CSUN Alumnus Cheech Marin and His Collection of Chicano Art

Fine art prints of paintings drawn from the dazzling collection of actor/art advocate and Cal State Northridge alumnus Richard “Cheech” Marin will be on view from June 17 through July 29 at the campus Art Galleries.

Entitled “The Chicano Collection/La Colección Chicano” by Modern Multiples, the exhibition features the works of Carlos Almaraz, George Yepes, Patssi Valdez, Leo Limón, Margaret Garcia and other prominent Chicano artists.

“Chicano art is American art,” said Marin. “My goal is to bring the term ‘Chicano’ to the forefront of the art world.”

Marin”s idea is to advance Chicano art as a recognized school of American art and to increase public accessibility to the work. As part of the project, high quality digital reproductions called giclées were made of original paintings and then donated to 50 major U.S. art museums and universities. CSUN is the first to display them.

Presenting sponsors of the exhibition tour are Bank of America and Farmers Insurance, with support in Northridge from Starbucks Coffee Company, Univision 34 and CBS 2/KCAL 9. Bank of America and Farmers Insurance have funded all aspects of the multi-year project.

Information about the CSUN exhibition is available at (818) 677-2156. To learn more about the tour, the print project and the artists, visit: www.thechicanocollection.net