Guide to the Maya Gonzalez papers
CEMA 103
Finding aid prepared by Alexander Hauschild, 2007.
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California, 93106-9010
Phone: (805) 893-3062
Email: special@library.ucsb.edu; URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections
07/17/2014
Title: Maya Gonzalez papers
Identifier/Call Number: CEMA 103
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.2 linear feet
(1 half size document box)
Date (inclusive): 1985-2005
Abstract: Maya Gonzalez is a Chicana artist known for promoting the latino community through her vibrant illustrative work in children's
books. This collection includes four folders containing past exhibition catalogs and 118 slides of her art work.
Physical Location: Del Norte
Language of Materials: The collection is in English.
creator:
Gonzalez, Maya
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Maya Gonzalez papers, CEMA 103. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University
of California, Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Maya Gonzalez
Processing Information
Principle Processor: Alexander Hauschild, October 2007. Callie Bowdish and Lauren Cain helped migrate the guide into EAD format,
2014.
Biography
Born in Lancaster California, January 24, 1964, Maya Gonzalez was the daughter of an electrician and her mother was self employed.
One of her first experiences with art was through the family bible. She remembers for the
Latina/o Art Community:
“It must have weighed five pounds. Bound with cracking red leather, each page was lined with a brilliant gold. The pages with
words were thin like silk. The pages with weight, thick and heavy, dispersed throughout the large text, held brilliant art.
I sat for hours with that book on my lap, staring at the work of Botticelli and Giotto, Michelangelo and Correggio. Light
emanated from within their figures; spirit informed gesture and expression. Supernatural beings were visible to the seeker
and the sky was bright with those ascending. This triggered the deep truth within me that the divine is within all things.
And what’s more, art can expose this truth.”
Throughout her career she has been a great advocate for children’s education. As an illustrator for Children’s Book Press
and as a teacher, she has explored what came to be known as “Fearless Art,” teaching through the University of Oregon, the
Maude Kernes Art Center, and through the Children’s Book Press Outreach Program in schools throughout the San Francisco Bay
Area and Los Angeles. Her work has been exhibited in Eugene, Oregon, San Francisco, Fresno, Hayward, Oakland, Los Angeles
and Chicago.
In 1994 Maya Gonzalez was awarded the Americas Honor Award for
Prietita y La Llorona which was also named a Smithsonian Notable Book. In 1996,
Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems won the Pura Belopre Honor Award, the National Parenting Publications Gold Medal Award. In 1997
Bellybutton of the Moon won the
Skipping Stones Honor Award and the
Choices Award from the Children’s Book Center.
Gonzalez is known for brightly colored paintings that honor Chicana, Chicano themes and often feature Latino Children as their
subject. A more complete listing of her many achievements can be found on her website at http://www.mayagonzalez.com/html/resume.html.
Scope and Content
Currently the Maya Gonzalez Papers consist of two series: Series I Art Catalog and Series II Slides.
Box 1, Folder 1
Exhibition Listings
1985-2005
Box 1, Folder 4
Slides
Physical Description:
3.0 linear feet
1 Box
Self-Portrait with Wings
1
1991
General note
Charcoal on Paper; Approx. 20 x 25 in.; new zone DVD/video; collection Mary Schmidt
I Always Listen To My Hair
2
1992
General note
Oil Pastel on Paper; 20 x 25 in.; new zone DVD/video; cover UOWS Center magazine
I Remember the Split
3
1992
General note
Oil Pastel on Paper; I Remeber the Split (Ghost on Couch); 25 x 30 in.; new zone DVD/video; collection of the artist
I Let Go (Purple Woman)
4
1992
General note
Oil Pastel on Paper; 25 x 30 in.; photo; new zone DVD/video; UOWS Center Magazine; collection of Molly Rochambeau
Valentine, Death, Girlfriend
5
1992
General note
Oil Pastel on Paper; 25 x 30 in.; photo; new zone DVD/video; UOWS Center Magazine; collection of the artist
Dresses Hit Together
6
1992
General note
Oil Pastel on Paper; 25 x 30 in.; photo; new zone DVD/video; UOWS Center Magazine; collection of the artist
Home, Two Women, Three Houses
7
1992
General note
Oil Pastel on Paper; 25 x 30 in.; new zone DVD/video; UOWS Center Magazine; collection of the artist
Woman Pinching Nipple
8
1993
General note
Acrylic on Cutout Masonite; Am cutout; 25 x 30 in.; new zone DVD/video; UOWS Center Magazine; collection of the artist
Two Heads
9
1993
General note
Acrylic on two Canvases; 9 x 11 in. each
Woman With Lilies
10
1993
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 43 x 22 in.; photo
Sunday Afternoon
11
1992
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 46 x 33 in.; photo
Fearless Heart
12
1994
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 27 x 18 in.; photo; Dia de los Muertos; collection Harriet Rohmer
Not Afraid in the Dark
13
1994
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 20 x 23 in.; photo; Dia de los Muertos
The Pomegranate
14
1994
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; 28 x 28 in.; Dia de los Muertos; Cover
Living Chicana Theory; collection Debra and Jose
Unstable Seat
15
1994
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 31 x 37 in.; photo; Dia de los Muertos
Playing Dead
16
1994
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 15 x 36 in.; photo; Dia de los Muertos; Chicago Mexican Museum 2004; collection Mia Gonzalez
Homesick
17
1994
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 20 x 25 in.; photo; Dia de los Muertos
Woman in Pillows
18
1994
General note
Water Color on Paper/fa; 9 x 11 in.
Three Hands
19
1994
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa 3 pieces; 3 x 5 in.; collection of the artist
Woman Reclining
20
1994
General note
Watercolor/fa; 13 x 10 in.; photo; collection of the artist
Home is Deep
21
1994
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; (triptych); Am/fa; 20 x 42 in.; photo; Commission Jill Sager
The Heart that Grows
22
1994
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; (Angel); Am/fa; 8 x 11 in.; color Xerox actual size; Kobe auction fundraiser
Bride With Heart Exposed
23
1995
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 14 x 11 in.; photo; La Llorana
Angel With Mouth Bound
24
1995
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 15 x 12 in.; photo; La Llorana
Angel With Hands Bound
25
1995
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 11 x 14 in.; photo; La Llorana
Angel Blindfolded
26
1995
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 13 x 13 in.; photo; La Llorana
Dos Mujeres
27
1995
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 33 x 42 in.; photo; La Llorana
Betrayal (Watermelon on Table)
28
1995
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 35 x 40 in.; photo; La Llorana
Heart Like a Cup
29
1995
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 35 x 40 in.; photo; La Llorana
Woman with Vessel
30
1995
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 27 x 30 in.; photo; La Llorana
The Touching (Woman Touching Nipple of Angel)
31
1995
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 36 x 26 in.; photo; Commission Harriet Rohmer
Young Angel With Egg
32
1995
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 4 x 6 in.; color Xerox actual size; collection Jose Lerma
Angel Holding Her Heart
33
1995
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 3 x 4 in.; color Xerox actual size
Bride With Rosary
34
1995
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 5 x 5 in.; color Xerox actual size; collection Harriet Rohmer
Woman in Girdle and Lilies
35
1994
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; acrylic on canvas; Am/fa; 15 x 20 in.
Small Blue Face
36
1995
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 4 x 6 in.; gift to Sharon
Woman With Rattlesnake
37
1996
General note
Watercolor; Watercolor/fa; 26 x 31 in.; *1996; photo; light; collection of the artist
Woman With Lilies
38
1997
General note
(Cut from Larger Piece); Am/fa; 11 x 11 in.; photo; light; collection Wendi Raw
Ecstasy Burning Through
39
1997
General note
(Woman with Veil); Am/fa; 22 x 17.5 in.; photo; light
King and the Council
40
1997
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 36 x 48 in.; photo; light; collection of the artist
Let the Snake Be Unbroken
41
1997
General note
Charcoal on Archival Paper; Fa; 22 x 30 in.; photo; light; collection of Scott Smith
Ganga Ma
42
1997
General note
Charcoal on Archival Paper; Fa; 22 x 30 in.; photo; light
Woman Clothed by the Sun
43
1997
General note
Charcoal on Archival Paper; (Virgin with Eye at Throat); Fa; 22 x 30 in.; photo; light; available
Bird Helped Me Swallow the Sun
44
1997
General note
Charcoal on Archival Paper; Fa; 22 x 30 in.; photo; light; available
Unfolding into Lily
45
1997
General note
Charcoal on Archival Paper; Fa; 22 x 30 in.; photo; light
Smoking Soul
46
1997
General note
Charcoal on Archival Paper; Fa; 22 x 30 in.; photo; light
Surrender (Woman Head with Flower)
47
1997
General note
Soft Pastel on Archival Paper; (Woman's Head with Flower); fa; 22 x 30 in.; photo; light
Mina (Woman Head with Earring)
48
1997
General note
Soft Pastel on Archival Paper; (Earring); fa; 22 x 30 in.; photo; light
Luz (Woman Head)
49
1997
General note
Soft Pastel on Archival Paper; Fa; 22 x 30 in.; photo; light
Everything a Sacrament (Woman with Grape)
50
1998
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; (Earring); Am/fa; 16 x 22 in.; photo; show postcard; "Momeant"; collection Harriet Rohmer
Pomegranate and Window
51
1998
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 16 x 20 in.; photo; "Momeant"; collection Scott Smith
Woman and Open Peach
52
1998
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 14 x 18 in.; photo; "Momeant"
Heart of the Mother (Woman with Strawberry)
53
1998
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; (Halo and Strawberry); Am/fa; 16 x 20 in.; photo; "Momeant"
I Dance for my Tree
54
1998
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 20 x 16 in.; photo; Fall
Self-Portrait as Butterfly
55
1998
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 20 x 16 in.; photo; Fall
Lizard Bride One
56
1998
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 32 x 43 in.; photo; collection Harriet Rohmer
Four of Six Miniatures
57
1998
General note
Acrylic on Masonite;
Six Miniatures: Nun, Man, Girl, Woman, Angel, Angel with Chair; Am with wire; 2 x 3 in. each; photo; collection of the artist
Maya Ball Gown
58
1999
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 22 x 35 in.; photo;
Contemporary Chicana/o Art; collection of Harriet Rohmer
Mula
59
1999
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 30 x 42 in.; photo
Girlhood with Snake
60
2000
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 35 x 48 in.; photo; new; Mia knows collecter
The Love that Stains (Woman with Double)
61
2000
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 24 x 36 in.; photo; new;
Cover Contemporary Chicana/o Art; And exhibit;
Chicano Art for our Millenium; And Exhibit; collection Gary Keller
My Country Face
62
2000
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 35 x 48 in.; photo; new; available
Duality Ascension Puppet Show
63
2000
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 24 x 33.5 in.; photo; exhibit postcard;
Contemporary Chicana/o Art; new; collection of Maria Herrera-Sobek
Smoking Prayer
64
2000
General note
Acrylic and Metal Leaf on Masonite; Am and gold metal leaf/fa; 42 x 27 in.; photo; Cd; cover
For the Hard Ones; new;
2001;
Miscellaneous and commissions.
Blue Grandfather with Yellow Birds
65
2002
General note
Acrylic on Archival Paper; Fa; 41 x 30 in.; framed; photo; 2004 auction catalog;
Triumph of Our Communities; And Exhibit; collection Gary Keller
Switching Rabbits (Heart Like a Boat)
66
2002
General note
Acrylic and Metal Leaf on Archival Paper; Fa; 39 x 26 in.; photo;
Triumph of Our Communities; And Exhibit; collection Gary Keller
Riding the Cactus
67
2002
General note
Acrylic on Archival Paper; Fa; 39 x 26 in.; photo;
Contemporary Chicana/o Art;
Triumph of Our Communities; And Exhibit; collection Gary Keller
Virgin with Death Baby
68
2002
General note
Acrylic on Tin [she] Acquired in Mexico; Fa; 12 x 12 in.; photo; Dia de los Muertos/Galleria Posada 2003; collection Esther
Galagher
Woman Dancing with Death Guiding
69
2002
General note
Acrylic on Archival Paper; Fa; 39 x 26 in.; Dia de los Muertos/Encantada Galleria; available
Woman in Red Dress (Holding Avocado with Death)
70
2002
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Holding Avocada with Death in the Living Room; Am/fa; 15 x 19 in.; AZ Latino Art Auction
Death Enthroned
71
2002
General note
Acrylic on Archival Paper; Fa; 39 x 26 in.; photo; Dia de los Muertos/Encantada Galleria; Exhibit postcard
Ecstasy in the Garden
72
2002
General note
Acrylic on Tin [she] acquired in Mexico; Fa; 12 x 12 in.; photo; Snake Skill Woman; UCSB; collection Raffaele Trudu
Standing Up Green (Woman with Vine and Blue Stockings)
73
2002
General note
Acrylic on Archival Paper; Fa; 39 x 26 in.; photo; Snake Skull Woman; UCSB; framed by Mia Gonzalez; available
Guadelupe Standing on Blue Rabbit
74
2002
General note
Acrylic on Archival Paper; Fa; 39 x 26 in.; photo; Snake Skull Woman; UCSB Multicultural Center; Exhibit postcard; collection
of the artist
Heart Energy (Virgin with Finger Energies)
75
2002
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 12 x 16 in.; photo; Snake Skull Woman; UCSB; collection of Tim Dufour
Bird Heart
76
2002
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 21 x 17 in.; photo; Snake Skull Woman; UCSB
White Dear in Church
77
2002
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 17 x 21 in.; photo; Snake Skull Woman; UCSB; collection of Raffaele Trudu
Sucking the Kitty
78
2002
General note
Acrylic on Masonite; Am/fa; 21 x 17 in.; photo; Snake Skull Woman; UCSB; collection of the artist
Young Girl with Horns
79
2002
General note
Acrylic on Canvas; Fa; 12 x 12 in.; photo; Snake Skull Woman; UCSB; available
Wounded Rabbit with T cells, Holy Bible: Baptismal and Confirmation Names
80
2003
General note
Ink on Book Pages
Wicked Witch Offering the Poison Apple to Snow White with Jaguar/Van Loon’s Geography: These Are the People of the World
81
2003
General note
Ink on Book Pages; Fa; 15 x 20 in.; photo; Snake Skull Woman; UCSB; collection nof Raffaele Trudu
Snow White With Key and Breast Diagram
82
2003
General note
Ink on Book Pages; Fa; 18 x 22 in.; Snake Skull Woman; UCSB; available
Death Breast Expulsion, Holy Bible: Life, Ministry and Teaching of Jesus
83
2003
General note
Ink on Book Pages; Fa; 11 x 15 in.; photo; Snake Skull Woman; UCSB; available
Blue Bunny and Death Goddess, Bishop’s committee of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. Preface: the New American Bible
84
2003
General note
Ink on Book Pages; 10.75 x 23 in.; photo; available
Blue Cross
85
2003
General note
Ink on Book Pages Construction; Ink on book pages in cross; available
Hello Kitty Jaguar Bird
86
2003
General note
Pen Ink on Book Page;
Hello Kitty Jaguar Bird/Holy Bible: Samual; 6.5 x 4.5 in.; photo; available
Death Rattle (Hollie Hobbie with Death Mask)
87
2003
General note
Pen Ink on Book Page; 7 x 9 in.; photo; available
Hollie Hobbie with Vibrating Snake Bonnet, Jaguar Skin
88
2003
General note
Pen Ink on Book Page; 7 x 9 in.; photo; available
Bambi on the River With Seven Wounds
89
2003
General note
Pen Ink on Book Page;
Bambi on the River with Seven Wounds/Nolte, Walczak: Screening and Prevention of Gynecologic Malignancies; 7 x 9 in.; photo; available
Wounded Tree with Hollie Hobbie
90
2003
General note
Pen Ink on Book Page; 7 x 9 in.; photo; available
Unfinished Young Girl with Mother in Horns
91
2003
General note
Acrylic on Masonite
Prietita and La Llorona
92
1995
General note
Acrylic on Archival Paper; Illustration 1
Crying Mountain: Parents with Baby
107
1997
General note
Acrylic on Archival Paper
Crying Mountain: Girl at Desk
108
Crying Mountain: Young Woman with Father
109
Crying Mountain: Young Man with Guards
110
Crying Mountain: Young Woman Meeting People
111
Crying Mountain: Young Woman with Child and Man
112
Crying Mountain: Young Woman Refusing
113
Just Like Me: Self Portrait
114
1997
General note
Acrylic on Cardstock Xerox
From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems: Children Playing in Water
115
1998
General note
Acrylic on Archival Paper
From the Bellybutton of the Moon: Sunflowers and Fried Eggs
116
From the Bellybutton of the Moon: Grandmother and Boy
117
Angels Ride Bikes and Other Fall Poems: Grandmother and Boy in Fruit
118
1999
General note
Acrylic on Archival Paper and Cardstock Xerox Collage
Honoring Our Ancestors: Curendera 119
1999
General note
Acrylic on Archival Paper
