Английская Википедия:Cristina Cardenas

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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]

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.

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