Mexican Consulate Gallery
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In 2021, OPAC and the Mexican Consulate in Oxnard began a new partnership to bring more arts and culture to our community. Lobbies, waiting rooms, hallways and the Sala Aurora have become unique exhibition spaces to showcase artwork that speaks to Mexican and Mexican-American beauty, culture, traditions, and issues. The Consulate welcomes 400 individuals every day, including - we hope - you! Join us for an opening reception or gallery talk or come by during business hours to see the exhibitions!
ON VIEW
Photography of Bob Debris- Celebration of Mexican Wrestling
June 13 - September 27 Monday- Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Location: Mexican Consulate in Oxnard
3151 W 5th St Suite 100
Oxnard, CA 93030
Canadian-born DeBris has called Ventura County home for 30 years. His photography documents funny, offbeat and different perspectives within subcultures as diverse as burlesque and gatherings of believers in aliens. Remarks DeBris, “Luchadores famous and not so are individuals who have dedicated their lives to this spectacular form of entertainment. Their motives are as varied as the moves, makeup and personas each one has adopted, giving life to the character they become in the ring. For some it's the realization of a lifelong dream—for others a family tradition. A few luchadores see it as a foot in the door to untold wealth. It’s a celebration of Mexican cultural heritage. It’s entertainment—it’s male bravado—its broken legs and ruptured disks—a momentary spotlight of glory—adoring fans—it’s vaudeville—morality tales—it’s about violence—good guys and bad guys—-about crooked referees—about dignity and indignity.
PAST EXHIBITS
ÁRBOL DE LA VIDA
Translated as "Tree of Life," this show brings together 6 regional artists who express their unique perspectives through a range of mediums, including painting and tapestry. Their works speak to themes of growth, strength, and interconnectedness and weave a layered narrative of womanhood, resilience, and empowerment.
Artists: Dalia Garcia, Benita Martinez Sosa, Gabriela Santos Ramos, Maricruz Sibaja, Rima Villareal, Helen Yanez
Curator: Rafael Perea de la Cabada
This exhibition is made possible through a partnership between OPAC and the Mexican Consulate, with funding provided by NALAC and the California Arts Council.
8@5th
Artists From Our Community
8@5th / Artists from our Community is a group exhibition of select artists that deserve our full attention. Spotlighted because of their artistic qualities, diverse style and personal conceptual emphasis, these artists are internally bonded and unified in their proud embrace of their Mexican and American Cultural Heritage. They are living examples of the diverse and profoundly rich mosaic that constitutes the arts of our Community.
Also on view is the second installment of the incredible Mexican Print Collection of Gil García and Marti Correa de García of Santa Barbara, CA. Their collection brings visitors closer to the giants of Mexican Art, including: Francisco Toledo, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Clemente Orozco, Rufino Tamayo, Juan O’Gorman, Jose Luis Cuevas, Fanny Rabel and many more.
Cielo y Tierra
works by John Nava
CIELO Y TIERRA (Heaven and Earth) brings together recent work by Ojai artist John Nava drawn from two distinct spheres - the sacred realm of faith, hope and redemption and the material world plagued by suffering and injustice. It presents trial tapestries for the figure and portrait of Mary, Our Lady of the Angels, as well as images of young victims of the reckless actions of authority along the US-Mexico border.
Línea Continua
works by Porfirio Gutierrez
CONTINUOUS LINE presents new works by Zapotec textile artist, natural dyer and Ventura resident, Porfirio Gutiérrez. Porfirio challenges traditional textile value by redefining purpose and expanding upon the fluid tradition of Zapotec textile knowledge.
Cempohualli
works by Rafael Perea de la Cabada
Mexican Prints
from the Collection of Gil García and Marti Correa de García
2021 marked the Bicentennial of the Consummation of Mexican Independence and 500 years of the historical Memory of Tenochtitlan, the fall of the Aztec empire. On September 15, 2021, OPAC and the Consulate of Mexico in Oxnard presented two exhibitions of Mexican art that celebrated the past and connected us to the present with contemporary work. One exhibit brought visitors closer to the giants of mid-20th century Mexican Art, including Leopoldo Mendez, Rufino Tamayo, Clemente Orozco, Francisco Toledo, Jose luis Cuevas, Fanny Rabel, and others through the incredible Mexican Print Collection of Gil García and Marti Correa de García from Santa Barbara, CA.
The Mexican Print Collection was curated by renowned Mexican artist Rafael Perea de la Cabada, who also exhibited his own work in a show called, Cempohualli, an Aztec term for the number 20. There were 20 pieces of Perea’s artwork in the exhibition which explore themes of contemporary Mexican-American culture.
The Mexican Consulate in Oxnard
Address
3151 W 5th Street
Oxnard, CA 93030
Contact
805-330-3060
Opening Hours
Mon - Fri
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
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