The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture, Riverside
The Cheech Marin Center opened in June 2022 as a public-private partnership between the City of Riverside, and comedian, Cheech Marin—one of the world’s foremost collectors of Chicano art. “Together, we hope to bring every aspect of Chicano art to this region as well as the rest of the world. We have something wonderful to give.” – Cheech Marin
Exhibition
Cheech Collects: Shifting Perspectives
Now thru Sunday, May 11
The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture • First Floor Galleries
Cheech Collects: Shifting Perspectives features over 80 works by nearly 35, representing new additions to The Cheech Center Collection donated over the past year and a half. Curated by María Esther Fernández, this exhibition introduces diverse mediums, including photography, sculpture, paintings, prints, and mixed media, alongside revealing drawings and studies that offer insight into the creative process.
Highlights include contributions by established artists such as Barbara Carrasco, Yreina D. Cervántez, Carmen Lomas Garza, and Patricia Rodriguez, as well as newly represented artists like Luis C. Garza, Gerardo Monterrubio, and Perry Vásquez. Works like Marta Sánchez’s Retablo for Uvalde, gifted by Cheech Marin himself, underscore the evolving and dynamic nature of Chicana/o/x art.
This year’s exhibition emphasizes the breadth of the Cheech Marin Collection, integrating these new acquisitions with selections from Marin’s foundational gift of 500 works. The result is a deeper exploration of the evolving forms and concepts that continue to shape Chicana/o/x art and culture.
Don’t miss this compelling display of artistry that redefines and expands our understanding of this rich and vibrant art movement.
The Cheech Museum is located at 3581 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501.
