Eduardo Oropeza
# Eduardo Oropeza

Eduardo Oropeza (1937 – September 11, 2003) is a contemporary artist.

A native of California's Silicon Valley and longtime resident of east Los Angeles, Oropeza began his academic training with Social Studies. After taking an art course, he ultimately changed major and received a Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from San Jose State. He follows this with postgraduate work at San Jose, San Diego State at Long Beach and Palomar College.

Sculptor, painter, printmaker, & photographer, Eduardo Oropeza remains a commanding presence in contemporary art. He applied a high level of devotion and integrity to his artwork. After the many years he had been working at his chosen profession, he saw being an artist as a tremendous gift, which honored and humbled him. A native of California's San Joaquin Valley and long time resident of East Los Angeles, Oropeza's academic training began with the study of Sociology. After taking an art course, he ultimately changed majors and received a Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from San Jose State. Postgraduate work followed at San Jose, San Diego State at Long Beach and Palomar College.

Oropeza’s contribution to public art in Los Angeles can be seen in a ceramic mosaic covering the 2 story Self Help Graphics Workshop building located at Ceasar Chavez and Gage streets in East Los Angeles. Oropeza donated his time and artistic talent to complete this multi-year project. The second phase of this project was the creation of a Virgin of Guadalupe shrine, shown here, for the community.

## Selected exhibitions

    2020 Glenn Green Galleries, Sculpture Garden, Santa Fe, New Mexico
    2020 Scottsdale's Museum of the West, Scottsdale, Arizona
    2017 Day of the Dead: Tilica y Flaca es la Calaca, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, Illinois
    2016 Estampas de la Raza: Contemporary Prints from the Romo Collection, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, Illinois
    2012 Estampas de la Raza: Contemporary Prints from the Romo Collection, McNay Art Museum San Antonio, Texas
    2009 Outsiders Within, Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, Arizona
    2008 Nobel Bandidas y Bold Caballeros, Autry National Center of Art, Los Angeles, California
    2005 Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
    2004 Glenn Green Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico
    2000 Glenn Green Galleries, The Phoenician, Scottsdale, Arizona
    1998 Dos de East Los, Glenn Green Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico
    1996 Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Chicago, Illinois
    1994 Amerika Haus, Berlin, Germany
    1988 Galeria Otra Vez, Los Angeles, California Galeria Sin Frontera, Austin, Texas
    1986 University of California, Los Angeles, California Images, Los Angeles, California Centro Cultural, Tijuana, MEXICORaza Gallery, San Diego, California
    1985 Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CaliforniaTriangle Gallery, San Francisco, California Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, CaliforniaTransamerica Gallery, Los Angeles, California Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California Galeria de Ia Palacio, Mexico City, MEXICO
    1984 Los Angeles Center for Photography, Los Angeles, California Cityscape Gallery, Pasadena, California

## Selected collections

LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art McNay Museum of Art Hispanic Research Center, Arizona State University City of Sacramento, California Mary Tyler Moore Eartha Kitt Juanita Jordan BET Television St. Regis Hotel, San Francisco

