Where are the Chicana Print Makers?

  I appreciated the articles discussion about the different subjectivities Chicana print makers brought into their art.  By discussing the vast topics that Chicana print makers include in their art works, they are not subjugated to created the "ideal" Chicano narrative. Chicana artists often times choose print making due to its accessibility to the communities they serve. Although there is a high presence in Chicana print-makers, there absence in museums and other galleries is noticed. The piece that most stood out to me was Diane Gamboa's Self Portrait.

This image presents the viewer with a shattered and fragmented image of Diane. There is a psychological factor to the piece as it clearly captures Gamboa in a shocked state. Her image portrays trauma as well as realization, in a style that shows her as fragmented.

Diane Gamboa's other pieces utilize different techniques of print-making yet portray similar raw and confronting messages. Her other prints such as Altered State, confront gender roles and display that masculinity is not synonymous with men and femininity is not synonymous with women. By portraying the male body as desirable and sexually objectifying the body, Gamboa is introducing a narrative that is utterly common for women but almost unseen of for men.