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Delilah
Montoya
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(b. 1955 Fort Worth, Texas)

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.

Photo courtesy of the artist | Fotografía cortesía del artista

Works in the exhibition | Obras en la exposición

2003
Delilah Montoya
Color C41 printed on endura | Color C41 impreso en endura
50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in)
Collection of Zoë A. Díaz | Colección de Zoë A. Díaz
Photo courtesy of the artist | Imagen cortesía del artista

Selected Works | Otras obras destacadas

2004 (printed 2006)
Delilah Montoya
 Piezography on hahnemuhle photo rag 310 t | Piezografía en hahnemuhle photo rag 310 t
88.9 x 66 cm (35 x 26 in)
Collection of the artist | Colección del artista
Photo courtesy of the artist | Imagen cortesía del artista
2003 (printed 2006)
Delilah Montoya
 Silver gelatin | Gelatina de plata
20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in)
Collection of the artist | Colección del artista
Photo courtesy of the artist | Imagen cortesía del artista
2006 (printed 2008)
Delilah Montoya
Silver gelatin | Gelatina de plata
25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in)
Collection of the artist | Colección del artista
Photo courtesy of the artist | Imagen cortesía del artista
2005 (printed 2018)
Delilah Montoya
Inkjet on E-satin | Inyección de tinta en E-satin
60.9 x 78.7 cm (24 x 31 in)
Collection of the artist | Colección del artista
Photo courtesy of the artist | Imagen cortesía del artista
2005 (printed 2008)
Delilah Montoya
Silver gelatin | Gelatina de plata
60.9 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in)
Collection of the artist | Colección del artista
Photo courtesy of the artist | Imagen cortesía del artista

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