Here we go! — An Altar/Ofrenda before Election Day 11/05/2024
“Here We Go“ , read the caption in the photo Pvt.1st Class Horacio Sanchez Valderas sent home after finishing basic training in 1943....
UTSA Teuquiyaoatl(sacred portal) Installation: The Portal of Coatepec—2022
Throughout human history portals have taken many forms and the parallel realities that they connect are described at length in the myths...
Expedition to The Xicanx exhibit @ MOA-UBC, Vancouver for Xicanx Speaks
Its 4:30am CST Friday November 18th, the alarm woke me from my sleep and I popped up to get ready to travel to the other end of the...
Dia De Los Muertos Ofrenda/Altar for DeWitt Carter Reddick & Horacio Sanchez Valderas—2022
The ofrenda /altar is a collaboration between artists Kim Bisho & Luis Valderas and was installed for the 45th Annal Dia de los Muertos...
Bishop & Valderas—10 years of Collaboration
Ten years ago when Kim Bishop and I first began collaborating I knew it was the beginning of an important art conversation between the...
COVID-19 & Sheltering/Working in the Art Studio
How it went down… On March 13th, 2020 my school district extended Spring Break for a week to figure out the next move during this...
