Pola Lopez

Pola Lopez (born 1954) is an American painter and muralist known for her abstract, southwestern-inspired artworks.

Biography Pola Lopez was born on April 7, 1954 in Las Vegas, New Mexico, located in the county of San Miguel. Lopez had not been taught the standards of art throughout her early life, but instead was inspired to learn on her own and become a Chicana artist, after a conversation with Samuel Leyba.

Lopez omitted attending college, although she had applied to New Mexico Highlands University. Her father, Junio Lopez, was a businessman who accepted her choice, so long as she could run her own small business in a small building he loaned to her. be appointed a lead artist in the same year of the Daniel Cervantes mural restoration project (located at the Southwest Museum in Highland Park), and designed seven banners for La Casa of USC to be used in Latino Heritage month in 2019.

Art La Chola y Coalticue (2018)

Made in 2018, acrylic on canvas (36x48”). This painting features the stereotypical “chola,” leaning against a statue of Coatlicue. This exhibits the feminist style of chola women who remain connected to the roots they emerged from.

Who Wins This Game? (1991)

Made in 1991, acrylic on canvas with mixed media (40x40”). Represents different identities, beneath a tic tac toe game, as if to represent which identity best suits the artist.

USC Latinx Heritage Month Banners (2019)

Designed in 2019, 7 designs, acrylic on canvas (each, 24x24”). Featured heritage and background stories of USC, La Casa, Latino students. Designed for the main pathway of USC Campus, Trousdale Parkway, to be displayed for Latinx Heritage Month (Sept 15-Oct 15).