Author Archives: artedemontoya
AOC en la Frontera
Sometimes, you just happen to be in the right place at the right time. On Monday I stopped by the historic Barrio Duranguito in El Paso, TX to discuss a piece of art that will be part of the ongoing community beautification project. The sun was going down and I decided to head back homeContinue reading “AOC en la Frontera”
La belleza está en la naturaleza
A Muse for the Decades
Selena Quintanilla was my first pop-star crush, and I thought I’d share some thoughts since April is her birth month. I attended her last El Paso performance at the Coliseum in 1994 and had the fortune of shaking her hand. She reminded me of my sisters: Chicana, spoke in Spanglish and there were even someContinue reading “A Muse for the Decades”
Alamogordo
My personal experiences construct new knowledge. My positionality and reflections of living in the borderlands have led me to this moment. There are few moments in my childhood that have gone unforgotten; they have served as a collection of memories that helped me understand the depths of socio-economic and racial disparities, but also of music,Continue reading “Alamogordo”
José P. Montoya 