Cristina Cardenas

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Cristina Cardenas
Born1957
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Alma mater University of Arizona

Cristina Cardenas (born 1957) is a painter, printmaker, and lithographer known for paying tribute to Mexican culture. It has been suggested the imagery of her paintings is "meant to empower women". [1]

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Early life and education

Cristina Cardenas was born in Guadalajara in 1957. [2] She moved to the United States and settled in Tucson, Arizona. [3] Cardenas earned a Master of Fine Arts in printmaking from the University of Arizona in 1990. [1]

Career

Cardenas engages in several forms of art including paintings, lithographs, prints, and murals. [1] She also teaches at Pima Community College and works with children at a nearby charter school. [1]

Notable works include Malinche, Coatlicue, y Virgen de los Remedios (1991), a mixed media painting that was part of the Counter Colon-ialismo exhibition. [3] The painting depicts Malintzin in front of Coatlicue, surrounded by La Virgen de los Remedios. [3] The text within the painting reads "Malintzin, India noble, mujer inteligente" which translates to "Malintzin, noble and intelligent Indigenous women." [3] According to Cardenas, this work highlights Coatlicue’s influence on Malintzin, as well as the religion imposed on her. [3]

Also the work titled, La Nina de los Espejos (2005) which is a lithograph at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. [4] This lithograph is a part of the “Unapologetic: All Women, All Year” exhibition. [4] It features a girl with long, black flowing hair, and explores the theme of women’s strength. [4]

Her 2004 print Graciela is part of the Self-Help Graphics & Art collection at the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. [5]

Her work is held in the permanent collections of the National Museum of Mexican Art, [6] the McNay Art Museum, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, [4] and the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center collection, [5] among others.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Star, Gerald M. Gay Arizona Daily. "Her culture comes alive". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  2. ↑ "Cristina Cardenas (American, b.1957)". McNay Art Museum. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Traitor, survivor, icon : the legacy of La Malinche. Victoria I. Lyall, Terecita Romo, Denver Art Museum, Albuquerque Museum, San Antonio Museum of Art. [Denver, Colorado]. 2022. ISBN   978-0-300-25898-1. OCLC   1262190353.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. 1 2 3 4 "La Nina de los Espejos [The Young Girl of the Mirrors]" . Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  5. 1 2 UCLA_CSRC (2013-10-14), Cardenas, Cristina - Graciela 2004 , retrieved 2022-12-01
  6. ↑ "Making History: : The Art of Collecting". National Museum of Mexican Art. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
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