Graciela Carrillo

Graciela Carrillo (born in Los Angeles in 1950) is a Chicana artist and muralist in San Francisco and member of the all-female Chicana/Latina artist group Mujeres Muralistas. She is a co-founder of Galería de la Raza, a gallery utilized to showcase the everyday lives of the Chicano community through art during the Chicano Civil Rights movement through the Chicano muralist movement.

Biography Education Graciela Carrillo attended San Jose State University when she was living in Los Angeles, California. Like her contemporary and friend, Patricia Rodriguez, Graciela Carrillo moved to San Francisco where she attended the San Francisco Art Institute in 1969 through a scholarship. Her letter to Montoya highlights her goal to deconstruct the dominant and ideal versions of art in response to gender differences and male dominated careers.

The principles behind mural-making in Las Mujeres Muralistas mural collective emphasizes the significance that collectivity has through mural making for these Chicana women. Though many art critics argue that their art is not "political enough," they highlight that their art is also for the purpose of community and children. They create art in order to bring art closer to the people in underrepresented and disenfranchised communities.

Art Latino-America In Latino-America, Graciela Carrillo, Patricia Rodríguez, Consuelo Mendez, and Irene Pérez – and their four assistants – Tuti Rodriguez, Miriam Olivas, Xochitl Nevel-Guerrero, and Estér Hernández painted a mural on a high wall. This mural was notable for using only and all female artists which led to the leading artists being named La Mujeres Muralistas. It was commissioned by Mission Model Cities in 1974.

Soñar Despierto: Seriographs and Mural Exhibit From March 9, 1974, to March 31, 1974, Graciela Carrillo's art was exhibited in Galeria de la Raza's mural exhibits. Her artworks in this series represent warm and bright colors, many which represent cactuses. Her artwork represented symbols of Mexican-American culture.

Marzo Marzo depicts an indigenous man with angel wings being guided by figures through the indigenous calendar. This art piece was created in 1975 and it was displayed in la Galeria de la Raza. Many of her works depict indigenous aspects of life.