University Showcase, 9/16, 8:30a: New Mexico had a vibrant Chicano arts movement in the 1970s, particularly around Las Vegas, but very little of it has been documented. Two University of New Mexico professors are working to change that with a new exhibition showcasing six artists and the events that informed their work. There will also be a later this year, and a new archive at the Center for Southwest Research.
Irene V谩squez, chair of the Chicana and Chicano Studies Department and director of the Southwest Hispanic Research Institute, and art history professor Ray Hern谩ndez-Dur谩n are the curators of the exhibit It will be at the National Hispanic Cultural Center through February 8. .
The exhibit features six artists, all of whom attended New Mexico Highlands University and studied with Pedro Rodr铆guez, the first chair of Chicano Studies at the school:
Ignacio Jaramillo
Juanita J. Lavadie
Francisco LeFebre
Noel M谩rquez
Roberta M谩rquez
Adelita M. Medina