Upcoming SAVE THE DATE! shows UPCOMING EXHIBITION:
“Typefaces: Caras de la Misión” Juan r. fuentes gallery
Artist/Curator: Samuel Rodriguez Opening Reception: June 3, 2017 SACRED WATERS, CITY STREETS: THE ART OF JUANA ALICIA
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ACCIÓN LATINA: Acción Latina is a nonprofit organization founded in 1970 and is dedicated to promoting cultural arts, community media, and civic engagement as a way of Acciónbuilding Latina healthy is a nonprofit and empowered organization Latino founded communities. in 1970 and is Thededicated Juan Fuentesto promoting Gallery cultural was made possible through the generous support of the Mayor’s Office of Eco- NOPAL DE RESISTENCIA, acrylic on canvas, Study for EL CODEX ESTANFOR at Stanford’s arts, community media and civic engagement as a way of building healthy and empowered Latino El Centro Chicano Murals, 5’ 6”x 5’6”, 2011 nomic and Workforce Development, Invest in Neighborhoods, SF Shine Program; communities.the San Francisco Acción Latina’s Arts newCommission; art gallery was the made Voluntary possible Arts through Contribution the generous Fund; support and of the Mayor’sindividual Office donors. of Economic For moreand Workforce information Development, please Invest visit: in accionlatina.org Neighborhoods, SF Shines Program; the San Francisco Arts Commission; the Voluntary Arts Contribution Fund; and individual donors. DEBAJO DEL AGUA, acrylic paint on canvas, 53”x 12’6”, 2014 “I FEEL THAT IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY AS AN ARTIST TO BE AN Exhibition Dates: ACTIVIST FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND Month XX, 2016 to Month XX, 2016 THANK YOU april 15 - may 27 2017 Gallery hours: Tues–Sat, 11 AM–5 PM ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.” SPONSORS Gallery Hours: Tues–Sat,2958 11 AM 24th–5 Street,PM San Francisco, CA 94110 Title of Art, Artist Name, medium - JUANA ALICIA 2958 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Homogenized, Acrylic and Multimedia on Canvas
JUANA ALICIA, La Llorana’s Sacred Mural, 2004, Photo:Beth LaBerge, 2017 JAGUAR Y LUNA, drawing on scratchboard, 16”x20”, 2015 DON’T LOOK BACK, acrylic on canvas, 2006 EL FUTURO, screenprint, 22”x30”, from detail of Stanford’s El Centro Chicano murals, 2012
ABOUT THE ARTIST: ABOUT THE EXHIBITION: JUAN R. FUENTES GALLERY Acción Latina Gallery Juana Alicia’s work is associated with the greatest artistic and political achievements Sacred Waters, City Streets: The Art of Juana Alicia showcases more than 25 original Acción Latina’s art gallery, The Juan R. Fuentes Gallery, is nestled in the heart of of the Chicano movement. She began working as an artist in her teens, coming of age murals, drawings, and prints encompassing the last 15 years of her four decade career. AcciónSan Francisco’s Latina’s new Latino gallery, CulturalThe Juan R.District Fuentes at Gallery, 2958 is24th nestled Street. in the Theheart gallery of San Francisco’sis named Latino in the movements that included the United Farm Workers, the women’s movement, and Along with images of her murals, preparatory drawings and prints, included in this exhibit after local artist, Juan Fuentes, in honor of his enormous and sustained artistic con- Cultural District at 2958 24th Street. The gallery is named after local artist, Juan R. Fuentes, in honor the anti-war movement that mushroomed around the war in Vietnam. She has taught for are Juana Alicia’s illustrations for the forthcoming book in Spanish titled “La X’tabay” tributions to Accion Latina over the past four decades. The gallery seeks to show- forty years, working in many areas of education, from community organizing to migrant by Tirso Araiza. Juana Alicia’s works include many types of media, including traditional ofcase his theenormous work ofand established sustained artistic and contributionsemerging Latino to Acción artists Latina as wellover asthe that past offour non- decades. and bilingual education to arts education. Her sculptural and painted public works can acrylic murals, true fresco, mosaic tile, and ceramic relief sculpture murals. Currently, her TheLatino gallery artists seeks whose to showcase work thereflects work ofthe established nuances and of Latinoemerging life Latino locally, artists nationally, as well as that and of internationally. The gallery is surrounded by the vibrancy of Latino culture that has be seen in Nicaragua, Mexico, Pennsylvania, and in many parts of California, with a work has focused on prison justice, water rights, global warming, climate change and the non-Latino artists whose work reflects the nuances of Latino life locally, nationally and internationally. large body of public work in San Francisco, centered in the Mission District. Currently, extinction of species. made this area world-renowned and a popular tourist destination. she is a tenured faculty member at Berkeley City College, but will be retiring at the end The gallery is surrounded by the vibrancy of Latino culture that has made this area world-renowned of May, to pursue her artmaking more fully. and a popular tourist destination. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.