Brochure for "Bridging Homeboy Industries"

              Fabian Debora
Fabian Debora is dedicated to art as a vehicle for education
and communication. Born in El Paso, TX and raised in Boyle
Heights, CA, he joined the East Los Streetscapers in 1995
and has since created murals and paintings. Debora began
exhibiting his work in 2008 and had solo exhibitions at
Homegirl Café in 2011 and 2012. In 2010, his work was
included in “Forces from the Past” at Greenlease Gallery,
Rockhurst University, Kansas City; and in 2011, his work was
included in the exhibition, “Bridging through the Arts,” at the
University of California, Santa Barbara. In 2012, Debora was a
recipient of the prestigious California Community Foundation’s
Visual Arts Fellowship. He has worked in collaboration with
Otis College of Art and Design as a liaison between artists in
Boyle Heights and Otis students since 2008.
Alex Kizu
Alex Kizu’s paintings derive from a longtime interest in street
art, Japanese iconography, and his knowledge of hundreds of
calligraphic alphabets. Kizu joined the burgeoning street art
movement in the 1980s at the age of twelve. He went on to
pursue an AA degree in Art at Santa Monica City College and
a BA in Art at California State University, Northridge, where he
graduated with honors in 2011. Kizu’s work has been included
in exhibitions since 2003, including “Rustic and Urbane” at
Claremont Graduate University in 2005; “SCOPE International
Contemporary Art Fair” in Miami in 2008; “Millon & Associes”
Art Exhibition and Auction, Paris, France in 2009; and “Street
Cred: Graffiti Art from Concrete Walls to Canvas” an exhibition
that began at the Pasadena Museum of California Art and then
traveled to Longmont Museum in Colorado in 2011–12.
Juan Carlos Muñoz Hernandez
Juan Carlos Muñoz Hernandez’s bronze sculptures and
mixed media paintings are influenced by the sprawling urban
landscape of Los Angeles, the human form, and graffiti art.
He received his first official mural commission from Father Greg
Boyle in 1991 for Homeboy Industries and has since been
commissioned to paint ten murals throughout Los Angeles. In
1992, Muñoz Hernandez began an 18-year apprenticeship
with the artist Robert Graham during which he worked
on numerous public projects across the nation. His work is
represented by Timothy Yarger Fine Art, which presented
a solo exhibition of his work in 2012 at POP UP Gallery, Venice,
CA. In 2011, Muñoz Hernandez was included in the exhibition,
“Street Cred: Graffiti Art from Concrete Walls to Canvas” at
the Pasadena Museum of California Art; the exhibition then
traveled to the Longmont Museum in Colorado.
Otis prepares diverse students of art and design to enrich our world
through their creativity, their skill and their vision.
© 2013 Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design
9045 Lincoln Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90045
www.otis.edu/benmaltzgallery
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Edition: 1000
Design: Anne Predock Swett
Printing: ____
Otis College of Art and Design
Meg Linton, Director of Galleries and Exhibitions
Jinger Heffner, Exhibitions Coordinator and Gallery Registrar
Kathy MacPherson, Gallery Manager and Outreach Coordinator
Jeseca Dawson, 2012-2014 Curatorial Fellow
Alex Becerra, Preparator
Kirk Pickler, Preparator
John Weston, Prepartor
Julia Marasa, Gallery Assistant
Rhonda Purdom, Gallery Assistant
THANK YOU!
Father Greg Boyle and Homeboy Industries. The printing of this publication
is made possible by the generosity of Alice Buckley.
Juan Carlos Muñoz Hernandez
El color del espíritu, 2012
Acrylic and marker on wood panel, 60 x 60 inches
Courtesy Timonthy Yarger Fine Arts, Beverly Hills
Alex Kizu
Adversity Breeds Strength, 2012
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 48 inches
Fabian Debora
Distinctions, 2012 (detail)
Graphite on paper
Eight drawings, 11 x 8 inches each