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.
Seeing Chicanx: The Durón Family Collection includes artwork by Laura Aguilar, Carlos Almaraz, Michael M. Amezcua, Judy Baca, Raul Baltazar, Samuel A. Baray, Charles “Chaz” Bojórquez, Carlos Bueno, Barbara Carrasco, Yreina D. Cervántes, Xavier Cázares Cortéz, Sandra de la Loza, Tony de los Reyes, Alex Donis, Richard Duardo, Martin Durazo, rafa Esparza, Christina Fernandez, Diane Gamboa, Margaret Garcia, Luis C. Garza, CiCi Segura Gonzalez, Yolanda González, Jaime Guerrero, Roberto Gutierrez, Willie F. Herrón III, Hugo Hopping, Salomón Huerta, Gilbert “Magu” Luján, Rigo Maldanado, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Joseph Maruska, Connie Mendoza, Joseph “Nuke” Montalvo, Jennifer Gutierrez Morgan, Ramses Noriega, Marisela Norte, Rubén Ortiz Torres, Antonio Pelayo, Monique Prieto, Ramon Ramirez, Domingo Rodriguez, Frank Romero, Shizu Saldamando, Teddy Sandoval, Francesco Siqueiros, Dewey Tafoya, Patssi Valdez, and Linda Vallejo
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