Malaquías
Montoya has dedicated his life to informing and
educating neglected and exploited peoples whose lives are at risk. Montoya
says, "I feel that my art should reflect my political beliefs and be an
art of protest. The struggle of all people must become part of our being as
artists . . . Our images must speak of injustices and expose the creators of
those injustices."
Malaquías Montoya was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1938 and currently
resides in northern California. His work has been exhibited at or collected
by the San Francisco Art Institute; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento; Wight Art
Gallery, UCLA; The Mexican Museum, San Francisco; the Guadalupe Cultural Arts
Center, San Antonio; the Neuen Gesellschaft fur Bildende Kunst (NGBK), Berlin;
and the Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, Mexico City. He was
the first Chicano commissioned to paint a mural in Mexico.
Lot 93
Guadalupano
Digital print on canvas
20"x
24"
Estimated price:
$450-550
