Grace Barraza-Vega
Grace Barraza-Vega (born February 3, 1955) is a painter known for her Chicanx themes.
Biography[edit]
Grace Barraza Vega was born in Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico.[1] Her family came to the U.S when she was a child and based in Corpus Christi, Texas.[1] Vega graduated from Homer Hanna High School in Brownsville, Texas. After, she attended Bossier Community College and Northwestern State University.[1] Later, Vega obtained a bachelor's in fine art with a teaching certification from Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi in 2000.[1] In 2011, Vega received a Master of Fine Art for painting from Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi too.[1]
Vega was an art teacher at Gregory-Portland High in Portland, Texas, for 17 years, where she became involved with her students' artwork.[2] She is also the Mexican Secretary for Kappa Delta Pi in Texas.[citation needed] She follows the Expressionist Artist Movement.[3][not in citation given] Her work is displayed nationally and internationally like in France, Japan, and Saudi Arabia.[3][not in citation given]
Exhibitions and projects[edit]
In 2010, Vega's art, "El Vato Louie," was selected from over 500 pieces for the "New Art Nuevo" by the University of Texas-San Antonio.[4] Though she lives in Texas, most of her work has been displayed in the Los Angeles area.[1]
- Sangre y Herencia (2010)[5][unreliable source?]
- Las Hembras, Chimmaya Art Gallery, LA (2011)[6]
- Frida Kahlo exhibition, Olvera Steet, LA (2013)[7][unreliable source?]
- The Stamp Project[8]
- Mujeres de Maiz[9]
- De Colores Art Show - Santa Paula Art Museum (2014)[10][unreliable source?]
- Frida Collective Exhibition - East Los Angeles ChimMaya Art Gallery (2010)[11]
- ¡Disfruta El Sabor! (Savor the Flavor) - Corpus Christi, Texas (2021)[12]
- "Her Voice" - (2018)[13]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Lanetaneta nov 2013 by Edgar Ayala - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ↑ "G-P art student's love of dinosaurs featured in award-winning pieces". mysoutex. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nataasja, Margaret García &. "Prayers Exhibit 2020". prayersfromla.org. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ↑ Olivo, Benjamin (2010-07-18). "Texas artists stretch boundaries in UTSA biennial exhibit". mySA. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ↑ "EN LA SANGRE" ART EXHIBITION, retrieved 2021-11-16
- ↑ "Las Hembras". ChimMaya Gallery. 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ↑ "Opening Recption: Frida Kahlo Exhibit". Highland Park-Mount Washington, CA Patch. 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ↑ Garcia, Margaret. "The Stamp Project: Creating Cultural Currency" (PDF). Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "BLOG: Abel Salas "¡Mujeres de Juarez y Mujeres de Maíz Presentes!"". Felicia 'Fe' Montes. 2010-05-02. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ↑ "October cover story: De Colores Art Show honors Gilbert 'Magu' Luján". amigos805.com. Retrieved 2021-12-16. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ News, Al Borde (2010-08-20). "It's all about Frida". Al Borde. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ↑ "Savor the Flavor | k space contemporary". Retrieved 2021-11-16.[dead link]
- ↑ ""Her Voice"". Expressions Graphics. 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
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