Southern Latinx Artist Archive
Richard Lou
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Description
Richard Alexander Lou was raised in San Diego, CA and Tijuana, BCN, MX. As a Chicano Artist, the consistent themes he has explored are White Privilege and the subjugation of his community by the Dominant Culture. Lou served for a total of 29 years as department Chair at three institutions of higher education, 8 years at San Diego Mesa College, 6 years at Georgia College, and after 15 years he at the University of Memphis he has joyfully returned to teaching fulltime. Lou has curated/organized over 50 exhibitions, exhibited his work in over 150 exhibitions, and he continues to produce and exhibit while teaching in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Memphis.
A longer biographical statement is available for download under "additional files".
Publication Date
7-18-2024
Relational Format
audio recording
Recommended Citation
Lou, Richard, "Richard Lou" (2024). Southern Latinx Artist Archive. 8.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/southern_latinx_artists/8
