Nitza Tufiño

Nitza Tufiño

"Westside Views," Nitza Tufiño, 1989. In collaboration with Elizabeth Montalvo (produce stand) and Leeama Blugh (shaved-ice cart) 86th St. station (at Broadway), New York City
Born 1949 (age 66–67)
Mexico City
Nationality American
Education Academia San Carlos, Universidad Autonoma de Mexico
Known for Public art

Nitza Tufiño was born in Mexico City in 1949 and grew up in Puerto Rico. In her youth, she learned graphic arts whiled working with her father, the painter Rafael Tufiño. After earning a B.F.A. from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, she moved to New York City. In 1969, together with a group of artists, educators and activists, Tufiño founded El Museo del Barrio.[1]

Tufiño's ceramic murals have been commissioned for a number of public locations including the 103rd Street and Lexington Avenue subway station, the Third Street Music School, and LaGuardia Community College. She has received numerous awards including one from the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, the 1991 “Outstanding Puerto Rican Professional in the Arts Awards” from the Office of Andrew Stein, New York City Council President and the Association of Hispanic Arts, as well as grants and fellowships from the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Torruella Leval, Susana. "This exhibition at El Museo del Barrio celebrates a public work by a Puerto Rican artist... In Art Underground: A Public Art Project by Nitza Tufiño. Exhibit Brochure". Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  2. ↑ Ruiz, Vicki L. & Virginia Sanchez Korrol, eds. (2006). Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia. Bloomington, Indiana, USA: Indiana University Press. pp. 767–768. ISBN 9780253111692.

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