ChimMaya presents '7th Annual Dia de los Muertos'

Sunday, October 21, 2012 to Sunday, November 25, 2012
11:00AM to 7:00PM

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ChimMaya invites you to our 7th Annual Dia de los Muertos exhibition opening on Sunday, October 21st.

Traditionally, our October exhibition would be dedicated to Dia de los Muertos only. Since our show will run through the upcoming Presidential election, we wanted to expand the scope of this year's exhibition, by combining/introducing DOD artwork, to multi-layered social issues (e.g. persecution, intolerance, contrast of religion, cultural differences).

As we researched and invited artists to participate in this show, our focus was on finding artists from diverse backgrounds and cultures, with unique perspectives on Day of the Dead. From our first DOD exhibition 7 years ago, we have witnessed an increased interest and fascination with DOD that has crossed over into popular culture, no longer just a unique curiosity within the Latino Community.

In an ever increasing environment of polarization within our country, class, exceptionalism, and the widening chasm between wealth and poverty, we've selected this year's DOD exhibition to invite artists from the East-to-West Coast and Mexico, to help us celebrate 'Life' and the impact that every action leaves on the social and moral consciousness of our world.

"What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal." Albert Pike

Resident Artists: Yolanda Gonzalez, Emilia Garcia, Hector Silva, Ricardo Ortega, Gennaro Garcia

Invited Artists: Margaret Garcia, Robert Palacios, Poli Marichal, Sergio Hernandez, Benjamin Thomas, Mario Chacon, Elizabeth Carranza, Lalo Alcaraz, Grace Barraza-Vega, Raul Servin, Hector Velez, Emily Costello, John de Jesus, Carolina Parra, Anna Alvarado, John Zender Estrada, Niki J. Sands, Alex Escalante, Daniel Alonzo, Lobazul, Anthony Mitchell, Art Carrillo, Constantina Prastas-Lopez, Brandon Schwebs, Mer Young, Heather Clements, Hugo Martinez, Rafael Delgado Jr., Ernie Lucero, Mer Young, Antonio Pelayo, Guadalupe Reyes, Magda Bowen, Al Molina, Catherine Nichols, Eric Almanza, Reynaldo Villarreal, Wendell Wiggins, Abril Andrade Griffith, Hugo Romo, Francisco Cabello

Opening Reception: Sunday, October 21st
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Exhibition: October 21st – November 25th

Category	Art reception
When	Sunday, October 21, 2012 to Sunday, November 25, 2012 11:00AM to 7:00PM
Where	ChimMaya Gallery 5283 E Beverly Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90022
Contact	323.869.8881 Visit event website Send email