MALAQUÍAS MONTOYA

MALAQUÍAS MONTOYA was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1938 and was raised in the San Joaquín Valley, California. His work includes murals, drawings, and paintings, but he is best known for his silkscreen prints. Montoya’s work reflects his unwavering commitment
to a global agenda of promoting the dignity of labor and exposing assaults on human rights. In 1968 Montoya cofounded
the Mexican-American Liberation Art Front, arguably the most influential Chicano artist collective in the movement.

Writer: Terezita Romo is Curator of Exhibitions at the Mexican Museum, San Francisco. She is the author of
Patssi Valdez: A Precarious Comfort (Mexican Museum, 1999).