Celia Álvarez Muñoz | |
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Born | Celia Limón Álvarez 1937 (age 86–87) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | North Texas State University |
Style | photography conceptual art |
Celia Álvarez Muñoz (born 1937) is a Chicana mixed-media conceptual artist and photographer based in Arlington, Texas. [1]
Álvarez Muñoz was born in El Paso, Texas to Enriqueta Limón Alvarez and Francisco Pompa Alvarez. [1] [2] She grew up in the Chihuahuita historical neighborhood of El Paso. [3] Prior to becoming an artist, Álvarez Muñoz worked as a fashion illustrator and an elementary school art educator. [4] She decided to commit to creating art in the 1970s, by 1977 she enrolled in graduate school to study art. [1] [5] She earned her Masters of Fine Arts at North Texas State University, Denton. [6]
Drawing on her experiences living near the US-Mexico border, Álvarez Muñoz's work addresses the tension between linguistic, cultural, and political worlds. [5] She often incorporates themes of family and "communal memories" in her work. [7] She uses text and images in her work to explore the ambiguous signs and signifiers where cultures meet, and to communicate stories of American history, culture, and society. [8] She has exhibited her work in museums and galleries in the U.S. and abroad, and is included in the collection of the Museum of New Mexico. [9] Her work has been written about by art historians, Lucy Lippard, Benito Huerta, and others. [10] [11] [12] In Roberto Tejada's monograph on Muñoz, he includes a teaching guide (Vol. 3) using principles from her work in the teaching of multicultural art, and border issues.
Álvarez Muñoz has exhibited at;
Celia Álvarez Muñoz | |
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Born | Celia Limón Álvarez 1937 (age 86–87) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | North Texas State University |
Style | photography conceptual art |
Celia Álvarez Muñoz (born 1937) is a Chicana mixed-media conceptual artist and photographer based in Arlington, Texas. [1]
Álvarez Muñoz was born in El Paso, Texas to Enriqueta Limón Alvarez and Francisco Pompa Alvarez. [1] [2] She grew up in the Chihuahuita historical neighborhood of El Paso. [3] Prior to becoming an artist, Álvarez Muñoz worked as a fashion illustrator and an elementary school art educator. [4] She decided to commit to creating art in the 1970s, by 1977 she enrolled in graduate school to study art. [1] [5] She earned her Masters of Fine Arts at North Texas State University, Denton. [6]
Drawing on her experiences living near the US-Mexico border, Álvarez Muñoz's work addresses the tension between linguistic, cultural, and political worlds. [5] She often incorporates themes of family and "communal memories" in her work. [7] She uses text and images in her work to explore the ambiguous signs and signifiers where cultures meet, and to communicate stories of American history, culture, and society. [8] She has exhibited her work in museums and galleries in the U.S. and abroad, and is included in the collection of the Museum of New Mexico. [9] Her work has been written about by art historians, Lucy Lippard, Benito Huerta, and others. [10] [11] [12] In Roberto Tejada's monograph on Muñoz, he includes a teaching guide (Vol. 3) using principles from her work in the teaching of multicultural art, and border issues.
Álvarez Muñoz has exhibited at;