Artist

Charles Chaz” Bojórquez

born Los Angeles, CA 1949
Also known as
  • Chaz Bojórquez
  • Charles "Chaz" Bojorquez
Born
Los Angeles, California, United States
Biography

Painter, born in 1949 in Los Angeles, California. Bojórquez draws his inspiration from his birthplace, where he grew up and still makes his home. He received formal art training at Guadalajara University of Art in Mexico and California State University and Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. Bojórquez worked as a commercial artist in advertising and film before concentrating on painting.

Latino Art and Culture Bilingual Study Guide (Washington, D.C.: National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1996)

Works by this artist (5 items)

Charles "Chaz" Bojórquez, Somos La Luz, 1992, oil, zolatone, aluminum paint and aluminum leaf on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1994.81
Somos La Luz
Date1992
oil, zolatone, aluminum paint and aluminum leaf on canvas
On view
Charles "Chaz" Bojórquez, New World Order, 1994, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Gilberto Cárdenas and Dolores García, 2019.51.15, ©2020, Charles 'Chaz' Bojórquez
New World Order
Date1994
screenprint on paper
Not on view
Charles "Chaz" Bojórquez, La Mix, 1997, screenprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Gilberto Cárdenas and Dolores García, 2019.51.45, ©2020, Charles 'Chaz' Bojórquez
La Mix
Date1997
screenprint
Not on view
Charles "Chaz" Bojórquez, Placa/Rollcall, 1980, acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1992.64.1
Placa/​Rollcall
Date1980
acrylic on canvas
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 2011.12 - SAAM-2011.12_1 - 77591
Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art
October 25, 2013March 2, 2014
Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art presents the rich and varied contributions of Latino artists in the United States since the mid-twentieth century, when the concept of a collective Latino identity began to emerge.