Alex Donis Papers, 1964-2017 CSRC.0108
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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt338nf0fs No online items Finding Aid for the Alex Donis Papers, 1964-2017 CSRC.0108 Processed by CSRC. Chicano Studies Research Center Library 2012 144 Haines Hall Box 951544 Los Angeles, California 90095-1544 [email protected] URL: http://chicano.ucla.edu Finding Aid for the Alex Donis CSRC.0108 1 Papers, 1964-2017 CSRC.0108 Contributing Institution: Chicano Studies Research Center Library Title: Alex Donis Papers Creator: Donis, Alex, 1964- Identifier/Call Number: CSRC.0108 Physical Description: 14 linear feet Date (inclusive): 1964-2017 Abstract: Paintings, sketches, videos, papers and photographs relating to the career of the Santa Monica-based artist, Alex Donis. COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library and Archive for paging information. Language of Material: English . Access Open for research. Acquisition Information This collection was donated by Alex Donis to the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library Archive. Deed on file at the archive office. Arrangement The collection is arranged in the following series. Series 1. Audiovisual material Series 2. Correspondence / Photographs / Personal material Series 3. Catalogs / Publications / Exhibition material Series 4. Travel-related ephemera Series 5. Computer disks Series 6. Art by Alex Donis and others and related research materials Series 7. Books and periodicals Biography Francisco and Ana Maria Donis were both from Guatemala and immigrated to Chicago Illinois, where their son Alex was born on April 8, 1964. They moved their family to Los Angeles in 1967 where Ana Maria worked as a nurse for LA County and Franciscco had a restaurant services company. They retired to travel and consider themselves "somewhat" socialistic in their worldviews. Alex Donis is a Los Angeles-based visual artist whose work examines and redefines the boundaries set within religion, politics, race, and sexuality. Interested in toppling society's relationship to icons, his work is often influenced by a tri-cultural (Pop, Latin and Queer) experience. He has worked extensively in a variety of media including painting, installation, video, and works on paper. He was educated at a Catholic school in East Los Angeles, a prep school in Massachusetts, and a military academy on the southern coast of Guatemala. He received his undergraduate degree at California State University, Long Beach and his graduate degree from Otis College of Art and Design. Donis has exhibited his work at the Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Culture; the Santa Monica Museum of Art; the Geffen Contemporary (MoCA); the Laguna Museum of Art, Laguna Beach; Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE); the Mexican Museum, San Francisco; Randolph Street Gallery, Chicago; Galeria de la Raza, San Francisco; Pretoria Arts Museum, South Africa; and Artspace, Sydney Australia. His work was included in the landmark exhibition "Made in California: Art, Image, and Identity 1900-2000" at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. His work has been featured in FlashArt International, Artweek, The Los Angeles Times, La Opinion, The Chicago Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle, and The Sydney Morning Herald. His work will be part of the three-volume anthology Chicano/Chicana Art in the United States published by the Bilingual Press of the University of Arizona, Phoenix. Alex has also been awarded residencies at the University of Texas, Austin; the Brandywine Institute, Philadelphia; and Artspace, Sydney, Australia. Donis has taught drawing and painting at the Watts Towers Arts Center, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences. He was also an artist in residence at the 18th Street Arts Complex in Santa Monica. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Alex Donis Papers, 108, Chicano Studies Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles. Processing Information Finding Aid for the Alex Donis CSRC.0108 2 Papers, 1964-2017 CSRC.0108 Processed by the CSRC in 2012. Additions processed by Doug Johnson in 2020. Finding aid revised by Doug Johnson in 2021. The revision was done during the COVID-19 pandemic so there was no access to the physical collection. Scope and Contents The collection consists mostly of material documenting the work and travels of Alex Donis. It inclues video and audio tapes, artwork, publicity material for exhibitions, corresponence, and photographs. There are also clippings, periodicals, books, and ephemera. Conditions Governing Use These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of materials, including but not limited to infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials. Subjects and Indexing Terms Homosexuality Mexican American art Bienal de La Habana Series 1. Audiovisual material Box 1, Folder 1 Mi Angelito undated Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Camcorder video cassette. Box 1, Folder 2 Miscellaneous 1996 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Camcorder video cassette. Scope and Contents Includes: Katmandu Lucy; Evan Sharminy India; Nickita Monkey Floating; Market Snakeshow. Box 1, Folder 3 Santigo v de cobre 2000-12-19 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Camcorder video cassette. Box 1, Folder 4 Goat Island 1998 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Camcorder video cassette. Scope and Contents Includes: art space party; pissing poster; Samoan dancers; poster street Sydney; Alex posting. Box 1, Folder 5 Santiago Cuba 2000 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Camcorder video cassette. Scope and Contents Includes: Moncada; Havana Day; cathedral lady sweeping; flag waving; kids' renaisance concert; cathedral concert; carriage kids;che vive; alecon windy day; Havana vieja fans; Floridita bar; jazz cuervoy el gato; cathedral dancing. Finding Aid for the Alex Donis CSRC.0108 3 Papers, 1964-2017 CSRC.0108 Series 1. Audiovisual material Box 1, Folder 6 Alex Donis Auss Day 1 1998 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Camcorder video cassette. Box 1, Folder 7 Discoursing Alex Donis (Sydney and Canberra) 1998 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Camcorder video cassette. Box 1, Folders 8 First Night (Osaka and Hiroshima) 2001 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Camcorder video cassette. Box 1, Folder 9 Grand Cayman 1999 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Camcorder video cassette. Box 1, Folder 10 Children's museum and Himeji Castle 2001 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Camcorder video cassette. Box 1, Folder 11 El Salvador Circus 2000 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Camcorder video cassette. Box 1, Folder 12 Cairns, Australia and Bali, Indonesia 1998 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Camcorder video cassette. Box 1, Folder 13 Isla de la Juventud 2000 Physical Description: Camcorder video cassette. Scope and Contents Includdes: rap acrobats; Ballet Nacional de Cuba. Box 1, Folder 14 Havana Day 2000 Physical Description: Camcorder video cassette. Box 1, Folder 15 Tikal (Guatemala) 1999 Physical Description: Camcorder video cassette. Box 1, Folder 16 Osaka and Kyoto 2001 Physical Description: Camcorder video cassette. Scope and Contents Includes: Himeji Castle; Children's Museum. Box 1, Folder 17 Tikal 1999 Physical Description: Camcorder video cassette. Box 1, Folder 18 Tikal 2000 Physical Description: Camcorder video cassette. Finding Aid for the Alex Donis CSRC.0108 4 Papers, 1964-2017 CSRC.0108 Series 1. Audiovisual material Box 1, Folder 19 New Zealand 1998 Physical Description: Camcorder video cassette. Scope and Contents Includes Franz Josef Glacier helicopter. Box 1, Folder 20 Angelito #1 undated Physical Description: Camcorder video cassette. Box 1, Folder 21 Angelito #2 undated Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Camcorder video cassette. Box 1, Folder 22 Kyoto second day 2001 Physical Description: Camcorder video cassette. Scope and Contents Includes: Umeda [Osaka]; Suntory Museum [Tokyo]. Box 1, Folder 23 War Is Cancelled 2001 Physical Description: Digital video cassette. Box 1, Folder 24 Cozumel 2000 Physical Description: Camcorder video cassette. Box 1, Folder 25 Noche de Resa 1995 Physical Description: Camcorder video cassette. Box 1, Folder 26 Danny Curtain intro "Duets" undated Physical Description: Camcorder cassette tape. Box 1, Folder 27 Moscas en Leche undated Physical Description: Camcorder video cassette. Scope and Contents Includes Pedro Meyer. Box 1, Folder 28 Last Day in Havana 2000 Physical Description: Camcorder video cassette. Box 1, Folder 29 Hiroshima 2001 Physical Description: Camcorder video cassette. Scope and Contents Includes: Miyajima; Kinkaku-ji [Kyoto]. Box 1, Folder 30 Havana day two 2000 Physical Description: Camcorder video cassette. Scope and Contents Includes: Santiago; Castro; Natasha with fan. Box 1, Folder 31 Dress for Poet (Lun*natic Production) 1993 Physical Description: VHS video cassette. Finding Aid for the Alex Donis CSRC.0108 5 Papers, 1964-2017 CSRC.0108 Series 1. Audiovisual material Box 1, Folder 32 My Cathedral: An Installation 1997 Physical Description: VHS video cassette. Scope and Contents One-hour