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
- ↑ 1.00 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.
- ↑ 2.0 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.
- ↑ 3.0 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.
- ↑ WOMEN OF COLOR EMPOWERED: What are the powers of hispanic women? (2002, Apr 26). Northwest Asian Weekly Retrieved from ProQuest.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Bush, K. (1997-01-26). "Alvarez Celebrates Femininity". Grand Rapids Press – via ProQuest.