LatinX Artists
Artists listed in alphabetical order by first/preferred name.
Artists have many layered identities and art educators need to present them as such.
Representing diverse artists in your curriculum is only part of an Anti-Bias, Anti-Racist curriculum. It needs to be more than a symbolic effort and art educators need to take into account intersectionality when introducing these artists to students. How do aspects of an artists’ social and political identities (ex. gender, sex, race, class, sexuality, religion, ability, physical appearance, etc.) intersect within their work?
In addition, we recognize that race is socially constructed and it is impossible to put humans in clearly defined categories by race. Racial identity is deeply personal, and artists within any given subgroup define themselves differently. Race, ethnicity, and nationality are all factors artist’s individually consider as their personal identity. However, as mentioned previously that is not all that there is to their identity. We know that artists have many layered identities and art educators need to do the research to present them as such. These groupings are not perfect, as humans are not meant to be divided into boxes. We hope this resource can help art educators identify who is missing from their curriculum in order to create a curriculum more representative of the incredible diversity among students and artists today.
Terminology
Amerindians: The indigenous population of Latin America.
Boricua: a Puerto Rican, or person of Puerto Rican descent. It is also the name Puerto Rico’s indigenous Indians, the Taino, gave to their island.
ChicanX: a Mexican American (can be used in place of the masculine, feminine and gender binary form).
Hispanic and Latino are often used interchangeably though they actually mean two different things. Hispanic refers to people who speak Spanish and/or are descended from Spanish-speaking populations, while Latino refers to people who are from or descended from people from Latin America.
Latin American: relating to or characteristic of Latin America or its inhabitants.
LatinX: a person of Latin origin or descent.
Latin America is a group of countries and dependencies in the Western Hemisphere where Romance languages such as Spanish, Portuguese, and French are predominantly spoken. It is broader than the terms Ibero-America or Hispanic America in categorizing the New World. The term comes from the fact that the predominant languages of the countries originated with the Latin language. Latin America consists of 20 countries and 14 dependent territories that cover an area that stretches from Mexico to Tierra del Fuego and includes much of the Caribbean. It includes more than 20 nations: Mexico in North America; Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama in Central America; Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, French Guiana, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay in South America; Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Puerto Rico in the Caribbean.
Xicanismo: transcends a label of being Mexican or Mexican American. The “X” connects the person to a recognition of their indigenous identity that is often overlooked by many Mexicans. This identity of Xicanismo reclaims indigenaity by using the “X” which is commonly used for the “ch” sound in indigenous languages.
Name/Nationality
Abdias do Nascimento Brazilian
Adal Maldonado Puerto Rican
Adriana Villagra Paraguayan
Alan Peláez Lopez Afro-Indigenous Mexican
Alán Serna Mexican
Alejandro Macias Mexican American
Alessandra Exposito Cuban / American
Alex Da Corte American Venezuelan
Alexis Diaz Puerto Rican
Aliza Nisenbaum Mexican
Allora & Calzadilla Puerto Rican (Duo)
Alex Rubio Chicano
Ana Leovy Mexican
Ana Serrano Mexican American
Ana Mendieta Cuban
Ana Teresa Barboza Peruvian
Andrea Pérez Bessin Puerto Rican
Angel Otero Puerto Rican
Antonio Maldonado Puerto Rican
Antonio Martorell Puerto Rican
Antuco Chicaiza Ecuadorian
Anuto Chavajay Ixtetela Guatemalan
Arturo Herrera Venezuelan
Arthur Gonzalez American
Augusto Marín Puerto Rican
Beatriz Cortez Salvadorian
Beatriz Milhazes Brazilian
Belkis Ayón Cuban
Betsy Casañas Latina
Broobs Chicanx
Carla Fernández Mexican
Carmen Argote Mexican American
Carmen Herrera Cuban
Carmen Lomas Garza Chicana
Carlos Mercado Puerto Rican
Carolina Caycedo Colombian
Carolyn Castaño Colombian American
Chemi Rosado-Seijo Puerto Rican
Clarissa Tossin Brazilian
Cognate Collective Mexican American
Carol Rossetti Brazilian
Christina Erives Mexican Heritage
Clemencia Lucena Colombian
Criselda Vasquez Mexican-American
Damián Ortega Mexican
Daniela Garcia Mexican American / Latina
Diego Rivera Mexican
Doris Salcedo Colombian
Eduardo Kobra Brazilian
Elia Alba Dominican American
Elizabeth Barreto Puerto Rican
Elle Pérez Puerto Rican
Emilia Cruz Mexican American
Emanuel Martinez Mexican American
Eric J. Garcia Chicano
Ernesto Neto Brazilian
Ernesto Yerena Montejano Chicano / Indigenous
Ester Hernandez Chicana
Emmanuel Aguilera Mexican
Farid Rueda Mexican
Firelei Báez Dominican
Frida Kahlo Mexican
Francis Robateau Belizean American
Freddy Rodríguez Dominican
Favianna Rodriguez American
Felix Quintana Salvadoran-American
Gabi Pérez-Silver Puerto Rican
Gabriel Orozco Mexican
Gabriel Dawe Mexican
Gabriel García Román Mexican-American
Gabriella Sanchez American
Garvin Sierra Puerto Rican
George Rodriguez Mexican American
Gilbert “Magu” Luján Chicano
Gina Gwen Palacios Mexican American
Graciela Iturbide Mexican
Guadalupe Maravilla Salvadoran
Hoesy Corona Mexican
Humberto Ramos Mexican
J. Leigh Garcia Biracial Latina
Jacqueline Valenzuela Mexican-American
Jaime Romano Puerto Rican
Jean-Michel Basquiat Haitian / Puerto Rican
Jesse Treviño Mexican American
Jesus Barraza Xicanx
Jesus Treviño Mexican American
Joaquín Torres-García Uruguayan-Spanish
John Valdez Chicano
Jorge Soto Sánchez Puerto Rican
Joiri Minaya Dominican-American
José Antonio Torres Martino Puerto Rican
José Cuneo Perinetti Uruguayan
José R. Alicea Puerto Rican
José Guadalupe Posada Mexican
José A. Rosa Castellanos Puerto Rican
José Braulio Bedia Valdés Cuban
Josie Del Castillo American
Juan Carlos Escobedo Mexican-American
Juan Downey Chilean-American
Juan Sánchez Puerto Rican
Juana Valdes Cuban
Judith Francisca Baca Chicana
Julio Salgado Mexican
Justin Favela Guatemalan-Mexican-American
Karlito Miller Espinosa Costa Rican
Kukuli Velarde Peruvian
Larry Fuente American
Layqa Nuna Yawar Ecuadorian / Kichwa-Kañari
Leopoldo Méndez Mexican
Lexx Xicana
Lilliam Nieves Puerto Rican
Liliana Porter Argentinian
Lorena Cruz Mexican-American
Lourdes Jiménez Mexican American
Luis Jiménez Mexican American
Lucía Méndez Rivas Dominican
Luz Donoso Chilean
Mamani Mamani Bolivian (Aymara)
Manuel Mendive Afro-Cuban
Marco Hernandez Mexican
Marco Sánchez Mexican
Marela Zacarías Mexican
Maria Amalia Honduran
María Magdalena Campos-Pons Cuban
Mario Testino Peruvian
MATA RUDA (Karl Miller Espinosa) Latin-American
Matthew Willie Garcia Hispanic
Melesio Casas Chicano
Melanie Cervantes Xicana
Micius Stephane Haitian
Morel Doucet Haitian American
Myrna Báez Puerto Rican
Nick Quijano Puerto Rican
Natalia Arbelaez Colombian American
Olga Albizu Puerto Rican
Oswaldo Guayasamín Ecuadorian
Omar Chacon Colombian
Patrick Martinez American
Patssi Valdez Chicana
Paula Liz Puerto Rican
Pepón Osorio Puerto Rican
Pedro Reyes Mexican
Priscilla Monge Costa Rican
Rafael López del Campo Puerto Rican
Rafa Esparza Mexican American
Rafael Soriano Cuban
Raphael Montañez Ortiz Yaqui-Puerto Rican
Raúl de Nieves Mexican
Rachelle Mozman Solano Panamanian
Ramiro Gomez Mexican American
Raquel Gutiérrez American
Ricardo Jaén Panamanian American
River Garza Tongva & Mexican
Roberto Lugo Puerto Rican
Rodríguez Calero Puerto Rican
Ronny Quevedo Ecuadorian
Roberto Gutierrez Chicano
Robert Vargas Mexican-American
Rosenda Alvarez Faro Puerto Rican
Salvador Jiménez-Flores Mexican
Scherezade García Dominican
Sofia Maldonado Puerto Rican
Suzy González Xicana
Sara Barriera Mexican & Puerto Rican
Tania Bruguera Cuban
Tanya Aguiñiga Mexican American
Tarsila do Amaral Brazilian
Teresita De La Torre Mexican
Teresita Fernández Cuban
Tony Aguero Costa Rican
Tony Bechara Puerto Rican
Tony Capellán Dominican
Teresa Burga Peruvian
Victoria Villasana Mexican
Vik Muniz Brazilian
Voluspa Jarpa Saldías Chilean
Vick Quezada Mexican American
Wence Martinez Mexican (Zapotec)
Wendi Ruth Valladares Mexican American
William Camargo Chicanx
William Cordova Peruvian
Wilson Borja Colombian
Xochi Solis Mexican American
Yreina D. Cervántez Chicana
Yvette Mayorga Mexican American
Yolanda Lopez Chicana
