User:Fan Qi7/Rupert García

The page currently contains only these (Biography; Publications; References; External links) categories. I will break down the biography section into more specific sections (e.g. early life, education, work, etc.). At the same time I will do some research and write about of his several major exhibitions.

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

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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 in painting in 1968. 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. In 1981, he has received an MFA in Printmaking, an MA in Art History and a PhD in Art Education from the University of California, Berkeley.

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García served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War, participating in Operation Rolling Thunder. 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. 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.

Solo Exhibition (2000-Present):