Victor De La Rosa
American visual artist, educator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Victor De La Rosa is an American multidisciplinary artist, professor, curator, and academic administrator, of Latino descent.[1][2][3] He is known for his digital textile artwork, which often employs jacquard power looms, digital fabric printers, and laser cutters.[4] De La Rosa was the first Latino to head San Francisco State University's art department when he was hired in 2022.[5]
Victor De La Rosa | |
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| Born | Oakland, California, United States |
| Education | San Francisco State University (BA), University of California, Davis (MFA), Rhode Island School of Design (MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Multidisciplinary artist, teacher, academic administrator, curator |
| Employer | San Francisco State University |
| Known for | Textile art, public art |
| Movement | Chicano art movement |
Early life and education
Victor De La Rosa was born in Oakland, California; to a mother from Mexico, and an American father of Mexican descent from Texas.[6][7] He was raised in San Leandro, California.[6]
De La Rosa graduated with a B.A. degree in 1999 from San Francisco State University (SFSU); a M.F.A. degree from the University of California, Davis (UC Davis); and a M.F.A. degree in 2004 in textiles from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).[8][9] He was honored as a presidential fellow during his time at RISD.[7]
Career
In 2006, De La Rosa joined the faculty at SFSU.[7] In 2022 during the COVID-19 pandemic, he was promoted to the director of the art department at SFSU, and he is the first Latino to hold the role.[5][10]
In 2013, De La Rosa exhibited his digital textile works at Galería de la Raza in the Mission District of San Francisco.[11] His Future Flags of America 2013 art series re-envisions the United States and the California state flags to reflect the Latino community.[8] His four woven portraits highlighting the Mission District neighborhood gentrification, part of the art series “La Gente De Tu Barrio/The People of Your Neighborhood,” was displayed as a public art installation in October 2015 at BART's 16th Street Mission station.[1][3]
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