Curriculum Vitae
BIOGRAPHY
Born 1932, Los Angeles, California
EDUCATION
Los Angeles Community College
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), B.A., M.A., Pictorial Arts
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1960-67
UCLA Extension (part-time) Classes in Drawing, Life Drawing, Painting
1960-2008
Guest Lecturer, Instructor (part-time)
California State University - Long Beach, Citrus College, College of the Redwoods, Los Angeles Trade Technical College, Loyola Marymount University, Pasadena City College, Rio Hondo Community College, Santa Monica City College, Southwest Community College, University of California, Santa Cruz.
1969-1981
East Los Angeles College (Faculty)
Chairman of Chicano Studies Department, beginning 1971.
1994-2008
Arts in Correction, California Department of Corrections
BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS
“Roberto Chavez : Paintings and Drawings” Hit and Run Press, Berkeley, Calif. © 2012.
“Four Tales of Pathos” Illustration for poems by Michael Johnson; Mudpuddle Press, Arena Press, © 1988
“Mex Glimpse: Poems” Illustration for poems byPaul Tully, Illustrations By Hit & Run Press © 1983
PUBLIC MURALS
1970
Alice’s Restaurant, Westwood, California
Three-story mural facing parking lot.
1972
“Porque se Pelean,” Simmons Roofing Building, East Los Angeles, California
Part of the Street Mural Project, L.A. Dept of Parks & Recreation
“La Fiesta,” Estrada Courts, East Los Angeles
1974
The Path to Knowledge and the False University” Ingalls Auditorium, East L.A. College
1976
“Chicanos in Space”
Aerospace Corporation, Redondo Beach, California
1980
“Chingazos en Puebla” and “The Third World War” (portable murals)
Loyala Marymount University
1982
“The Execution” (Mural presentation on videotape)
Califas Art Conference, UC Santa Cruz
1987
“Free Circus” (portable mural)
Mendocino County Fair, Boonville, California
EXHIBIT CATALOGUES
2020
“Zapata Despues de Zapata”. Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes; Mexico City, Mexico
2015
“¡Murales rebeldes! : L.A. Chicana/Chicano murals under siege” California Historical Society, LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA; Getty Foundation
2014
“Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art” Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC.
“Roberto Chavez & the False University: A Retrospective” Vincent Price Museum, East Los Angeles, California
2012
“L.A. RAW Abject Expressionism in Los Angeles !945-1980, from Rico Lebrun to Paul McCarthy” Pasadena Museum of California Art, Getty Foundation, Los Angeles, California.
2011
“L.A. Xicano” Pacific Standard Time Getty Foundation Los Angeles, California
1984
“Ceeje Revisited”, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, CA
1976
“Chicanarte” By Comité Chicanarte.; Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, CA
REVIEWS & ARTICLES
2017
“Celebrating the Chicana/o murals of L.A., some lost forever, with '¡Murales Rebeldes!' “ By Agatha French. Los Angeles Times, Aug 17, 2017.
2014
“Object Lesson: Roberto Chavez’s dusty shelf of famous men.” By Carolina Miranda, Los Angeles Times, Dec 5 2014
2013
“Look Here Upon This Picture, and On This” By Betty Friedman & Jean Nyland. Jung Journal. 7. Pages 69-76, 2013.
2012
“A Different World: Roberto Chavez retrospective at SRJC explores unlikely career from East Los Angeles artist” By Leilani Carter, North Bay Bohemian, Nov. 14, 2012
“PST Mexican American and Chicano Exhibitions Legitimize the Periphery.” By Lucía Sanromán, Art Journal, vol. 71, no. 1, 2012, pp. 76–87.
2011
“Why Paint?” By Roberto Chavez. Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies, Volume 36, number 1, Spring 2011, page 213-218
“PACIFIC STANDARD TIME; Suddenly, poised for a breakthrough; The sprawl of the exhibitions allows for underappreciated artists to shine too.” By Jori Finkel, Los Angeles Times ; 18 Sep 2011: E.28.
“The city of dreams …and shoes.” By Chon Noriega, Tate, Etc. Sept 1, 2011
1984
“Taking a Fresh Look L.A.’s ‘Ragged Edge’ Artists” By William Wilson, Los Angeles Times, Apr 29, 1984, pg. M98
“The Galleries” By Robert L. Pincus, Los Angeles Times, Apr 27, 1984, pg. 100
1971
“Up Against The Wall” By Roberta Ostroff, Los Angeles Times Jan 31, 1971
1965
“In The Galleries” By William Wilson, Los Angeles Times, Jun. 11, 1965, pg. C4
1962
“Unusual Talent Marks Chavez Works” By Henry J. Seldis, Los Angeles Times, Nov 9, 1962, pg. 63
SELECTED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Autry Museum of the American West Los Angeles, California
Carlo Delgadillo San Francisco, California
City of Santa Monica Art Bank Santa Monica, California
Lyn & Wm Norton Venice, California
Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington DC
Rafferty Family Kensington, California
Robert Ross Fort Bragg, California