Carmen Lomas GarzaA report by Coraima Aguilar, Justin Rebboah and Katie Wiesen

Carmen Lomas Garza

Born: 1948 Kingsville, TX

Schooling: Texas Arts &

Industry University, Juarez-

Lincoln/Antioch/ Graduate

School, San Francisco State

University

Activism: Chicano Movement

1960’s-1970’s

Art style: Narrative

Types of Art: Painting,

Illustrated Prints, Cutouts,

Instillations

About

The Carmen Lomas Garza

Primary Center Los Angeles, California

March 2007

Bilingual Curriculum

10 class rooms

200 students

Pre-Kindergarten to Second Graders

1st, 2nd, 3rd generation Mexican

American

Popular Themes in Artwork

Chicano family themes

Everyday lifestyleCommunity

InclusivenessCultural Gatherings

Artwork Depictions

Barbecues Quinceaneras

Harvesting Crops/Family Dinners

Rituals for getting rid of Evil Spirits, Curandero

Wedding Day Blessings

Barbecue

Quincenera

Harvesting Crops/Family Dinners

Rituals for Evil Spirits/Curandera

Wedding Day Blessings

Dia de los Muertos

Cutouts

Flora and Fauna of Mexico/Turkey

Pedacito de mi corazon

Cutouts Explained

Children’s Books

1. Family Pictures/ Cuadros de Familia

2. In My Family/ En Mi Familia

3. Magic Windows/ Ventanas Magicas

4. Making Magic Windows: Creating Papel Picado

What’s the purpose of her children’s books?

To educate the youth of the cultural heritage and important Chicano themes.

“Everytime I paint, it serves a purpose- to bring out pride in our Mexican American heritage”-Carmen Lomas Garza