Olga Albizu
Olga Albizu is a abstract painter who is widely known for her many paintings on record covers for companies such as RCA records, during the late 1950’s. She painted these covers mainly for the musical artist Stan Getz. Olga, a student of abstract expressionist Hans Hoffman, was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1924 and has lived in the United States since 1956. She arrived in New York City in 1948 on a fellowship for post graduate study with the University of California. She also studied in Paris and Florence in 1951. Her studies are evident in her work.
Yolanda Lopez
Yolanda Lopez, is a painter whose work emphasizes Chicano culture and identity. She was born in San Diego, California in 1942. She earned a Masters degree in Fine Arts from University of California in 1978. She is currently a visiting lecturer in painting at the California College of Arts and Crafts.
Amalia Mesa-Baines
Amalia Mesa-Baines is a sculptor whose altar installations incorporate Mexican historical figures in the arts, religion, the cinema. She uses symbols in her work such as skulls, hearts, crosses and images of the Virgin.
One of her major works, “Altar for San Juana Ines de la Cruz” (1982), is a mixed media of wood, paper and cloth. She has exhibited at the Galeria, and also at the Museum of Art in San Francisco.
Ester Hernandez.
Ester Hernandez is a painter and graphic artist who uses her work to make statements about Chicano culture and the negative impact of economic forces on it. Her art especially looks at rural farm communities in California.
Hernandez was born in Dinuba California, in 1944. She is very involved with the Women Muralists in California. She teaches at an art center for the disabled in San Francisco.
Patricia Rodriquez
Patricia Rodriquez was one of the leading muralists in the San Francisco area during the 1970’s. In 1972 she was instrumental in developing the group called Mujeres Muralists. They painted murals in the California area from 1972 until 1977. Rodriquez was born in Marfa, Texas in 1944. She taught at the University of California from 1975 until 1978.
Judy Baca
Judy Baca is one of the pioneers of the muralist movement in Los Angeles. She founded the first movement program that addresses the issues of war, peace, cooperation, interdependence, and spiritual growth.