Por el Pueblo:
El legado y la influencia de Malaquías Montoya

“The issues Montoya first addressed more than 50 years ago continue to be relevant today, making Por el Pueblo a timely examination.”

–SF Chronicle

Octubre 6, 2023—Junio 30, 2024 I Great Hall

Explore el impacto en vida del artista chicano Malaquías Montoya, cuyo legado como artista al servicio del público, activista y líder comunitario sirve de inspiración para las generaciones más jóvenes dentro de la comunidad chicana y más allá. Los carteles, grabados gráficos y murales de Montoya que destacan cuestiones políticas y de justicia social han ayudado a definir la identidad chicana durante casi cinco décadas.

Malaquías Montoya’s activist roots and community ties can be traced back to his childhood as the son of a migrant farmworker family and the close relationships he held with elder family members, teachers, artists and more.  Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya invites visitors to consider Montoya’s deeply collaborative artistic process, focus on community, and engagement across generations.

This exhibition will explore what it means to become an elder through photographs, historical and familial ephemera, early works from the artist as well as contemporary artworks by artists from multiple generations influenced by Montoya, including Julio Salgado, Elyse Doyle-Martinez, Leslie Lopez, Israel Campos, and Arely Hernández.

This exhibition is on view Octubre 6, 2023—Junio 30, 2024.

*Header image: Untitled, (c) (“copyright”) Lezlie Salkowitz-Montoya, Courtesy of the artist. The date is unknown.