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Patricia Correia Gallery collection

 Collection
Identifier: 130

Scope and Content

The collection includes correspondence, ephemera, slides, photographs, organizational papers, and artist books that reflect the gallery's 17 years of documenting, preserving, and exhibiting fine art - with a specific focus on Mexican-American artists.

Dates

  • Creation: 1991-2008

Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library or submit a request for anArchival Research appointment.

Publication Rights

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their heir(s) for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to the Chicano Studies Research Center Library. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright holder.

Biography

Patricia Correia Gallery (PCG) was first established in Venice, California, in 1991. Since then, the gallery has provided a forum for artists who create contemporary fine arts and artists who work in various media including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, installation, video, and new genre. In 1994 the gallery was invited to participate at the Bergamot Station Art Center in Santa Monica, California. From 1991 through 2003, the focus of the gallery was on contemporary fine art originating on the West Coast, with a concentration on artwork from Los Angeles, California.

In 2003 as director, Correia refocused the gallery's direction, staying within the focus of contemporary art but concentrating more on artwork by Mexican-American and Chicana/o artists throughout the United States. Many of the artists represented by the gallery during this project participated in the founding of the Chicano Art Movement. These visual artists have participated in public artwork, grants, art biennials, gallery and museum exhibitions, and museum collections both nationally and internationally. This exclusive five-year project concluded in 2008. Within the gallery, Chicana/o art continued to remain a major part of curatorial focus.

In 2004 Rae Anne Robinett joined the gallery and then became director of the PCG in 2005. Robinett also oversaw the FaufiTown Projects in 2006. Upon creating Patricia Correia Productions in 2006, Correia became executive director and renewed her commitment to championing international artists. The gallery closed in 2008 and was reinvented as Patricia Correia Projects. Patricia Correia Productions sponsors the gallery, sister gallery FaufiTown Projects, and Patricia Correia Publishing, a publisher of fine art prints established in 2001.

Extent

32 Linear Feet (31 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Patricia Correia Gallery (PCG) was first established in Venice, California in 1991. Since then, the Gallery has provided a forum for artists who create contemporary fine arts and artists who work in various media including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, installation, video, and new genre. The collection includes correspondence, ephemera, slides, photographs, organizational papers, and artist books that reflect the gallery's 17 years of documenting, preserving, and exhibiting fine art - with a specific focus on Mexican American artists.

Physical Location

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library for paging information. You can also submit a request for anArchival Research appointment. 

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated by Patricia Correia in 2011.

Processing History

Processed by Diana Grijalva, 2012.

Title
Finding Aid for the Patricia Correia Gallery collection, 1991-2008
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid created by Diana Grijalva, 2012.
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Chicano Studies Research Center Library Repository

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