Important People in My Field

• Curators

• Gallery owners

• Other gallery artists

• Front Desk People

• Art Collectors

List of people 

• Narsiso Martinez (gallery artist, CSULB alumni)

• Jason Ostro (Director, Owner, and curator for the Gabba Gallery) 

• Gabriela Urtiaga (Chief Curator at Latin American Museum of Art)

• Sandra López Laguna (Art Exhibition Coordinator & Preparator for MOLAA)

• Ilona Katzew (Curator and Department Head of Latin American Art at LACMA)

Outcomes

Narsiso- DM’d September 22nd (no reply)

Jason Ostro- emailed September 21st (no reply)

Gabriela Urriaga- emailed September 21st (no reply)

Sandra Lopez Laguna (and assistant)- emailed September 22nd (no reply)

Ilona Katzew- DM requested and attempted to contact through lacma (no rly)

Profile

Narsiso Martinez, 47, Mixed Media Artist in Los Angeles. He focuses on drawings and installation work with a recurring theme of  agricultural  landscapes. Often using discarded produce boxes from grocery stores. He uses his art as a form of activism and support for farm workers. This is especially impactful, because Narsiso pulls from his own experiences as a former farm worker. 

He was born in Oaxaca Mexico, and moved to the United States when he was just 20 years old. In 2012, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Cal State University Long Beach. Then in 2016 he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in drawing and painting. 

His work has been exhibited both locally and internationally. His work is in the collections of LACMA, Hammer Museum, MOLAA, Long Beach Museum of Art, and more. He currently resides in Los Angeles California, and is represented by the Charlie James Gallery.