Rupert García
Born1941 (age 82–83)
French Camp, California, U.S.
Other namesRupert Garcia
Alma materSan Francisco State University, University of California, Berkeley
EmployerSan Jose State University

Rupert García (born in 1941 in San Joaquin Valley of French Camp, California) is an American Chicano visual artist and professor. He is known as a painter, pastellist, and screen printer. In the 1960s, as a leader, he led a movement against 'Yankee' culture through the production and use of posters, and screen prints. In 1970, he co-founded the Galería de la Raza in San Francisco.[1][2][3]

Biography

Rupert García was born in 1941 in French Camp, an agricultural town.[1][4] He growing up in the nearby city of Stockton.[4]

Education

García studied painting at a junior college, and enrolled at San Francisco State College (now San Francisco State University) for pop-art. He graduated from with a BFA degree in painting in 1968.[5] During his study in San Francisco State College, he joined the anti-war movement and participated in the 1968 student strike organized by the Third World Liberation Front.[4] In 1981, he has received an MFA degree in printmaking, an MA degree in art history and a PhD in art education from the University of California, Berkeley.[6]

Career

1971 poster by Rupert García urging freedom for political prisoners and depicting Angela Davis
1971 poster by Rupert García urging freedom for political prisoners and depicting Angela Davis

García served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War, participating in Operation Rolling Thunder.[6][7] During his study in San Francisco State College, he joined the anti-war movement and participated in the 1968 student strike organized by the Third World Liberation Front. He stopped painting until the mid-70s, instead creating political posters denouncing violence against Latinos and Blacks in the United States. In 1968, he decided to stop painting and made political posters condemning violence against Latinos, blacks and other minorities in the United States.[6] In 1988, he taught in San Jose State University, School of Art and Art History department and retired in 2010. Since 2011 to present, he is the Professor Emeritus of Art, in San Jose State University. In 2011, he exhibited at the de Young museum.[8] His work is in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[9] and the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts.[10]

Solo exhibition (2000–present)

Solo exhibition (2000–present)
2000 Politics and Provocation: The Posters of Rupert Garcia, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC
2003 Another Look at the 1960s and 70s, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006 Los Perros, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 Vintage Prints and Posters, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA

The Magnolia Editions Projects 1991–2011, De Young, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, CA

2018 Rupert Garcia: Rolling Thunder, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Publications

  • Catlett, Elizabeth; Castellon, Rolando (1978). Rupert Garcia: Pastel Drawings, March 3-April 23, 1978 (exhibition). San Francisco, California: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

References

  1. 1 2 "Garcia, Rupert". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00070734. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  2. ↑ "Alumnus Rupert García Speaks at Smithsonian American Art Museum". College of Liberal & Creative Arts. San Francisco State University. April 23, 2019.
  3. ↑ Boettger, Suzaan (April 16, 2019). "The Timely Dissent of a Vietnam War-Themed Show". Hyperallergic.
  4. 1 2 3 "Rupert Garcia". San José Museum of Art. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  5. ↑ "Rupert García: Art for the Chicano Movement". Shifting Perspectives. 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  6. 1 2 3 Barros de Castro, Mauricio (Fall 2020). "RIGHT ON! AN INTERVIEW WITH RUPERT GARCIA". Revista N’oj, Issue 2. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  7. ↑ Orsi, Peter (1995). "Californians: Rupert Garcia, Artist". California History. 74 (3). doi:10.2307/25177506. ISSN 0162-2897. JSTOR 25177506.
  8. ↑ "Rupert Garcia: The Magnolia Editions Projects 1991–2011". de Young Museum. 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  9. ↑ "Rupert García". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  10. ↑ "Rupert Garcia". Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
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