User:PaytonSampleo/Ruth Leonela Buentello

Ruth Leonela Buentello is a visual artist, muralist, and educator in arts.

Background
She is a San Antonio-based interdisciplinary artist who explores themes like gender, identity, immigration, and patriarchy through her work. Her work has an intrinsic focus on the representation of Chicana working class comunities. Having a lot of bridges other disciplines, including community/public arts and collaborative installations, she has made a lot of progress when it comes to 2009- 2015 when she co-founded and participated in the Mas Rudas Collective with like minded Chicana artists. Through this there has been made great progress in understanding the socio-cultural examinations of Chicana identity and gender.

Ruth Leonela Buentello received her Bachelors of Fine Arts at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2008.

Notable Work
Buentello's notable works include, Yo Tengo Un Nombre which illustrates the disdain that immigrants face due to being undocumented; Kinship which depicts many events by artists of which their work shows kinship and the bond in which is being shared; and The Sitter which highlights works around the actions and effects of subjects in our society today.

= References =


 * 1) ^ Ruth Leonela Buentello - Joan Mitchell Foundation- Joan Mitchell Foundation Retrieved 2022-11-12

2. ^ Latinx artists visually delve into memories of home Retrieved 2022-11-15

3. National Portrait Gallery Presents an exhibition featuring Ruth Buentello Retrieved 2022-11-15

4. Ruth Helps Youth find their voice through art Retrieved 2022-11-16 Category:Reference

5. Memory Migration Maps Retrieved 2022-11-23

6. ^ Ideas and Sense of Self - Retrieved 2022-11-28.

7. In the Studio -Retrieved 2022-11-28

8. Serie Project Retrieved 2022-11-30

= External Links =


 * 1) Instagram -
 * 2) Facebook
 * 3) Twitter