Exhibition Dates: Sep. 25 – Dec. 6, 2025
Opening Reception: Sat. Sep. 27, 1 – 3PM
During the Chicano Movement (1965–1980), individuals of Mexican descent fought for civil rights and cultural reclamation. In solidarity with the Movement, LMU alumni Armando Durón ‘76 and Mary Salinas Durón ‘75 began collecting Chicano/a/x art as a means to preserve cultural identities and historical narratives. This exhibition, drawn from The Durón Family Collection, offers a distinct journey through Chicanx art from the mid-1900s to the present. Displayed in various media — including painting, drawing, photography, and sculpture — Seeing Chicanx paints a vivid picture of the Durons’ decades-long commitment to supporting Chicanx artists within Los Angeles’s regional art scene.
This exhibition was originally curated by Dr. Karen Mary Davalos for the Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California, where it was exhibited from January 18 – April 28, 2024.
Image credit: Gilbert “Magu” Luján, Cruising Turtle Island, 1986, serigraph, The Durón Family Collection, © Artist’s Estate
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