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Francisco Loza, originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, creates Cuadros Estambrados, or Yarn Paintings, using a special technique from his experience living with the Huicol Indians in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Nayarit and Jalisco. In addition to his interpretations of the Huichol Culture, Francisco also creates innovative yarn paintings that reflect Mexican Culture and traditions such as markets, pueblos, families, and holidays such as the Day of the Dead. His other styles represent the people of other countries such as the Caribbean and Africa. Francisco has exhibited his yarn paintings in galleries, universities, and museums in Mexico and in the United States. He has conducted classes to demonstrate his yarn painting technique. He managed a gallery in San Francisco, Nayarit, where he exhibited his work, along with Huichol. Currently, he teaches courses and creates new work and he divides his time between the Chapala area and Guadalajara.
For the first time in seven years, El Pueblo Inc and Wake County Public School System team up to bring to La Fiesta del Pueblo a Student Art Exhibit, as part of our Visual Arts Exhibit. Here is a brief statement from Lisa Peszko, Art Instructor at Zebulon GT Magnet Middle School: "My Hispanic students take pride in their work. They flourish... It is the one place, the art room, where the language is universal and no pressure seems to interfere with their expression. They are free to feel, paint, sculpture, print, etc. They are free...no emotional boundaries...no right or wrongs as far as the "expressive part goes." They perk right up many times and communicate with other students even if the verbal communication barrier is evident. Bottom line, they can fit in with no pressure. Many students excel, are very artistically gifted, and that also instills a certain amount of pride. Watching that makes me very proud as well, not only with my Hispanic students but with all of my art students. Art is so important to the development of all of our children and we need to showcase their accomplishments as often as possible."
Gladys Madauss was born in San Salvador, El Salvador. She is currently working as a First Grade Teacher at Ravenscroft School in Raleigh. Gladys has exhibited her art work at several Elementary Schools in Wake County. She was a featured for Hispanic Heritage Month at the Office of Multicultural Affairs at UNC Greensboro.
Born in Colombia where he studied Fine Arts at the National University of Colombia in Bogotá. Juan Manuel earned a degree in Computer Art and Animation from the School of Communication Arts in Raleigh North Carolina in 1997. He has also taken coursework in web design at Wake Technical Community College. His artistic interests include working with various media, including clay, 3D computer graphics, photography and animation.
Cornelio Campos has lived and worked in his native country Mexico, California, and Durham, NC. His paintings include expressive narratives of his beloved hometown of Cheran and his experiences in the US as an immigrant.
Sovero is an artist who creates layers of rich color, offering us new forms, concepts, and elements of art, over many generations. David's Incan ancestral roots are saturated with thousands of years of Andean stylized figures. His everyday existence and relationships are intimately tied to his work. Shadowy, semi-abstract specters emerge from the darkness of his canvas. His surreal compositions and simplistic geometric forms are based on lines, textures, and many dimensions, giving freedom to his talent and creativity.
Eduardo Lapetina’s life is more colorful since he retired in 2002. After a 35-year career as a medical researcher, presenter and art collector; an unrecognized talent evolved, Lapetina began painting. Today the Argentine is an award-winning artist whose works are collected world-wide.
José Galvez is internationally known for his striking documentary photography of Latino life in the United States. A Pulitzer Prize winner, he has exhibited his work in galleries and museums here and abroad. For over 40 years, Galvez has used black and white film to create a powerful and unparalleled historical record of the Latino experience in America. As a Mexican-American, Galvez has the sensibility of an insider that is often missing in the voyeuristic nature of documentary photography. He is someone whose personal experience, love of family, and cultural knowledge have led him to capture the Latino experience with dignity, respect, and a deep understanding of the stories behind the images.
