Panel Discussion April 16, 2011 at 2pm
In conjunction with the exhibit, [b*longing], the Manilatown Heritage Foundation presents a panel discussion on Julia LaChica’s artwork and mixed race heritage, reflecting on the influences from San Francisco’s multiculturalism.
The panel consists of Julia LaChica, Nancy Hom, and Wei Ming Dariotis, Ph.D. The panel will be moderated by Juana Maria Rodriguez, Ph.D.
The [b*longing] exhibit is free for viewing to the public at the I-Hotel Manilatown Center through April 30, 2011.
THE I-HOTEL MANILATOWN CENTER
868 Kearny Street @ Jackson
San Francisco, CA 94108
2PM – 5PM FREE, Donations are appreciated.
For more information:
(415)399-9580
wheel chair accessible
[b*longing] at the I-Hotel Manilatown Center
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I want to thank Manilatown Heritage Foundation for supporting the Arts and giving the community a place of belonging and also, Evelyn Luluquisen, Nancy Hom, Dianne Bueno, Matthew Lew and Roy Recio for welcoming me into the Manilatown family. Exhibiting my first solo show here is an honor. My farther arrived in Manilatown in the 1920’s, was a founding member of Caballeros de Dimas Alang, a Filipino American fraternal organization which began in San Francisco around 1921. The name honors Jose Rizal the Philippine national hero whose pen name while writing revolutionary tracts was Dimas-Alang. I grew up just a couple of blocks away and went to Jean Parker Elementary School, I played at Portsmouth Square and attended summer day camps at Cameron House. This is my home and it’s only fitting that my first solo exhibit be at here at Manilatown. Finally, I want to thank my friends and family for their love, endless support and encouragement.
Songbird in Three Seconds 24” x 24” Acrylic and gold leaf on wood panel 2011
This bird produces music but there is sadness because of its mechanical dimension. It relies on outsiders in order to sing.
$725 Original
$165 Giclée
Making the Journey Home 24” x 24” Acrylic and gold leaf on wood panel 2010
Home could be near or far. We carry things with us on our journey: physical weight, others who are with us, representations of what may be ourselves.
$725 (SOLD)
The Ride to Portsmouth Square 17.5” x 22” Acrylic on wood panel 2010
Early 1960’s carnival in Portsmouth Square, San Francisco.
$700 (SOLD)
Caballeros de Dimas Alang 17.5” x 22” Acrylic on wood panel 2010
My father was a member the fraternity called Caballeros de Dimas-Alang. It was a fraternity formed by Filipino men in San Francisco in the 1920s and named in honor of Jose Rizal, the Filipino whose revolutionary writings inspired the fight to end Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines. Dimas-Alang was Jose Rizal’s pen name.
$700
From Where We Stand 17.5” x 22” Acrylic and gold leaf on wood panel 2010
This painting represents the many young Filipinos who came to the U.S. in the 1960s, forming the “second wave” of Filipino immigration. These were mostly young professionals such as lawyers, doctors, and nurses. By that time, women as well as men were allowed to enter the U.S.
