Carmen Leon (TBD–present) is a painter, sculptor, and teacher known
for her work in the Watsonville, Santa Cruz area.
Biography (or Early Life and Education)
Carmen Leon was born in San Francisco in (year
TBD) to Peruvian and Mexican parents. Leon began her art education by attending
the Ecole des Beaux Art in Paris, France. Leon decided to come back to
California to reconnect to her cultural heritage and the Chicano movement. Leon
received a Bachelor of Arts at the University of California Santa Cruz in 1975.
This is where Leon met artist and professor Museo Eduardo Carrillo who would
then become a mentor for Leon. While studying at UCSC Leon participated in the
Academia del Arte Chicano de Aztlan. In 1985, she began teaching art focusing
on Latinx communities. She is a co-founder of Galeria Tonantzin in San Juan
Bautista, CA, a venue for women’s art. In 2003, Leon was the recipient of the
Calabash Reward as visual artist of the year.
Art (or Notable Works or
Selected Works. Also Exhibitions, Projects, Collections)
·
Exhibition. Califas
Legacy Project: Carmen Leon. Google Art & Culture
·
Exhibition. Eduardo
Carrillo: Comunidad De Califas Virtual Gallery. UC Santa Cruz.
·
Speaker. Hablamos
Juntos
· Cover Art. Naked Ladies by Alma Luz Villanueva
References
1.
^ https://museoeduardocarrillo.org/califas-legacy/
2.
^ https://artsandculture.google.com/story/califas-legacy-project-carmen-le%C3%B3n-museo-eduardo-carrillo/GAVhVOM4QJO1dw?hl=en
3.
^ https://pvarts.org/dev/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Leon.pdf
Further reading
·
CALIFAS: The Ancestral
Journey / El Viaje Ancestral. Moving Parts Press.
·
Contextos: Poemas. Moving Parts Press. ISBN 0-939952-18-1
·
Pajaro Valley Arts
Interview. Carmen Leon: Let’s Get Personal.
External links
·
Recent Project.
https://www.cityofwatsonville.org/2127/Califas-The-Ancestral-Journey
·
Califas Legacy
Project.
https://museoeduardocarrillo.org/califas-legacy/
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