Cecilia Alvares

Cecilia Concepcion Alvarez is an American Latina artist.[1][2] Her work thinks about gender.[2]

Early life

Cecilia Alvarez was born April 15, 1950 in National City, California.[1] Jeorge Guillermo Alvarez and Cecilia Alejandra Diego de Alvarez are her parents.[1] Alvarez grew up on the San Diego-Tijuana border.[1] She moved to Canada, and then to Seattle in 1975.[2]

Alvarez attended San Diego State University.[1][2][3] She studied sociology.[1][2] Alvarez later quit university to support her family.[1][2]

Career

Alvarez is a self taught artist.[1][2] She makes paintings and public murals.[3][4] She is part of The Guerrilla Girls art group.[5]

Message behind her art

Alvarez expresses her life experiences through her art.[3] She brings light to silenced voices, she highlights journeys that others overlook.[1][6] Her art redefines femininity, beauty, and power.[1][2][3] She aims to help youth understand the complex topics of our world.[2] Alvarez celebrates her culture and femininity in her art.[1] Her artwork provokes visual conversations.[1]

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Artandpoliticsnow (2020-05-27). "Art Beyond Quarantine: Cecilia Alvarez: Chicana Warrior Artist". Art Beyond Quarantine. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Vicki L. Ruiz; Virginia Sánchez Korrol, eds. (2006). "Alvarez, Cecilia Conception". Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. pp. 42–43. ISBN 9780253111692.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Staff, Examiner (2012-07-12). "Provocative images at Mexican Museum" Archived 2021-12-16 at the Wayback Machine. The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  4. WOMEN OF COLOR EMPOWERED: What are the powers of hispanic women? (2002, Apr 26). Northwest Asian Weekly Retrieved from ProQuest.
  5. the DAILY RECORD, F. (2020, February 29). Gallery One show to feature Guerilla Girls. Daily Record (Ellensburg, WA). Retrieved from NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current.
  6. Bush, K. (1997-01-26). "Alvarez Celebrates Femininity". Grand Rapids Press – via ProQuest.