C. Ondine Chavoya (born 1970) is an American art historian, art curator, author, editor, and educator.[1][2][3] He is known for his work in Chicano/Latino and queer art history. Chavoya is the John D. Murchison Regents Professor in the department of art and art history at the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin).[4][5] He was a co-editor of Chicano and Chicana Art: A Critical Anthology (Duke University Press, 2019).[6]

C. Ondine Chavoya
Born
Christopher L. Chavoya

1970 (age 53–54)
United States
Other namesOndine Chavoya
Occupation(s)Art historian, scholar, independent curator, author, editor, educator
Academic background
EducationUniversity of California, Santa Cruz (BA), University of Rochester (MA, PhD)
ThesisOrphans of Modernism: Chicano Art, Public Representation, and Spatial Practice in Southern California (2002)
Doctoral advisorJanet Wolff
Academic work
DisciplineArt history, Queer studies, Latino studies, Chicano studies

Biography

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Christopher L. Chavoya was born in 1970, in the United States,[7] and raised in Los Angeles.[8] He received a B.A. degree in 1992, from the University of California, Santa Cruz;[9] followed by a M.A. degree in 1996 and a Ph.D. in 2002 in visual and cultural studies, from the University of Rochester. His dissertation was titled Orphans of Modernism: Chicano Art, Public Representation, and Spatial Practice in Southern California (2002), under doctoral advisor Janet Wolff.[10][11]

Chavoya was professor of art history and Latinx studies at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts from 2002 to 2022, where he founded the department.[12][13][14]

He is one of the 2023–2024 MoMA Scholars.[15]

Publications

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  • Chavoya, C. Ondine (2006). Women Boxers: The New Warriors. Delilah Montoya (photography), María Teresa Márquez (contributor). Arte Público Press, University of Houston. ISBN 9781611923360.[16]
  • Chavoya, C. Ondine; González, Rita, eds. (2011). Asco: Elite of the Obscure: A Retrospective, 1972–1987. Williams College Museum of Art.
  • Chavoya, C. Ondine; Frantz, David Evans (2018). Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A. Leticia Alvarado, Julia Bryan-Wilson, Simon Doonan. National Geographic Books. ISBN 9783791356693.[2]
  • González, Jennifer A.; Chavoya, C. Ondine; Noriega, Chon; Romo, Terezita, eds. (2019). Chicano and Chicana Art: A Critical Anthology. Duke University Press. ISBN 9781478003403.
  • Lash, Miranda; Chavoya, C. Ondine; Clayton, Jace (2022). Eamon Ore-Giron: Competing with Lightning. Rizzoli. ISBN 9780847871322.

References

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  1. ^ Guzman-Lopez, Adolfo (September 7, 2011). "1970s L.A. Chicano Conceptual Art Group Gets its Due". PBS SoCal. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  2. ^ a b Ramírez, Catherine S. (2019-07-03). "Book Review: Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A. by C. Ondine Chavoya, David Evans Frantz and Macarena Gómez-Barris". Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture. 1 (3): 101–102. doi:10.1525/lavc.2019.130007. ISSN 2576-0947.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Randy (August 25, 2011). "Chicano Pioneers". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Chronicling Queer Networks: C. Ondine Chavoya on Reynaldo Rivera". The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  5. ^ "C. Ondine Chavoya". Independent Curators International. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  6. ^ Greenberger, Alex (2019-12-04). "The Best Art Books of the Decade". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  7. ^ "C. Ondine Chavoya". World Cat Entities.
  8. ^ "Chicano, American Indian films aren't easily defined, scholar says". The Albuquerque Tribune. 1995-06-08. p. 24. Retrieved 2024-12-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Alumni news" (PDF). UC Santa Cruz Review (magazine). Fall 2008. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2024-12-11 – via Wayback Machine.
  10. ^ "Orphans of Modernism: Chicano Art, Public Representation, and Spatial Practice in Southern California". 2002. Retrieved 2024-12-11 – via ProQuest.
  11. ^ Davalos, Karen Mary, ed. (2017-07-25), "Bibliography", Chicana/o Remix: Art and Errata Since the Sixties, NYU Press, p. 0, ISBN 978-1-4798-7796-6 – via Oxford Academic
  12. ^ Stretch, Bonnie Barrett (2012). "Interview: C. Ondine Chavoya". Art New England. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  13. ^ "C. Ondine Chavoya". Clark Art Institute. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  14. ^ "Presentación explora arte e migración". The Santa Fe New Mexican (in Spanish). 2006-06-26. pp. B001. Retrieved 2024-12-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Farr, Flora. "Professor's new residency promises growth in New York, Austin art worlds". The Daily Texan. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  16. ^ "A ballet, with an upper cut". The Santa Fe New Mexican. 2006-11-24. pp. Z024. Retrieved 2024-12-11 – via Newspapers.com.