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OFELIA ESPARZA: A RETROSPECTIVE
EXHIBITION DATES: 10/18/2025 – 05/16/2026
Widely recognized as one of California’s most revered folk artists with a cultural impact spanning more than seven decades, Esparza helped bring the cherished traditions of Mexican altar-making and Día de los Muertos into the American mainstream, beginning in the 1970s, through her work with community arts center Self Help Graphics & Art in Boyle Heights.
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DEL ALMA: LATINA PORTRAITS FROM THE VINCENT PRICE ART MUSEUM @ The Music Center
EXHIBITION DATES: 04/13/2024 – 05/31/2026
Del Alma: Latina Portraits from the Vincent Price Art Museum presents an intergenerational group of portraits by Los Angeles-based Latina artists, who collectively explore portraiture and cultural identity through diverse forms of creative expression.
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Form and Function in the Ancient Americas
Our ongoing permanent exhibition
Form and Function in the Ancient Americas highlights the wide range of cultures represented in our Ancient American collection. Cultures from the Nayarit-Jalisco-Colima region of West Mexico (2000 – 1000 BCE) to the Chimú of Peru (900-1500 CE) are featured.
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April 18, 2026
Poetry Writing Workshop: The Words We Carry
April 25, 2026
“New Voices” opening reception
May 9, 2026
Ofelia Esparza Closing Celebration
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EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE
1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez,
Monterey Park, CA 91754
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IN THE NEWS
December 3, 2025
See Ofelia Esparza’s dazzling altars at VPAM
KCRW
November 5, 2025
For Ofelia Esparza, ‘It’s always been about community.’ Now East LA pays tribute to her legacy
Boyle Heights Beat
November 5, 2025
At 93 years old, LA artist who helped popularize Day of the Dead gets her first solo show
LAist
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Membership Benefits
Membership Tier 1: $100
MEMBERSHIP TIER 1: $100
- Keeping art and ideas free for everyone
- Digital membership cards for two people
- Invitations to all opening parties
- Invitations to exclusive members-only previews and events
- Priority ticketing for two at VPAM public programs
- 10% discount at the Hammer Store and Lulu
- Reciprocal benefits at university art museums
- Discounts at VPAM Partner businesses
- Seasonal calendar by mail
- Monthly membership email newsletter
MEMBERSHIP TIER 1: $100
- Keeping art and ideas free for everyone
- Digital membership cards for two people
- Invitations to all opening parties
- Invitations to exclusive members-only previews and events
- Priority ticketing for two at VPAM public programs
- 10% discount at the Hammer Store and Lulu
- Reciprocal benefits at university art museums
- Discounts at VPAM Partner businesses
- Seasonal calendar by mail
- Monthly membership email newsletter
Membership Tier 2: $200
MEMBERSHIP TIER 2: $100
- Keeping art and ideas free for everyone
- Digital membership cards for two people
- Invitations to all opening parties
- Invitations to exclusive members-only previews and events
- Priority ticketing for two at VPAM public programs
- 10% discount at the Hammer Store and Lulu
- Reciprocal benefits at university art museums
- Discounts at VPAM Partner businesses
- Seasonal calendar by mail
- Monthly membership email newsletter
MEMBERSHIP TIER 2: $100
- Keeping art and ideas free for everyone
- Digital membership cards for two people
- Invitations to all opening parties
- Invitations to exclusive members-only previews and events
- Priority ticketing for two at VPAM public programs
- 10% discount at the Hammer Store and Lulu
- Reciprocal benefits at university art museums
- Discounts at VPAM Partner businesses
- Seasonal calendar by mail
- Monthly membership email newsletter
Acknowledgements
The exhibition is organized by the Vincent Price Art Museum. It is co-curated by Javier Arellano Vences, Pilar Tompkins Rivas, and Joseph Daniel Valencia.
Major support for the exhibition is provided by generous grants from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, and the Ford Foundation.
Additional support is provided by the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), and the Pasadena Art Alliance.
All exhibitions at the Vincent Price Art Museum are underwritten by the Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation and East Los Angeles College.
Jane Doe
Chair
Length of Service: 2015 –
George Yin is an attorney, arts advocate, and Board Member of the Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation. As an attorney with Kaufman Legal Group, he advises candidates, elected officials, political committees, ballot measure committees, non-profit organizations, and public agencies on local, state, and federal laws. He has over a decade of experience representing public agencies in public, municipal, education, water, and administrative law. He actively volunteers in his community, having served on the boards of the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, the Organization of Chinese Americans (Greater LA Chapter), the Asian Professional Exchange (APEX), and the Pacific Asia Museum Chinese Arts Council. He holds a J.D. from UCLA Law School, an M.A. in Urban Planning from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, an M.Sc. in Public Administration/Public Policy from the London School of Economics, and a B.A. in Government from Cornell University.
Jane Doe
Chair
Length of Service: 2015 –
George Yin is an attorney, arts advocate, and Board Member of the Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation. As an attorney with Kaufman Legal Group, he advises candidates, elected officials, political committees, ballot measure committees, non-profit organizations, and public agencies on local, state, and federal laws. He has over a decade of experience representing public agencies in public, municipal, education, water, and administrative law. He actively volunteers in his community, having served on the boards of the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, the Organization of Chinese Americans (Greater LA Chapter), the Asian Professional Exchange (APEX), and the Pacific Asia Museum Chinese Arts Council. He holds a J.D. from UCLA Law School, an M.A. in Urban Planning from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, an M.Sc. in Public Administration/Public Policy from the London School of Economics, and a B.A. in Government from Cornell University.
Jane Doe
Chair
Length of Service: 2015 –
George Yin is an attorney, arts advocate, and Board Member of the Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation. As an attorney with Kaufman Legal Group, he advises candidates, elected officials, political committees, ballot measure committees, non-profit organizations, and public agencies on local, state, and federal laws. He has over a decade of experience representing public agencies in public, municipal, education, water, and administrative law. He actively volunteers in his community, having served on the boards of the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, the Organization of Chinese Americans (Greater LA Chapter), the Asian Professional Exchange (APEX), and the Pacific Asia Museum Chinese Arts Council. He holds a J.D. from UCLA Law School, an M.A. in Urban Planning from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, an M.Sc. in Public Administration/Public Policy from the London School of Economics, and a B.A. in Government from Cornell University.
Jane Doe
Chair
Length of Service: 2015 –
George Yin is an attorney, arts advocate, and Board Member of the Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation. As an attorney with Kaufman Legal Group, he advises candidates, elected officials, political committees, ballot measure committees, non-profit organizations, and public agencies on local, state, and federal laws. He has over a decade of experience representing public agencies in public, municipal, education, water, and administrative law. He actively volunteers in his community, having served on the boards of the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, the Organization of Chinese Americans (Greater LA Chapter), the Asian Professional Exchange (APEX), and the Pacific Asia Museum Chinese Arts Council. He holds a J.D. from UCLA Law School, an M.A. in Urban Planning from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, an M.Sc. in Public Administration/Public Policy from the London School of Economics, and a B.A. in Government from Cornell University.
Jane Doe
Chair
Length of Service: 2015 –
George Yin is an attorney, arts advocate, and Board Member of the Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation. As an attorney with Kaufman Legal Group, he advises candidates, elected officials, political committees, ballot measure committees, non-profit organizations, and public agencies on local, state, and federal laws. He has over a decade of experience representing public agencies in public, municipal, education, water, and administrative law. He actively volunteers in his community, having served on the boards of the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, the Organization of Chinese Americans (Greater LA Chapter), the Asian Professional Exchange (APEX), and the Pacific Asia Museum Chinese Arts Council. He holds a J.D. from UCLA Law School, an M.A. in Urban Planning from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, an M.Sc. in Public Administration/Public Policy from the London School of Economics, and a B.A. in Government from Cornell University.
Jane Doe
Chair
Length of Service: 2015 –
George Yin is an attorney, arts advocate, and Board Member of the Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation. As an attorney with Kaufman Legal Group, he advises candidates, elected officials, political committees, ballot measure committees, non-profit organizations, and public agencies on local, state, and federal laws. He has over a decade of experience representing public agencies in public, municipal, education, water, and administrative law. He actively volunteers in his community, having served on the boards of the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, the Organization of Chinese Americans (Greater LA Chapter), the Asian Professional Exchange (APEX), and the Pacific Asia Museum Chinese Arts Council. He holds a J.D. from UCLA Law School, an M.A. in Urban Planning from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, an M.Sc. in Public Administration/Public Policy from the London School of Economics, and a B.A. in Government from Cornell University.
Jane Doe
Chair
Length of Service: 2015 –
George Yin is an attorney, arts advocate, and Board Member of the Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation. As an attorney with Kaufman Legal Group, he advises candidates, elected officials, political committees, ballot measure committees, non-profit organizations, and public agencies on local, state, and federal laws. He has over a decade of experience representing public agencies in public, municipal, education, water, and administrative law. He actively volunteers in his community, having served on the boards of the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, the Organization of Chinese Americans (Greater LA Chapter), the Asian Professional Exchange (APEX), and the Pacific Asia Museum Chinese Arts Council. He holds a J.D. from UCLA Law School, an M.A. in Urban Planning from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, an M.Sc. in Public Administration/Public Policy from the London School of Economics, and a B.A. in Government from Cornell University.
Jane Doe
Chair
Length of Service: 2015 –
George Yin is an attorney, arts advocate, and Board Member of the Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation. As an attorney with Kaufman Legal Group, he advises candidates, elected officials, political committees, ballot measure committees, non-profit organizations, and public agencies on local, state, and federal laws. He has over a decade of experience representing public agencies in public, municipal, education, water, and administrative law. He actively volunteers in his community, having served on the boards of the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, the Organization of Chinese Americans (Greater LA Chapter), the Asian Professional Exchange (APEX), and the Pacific Asia Museum Chinese Arts Council. He holds a J.D. from UCLA Law School, an M.A. in Urban Planning from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, an M.Sc. in Public Administration/Public Policy from the London School of Economics, and a B.A. in Government from Cornell University.
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Fostering a sense of belonging where our diverse communities are seen, welcomed, and engaged.
Advancing the museum as a place of learning to help empower individuals and promote their creative and professional development.
Uplifting artists and nurturing their experimentation and growth as visionaries in our communities.
Reframing histories to counter historical erasures and to better reflect the complexities of our lived experiences.
Transforming the museum field so that underrepresented people and perspectives are brought to the forefront through impactful career and workforce programs.
Eliminating barriers to the museum by expanding physical, cultural, and educational access for our communities.
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1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, CA 91754
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Caption Area: For more than sixty years, the student art exhibition at East Los Angeles College has showcased exceptional artworks produced on campus throughout the academic year.
“Soul Mining brings into focus contemporary art pertaining to the Asian diaspora in the Americas, and we are thrilled to partner with the Arizona State University Art Museum (ASU) to present this exhibition, Artworks in the exhibition underscore transnational dialogues relevant to us here in the City of Monterey Park, home to one of the largest Chinese American communities in the country.”
-John Doe
LA Times
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