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Name (Artist/Photographer/Author) |
Judith Francisca Baca |
Other names |
Dr. Judith F. Baca Judy Baca |
Role |
Artist |
Places of residence |
In 2012, the Los Angeles Unified School District named a school after her called the Judith F. Baca Arts Academy, located in Watts, her birthplace. |
Occupation |
Baca is a painter and muralist, monument builder, and scholar who have been teaching art in the UC system since 1984. She was the founder of the first City of Los Angeles Mural Program in 1974, which evolved into a community arts organization known as the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) which was has been creating sites of public memory since 1976. She continues to serve as its artistic director and focuses her creative energy in the UCLA@SPARC Digital/Mural Lab, employing digital technology to create social justice art. |
Education |
Honorary PhD of Fine Arts - California State University, Northridge, 2018 Master of Art Education - California State University, Northridge, 1979 Intensive Course in Mural Techniques - Taller Siqueiros, Cuernavaca, Mexico, 1977 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art - California State University, Northridge, 1969 |
Titles & Honors |
Distinguished UCLA Professor Judith Francisca Baca She is a recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship, the United States Artist Rockefeller Fellowship and over 50 awards from various community groups. 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala Honors Judy Baca, sponsored by Gucci and Audi. 2021 National Medal of Arts, the highest presidential honor awarded to artists in the USA, Wa, D.C. 2018 Honorary PhD, California State University, Northridge. 2017 ARTNEWS Cover feature "The Underrated Issue" Spring 2017 2018 Phenomenal Woman Award at CSUN, California State University, Northridge. 2017 Tardeada for Museum of Social Justice, Recognized as a Social Justice Leader, Monterey Park, CA 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award, National Association of State Colleges and Universities, San Diego, CA 2016 Great Wall of Los Angeles National Register nomination from the state office of historic preservation. 2015 United State Artists Fellowship USA Rockefeller Fellow in the Visual Arts 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award, California State University, Northridge 2014 Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Judy Baca artifacts in permanent collection. 2013 Latino Spirit Award for Achievement in the Arts /The California Latino Legislative Caucus 2012 University of California Studies Consortium Award 2011 Trailblazer Award, Cornerstone Theatre Company, Los Angeles, CA 2011 Judith F. Baca Arts Academy in South Central Los Angeles named by LAUSD 2011 American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education: Outstanding Latino/a Cultural Award in Fine Arts 2010 National Award in Public Art Americans for the Arts 2009 InnerCity Struggle "Elizabeth "Betita" Martinez Activist Scholar Award", October 2009, Los Angeles, CA 2009 Judy Chicago’s "Through the Flower" Feminist Pioneer Award for contributions to feminist art movement 2009 Corky Gonzalez's Escuela Tlatelolco Centro de Estudios & Champions of Change Award, Denver 2009 California Senator Jenny Oropeza Artist of Distinction Award – April 2009 2009 Invited to the White House for Arts, Community, Social Justice and National Recovery Briefing - May 2009 2008 Imagining America – Keynote Address, Los Angeles, CA 2007 UCLA Latino Alumni Association: Madrina Award, Los Angeles, CA 2007 The Brian P. Copenhaver Award, Innovation in Teaching with Technology, UCLA, May 2007 2006 KCET Local Hero of the Year Award: Women’s History Month, work currently being featured on KCET 2004 Featured in May 24th issue of People Magazine, "Back to the Wall, Artist Judith F. Baca" 2002 The County of Santa Clara’s Commission on the Status of women award for Outstanding Female Role 2001 Hispanic Heritage Awards, Educator of the Year Award recipient at the John F. Kennedy Center, D.C. 2001 Liberty Hill Foundation, 2001 Creative Vision Award recipient at annual Upton Sinclair Dinner 2001 California Community Foundation, selected as one of 85 Unsung Heroes of nonprofit community. 2000 CA Women’s Museum, Honored in "Unforgettable Women" exhibition in museum, Smithsonian Institute |
Publications |
www.judybaca.com www.SPARCinLA.org "Judy Baca" Grades K to 6 reading program for McGraw Hill (U.S.) 2011 TEXTBOOK "Judith F. Baca" (2018) by Anna Indych-López |
