MY ART COLLECTION: Paul C. Valadez
Cheech Marin and I first met Texas-based artist Paul C. Valadez on January 11, 2018 in my hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas. At the time, we were visiting the “Sparkling City by the Sea” to attend the opening of an exhibition “Los Tejanos: Chicano Art from the Cheech Marin Collection” that I helped organize with the Art Museum of South Texas.
MY POTLATCH PROJECT: Artist Paul C. Valadez at The Cheech
“If you’re in the collection, where is your work?” was the frequently heard question that inspired Texas-based artist Paul C. Valadez to conduct a performance art piece during the opening week of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum in June 2022. When Valadez arrived a few days…
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MUSED: Houston Edition (May 12-13, 2023)
For years, I have curated a private selection of art events — first, in Los Angeles, and now in Houston — to share with friends and family members so that they could MEET ME THERE! For the first time, now I am sharing it publicly. Subscribe to my email list for weekly updates! SUBSCRIBE FOR…
MY ART COLLECTION: “Afternoon Light on the 6th Street Bridge” by Roderick Smith
I first spied the “Afternoon Light on the 6th Street Bridge” painting by Roderick Smith during a studio visit on October 1, 2013 at Avenue 50 Studios in Highland Park . I was there to see the latest works by Sonia Romero, who shared a workspace with a few other artists, including Roderick.
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NOW ON SALE! Exhibition Catalog for “The Other Side of Memory: Photographs by Luis C. Garza”
Drawn from an extensive largely unpublished personal archive, The Other Side of Memory: Photographs by Luis C. Garza features images that document the Chicano photographer’s East Los Angeles community during the early 1970s, his South Bronx neighborhood during the 1960s, and his 1971 travels to Budapest, Hungary for the World Peace Conference where he met…
I Can Fix You
“I can fix you” … there was a time when I really wanted someone to do that for me. Deep down, I truly know that it is up to ME to fix myself, but when I captured these words by an unknown street artist, I really wanted some help. The words were spray-painted on a…
NOCTURAL MUSINGS: Texas Artist Joe Peña’s Hopperesque Works Portray His Unique Sublime Late-Night World
South Texas artist Joe Peña is receiving long-overdue critical acclaim for his “Nightscapes” series of urban landscapes that invite viewers to accompany him on his sublime late-night journeys. Centered on food trucks, storefronts, and other venues illuminated against velvety black skies, his oil and ink paintings beautifully portray the heritage of the food truck in Mexican American culture. His show at Redbud Gallery is on view through November 27, 2022 in Houston, Texas.
New Mural in Houston’s East End Result of Community Collaboration
Mural Unveiling & Celebration on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 11am Years ago, involving the public in planning, designing and production of a mural was central to the process of creating it. Most murals nowadays here and across the country skip that important step; one that can be crucial to a mural’s overall success in…
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MY ART COLLECTION: “Last Stop: 10:00pm, Austin Truck” by Joe Peña
One way to support artists is sharing what they do with as many people as possible. My collection features a painting by Joe Peña titled “Last Stop: 10:00pm, Austin Truck.”
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