Diane Gamboa
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Diane Gamboa has been producing, exhibiting and curating visual art in Southern California since the 1980s. She has also been involved art education, ranging from after-school programs to college and university teaching.
. She is a recipient of a California Community Foundation Individual Artist Grant, and her solo exhibitions include “Bruja–Ha” at Tropico de Nopal Gallery and “Chica Chic” at Patricia Correia Gallery in Santa Monica.
In the early ‘80s, she photographically documented the East Los Angeles punk rock scene. Throughout most of the ‘80s, she was associated with ASCO, a conceptual multi-media performance art group. Gamboa organized numerous site-specific "Hit and Run" paper fashion shows — created as easily disposable street wear. The shows became quite popular and some designs ended up in museums.
During the ‘90s, she found herself using the tension and stress involved in the urban environment to create new works, leading her to develop a Pin Up series of 366 ink drawings on vellum as an in-depth study of male-female relationships. These works led to her “Endangered Species” series, which recreates some of the Pin Up drawings in a three-dimensional form. Many of the figures in the Pin Up drawings are covered in tattoos, which is an ongoing fascination for Gamboa.
Biography
Gamboa received her degree from Otis College of Art and DesignOtis College of Art and Design
Otis College of Art and Design is an art and design college in Los Angeles, California.The school's programs, accredited by WASC and National Association of Schools of Art and Design, include four-year BFA degrees in illustration, fine arts, graphic design, architecture, landscape design, interior...
. She is a recipient of a California Community Foundation Individual Artist Grant, and her solo exhibitions include “Bruja–Ha” at Tropico de Nopal Gallery and “Chica Chic” at Patricia Correia Gallery in Santa Monica.
In the early ‘80s, she photographically documented the East Los Angeles punk rock scene. Throughout most of the ‘80s, she was associated with ASCO, a conceptual multi-media performance art group. Gamboa organized numerous site-specific "Hit and Run" paper fashion shows — created as easily disposable street wear. The shows became quite popular and some designs ended up in museums.
During the ‘90s, she found herself using the tension and stress involved in the urban environment to create new works, leading her to develop a Pin Up series of 366 ink drawings on vellum as an in-depth study of male-female relationships. These works led to her “Endangered Species” series, which recreates some of the Pin Up drawings in a three-dimensional form. Many of the figures in the Pin Up drawings are covered in tattoos, which is an ongoing fascination for Gamboa.
Further reading
- "Timeless Tales," Review of exhibit at B-1 Gallery, Santa Monica, California. Artweek, June 4, 1992, back cover.
- Review of Exhibition at Williams Lamb Gallery, Los Angeles. Arts Magazine, November 1990, p. 125.
- Review of Exhibition at Natalie Bush Gallery, San Diego. ARTnews, May 1987, p. 52+
- "Art with a Chicano Accent" (article about historical and contemporary Chicano Art in Los Angeles). High Performance, Volume 9, #3, 1986, p. 40-5, 48-57.
- Diane Gamboa from Tropico de Nopal Gallery
- East L.A. Twist by Diane Gamboa