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With a Legendary Juror, ‘Trabajadores’ Show Connects Art, Labor, Latino Identity

Latino workers art exhibition in Detroit highlights untold stories of labor, identity, and resilience through powerful art

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May 10, 2026
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Con jurado legendario, la exposición “Trabajadores” conecta arte, trabajo e identidad latina

  • “Trabajadores” abre este viernes en La Galería en Southwest Detroit, destacando a trabajadores y artistas latinos con la pintora de 94 años Nora Chapa Mendoza como jurado.
  • La exposición cambió de enfoque tras acusaciones de abuso, pasando de ser un homenaje a Cesar Chavez a una celebración más amplia de los trabajadores latinos.
  • El artista y trabajador de la construcción Alberto Ramirez dice que la muestra es una forma de mostrar su “verdadera manera de vivir” como artista y líder ceremonial.

Un evento de arte que abrió el pasado viernes 1 de mayo en Southwest Detroit busca celebrar a “las personas que hacen que el mundo funcione”.

“Trabajadores”, término en español para referirse a quienes trabajan, es una exposición coorganizada por Mexicantown Community Development Corporation (MCDC) y Dalia Reyes, curadora independiente y artista interdisciplinaria con más de 20 años de experiencia, para destacar a trabajadores latinos que muchas veces están detrás de escena, pero son esenciales en la vida diaria, explicó.

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La pintora Nora Chapa Mendoza fue la jurado de la exposición. Es una Kresge Eminent Artist 2024, y su trabajo sobre trabajadores migrantes y la identidad chicana forma parte de los Smithsonian Archives of American Art.

Mendoza, de 94 años, nació de padres mexicanos en Weslaco, Texas, y en 1953 se mudó a Michigan, donde ha vivido desde entonces en el área metropolitana de Detroit.

Mientras vivía en Highland Park durante la época de segregación, dijo que se inspiró en artistas afroamericanos que estaban abriendo su propio espacio, pero sentía que “los morenos quedaban en medio”, refiriéndose a la comunidad latina.
Mendoza señaló que su obra, y esta exposición, buscan dar visibilidad a los artistas hispanos.

“Esta fue una forma de hacer que la gente hispana se sienta orgullosa de sí misma, de lo que hace, de dónde viene y de por qué la gente come su comida”, dijo Mendoza entre risas.

Cómo se desarrolló “Trabajadores”
“Trabajadores” originalmente iba a ser una exposición para celebrar al ícono de los derechos laborales Cesar Chavez, con una galería de reproducciones de fotos de archivo reunidas por la periodista Martina Guzman.

Cuando surgieron reportes de que el cofundador de United Farm Workers (UFW) había abusado de niñas durante años, Reyes dijo que ella, Guzman y La Galería “tuvieron que cambiar el rumbo muy, muy rápido. Todos estábamos en shock”.

El enfoque cambió hacia una exposición más amplia sobre los trabajadores, desde obreros de la construcción hasta curanderos y trabajadores del campo.

La Galería no solo fue el espacio para la muestra, dijo Reyes, sino que jugó un papel clave en levantar el ánimo de “nuestra gente” tras las “terribles” noticias sobre Chavez. “Trabajadores” será una exposición anual y una oportunidad para “convertir algo difícil en algo hermoso”, señaló.

Reyes invitó a Mendoza por su reconocida trayectoria en el movimiento laboral —algunas de sus pinturas fueron comisionadas por Chavez en 1986 para convertirse en tarjetas de United Farm Workers— y por los temas de derechos civiles presentes en su obra, que va desde lo abstracto hasta lo realista.

La exposición abre las puertas de la galería a artistas como Alberto Ramirez y Vidal Perez, quienes dijeron haberse inspirado en Mendoza y que pintan durante la temporada baja de invierno, cuando disminuye el trabajo en la construcción.

“Es hermoso ver que esto creó una oportunidad e inspiró a personas que nunca se habían imaginado dentro de una galería”, dijo Reyes.

Perez presentó una pintura titulada “The Tlachiquero”, un término para describir a quien recolecta agave, en la que aparece un hombre en medio de un campo denso de esta planta. La obra revive un recuerdo de su infancia, cuando bebía la savia del agave, explicó.

Ramirez, quien también dirige ceremonias y danzas aztecas, presentó una pintura en tonos violetas de una abuela sosteniendo la cabeza de un niño durante una ceremonia. Mendoza quiso incluirla en la exposición, ya que considera que las ceremonias también son trabajo.

Reyes dijo que exposiciones como “Trabajadores” son espacios incluyentes.

“A veces el arte y las exposiciones pueden sentirse pretenciosos, como si la gente no fuera bienvenida”, dijo Reyes. “Detroit hace un muy buen trabajo al abrir oportunidades para los artistas”.

Ramirez comentó que la exposición es significativa porque, aunque se gana la vida en la construcción, esta muestra le permite compartir su “verdadera forma de vivir” como artista y líder ceremonial.

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