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Photo by David Lawrence
A little about our Artist, Elsa....... Elsa Flores is known to be one of the many greatest artists within the Chicano community. Elsa Flores was born in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1955. Her mother Maria Flores Valenzuela was born in Sinaloa, Mexico. It is known that Elsa Flores grew up in poverty, but that didn’t prevent her from dreaming and becoming successful. She is known to be the middle child, with that having an older brother and younger sister. She spent most of her time in California, therefore she does not remember much about Las Vegas. Moving from Nevada, they found themselves settleling in Los Angeles, California. Elsa, her mother and siblings were found living mostly in the Echo Park, ChinaTown area of L.a. Elsa Flores attended school at the California State University of Los Angeles, Art Center College in Pasadena and Idyllwild School of Music and the arts. Elsa though began finding her love and pasion for art when she was in high school. She found great interest in such great talent which later would lead her to success and to be known as a great Chicana Artist. Through her educational experience, Elsa was found having solo exhibitions. Her solo exhibition have taken place in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Los Angeles.Her work has been exhibited throughout the world. She is the widow of artist Carlos Almaraz. Together, they embarked in a journey where art was their passion. Today, we can acknowledge their artistic work. She has not only contributed to exibitions, but has also contributed to murals found in Los Angeles, California.
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