Adriana Yadira Gallego (1974-present) is a painter known for her visual artwork called Frontera. Her work showcases her upbringing in a border town and social issues like feminism and civil rights.
Background: She was born in Nogales, Sonora but grew up in Arizona. Her father Carlos was a U.S. citizen and firefighter who she said would tell her stories about recovering fingers from the fence of the border. She is bilingual and went to the University of Arizona with the intention to pursue a law degree, but quickly realized she wanted to do art instead. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1997. She also went through a New York Arts program and studied in Guanajuato. She was the Chief Operating Officer of the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures and serves on the national board of directors for Grantmakers of the Arts. She was an art educator and has extensive panel and committee service. She currently resides in Arizona and is an executive director at Arts Foundation for Tuscon and Southern Arizona.
Artwork: Her artwork was exhibited in the Tuscon Museum of Art in 2006 and has been in multiple museums like the National Museum of Mexican Art, Museo de Arte e Historia, and more. She collaborated with artist Claudio Dicochea, a fellow UA alumni, to paint a mural of the Portuguese Holy Ghost Festival in Half Moon Bay, California. They began in June 2003 and unveiled it months later in September. They worked together and lived in Los Angeles for some time, sharing an art studio. They also share a website where you can view Gallego's work with oil painting on canvas. Her work falls under three categories: Resistance, Divine Impulse, and Frontera. Each category has a series of paintings that pertain to the main message. Her most famous series is Frontera as she had it displayed in the Tuscon Museum of Art and in an exhibit called "Mujeres, Mujeres, Mujeres" at Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery and Workshop which she was a founder of.
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