About Santa Barraza
Santa Barraza is an American mixed-media artist and painter who is well known for her colorful, retablo style painting. A Chicana, Barraza pulls inspiration from her own mestiza ancestry and from pre-Columbian art. Barraza is considered to be an important artist in the Chicano art movement. The first scholarly treatment of a Chicana artist is about her and is called Santa Barraza, Artist of the Borderlands, which describes her life and body of work. Barraza's work is collected by the Mexic-Arte Museum, and other museums around the United States and internationally. She currently lives in Kingsville, Texas. Barraza's first art classes were taken at the high school. Barraza met and became friends with Chicana artist Carmen Lomas Garza when they were both at H.M. In 1969, Barraza became involved with the activist group, Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO).
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