Día de los Muertos
September 9 – November 8, 2021
The celebration of El Día de los Muertos is a joyful occasion of remembrance, involving feasts and festivities through which death is recognized as a part of the natural process of living. Contemporary celebrations of this holiday bear both ancient traditions and a modern flair and have become a rich part of Tucson’s cultural heritage. This exhibition celebrates the creative ways artists honor and enliven this deeply meaningful holiday through artistic expressions of personal and universal significance.
Arizona artist Manuel Fontes will be joining Tohono Chul’s curatorial team as co-curator for our 2021 Día de los Muertos exhibition. Manuel Fontes studied fine art photography at Phoenix College and earned his B.A. and M.A. in Ecological Anthropology from Arizona State University. He grew up in Southern Arizona celebrating the traditional Mexican Holiday, Día de los Muertos, with his family every year. The Sonoran Desert has always been his home. As an Environmental Scientist, the natural sequence of the Sonoran Desert fascinates him. As an artist, he has been exhibited his work in eleven exhibitions at Tohono Chul since 2015. He tries to capture the lives of rural people and their connection to the land. His work primarily focuses on the lifeways and folklore of the Hispanic Southwest.
Día De Los Muertos features 61 works from 42 Arizona artists including:
Cheri Anderson, Carolee Asia, Jan Bell, Heather Bentz, Alexandra Berger Clamons, Barbara Jo Borch, Jacqueline R. Bradley, Heather Buton, Melani Camacho, Veta Carney, Morgiana Correa, Vanessa Dearing, Linda Ekstrum, Jennifer Eschedor, Jeffrey Falk, Manuel Fontes, Diane Ganski, Susie Gillatt, Annie Gordon, Barbara Hall, Catherine Hanson, Cat Hill, Wendy Islas, Jerry Jacobson, Kathleen Koopman, Chuck LaVoie, Annie Lopez, Gloria Martinez and Pat Manion, Lydia Miszuk, George Penaloza ,Astrid Randall, Claire Roth, Timothy Schirack Patricia Silva, Rachel Slick, Aimee Smythe, Bonita Sur, Lisa Swanson, Megan Welker, Robin Westenhiser and Bobbie Wilson
50% of all sales from the Día de los Muertos exhibition help fund programs at Tohono Chul
Please contact the Exhibits Department, if you have any questions or would like to purchase artwork: exhibits@tohonochul.org
Image | Cat Hill | We Remember Us | acrylic
Artwork information coming soon.
Cheri Anderson
Joyful Remembrance
archival pigment print
print – 8″ h x 8″ w
frame – 14″ h x 14″ w
$150
Cheri Anderson
Procession for the Departed
archival pigment print
print – 9″ h x 13″ w
frame – 12″ h x 16″ w
$150
Carolee Asia
Disfrutalo Mientras Puedas – Enjoy It While You Can
papier-mâché, palm frond, fine art papers, spray paint, beads, wire, gold thread, resin
25” h x 18″ w x 14” w
$1500
Jan Bell
Memory, Saguaro
stoneware
9″ h x 8.5″ w
$140
Jan Bell
Remorse, Netleaf Hackberry
stoneware
4.5″ h x 8.5″ w
$75
Jan Bell
Sorrow, Ponderosa Pine
stoneware
6″ h x 5.5″ w
$85
Heather Bentz
Nine Decades and an Orange Blaze
water-soluble crayon and graphite on paper on birch board
22″ h x 30″ w
$900
Alexandra Berger Clamons
Monarch on Marigold
stained glass with glass paints
11″ h x 5″ w
$140
Alexandra Berger Clamons
Monarch Skull
stained glass with glass paints
7″ h x 4″ w
$80
Alexandra Berger Clamons
Winged Heart
stained glass
11″ h x 4″ w
$128
Barbara Jo
Accordion School
vintage photograph printed on aluminum
11″ h x 14″ w
Not for Sale
Barbara Jo
Polka
pine, plywood, canvas, leather and satin
16″ h x 18″ w
$3500
Jacqueline R. Bradley
Covid Dia De Los Muertos
hand stamped copper with glass sugar skull, cloisonne beads, glass, and copper beads with a magnetic clasp with matching earrings
23″ l
SOLD
Jacqueline R. Bradley
Craneo De Azucar Rojo
sugar skull, sterling silver findings, Swarovski crystals, art glass beads, sterling silver crab claw clasp with matching earrings
18″ l
$175
Jacqueline R. Bradley
Craneo Rosado
pink enameled sugar skull with a sterling silver cross, sterling silver findings, lampwork pink beads, glass faceted beads and a set of pink enameled sugar skulls with matching earrings
19″ l
$200
Heather Buton
Sugar Skull
cement, Paint, wood, mirror, plastic straws, mini lights and glow sticks
15″ h x 10″ w x 15″ d
$150
Melani Camacho
Bobbi
linocut print
print – 13″ h x 10″ w
frame – 14 5/8″ h x 11.75″ w
$200
Veta Carney
Forever Faithful
galss
8″ h x 11″ w x 4.5″ d
$300
Morgiana Correa
All Dolled Up Catrina
bakeable clay
8″ h
SOLD
Morgiana Correa
Día de los Muertos Cowboy
bakeable clay
10″ h
$45
Morgiana Correa
Enlightened Lady
bakeable clay
8″ h
$45
Vanessa Dearing
One Man’s Life
assemblage
24″ h x 16″ w x 12″ d
Not for Sale
Linda Ekstrum
Grieving Together
archival pigment print
print – 11″ h x 17″ w
frame – 16″ h x 20″ w
$375
Linda Ekstrum
Grieving Together
archival pigment print
print – 11″ h x 14″ w
frame – 16″ h x 20″ w
$375
Jennifer Eschedor
Altar Garland
papier-mâché, acrylic paint, plastic & African glass beads
53″ l
$225
Jeffrey Falk
Playmate of the Clouds
mixed media
84″ h x 60″ w
$1000
Manuel Fontes
Guillermo – Arenas Valley, New Mexico
B&W print
print – 4.75″ h x 6.75″ w
frame – 11.25″ h x 14.25″ w
$450
Manuel Fontes
House on the Hill – Arenas Valley, New Mexico
B&W print
print – 4.75″ h x 6.75″ w
frame – 11.25″ h x 14.25″ w
$450
Manuel Fontes
Inside House on the Hill – Arenas Valley, New Mexico
B&W print
print – 4.75″ h x 6.75″ w
frame – 11.25″ h x 14.25″ w
$450
Diane Ganski
Honey Did You Lock the Car?
metal, acrylic and fabric
32″ h x 22″ w x 7″ d
$1800
Susie Gillatt
Flying Away
print on canvas
16″ h x 24″ w
$250
Susie Gillatt
Overwhelmed
print on aluminum
11″ h x 24″ w
$175
Annie Gordon
Honoring Ancestors
photo transfer on fabric with beads
20″ h x 18″ w
$225
Barbara Hall
Shrine I
fabric
19.5″ h x 20.5″ w
NFS
Kitty Hanson
La Doncella
mosaic
4″ h x 3″ w x 4″ d
$175
Kitty Hanson
La Viuda
mosaic
6″ h x 4″ w x 6″ d
$500
Kitty Hanson
Untitled
mosaic
5.5″ h x 5.5″ w x 9.5″ d
$450
Cat Hill
All Dressed Up With Someplace To Go
acrylic on wood
14″ h x 11″ w
$400
Cat Hill
Recuerdos- Memories of a Life Well-Lived
acrylic on wood
16″ h x 12″ w
$430
Cat Hill
We Remember Us
acrylic on wood
10″ h x 20″ w
SOLD
Wendy Islas
Celebrating
archival pigment print
print – 10″ h x 8″ w
frame – 18″ h x 14″ w
$250
Wendy Islas
Getting Ready
archival pigment print
print – 10″ h x 8″ w
frame – 18″ h x 14″ w
$250
Wendy Islas
Soulful
archival pigment print
print – 8″ h x 10″ w
frame – 14″ h x 18″ w
$250
Jerry Jacobson
Mask Drawing (06-15-20)
ink, graphite and colored pencil on paper
artwork – 16″ h x 12″ w
frame – 21″ h x 17″ w
SOLD
Jerry Jacobson
untitled 08-10-20
ink, graphite and colored pencil on paper
artwork – 11″ h x 9.25″ w
frame – 17.5″ h x 1725″ w
$225
Jerry Jacobson
untitled 10-10-30
ink on paper
30″ h x 20″ w
$500
Kathleen Koopman
Amethyst
found object mixed media assemblage
16″ h x 6″ w x 2″ d
$300
Kathleen Koopman
In Memoriam (Dedicated to Antonio and Josefina Leon)
found object mixed media assemblage
14″ h x 9.5″ w x 5″ d
$300
Chuck LaVoie
Transmogrify
mixed media
96″ h x 96″ w
Not for Sale
Annie Lopez
El Hombre
cyanotype on tamale wrapper paper and watercolor paper with thread
artwork – 11″ h x 14″ h
frame – 16″ h x 20″ w
$750
Annie Lopez
Winged (Tony)
cyanotype on tamale wrapper paper with thread
artwork – 26″ h x 26″ w
frame – 30″ h x 30″ w
$2500
Annie Lopez
Winged (JoAnn)
cyanotype on tamale wrapper paper and watercolor paper with thread
frame – 22″ h x 26″ w
$1500
Pat Manion and Gloria Martinez
El Altar de Día de los Muertos
mixed media
11″ h x 8″ w x 4″ d
$150
Pat Manion and Gloria Martinez
La Ofrenda
mixed media
8″ h x 8″ w x 3″ d
SOLD
Pat Manion and Gloria Martinez
Forever and Ever
mixed media
9″ h x 8″ w x 4″ d
$125
Lydia Miszuk
Ofenda Para Mi Abuelita
handmade desert papers including prickly pear, tumbleweed, yucca and cotton
13″ h x 9″ w x 8″ w
$500
George Peñaloza
She Can’t Take It With Her
stoneware
7″ h x 5″ w x 6″ d
$375
Astrid Randall
Día de los Muertos Mask
mixed media on gourd
11.5″h x 8.5″ w x 4″ d
$130
Claire Roth
La Bienvenida
mixed media
5.25″ h x 6″ w
$140
Timothy Schirack
Crossing Over
painted paper collage
36″ h x 60″ w
$2400
Patricia Silva
Rosa Julia
acrylic and mixed media on wood
23″ h x 19″ w
$800
Rachel Slick
Birthday Cake Candelabra for the Dead, Blue
mixed media
12″ h x 18″ w x 12″ d
$800
Rachel Slick
Birthday Cake Candelabra for the Dead, White
mixed media
15″ h x 15″ w x 15″ d
$800
Rachel Slick
Calavera Chandelier
mixed media
36″ h x 24″ w x 24″ d
$1600
Rachel Slick
Calavera Chandelier
mixed media
19 pieces available, various sizes, roughly 2.4″ h x 2″ w
$40 each
Rachel Slick
Emiliano
mixed media
13″ h x 12″ w x 12″ d
Not for Sale
Rachel Slick
Valentina
mixed media
14″ h x 11″ w x 11″ h
Not for Sale
Rachel Slick
Visitations to a Second Blooming
mixed media
40″ h x 32″ w
$800
Aimee Smythe
At the Beach-Cuba 1930
manipulated photographs, silkscreen, indigo and hand dyed fabric stretched on a frame
16″ h x 12″ w
$275
Aimee Smythe
Dad Golf Devotee
manipulated photographs, surface design, hand painted and commercial fabric stretched on a frame
16″ h x 12″ w
$275
Aimee Smythe
Honeymoon Edgewater Beach 1933
manipulated photo, silkscreen, surface design and hand dyed fabric stretched on a frame
16″ h x 12″ w
$275
Aimee Smythe
Mom Cuba 1930
manipulated photo, silkscreen, surface design and hand dyed fabric stretched on a frame
16″ h x 12″ w
$275
Aimee Smythe
Newlyweds 1933 #1
manipulated photographs, surface design and commercial fabric stretched on a frame
16″ h x 12″ w
$275
Aimee Smythe
Pandemonium
botanical printing on fabric suspended from barn siding
88″ h x 60″ w
$800
Aimee Smythe
Siblings at the Beach 1930
manipulated photographs ,botanical prints, surface design and hand-dyed and commercial fabric stretched on a frame
16″ h x 12″ w
$275
Bonita Sur
Cholla de la Vida
ceramic with iron oxide wash
14″ h x 8″ w
$300
Bonita Sur
Saguaro de la Vida
ceramic with iron oxide wash
17″ h x 9″ w
$350
Lisa Swanson
Señor y Señora
hand built glazed ceramic
7.5″ h x 8.75″ w, each
$125 for both
Lisa Swanson
Tree of Life
hand built glazed ceramic
9.5″ h x 9.75″ w
$175
Megan Welker
Rejoice
watercolor on paper
artwork – 2″ h x 3.5″ w
frame – 9.5″ h x 11.5″ w
$130
Megan Welker
Returning
watercolor on paper
artwork – 2″ h x 3.5″ w
frame – 9.5″ h x 11.5″ w
$130
Robin Westenhiser
Beloved Owl
acrylic on wood cradle board
14″ h x 14″ w
$225
Robin Westenhiser
View From Above
I planted a patch of marigolds for you…
acrylic on wood cradle board
14″ h x 14″ w
$225
Bobbie Wilson
Reliquary for My Father
plaster, paint and relics on foam core
15″ h x 8″ w x 3″ d
Not for Sale
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