Louis Carlos Bernal
Date: Wednesday, November 17 @ 10:40:03 MST
Topic: Photography and Photographic Imagry
On November 2, 2002 Pima Community College dedicated its West Campus Art Gallery to the late photographer, Louis Carlos Bernal. The dedication included a retrospective exhibiton of Bernal's work, a catalog of the exhibiton and a panel discusion with catalog essayists James Enyeart, Luis Jimenez, Patricia Preciado Martin and Leslie Marmon Silko. The event also featured the premiere of a documentary of Bernal's life and work.
Bernal taught photography at Pima's West Campus for 18 years, while gaining recognition internationally for his images capturing the essence of Mexican American life throughout Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Among many honors, Bernal was selected to join 9 other photographers to cover the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Pima College West Campus Visual Arts Division Faculty initiated the dedication of the gallery after Bernal was struck by a car in 1989. In an unprecedented move, the Pima Community College Board of Governors unanimously voted to name the gallery for Bernal.
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for his art show at ASU's Northlight Gallery.
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