Celia Álvarez Muñoz
| Celia Álvarez Muñoz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Celia Limón Álvarez 1937 (age 78–79) El Paso, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | North Texas State University |
Celia Álvarez Muñoz (born 1937) is a Chicana mixed-media conceptual artist and photographer based in Arlington, Texas.[1]
Álvarez Muñoz was born in El Paso, Texas to Enriqueta Limón Alvarez and Francisco Pompa Alvarez.[1] Prior to becoming an artist, Álvarez Muñoz worked as fashion illustrator and an elementary school art educator.[2] She decided to commit to creating art in the 1970s, by 1977 she enrolled in graduate school to study art.[1][3] She earned her Masters of Fine Arts at North Texas State University, Denton.[4]
Álvarez Muñoz's work addresses the dichotomy of the two worlds and common themes in her work include; Catholic and Mexican-American but living near the Mexico boarder, the past verses the present and the English language verses Spanish.[3] She also incorporates themes of family and "communal memories" in her work.[5]
Exhibitions
Álvarez Muñoz has exhibited at;
- 1988 – The Lannan Museum, Lake Worth, Florida[2]
- 1989 – New Langton Arts, San Francisco[2]
- 1989 – Bridge Center for Contemporary Art, El Paso, Texas[2]
- 1991 – Whitney Biennial of American Art, New York City[2]
- 1991– "Concentrations 26: Celia Alvarez Munoz, Abriendo Tierra/Breaking Ground", Dallas Museum of Art[2][6]
- 1992 – Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
- 1994 – "A Brand New Ball Game", Capp Street Project, San Francisco[7]
- 2002 – "Stories Your Mother Never Told You" (traveling retrospective), Blue Star ArtSpace, El Paso Museum of Art, and Mexic-Art Museum[8]
- 2006–2007 – "Frontera 450+", Station Museum of Contemporary Art, Houston, Texas[9]
- 2009 – "Chicana Badgirls: Las Hociconas", 516 ARTS, Albuquerque, New Mexico[10]
- 2009 – "Rastros y Crónicas: Mujerez de Juarez", National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, Illinois[11]
- 2012 – "Artifactual Realities", Station Museum of Contemporary Art, Houston, Texas[12]
- 2014 – "Unbound: Contemporary Art After Frida Kahlo", Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (MCA)[13]
References
- 1 2 3 "Oral history interview with Celia Alvarez Muñoz, 2004 Feb. 7-28". Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 FREUDENHEIM, SUSAN (March 3, 1991). "ART : Cultural Concepts : Celia Munoz draws on her childhood and heritage to tell stories in challenging, conceptual multimedia works". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- 1 2 A Ver teacher’s guide: Celia Alvarez Muñoz (PDF). UCLA Chicano Studies Research Press & Regents of the University of California. 2010-01-01.
- ↑ "Celia Alvarez Muñoz (American, 1937- )". Museum of New Mexico-Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ Desert Modern and Beyond: El Paso Art 1960-2012. El Paso, Texas: El Paso Museum of Art. 2012. p. 32. ISBN 9780978538354.
- ↑ "Concentrations 26: Celia Alvarez Munoz, Abriendo Tierra/Breaking Ground". Texas History. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ↑ "Celia Alvarez Munoz - Capp Street Project Archive". libraries.cca.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ↑ Clark, Judi. "Celia Alvarez Muñoz: Stories Your Mother Never Told You - Lannan Foundation". www.lannan.org. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ↑ "Frontera 450+". Station Museum. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ↑ "Chicana Badgirls: Las Hociconas". 516 ARTS. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ↑ "Rastros Y Crónicas: Mujeres De Juárez". Hispago.com (in Spanish). 2009-10-17. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ↑ Campana, Joseph (2012-04-06). "Photographs merge truth and illusion in Station Museum's Artifactual Realities". CultureMap Houston. CultureMap LLC. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ↑ "Unbound: Contemporary Art After Frida Kahlo". Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (MCA). 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
External links
- "Oral history interview with Celia Alvarez Muñoz, 2004 Feb. 7-28". aaa.si.edu. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 13 March 2016.