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Annotated Bibliography

 * Pickman, Heidi. “Xochitl Guerrero, Taller Xochicura.” CAMEO, 26 Mar. 2015, https://cameonetwork.org/news/xochitl-guerrero-taller-xochicura/.
 * Pickman writes on Nevel-Guerrero's art forms, ranging from murals, gourd decoration, tile art, etc. She is from Oakland, California, and opened Taller Xochicura in 2013. Nevel-Guerrero teaches younger artists and lets them collaborate with her on mural projects.
 * Garzón, Camilo. “Xochitl Nevel-Guerrero Oral History.” SFMOMA, 23 July 2021, https://www.sfmoma.org/listen/xochitl-nevel-guerrero-oral-history/.
 * Garzón conducts an interview with Xochitl Nevel-Guerrero on behalf of the Mission Murals Project in her home in Oakland, California. She describes her upbringing and how her father, a painter/muralist from Mexico City, influenced her art. She describes traumatic experiences she had growing up and how art helped her cope with them. Nevel-Guerrero was involved in theater groups and learned to play the flute while growing up, and since her father was involved in issues of the Chicano movement, she became involved as well. Her close suicide attempt made her re-examine her life, and she changed her name and became more involved in her community through work. Nevel-Guerrero studied at Laney College and transferred to UC Berkeley before dropping out after only a year. She worked on the Latino America mural in San Francisco after Ester Hernández, a well-known artist who was one of her classmates at Laney College, told her of the mural project coordinated by the Mujeres Muralistas. She painted lots of the maize on the mural and she commonly incorporates corn into her art, thanks in part to her visions of a corn goddess. She strongly believes in indigenous roots and includes many natural elements in her artwork. Her early art was heavily influenced by her first trip to Mexico in 1969, where she witnessed poverty and traditional beauty. The purpose of murals she worked on was to educate and make viewers feel represented. After dropping out of UC Berkeley, Nevel-Guerrero took a gap year and eventually received her art degree from Cal State East Bay. When working on MaestraPeace, she had a spiritual experience in which her immense physical pain was cured by a healer and she was able to paint the two figures for the mural. She echoes the importance of knowing oneself and not forgetting about one's roots and backgrounds.
 * Payton, Brenda. “Murals: A Colorful Journey through Oakland.” SFGATE, 4 Oct. 2009, https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/murals-a-colorful-journey-through-oakland-3214508.php.
 * Payton writes her article on the different murals that decorate the streets and buildings of Oakland, California. She makes mention of the mural at the Clínica de la Raza at East 16th Street and Fruitvale Avenue. The mural includes indigenous, Mexican, and Catholic imagery, as well as traditional and modern healing. The mural was painted by Raymundo "Zala" Nevel, Xochitl Nevel-Guerrero's father, in 1977 and was restored and updated by Nevel-Guerrero.
 * Grimm, Aniya. "Interview with Xochitl Guerrero." Friends of the OPL, 22 May 2023, https://www.fopl.org/post/interview-with-xochitl-guerrero.
 * Grimm writes on Xochitl Nevel-Guerrero and her mural painted on the walls of the Oakland Public Library's César Chavez branch. Nevel-Guerrero was born in 1954 and mentored by her father. She studied at Laney College, Peralta Community College, UC Berkeley, and CSU East Bay, where she received her bachelor's in fine arts in 1980. She has painted murals in Oakland and San Francisco and opened Taller Xochicura in 2013 to give others access to create art. For the mural at the Oakland Public Library, Nevel-Guerrero did much of the work by herself and included elements relating to the library, such as its gardening program and variety in books. She also includes cultural symbols/figures, like papel picado, César Chavez, and the Pyramid of the Sun.
 * Oakland Murals. "La Clínica de la Raza - Oakland Murals." Oakland Murals, 14 Feb. 2020, https://oaklandmurals.com/la-clinica-de-la-raza/.
 * This post displays an image of the mural at La Clínica de la Raza in Oakland, California, located at Fruitvale Avenue and East 16th Street. According to the description, it was painted by Raymundo "Zalas" Nevel and Xochitl Nevel-Guerrero. The mural was painted in 1977, updated during the 1990s, and restored in 2014.