Biography
At the age of thirteen, Carmen Lomas Garza decided to become a visual artist and pursued every opportunity to advance her knowledge of art in higher education institutions. Inspired by the Chicano Movement of the 1960s, she dedicated her creativity to depicting significant and everyday events in the lives of Mexican Americans based on her memories of South Texas. Since 1969, her objective has been to create paintings, prints, Day of the Dead installations, and paper and metal cutouts that instill pride in the history and culture of Mexican-American communities. Beyond her artwork, she has created ofrendas (ritual altars) to honor historical and cultural figures, such as Frida Kahlo and Doña Sebastiana. Her work, colorful and influenced by folk tradition, uses simplified, iconic figures to address Chicano culture and combat racism.
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