Alvaro D. Marquez is a Los Angeles based Latinx visual artist, educator, and researcher. They are descended from three generations of migrant farm workers. Alvaro has a Bachelor’s degree in Modern American History from Brown University, a Maste

Victor Ochoa: Regional Perspectives on Healing Through Chicano/Latinx Art: Focus on San Diego, CA

Dec 2nd, 2022 40m 53s

Victor Ochoa, 74, is an acclaimed Chicano activist, painter, and muralist. He has painted over 100 murals in the San Diego area. Victor is known as one of the pioneers of the Chicano art movement in San Diego. He was one of the first artists at

Eduardo Diaz: Healing Through Curating

Nov 25th, 2022 39m 50s

Eduardo Diaz is a 36-year veteran of the Latino cultural field. He currently serving as the Deputy Director of the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, D.C. He was an instrumental force in the development of this institution an

Mark Roberts: Healing Through Filmmaking

Nov 18th, 2022 42m 12s

Chicano filmmaker Mark Roberts will discuss his distinguished career as a filmmaker in Hollywood. Mark Roberts has been in the entertainment business for over 30 years. He is a first generation Mexican American Film and Television producer with

Joey Terrill: Healing with Art Through the HIV Epidemic

Nov 11th, 2022 48m 3s

Joey Terrill is a formative figure in the Los Angeles based Chicano Art movement and in AIDS Cultural Activism. In his art he explores the intersection of Chicano and Gay male identity as a strategy for his art production.He began his art care

Dr. Ruben Cordova: Regional Perspectives on Healing Through Chicano/Latinx Art: Focus on Texas

Nov 4th, 2022 33m 5s

Dr. Ruben Cordova is a nationally recognized expert in the field of Chicano and Mexican art. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University and Ph.D. in the History of Art at the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Cordova

Dan Guerrero: Healing Through Theater Arts

Nov 2nd, 2022 47m 1s

Dan began his multi-faceted career in New York where he moved from East Los Angeles at age twenty to pursue a career in musical theater. He performed off-Broadway, in regional theatre, summer stock and in musical revues at Manhattan’s most fabl

Tony Ortega: Regional Perspectives on Healing Through Chicano/Latinx Art: Focus on Colorado

Oct 21st, 2022 32m 57s

This podcast will interview Tony Ortega, MFA, art professor and artist from Denver, CO. This podcast guest will discuss the respective development of Chicano/Latinx art in Colorado and the status of Chicano art in this state to date. Tony will

Dr. Cora Ramirez: Healing Through Art Therapy

Oct 14th, 2022 32m 49s

Dr. Cora Ramirez is an Art Therapist in private practice, and owner of the Azul gallery in San Pedro, CA. Dr. Ramirez has a successful private practice as an Art Therapist with a Chicano/Latinx client base. She will discuss the therapeutic effe

Judithe Hernandez Healing Through Gender Inequity

Oct 7th, 2022 44m 48s

Judithe Hernández first won acclaim as a member of the celebrated Chicano artist collective Los Four. The collective would become a major force in the Chicano Art Movement and the first Chicano artists to break through the mainstream museum bar

Armando Durón: Healing Through Collecting

Sep 30th, 2022 41m 59s

Armando Durón has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loyola Marymount University and a law degree from U.C.L.A. He and his wife Mary have been collecting Chicano art of Los Angeles since 1981. They have one of the most extensive collections in the

Yolanda Gonzalez: Generational Healing Through Art

Sep 23rd, 2022 36m 3s

Yolanda Gonzalez is an award winning, Los Angeles based Chicana artist who works in ceramics, drawing, and painting. She is a descendant of a family of artists, whose work can be traced back to 1877. At age 7, Yolanda received a paint set from

Angelina Saenz: Healing Through Poetry

Sep 16th, 2022 34m 54s

Angelina Saenz is an award-winning public teacher and poet whose work focuses on memory, women, and motherhood. She is a UCLA Writing Fellow, an alumna of the Voices Workshop for Writers of Colors, and a Macondo Writer’s Workshop Fellow.Her poe

Elsa Almaraz: Healing From Grief Through Art

Sep 9th, 2022 46m 27s

Elsa Flores demonstrated interest in arts from a very young age. She grew up in East Los Angeles. She studied photography at California State University Los Angeles and afterwards enrolled at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. While

Louie Perez, of Los Lobos: Healing Through Music

Aug 31st, 2022 34m 15s

Louie Perez is one of the founding members of the 5-time Grammy award winning musical group Los Lobos. Founded in 1973, Louie has functioned as a percussionist, drummer, guitarist, singer, and lyricist for Los Lobos. Louie has been the art dire

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