Arizona Viewpoints Collaborative

Special thanks to Larry Yanez for his continued support and participation on the Arizona Viewpoints Collaborative team. The icons that appear throughout the website are his southwest interpretations of the five viewpoints. We thank him for his creativity, enthusiasm and innovative designs!

About Larry:

Mesa, Arizona artist Larry Yanez is a renaissance man of sorts- he's a visual artist, musician, educator, art installation expert, arts advocate, comedian, yoga enthusiast, husband, father and wanna-be "Chicano Samurai." His love of art, music and life is contagious. Larry was born in Yuma, Arizona. His love of the southwest, hispanic traditions and popular culture are apparent in his art. Common themes and symbols such as cacti, 1950's refrigerators and Catholic Saints fill the colorfully graphic scenes in his sculptures, prints and paintings. He has a bachelor of fine arts in sculpture from Arizona State University, worked for the Arizona Commission on the Arts for 25 years and participated in workshops and art organizations such as Self Help Graphics in Los Angeles, Movimiento Artistico del Rio Salado (MARS) in Phoenix and Xicanindio Artes in Mesa. He is currently the Exhibition Installer at city of Tempe Cultural Services and Tempe Center for the Arts.

For more information about Larry Yanez visit:

ASU Hispanic Research Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Summer 07, City of Tempe Art News Article
mailto: accentrixart@aol.com

Thank you!