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Born in Texas and raised in the Midwest, Delilah Montoya’s long-time place of residence is New Mexico, the ancestral home of her mother’s family. Her work is grounded in the mestizo/a experience of the Southwest and borderlands. As a photographic printmaker, Montoya consistently pushes the boundaries of what is technically possible and conceptually challenging, always returning the documentary gaze. As a Chicana feminist and a product of a strong matriarchal tradition, her work explores the unusual relationships that result from negotiating different ways of seeing the world around her. She positions her work as an alternative to the mainstream and aligns herself from a mestizaje perspective.
Montoya’s many projects investigate cultural phenomena, always addressing and often confronting viewers’ assumptions. She has exhibited nationally and internationally since the mid-1980s. Working her way through school as a medical photographer, she received her MFA in 1994 from the University of New Mexico and has taught at several colleges and universities. As an educator, her prime goal is to create an environment that fosters self-invention, a project that echoes her own efforts as a Chicana artist.
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