Raul Guerrero

Courtesy of the artist and Ortuzar Projects, New York

Raul Guerrero grew up in National City, California. Located twelve miles north of Tijuana, Mexico, he was informed by an early experience of cultural and ethnic plurality. Ranging from Mexican indigenous crafts to tourist kitsch to the emerging local sub-cultures of Southern California, Guerrero’s identification with diverse forms of expression continue to inform his artistic production. Influenced by a preceding generation of Los Angeles artists that had investigated the regional environment Guerrero articulates his position as a Mexican-American artist in Southern California through a range of media that includes film, sculpture, installation and photography.

Exhibitions of Guerrero’s work have been held at Kayne Griffin Corcoran, Los Angeles; Ortuzar Projects, New York City; and San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco among many others. His work is included in the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.