“Carmen Lomas Garza: Picturing the Familiar” is the first major exhibition devoted to artist, activist and educator Carmen Lomas Garza (b. 1948) since 2001. Bringing fresh insight to her expansive career, the exhibition follows Garza’s work across media. It also situates her practice within a broader cultural landscape, featuring works by contemporaries who collaborated with or influenced her at pivotal moments.Organized chronologically and shaped by thematic groupings, the exhibition traces Garza’s artistic evolution from the 1960s through the mid-2000s.
“Carmen Lomas Garza: Picturing the Familiar” is organized by ASU Art Museum Senior Curator Alana Hernandez, with ASU Art Museum Latinx Curatorial Fellow Natalie Solis. Major support is provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art and Teiger Foundation. Generous funding is provided by the Institute for Museum and Library Sciences and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Additional support is provided by The Airoldi-Huffman Family Foundation and the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust. The exhibition is presented in collaboration with a Community of Practice composed of Rene Andrade, Chef; Susan Bauer, M.Ed, NBCT; Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz, Curandera; Dr. Sonia Vega-López, Professor in Nutrition and Assistant Dean of Inclusive Excellence in the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University.
Image credit: Carmen Lomas Garza, Abuelitos Pizcando Nopalitos (Grandparents Cutting Cactus), 1980. Gouache on cotton paper, 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm). Collection of Amalia Mesa-Bains and Richard L. Bains. Courtesy Carmen Lomas Garza. © 1980, Carmen Lomas Garza
