Show Notes for HONORable Conversations: Episode 2 - Joey Terrill
Welcome to HONORable Conversations, hosted by the charismatic Mario Ceballos! Join us as we embark on a journey of candid and insightful discussions with some of the most influential LGBTQ Latinx figures today.
Guest Spotlight: Joey Terrill
Joey Terrill is a formative figure in the Los Angeles Chicano art movement and AIDS cultural activism. Born in 1955, he has been painting and making art since the 1970s., Terrill has always explored the intersection of Chicano and gay male identity (where they overlap and where they clash) as a strategy for much of his art production.
A native Angeleno, he attended Immaculate Heart College. He lists influences as diverse as Pop Art, Corita Kent, David Hockney, Mexican retablos, and 20th-century painters ranging from Romaine Brooks to Frida Kahlo. His work conveys the energy, politics, and creative synergy of Chicano and queer art circles in Los Angeles.
His works from the 1970s and 80s are considered pioneering examples of queer sensibility and Latinx identity. He has been living with HIV since 1980. In 1980, when he moved to New York, he first met Carlos Almaraz and Elsa Flores.
In 2021, he retired as Director of Global Advocacy and Partnerships for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, where he was part of the team overseeing five global bureaus covering 44 countries and 1.4 million people in care for HIV.
Some selected exhibits he has been in include:
Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano LA 2017 - 2022
Forging Territories: Afro & Latinx Queer Contemporary Art, San Diego Art Institute -2019
Joey Terrill Once Upon a Time: Paintings, 1981-2015, Ortuzar Projects Gallery, New York -2021
LA Memo: Chicana/o Art from 1972 -1989, La Plaza de Cultura y Artes, Los Angeles -2022
Joey Terrill: Cut and Paste, Ortuzar Projects, TriBeCa, New York 2023
Made in LA 2023: “Acts of Living”, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles -2023
Copy Machines Manifesto: Artists Who Make ‘Zines” at Brooklyn Museum-2023 - 2024
Joey Terrill - Still Here, Marc Selwyn Fine Arts Gallery, Beverly Hills -2024
His work is in the collections of MoMA, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, El Museo del Barrio, as well as MOCA LA, Hammer, Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.
He is represented by Ortuzar Projects Gallery in TriBeCa, New York, and Marc Selwyn Fine Arts Gallery, Beverly Hills.
About Your Host: Mario Ceballos
Mario Ceballos, president of HONOR PAC, is a trailblazer for Latina/o LGBT political action. Under his leadership, HONOR PAC has become a pivotal voice for the Latina/o LGBT community in California, advocating for progressive change and representation in government.
What to Expect:
In this engaging conversation, Joey Terrill shares his journey as an artist and advocate within the LGBTQ and Latinx communities. He reflects on his experiences living with HIV, the impact of his art, and the importance of intersectionality in his work. Joey discusses his recent exhibitions, including his participation in the Hammer Museum's Made in LA, and the significance of his comic strip, Chicos Modernos, in educating about HIV. The conversation also touches on his advocacy work, personal challenges, and the evolution of his artistic identity over the years.
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