The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum (“The Cheech”) presents Soy de Tejas: A Statewide Survey of Latinx Art, October 4, 2025 through January 11, 2026. Curated by Rigoberto Luna, the exhibition marks its first time on display at a museum and its first presentation outside of Texas.
Featuring more than 100 artworks across painting, sculpture, photography, fiber, video and installation, the exhibition showcases 38 contemporary Latinx artists who were born in or are based in Texas. Together, their works explore migration, family, labor, indigeneity, gender, and mythmaking while also celebrating humor, love, resilience, and the joy of everyday life.
“Soy de Tejas is both a survey and a reunion,” said Luna. “The exhibition brings together artists whose individual practices speak to distinct experiences, yet collectively affirm the depth, diversity, and unity of Latinx life in Texas and beyond.
To present this show at The Cheech is especially significant—it’s like bringing family together across borders. Our hope is that the stories within Soy de Tejas resonate with the communities of Riverside and beyond, reminding us that, despite man-made boundaries, we can recognize ourselves in one another and find common ground in our shared experiences.”
For the artists, the California presentation offers an opportunity to share unique histories, personal narratives, and cultural perspectives from a distinct U.S. region with new audiences—fostering dialogue between Texas and California, two states deeply rooted in Latinx history and culture.
“Hosting Soy de Tejas at The Cheech underscores our mission to present exhibitions that reflect the breadth of Chicano and Latinx art,” said Patricia Reynolds, President, Riverside Art Museum Board of Trustees. “This presentation connects Texas and California—two regions with deep Latinx roots—while also highlighting how our communities’ stories contribute to the evolving narrative of American art. We are proud to welcome these artists and their work to Riverside.”
Representing the state’s seven regions and 15 of its cities from Dallas to Brownsville, participating artists include Cande Aguilar (barrioPOP), Francis Almendárez, Fernando Andrade, Violette Bule, Ángel Cabrales, Sara Cardona, Jenelle Esparza, Melissa Gámez-Herrera, Karla Michell García, Omar González, Raúl de Lara, Ingrid Leyva, Rubén Luna, Alejandro Macías, Gabo Martínez, Gabriel Martínez, Tina Medina, Juan de Dios Mora, Arely Morales, Francisco Moreno, Patrick McGrath Muñiz, Benjamín Muñoz, Christopher Nájera Estrada, Marianna T. Olague, Joe Peña, Jaylen Pigford, Vick Quezada, Stephanie Concepción Ramírez, Josué Ramírez, Natalia Rocafuerte, Gil Rocha, Eva Marengo Sánchez, Marco Sánchez, Ashley Elaine Thomas, Bella María Varela, José Villalobos, Sarah Zapata, and Jasmine Zelaya.
Soy de Tejas: A Statewide Survey of Latinx Art
Saturday, October 4, 2025 through Sunday, January 11, 2026
The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum
