Zeke Peña is an American cartoonist, illustrator, and writer. He has won multiple awards for illustration, including for his work in two books by
Isabel Quintero
Isabel Quintero is an American writer of Young adult fiction, young adult literature, poetry and fiction.
Early life
Quintero was born in the Inland Empire of Southern California and grew up in the city of Corona, California, Corona. An elderly ...
; ''My Papi Has a Motorcycle'' and ''Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide''. His work deals with themes of American history, the culture of the border region, folklore, and social justice.
Biography
Zeke Peña He was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico and grew up in El Paso, Texas. He received an art history degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He's Bruno Riva's Uncle
Work
Zeke Peña is a self-taught illustrator and sequential artist who works in both new and traditional media. His work has been exhibited in a variety of institutions including the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, Albuquerque Hispanic Cultural Center, Houston Center of Photography, El Paso Museum of Art, and the Museo de Arte Ciudad Juárez.
Exhibitions
*"Reclaim." Rubin Center,
University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public university, public research university in El Paso, Texas, United States. Founded in 1913 as the State School of Mines and Metallurgy, it is the third oldest academic component of the Univers ...
, El Paso, TX, September 15, 2016 - February 3, 2017.
*"¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics." 1965 to Now,
Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM; formerly the National Museum of American Art) is a museum in Washington, D.C., part of the Smithsonian Institution. Together with its branch museum, the Renwick Gallery, SAAM holds one of the world's lar ...
, Washington, DC, 2021.
Awards
* 2020
Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Award
* 2020
Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator Honor Award
* 2020
Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award
* Bank Street's Best Spanish Language Book Award
* 2018
Boston Globe Horn Book Award
* 2018 Moon Beam Book Award
References
External links
Zeke Peña artist website'My Papi Has A Motorcycle' Pays Loving Tribute To A California Childhood, NPR, Weekend Edition Sunday, August 25, 2019.
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University of Texas at Austin alumni
American artists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)