Zeke Peña
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; 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[edit]
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[1]
Work[edit]
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.[2]
Exhibitions[edit]
- "Reclaim." Rubin Center, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, September 15, 2016 - February 3, 2017.[3]
- "¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics." 1965 to Now, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, 2021.[4]
Awards[edit]
- 2020 Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Award[5]
- 2020 Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator Honor Award[6]
- 2020 Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award[7]
- Bank Street's Best Spanish Language Book Award [8]
- 2018 Boston Globe Horn Book Award[9]
- 2018 Moon Beam Book Award[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Zeke Peña". San Antonio Book Festival. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ "Zeke Peña: Reclaim". www.utep.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ "Zeke Peña: Reclaim". www.utep.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ "¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ admin (1999-11-30). "The Pura Belpré Award winners, 1996-present". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ "2020 Ezra Jack Keats Award Announced | The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation". www.ezra-jack-keats.org. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ book-award-winners (2020-08-13). "Book Award Winners". www.education.txstate.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ Hare, Peter. "Best Spanish Language Picture Book Award". Bank Street College of Education. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ Book, Horn. "Presenting the 2018 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners". The Horn Book. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ "2018 Winners". www.moonbeamawards.com. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
External links[edit]
- 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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