Ruth Leonela Buentello
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Ruth Leonela Buentello is a visual artist known for her incorporation of her personal Chicano/a culture into her work. She is a print artist who has had her work exhibited in galleries across the country.
Biography[edit]
Ruth Leonela Buentello is from San Antonio, Texas.[1] Her family has lived there for three generations after her grandmother migrated from Mexico to settle in the Southern area of Texas.[2] She completed her Bachelor’s studies in 2008 in Chicago.[1]
Along with three other women, in 2009, she created the organization Mas Rudas.[1] It sought to showcase artwork inspired by their intersectional identities, including Chicano and feminist groups.[3]
She has had her artwork exhibited at museums and galleries across the country.[1] In 2017, she was the recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation award,[1] granted to up and coming artists, not yet in the spotlight. Recipients are awarded a cash grant aimed at helping to further the artist’ drive and commitment to their art.[1] Additionally, it provides artists with the networking and support they need to help further their legacy.[1]
Art[edit]
- Entre Fronteras: Memory Migration Maps was her most recent work in 2019 that has been permanently exhibited in San Antonio’s City Hall.[2] It recounts her own personal experience of coming from migrants and their experiences spanning three generations of women.[2]
- Desaparecidos en el Río Bravo was a finalist in the 2019 Outwin Boochever National Portrait competition.[4] This image gave attention to the migrants who vanish after crossing the Rio Bravo.[4]
- Gamer Ninas is created under the Joan Mitchell Foundation.[1] It explores how mediums like video games could affect the minds of children.[1] Additionally, she draws attention to the toys that are deemed suitable for girls, such as Barbies and unicorns, in an effort to see how gender expectations shape identities. [1]
- Leonela is working on a new project and announced it will be on display in October 2022 and will be showcased as part of the National Portrait Gallery.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "Ruth Leonela Buentello". Joan Mitchell Foundation. 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Entre Fronteras Memory Migration Maps". City of San Antonio Department of Arts and Culture. Retrieved November 10, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "ARTISTS' STATEMENT: Más Rudas: To Be Tough, to Be Defiant, and Without Apology". Chicana/Latina Studies. 11: 1–6 – via JSTOR.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ruth Leonela Buentello". Smithsonian. 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "about ruth". About Ruth. Retrieved November 10, 2021. Unknown parameter
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External links[edit]
- https://ruthlbuentello.com/about-3/
- https://portraitcompetition.si.edu/exhibition/2019-outwin-boochever-portrait-competition/desaparecidos-en-el-rio-bravo-disappeared-rio-brav?lang=eng
- https://www.joanmitchellfoundation.org/journal/in-the-studio-ruth-leonela-buentello
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