Founded in 1973, Self Help Graphics in Los Angeles has aided in the production of new work by more than 900 artists, with over 2,000 editions and prints created on site enabling hundreds of Chicanx and BIPOC artists to contribute work to major museum collections and exhibitions around the country. Self Help plays an important role in advancing the careers of nationally recognized artists through its exhibition program, and also opens its doors to its immediate East Side community to allow local artists to explore the possibilities of printmaking through regular workshops, professional development opportunities, and public programming.
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William Camargo, Ya'll Forgot Who Worked Here, 2020. Installation view from Intersections exhibition. Courtesy of Self Help Graphics & Art.
Gabriella Sanchez, S.W.A.K., 2021. Serigraph, 30 x 22 inches. Courtesy of Self Help Graphics & Art.
Alvaro Marquez, Los Angeles Real Estate Landscape, 2020. Linocut, linocut-based serigraphy, spray paint, acrylic, canvas, knitting yarn, dimensions variable. Courtesy of Self Help Graphics & Art.
Miguel Angel Reyes, Esperandome, 2021. Monoprint, mixed media, 30x22 in. Courtesy of Self Help Graphics & Art.
Nani Chacon, Junto, 2021. Serigraph, 22 x 30 inches. Courtesy of Self Help Graphics & Art.
Dia de los Muertos, 2020. Courtesy of Self Help Graphics & Art.
Dia de los Muertos, 2020. Courtesy of Self Help Graphics & Art.
Dia de los Muertos, 2020. Courtesy of Self Help Graphics & Art.
“The terrific range of project proposals we receive each year speaks to the mobile and porous disciplinary boundaries of contemporary art practice, and to the rich and inventive ways writers approach art today. They are alert to the urgent need to expand the conventions of art history and criticism with ideas from other discourses, such as black studies, transnational and diaspora studies, gender and women’s studies, and LGBT studies. The work of lesser known and overlooked artists and art communities continues to be mined, with writers articulating new ways to counter the striking imbalances of race, class and gender that continue to affect the arts and the culture industry.”