The main topic for Adriana Yadira Gallego’s artwork is La Frontera or the border. Through her paintings she showcases the ongoing violations of human rights and border abuse that Mexican-Americans experience in the U.S.A. She was born and raised in the border town of Nogales, Arizona. Not only is she a painter but she was also an art educator in both Arizona and California. Currently, she is the executive director at the Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona.
Duarte , Carmen. “Exhibirán Su Arte Puras Mujeres.” Arizona Daily Star, 6 June 2007, https://tucson.com/news/foreign-language/spanish/exhibir-n-su-arte-puras-mujeres/article_7491432c-5157-5e1b-9170-46ee49626d51.html.
This article is in Spanish, but is translated at the end of the article. This piece introduces and advertises the opening of an exhibition in which Gallego is a featured artist. The exhibition mentioned is called “Mujeres, Mujeres, Mujeres” at the Raíces Taller 222 Art Gallery and Workshop and took place in 2007. This was an international exhibition meant to recognize female artists.
Keller, Gary D. Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Art: Artists, Works, Culture, and Education. Bilingual Press, 2002.
This source is a two volume novel that discusses the biographies and work of many Chicanx artists in both the United States and Mexico. Adriana Gallego is one of the artists featured in this novel. A two page spread discusses some details about Gallego’s background and mentions some of her paintings and where her artwork has been showcased.
Mary Lieb, Mary. “Being a Good Neighbor: American Rescue Plan Spotlight on the Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona.” Being a Good Neighbor: American Rescue Plan Spotlight on the Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona, 24 May 2022, https://www.arts.gov/stories/blog/2022/being-good-neighbor-american-rescue-plan-spotlight-arts-foundation-tucson-and-southern-arizona.
This article discusses Gallego’s involvement as the executive director at the Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona and accomplishments she has made as director. It mentions that the Arts Foundation has struggled due to the ongoing pandemic and plans she has made to finance and save the foundation.
Regan, Margaret. “Art from the Border.” Tucson Weekly, 13 July 2006, https://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/art-from-the-border/Content?oid=1084631.
This article comes from the Tucson Weekly and was published in 2006. This source is discussing an art exhibition at the Tucson Museum of Art in which Gallego’s art is featured. The purpose of this art exhibition is to showcase the Mexican-American struggles, specifically in relation to the U.S.-Mexican border and immigration. This article describes some of the common symbolism that Gallego’s uses in her artwork, specifically the meaning of barbed wire in her paintings.