126 Works by 61 Artists at Cheech Marin Center Reframe Chicano Art as Central to American Art History

The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in Riverside, California, presents 'We the People: Chicano Art in the U.S.A.,' a major exhibition surveying 60 years of Chicano art. Curated by artist Benito Huerta, the show features 126 works by 61 artists drawn from Cheech Marin's collection, the museum's permanent holdings, recent acquisitions, and artist loans. The exhibition title references the U.S. Constitution's preamble, asserting Chicano art's centrality to American visual culture. Works span painting, sculpture, installation, printmaking, and mixed media, including historic figures from collectives Los Four and Con Safo alongside contemporary artists. Themes include migration, labor, cultural memory, identity, farmworker activism, and mural traditions, but also humor, spirituality, nostalgia, and domestic life. The exhibition runs from May 30, 2026, to May 23, 2027.