The exhibition Paper Traces: Latin American Prints and Drawings from the Collection at SDMA opens at the San Diego Museum of Art.

I was part of the UCSD VisArts Research Group who assisted Roberto Tejada in curating the exhibition.

A recognition goes to my fellow researchers: Katherine Becvar, Fabian Cereijido, Moriah Evans,Nicole Holland, William Huber, Bill Kelley, Jr., Rebecca J. Kinney, Carlos Martell, Annie Mendoza, Patricia Montoya, Irene Robles-Huerta, and Yagna Yass. A special thanks to Monica Jovanovich and Jillian Mollenhauer for their special curatorial assistance this summer, making the final exhibition possible.

http://www.sdmart.org/exhibition-paper-traces.html
Paper Traces: Latin American Prints and Drawings from the Collection at SDMA
September 23-December 31, 2006

A new exhibition curated by the UCSD VisArts Research Group reveals the depth and breadth of the Museum's Latin American collection. With approximately 60 prints and drawings of varying media and sizes—nearly all on view for the first time—Paper Traces boasts examples by major artists from all over Latin America, including José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, Roberto Matta, José Luis Cuevas, and Antonio M. Frasconi. It also highlights SDMA's new acquisitions, such as Hugo Crosthwaite's Bartolomé and Leonora Carrington's High Priestess.

The prints, drawings, posters, and portfolios displayed range widely over time and place and include art from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Peru, and Venezuela. They present subject matter common to everyday life in Latin America—national identity, labor, ethnicity, social class, and family—and explore the role of traditional media in depicting these themes.