Ruth Leonela Buentello (1989– current) is a visual artist known for her incorporation of her personal Chicano/a culture into her work.
Biography
Ruth Leonela Buentello was born in 1989. She
is from San Antonio, Texas. Her family has lived there for three generations
after her grandmother migrated from Mexico to settle in the Southern area of
Texas. In 2008, Buentello earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the School of
the Art Institute of Chicago.
In 2009, she along with three other women
created the organization, Mas Rudas. It was an organization that sought to
showcase artwork inspired by their intersectionality of their identities being part of both the Chicano and feminist groups.
She has had her artwork exhibited at museums and
galleries across the country. In 2017, she was the recipient of the Joan
Mitchell Foundation. This award was granted to up and coming artists, not yet
in the spotlight. Recipients are awarded a cash grant aimed at helping to
further the artists’ drive and commitment to their art. Additionally, it provides
artists with the networking and support they need to help further their legacy.
Art
· Entre Fronteras: Memory Migration Maps, was her most recent work in 2019 that has been permanently exhibited in San Antonio’s City Hall. It recounts her own personal experience of coming from migrants and their experiences spanning three generations of women.
·
Desaparecidos
en el Río Bravo, was
an artwork entered in the 2019 Outwin Boochever National Portrait competition
that was chosen as a finalist. This image gave attention to the migrants who vanish
after crossing the Rio Bravo.
·
A new project
announced will be on display in October 2022 and will be showcased as part of
the National Portrait Gallery exhibition.
References
1.
Buentello,
Ruth Leonela, et al. “ARTISTS’ STATEMENT: Más Rudas: To Be Tough, to Be
Defiant, and Without Apology.” Chicana/Latina Studies, vol. 11, no. 2, Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS), 2012,
pp. 8–13, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23345339.
2.
“Entre
Fronteras Memory Migration Maps - Getcreativesanantonio.com: The Cultural
Calendar for the City of San Antonio, Texas.” Getcreativesanantonio.com,
events.getcreativesanantonio.com/public-art/entre-fronteras-memory-migration-maps/.
3.
“Ruth
Leonela Buentello.” Joan Mitchell Foundation, www.joanmitchellfoundation.org/ruth-leonela-buentello.
Further reading
·
https://www.ro2art.com/ruth-buentello--bio-2018.html
·
https://www.joanmitchellfoundation.org/journal/in-the-studio-ruth-leonela-buentello
External links
·
https://ruthlbuentello.com/about-3/
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