Angel Luna, 51, often heard the same message from his mentors – including the late, influential Chicano artist Rubén Trejo – who reminded him that if he didn’t tell his own story, no one would.
Decades later and inspired by that advice, Luna will showcase a series of clay figures this Friday that reflect life in the fields and his upbringing in a farmworker family – a tribute to the stories often left untold.
“I was like, ‘If I don’t make these sculptures and document this, that story or that voice will not be heard,'” Luna said…