![[MOLAA] Exploring Queer Art History Through a Latin American Canvas: with Ignacio Darnaude](https://sparcinla.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/MOLAA_Ignacio-Darnaude_1-768x434.jpg)
A lecture by Ignacio Darnaude at the Museum of Latin American Art highlighted how renowned Latin American artists, such as Frida Kahlo and Claudio Bravo, as well as Chicanx artists like Carlos Almaraz and Joey Terrill, created astonishing queer imagery that often hid in plain sight. Their coded images allowed them to express taboos and…
![[LACMA Unframed] New Acquisition: Judy Baca’s “Hitting the Wall: Women in the Marathon”](https://sparcinla.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Baca-cropped.jpg)
May 2, 2024, Deliasofia Zacarias, Director’s Office Executive Assistant and Fellow, Acquisitions One of America’s leading visual artists and LACMA’s 2023 Art+Film Honoree, Los Angeles–based Chicana muralist Dr. Judith F. Baca has been creating public art for over five decades. Striking in size and subject matter, Baca’s murals bring art to where people live and work. In 1974,…
![[Los Angeles Times] Baca](https://sparcinla.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/LATIMES_short_baca-768x430.jpg)
When activist painter Judy Baca conceived “The Great Wall of Los Angeles” in 1975 as a monument to the history of Indigenous peoples in California, she didn’t realize that she was embarking on a 50-year journey that would employ 400 youth painters and create one of the largest murals on the planet. By Alejandra Vasquez and…
Judy Baca was honored for her outstanding achievements at the LACMA Art + Film Gala. Her remarkable lifetime work was highlighted, showcasing her talent, dedication, and vision. This well-deserved recognition at the Art + Film Gala is a testament to Judy’s passion, creativity, and tireless efforts to make art accessible to all and pushing boundaries…
Our Artistic Director, Judy Baca, was honored for her outstanding achievements at the LACMA Art + Film Gala. Her remarkable lifetime work was highlighted, showcasing her talent, dedication, and vision. This well-deserved recognition at the Art + Film Gala is a testament to Judy’s passion, creativity, and tireless efforts to make art accessible to all…
![[LACMA] Judy Baca and David Fincher to Be Honored at LACMA Art+Film Gala](https://sparcinla.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/fincher-baca-split-768x432.webp)
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has announced the 2023 Art+Film Gala will honor Judy Baca and David Fincher.[…] “Judy Baca is one of the most important American artists working today. Drawing inspiration from her hometown of Los Angeles, Baca gives permanence to local histories through her monumental artworks, such as ‘The Great Wall of Los…
![[The Art Newspaper] Chicana muralist Judith Baca receives National Medal of Arts in White House ceremony](https://sparcinla.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/JudithFranciscaBaca.jpg)
Baca is among the 12 individuals and organisations receiving the US federal government’s top honour for artists and art patrons this year. Judith Baca, the Chicana artist, educator and arts administrator who may be best known for her sprawling community mural project The Great Wall of Los Angeles—begun in the 1970s, still in process and, at…
![[SAAM Stories] Judy Baca On Her Mural Uprising of the Mujeres](https://sparcinla.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/saam-201926a-f_1_1-768x257.webp)
October 4, 2022 SAAM talks with the artist about her inspirations and the process of creating a portable mural by Wendy Rose and Claudia Judith Baca is a painter, muralist, and scholar who works collaboratively within communities to create sites of public memory. Her public arts initiatives reflect the lives and concerns of populations that have…
![[SAAM Stories] Comic Series Presents Ten (More) Stories About Visionaries and Rule Breakers](https://sparcinla.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Drawn-To-Art-Banner_1-768x384.jpg)
September 22, 2022 by Howard Kaplan In 2021, SAAM proudly introduced Drawn to Art: Ten Tales of Inspiring Women Artists, featuring web comics that illustrated the stories of rule-breaking, visionary artists in the hopes of inspiring young people. The inaugural digital-first series featured diverse voices that spanned the centuries and included artists working in a variety…
![[New York Times] A Judy Baca Moment: ‘My Work Has Been Good for a Long Time’](https://sparcinla.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/judy_baca_NYTIMES_alana_paterson_.jpg)
June 2, 2022 Hailed for her rich depictions of California history and social struggle, the Chicana artist says the attention, after decades of being overlooked, surprises her. By Adam Nagourney LOS ANGELES — It has never been easy to see a Judith Baca mural. They are scattered around this city, splashes of color and depictions of…
![[Hyperallergic] How Judy Baca Redefined the Intersection of Art and Activism](https://sparcinla.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/carecen_installation_MLAA_20221_1700px-1024x867-1.jpg)
September 12, 2021 by Jordan Karney Chaim Decades of entrenched art-world racism, gender bias, and resistance to overtly political displays in art have delayed a comprehensive treatment of Baca’s career until now. LONG BEACH, Calif. — For 50 years Los Angeles-based artist Judy Baca has been creating sites of public memory. Through her collaborative murals, multimedia art, and teaching she…
Join Judy Baca on Saturday, January 26th from 6-9pm and enjoy contemporary artwork, amongst a group of artists, and the public. The opening reception is free and open to the public!
