[LA Times] The 10 best places to see Latino art in Los Angeles

By Cerys Davies Staff Writer 
Feb. 10, 2025 6 AM PT

Los Angeles is a city known for its vast Latino population, and its art scene is reflective of the diversity that exists within that community.

Some spaces, like the Cheech Marin Center in Riverside, specialize in Chicano art, while others, like the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, focus on contemporary works from that region. On the commercial front, the Luis De Jesus gallery and Bermudez Projects regularly spotlight Latino artists.

For art lovers, or for anyone looking to spark inspiration, De Los has compiled 10 of the best places in Southern California to engage with Latino art.

Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC)

Venice, Arts

Founded in 1976 by Chicana muralist Judith F. Baca, filmmaker Donna Deitch and artist Christina Schlesinger, Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) focuses on amplifying the artistic voices of marginalized communities through public art. Between its Mural Rescue and CityWide Mural programs, the organization’s biggest project is currently restoring (and adding to) Baca’s “Great Wall of Los Angeles” — a half-mile-long mural in North Hollywood depicting California’s history.

The nonprofit runs two galleries — one inside its Venice Boulevard office, the Durón Gallery, and the other in Santa Monica’s Bergamot Station Arts Center. Previously, the Durón Gallery showed “Exploring Metaphors: The Creative Process of the Great Wall of Los Angeles,” which consisted of original sketches and planning materials; Bergamot Station highlighted “The 1960s: A Generation on Fire,” a new portion of the mural that depicts Martin Luther King Jr., Nina Simone and the activists who opposed the Vietnam War.

[Read the full list here: https://www.latimes.com/delos/list/latino-latin-american-art-gallery-musician-la]