Presentation 2018: Delilah Montoya

For my presentation I have chosen to explore Delilah Montoya.  She was raised in the Midwest, but has lived in New Mexico for a long time which is where her mother’s family lived.  Montoya is a photographic printmaker who has experimented with video, digital printing, room installations, and action photography.  I was drawn to Montoya’s work because a lot of it felt very confrontational.  She explores Chicana sexuality, spirituality, and Mesoamerican folklore in her work.  I feel like Montoya incorporates themes in her work that we have been focusing on in this class, but I want to learn more about how she incorporates themes exactly into her practice.  From what I have seen so far, her photos and instillations stood out to me.  I enjoy their lack of bright color, and I believe they exhibit her positionality as a Chicana artist. I’m not well versed in digital printmaking and photography, so I think I should learn more about how she merges all of these practices in order to have her perspective come across so strongly to a viewer.