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Library Exhibitions

Rotating exhibitions drawn from CSRC collections are on display inside the library and in the vitrine near the front entrance. All exhibitions are free to the public and viewable during regular library hours.

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: Floating World

November 13, 2012 - January 21, 2013

UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library, 144 Haines Hall

Curated by the artist, this exhibition examined boundaries set within religion, politics, race, and sexuality.

Black and white historical photo of a woman smiling and a young boy posing together with their faces close to each other.

Dichos: The David Damian Figueroa Collection

September 19, 2012 - October 30, 2012

UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library, 144 Haines Hall

This exhibition at the CSRC Library highlighted the personal collection of David Damian Figueroa.

Mapping Truth: Following the Paper Trail in the Murder of Ruben Salazar

August 20, 2012 - September 12, 2012

UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library, 144 Haines Hall

This exhibit commemorated the memory of beloved journalist Ruben Salazar, slain 42 years ago at the Chicano Moratorium.

Round Yucatan Guacamole container label with red and green text, stating 95% avocado, beside a drawing of an avocado.

La Cocina

April 2, 2012 - August 15, 2012

UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library, 144 Haines Hall

What is “authentic” Mexican food? Authenticity is a relative term that is dependent on the individual.

Blue, gold, and white square artwork with four decorative panels surrounded by patterned borders.

Mural Remix: Sandra de la Loza

February 6, 2012 - June 1, 2012

UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library, 144 Haines Hall

For her solo exhibition Mural Remix, artist Sandra de la Loza created lightboxes featuring reworkings of Chicano mural imagery.

Black, red, and white drawings on three paper napkins, each with human-like figures, dots, symbols, and abstract designs.

Gronk: Paper Napkins

January 5, 2012 - March 23, 2012

UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library, 144 Haines Hall

In 2007, the artist Gronk donated his personal archive of papers, photos, and ephemera to the CSRC Library.

Colorful illustration of a woman with braided dark hair and a white skeleton face, with a green and pink heart filled with symbols behind her.

Chican@s Collect: The Durón Family Collection

September 22, 2011 - December 9, 2011

UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library, 144 Haines Hall

Mary and Armando Durón have been collecting Chicana and Chicano art by Los Angeles artists for almost thirty years.

Black and orange illustration showing a portrait of Rubén Salazar above a woman raising her fists, surrounded by people lying on the ground.

Rubén Salazar & the Chicano Moratorium

July 1, 2011 - August 1, 2011

UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library, 144 Haines Hall

In collaboration with Rosalio Muñoz, this exhibit highlighted the life and work of Chicano journalist Rubén Salazar.

LGBT & Mujeres Initiative

May 1, 2011 - June 1, 2011

UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library, 144 Haines Hall

The third annual ALMS conference took place May 12-15, 2011 at Plummer Park in West Hollywood.