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Chicano Studies Research Center

Alex Donis: Floating World

UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library
144 Haines Hall
Oil painting on white glass showing a woman dressed as a nun kissing a woman with blonde hair and wearing a red bodysuit and fishnets.
Alex Donis, “My Cathedral,” 1997
Oil and enamel on plexiglass

Curated by the artist, this exhibition of works on paper examined and redefined the boundaries set within religion, politics, race, and sexuality. Los Angeles-based Donis has worked extensively in a variety of media, including painting, installation, and video. Donis’s art is influenced by a tri-cultural (pop, Latino, and queer) experience. The CSRC is pleased to have the Alex Donis Papers in its archive.

A video of the exhibition reception, featuring speakers Chon Noriega, Alex Donis, and a performance by Chicano Batman, is available on CSRC YouTube.

Artist’s website: http://alexdonis.com/index.html.

Opening reception: Tuesday, November 13, 4:00-6:00 p.m.

In the library and vitrine.