NOT TO BE MISSED ........

Chicano Visions - American Painters on the Verge is Cheech Marin's personal collection of chicano art and is currently on display at the DeYoung Museum and is certainly worth the trip to see it. This show has been touring the country for the past year and is quite monumental as it is the first time all these artists works have been highlighted in museums.

This artist- George Yepes born in Tijuana and raised in east LA beat all the odds. He grew up by a hard street life of poverty and gang violence and managed to rise above. He is self taught and was one of the most prolific painters/muralists of the 70's. His 28 murals are now landmarks in Los Angeles and he started a free mural painting academy for low income students who's 21 murals have also become landmarks in LA.

He is just one artist showcased in Chicano Visions. In addition to the art, their are two other exhibits, Chicano Now and Chicano Encounters both equally interesting.. I liked it so much I am definitely going back :)