Linda Vallejo

Linda Vallejo
Born1951
East Los Angeles
EducationWhittier College
California State University, Long Beach
MovementChicano Art Movement
SpouseRon Dillaway
AwardsCOLA Individual Artist Fellowship, Durfee Foundation Completion grant, California Community Foundation
Websitelindavallejo.com
Linda Vallejo. "Electric Oaks on the Hillside." 60 x 84 in. Oil on canvas. 2007
Linda Vallejo. "Marielena La Fabulosa." 8.5" x 5" x 4.5". Repurposed porcelain figurine and acrylic. Collection of William Goodman

Linda Vallejo (born 1951 in East Los Angeles) is an American artist known for painting, sculpture and ceramics. Her work often addresses her Mexican-American ethnic identity within the context of American art and popular culture.[1][2] The founder of the commercial art gallery Galería Las Américas, she is also an arts educator and has been involved in traditional Native American and Mexican rituals and ceremonies for many years.[2][3]

Vallejo's work was included in three exhibitions organized as part of the Getty-sponsored "Pacific Standard Time: Art in Los Angeles 1945-1980"- "Doin' It in Public: Feminism and Art at the Woman's Building," Otis College of Art and Design; "Breaking in Two: Provocative Visions of Motherhood," Santa Monica Arena 1; and "Mapping Another LA: The Chicano Art Movement," UCLA Fowler Museum.[4]

  1. ^ "Linda Vallejo: Make 'Em All Mexican". Museum of Art & History (MOAH). 2014. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Guide to the Linda Vallejo Papers, Artist Statement, Essays on "Los Cielos / The Heavens"". UC Santa Barbara. The Regents of the University of California. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Linda Vallejo, A Prayer for the Earth". Museum Of The Southwest. 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980 (Getty Foundation)". Getty.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-25.