, Ernesto Nieto Founder and President of the National Hispanic Institute, and Center for the New Economy’s Miguel A. Soto-Class and Deepak Lamba-Nieves join us in this volume. "
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Cover Art for "Proud Souls" a Novel by Bobby Ozuna
"HE HAD BEEN SUMMONED BY DEATH AND LIFE AND BOTH ENTITIES WERE NOW READY TO WAGE AN EMOTIONAL WAR AND STAKE THEIR RIGHTFUL CLAIM ON JUSTIN'S SOUL." Set in the small west Texas town of Seymour--Proud Souls--is the emotional journey of one man, Justin Olerude Bower, and his pending decision to end his life or move forward with what life he has yet to live. Set six-years after the loss of his wife and son in a terrible accident, Justin wakes one morning to find a new emotion stirring within his soul, a faint glimpse of hope has awaken a desire to live coupled with a desire to know why he had to lose the most precious part of his life--his family.
Pre-orders will be available June 21, 2007.
I'd like to give a very special thank you to author Rosie Molinary for including one of my paintings in her video trailer for her upcoming book "Hijas Americanas"
Release date: June 1, 2007 for more information visit: http://hijasamericanas.wordpress.com/
my space! http://www.myspace.com/rosiemolinary
My painting called "Reflections" a Picasso Study
is featured in the trailer.
Editor/Founder
of ABLA an online community for Latina artists and art enthusiasts. I hope you stop by and pay us a visit. It is packed with visual artists, performing artists,a poetry cafe, artesanas, designer divas, authors, book reviews, articles and interviews of & by the artists.The editorial team Nancy Marmojelo of www.comadrecoaching.com,
Kathy Cano Murillo of www.craftychica.com and
Bertha Gutierrez of (www.aquarelita.blogspot.com).
McDougall Littell Publishing
is publishing this little painting alongside
a short story by latina author Judith Ortiz Cofer
called "Who are you today, Maria?".
It will appear in a their Language Arts,
8th Grade Literature
2007 edition and will be available
Summer of 2007.
Guest Curator
Las Mujeres Art Exhibit
Galeria Tonantzin
San Juan Bautista, CA
March 1- April 2, 2006
16 Latina/Chicana artists participated from across the United States.
Ruth Kunstader
of Chispa Productions commissioned me to
do a painting for their first video called
"La Chispa Del Beisbol", starring
the Spanish-speaking players of the
New Jersey Jackals.
To order your copy or for
information send an email to:
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"Calle Olvera"was painted for the Olvera Street Merchants Association to capture the history, festivals and families of Calle Olvera to celebrate their 75th Anniversary. The painting was used as the cover illustration for the Children's Curriculum book. Available for purchase ($20 donation).The book is a tool for teaching on the history of Calle Olvera... the birthplace of Los Angeles, CA. To view the progression of the painting visit: www.calleolveraproject.blogspot.com
For more information about Calle Olvera visit: www.calleolvera.com
The Original painting is now in the permanent collection of the Calle Olvera Historical Museum, Los Angeles, CA.
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"Sofrito For Your Soul" was done for George Torres, founder and editor of SofritoForYourSoul.com a website for your Latino soul.
The Sofrito for your soul painting recipe includes:
Taino indian symbols (how many can you find?)
Aztec head figure with feather head dress
Mexican eagle with snake
A sandia/watermelon (couldn't leave that out)
A pina (pineapple)
Some platanos (fruit from the tropics)
Vejigante masks of Puerto Rico
cross
guitar and maracas (music)
soccer ball (sports)
flowers
sun and the moon,
night and day
winding vines to carry you through the painting
symbolic of earth, life, growth
melting pot on top mexican kitchen stove setting w/tile inlays
a cebolla/onion ...a major ingredient of true sofrito
last but not least sofrito for your soul banner.