Growing up in San Pedro, L.A.-based artist Mister Cartoon, whose real name is Mark Machado, remembers seeing tattooed clowns on the arms of older men. Some of his friends also collected drawings of ...

In 2013, nearly 4,000 California inmates in long-term solitary confinement (for decades, in some cases) went on what would ...

Art opens a window to another life, Deborah says. In addition to his work at the academy, he also teaches drawing to inmates ...

Punk’s Latino lineage can be traced back to California-based outfits such as The Plugz, The Bags, The Zeros, and Los Illegals, while in the late 70s, Latino/Chicano punks in the East LA ...

Jermaine Archer did time in Sing Sing and has been tapped to lead the prison-arts group that inspired the Oscar-nominated ...

Manuel Muñoz's stories of farmworker families in the vast and complex Central Valley of California have won him the 2025 Luis ...

She is not one of, but “the leading installation artist and sculptor of her generation”, according to the introduction to her site-specific exhibition at the former prison compound.

Jared Polis signed Colorado House Bill 24-1105. Since Jan. 1, 2025, Chicano special license plates have been made available to drivers and motorcyclists. Applicants can show their Chicano pride on ...

Read more about this story and why we reported it here. The underground art of prison tattoos has gone mainstream at Delaware’s largest lockup. In recent weeks, men imprisoned at James T.