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[su_heading size=”40″ align=”left”]Mission Maestro[\/su_heading]<\/p>\n

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<\/b>\u201cI want to be remembered for how lucky I am to have such good friends,\u201d says Ren\u00e9 Y\u00e1\u00f1ez in the comfort of his his outdoor office at SOMArts where he calmly smokes ganja, which has allowed the 75-year-old renowned Mission artist to function properly since receiving chemotherapy. \u201cSome people smoke to get high, while I smoke to stay afloat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diagnosed with prostate cancer and bone cancer, Ren\u00e9 was given only three months to live, but he\u2019s going on seven months now. In between Chemotherapy every three weeks and bi-weekly blood transfusions, he finds the time and strength to work on his art.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a time that I felt sorry for myself,\u201d he confesses. \u201cBut I have a good support system.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cSelf-Portrait (El Autorretrato)\u201d by Ren\u00e9 Ya\u00f1ez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u2018Ofrendas para la luna\u2019. Offerings to the Moon by Ren\u00e9 Ya\u00f1ez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With the three-month warning, Ren\u00e9\u2019s doctor suggested he complete his art exhibits earlier than expected. Since then, he\u2019s had a show called \u201cInto the Fade\u201d at the Luggage Store\u2014his first solo show that featured works inspired by his reaction to cancer medications\u2014and a benefit honoring his work for SOMArts called \u201c\u00a1Demasiado!\u201d in mid-April. In the near future, he plans to host a show with blacklight art and more in different locations.<\/p>\n

Lately, his art has consisted of abstract drawings\u2014which explain his experienced hallucinations as a result of chemo\u2014and featured pieces on the current president, Frida Kahlo, \u201cThe Great Tortilla Conspiracy,\u201d and others.<\/p>\n

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\u2018El humo se pone en tus cejas\u2019. Smoke Gets in Your Eyebrows by Ren\u00e9 Ya\u00f1ez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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One of Ren\u00e9 Ya\u00f1ez\u2019s works on display at the \u00a1Demasiado! Benefit for SOMArts. Photo: Josue Rojas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cEverything made it interesting and what\u2019s interesting is that people like it,\u201d he chuckles. \u201cI\u2019m trying to catch a certain vibe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Originally from Mexicali, Ren\u00e9 spent his childhood jumping between Tijuana and San Diego. It wasn\u2019t until his early 20s when he confronted the issue of identity during the Civil Rights movement. Since moving to the Bay Area in the late \u201860s, he has accomplished more than even he can recall.<\/p>\n

Aside from his art, Ren\u00e9 cofounded Galer\u00eda de la Raza, which is what he is most proud of. He was there for 17 years, serving as it\u2019s director and curator for many of them. It was at Galeria where Ya\u00f1ez embarked on his comedy and theatrical work, something else he\u2019s proud of.<\/p>\n

On Cinco de Mayo 1984, he brought together Ric Salinas, Richard Montoya, Herbert Sig\u00fcenza, Jos\u00e9 Antonio Burciaga and Marga G\u00f3mez to form a Chicano comedy show called \u201cComedy Fiesta,\u201d which would eventually be reduced to three members and renamed \u201cCulture Clash.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI like when I connect with the audience,\u201d says Ya\u00f1ez.<\/p>\n

With the joy it brings Ren\u00e9 to work with his son, Rio, the two coordinate an annual D\u00eda de los Muertos procession.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the 1970s, Ya\u00f1ez was instrumental in establishing the Day of the Dead as an important cultural celebration for Chicanos by virtue of the yearly exhibitions, processions and other cultural and educational activities he organized with Ralph Maradiaga at Galer\u00eda de la Raza,\u201d the former executive director of Galer\u00eda de la Raza, Carolina Ponce de Le\u00f3n, told El Tecolote in 2003. \u201cRen\u00e9 Ya\u00f1ez galvanized a large community of Latino and Chicano artists. He supported many of the artists at an early stage of their careers and who are now established and well-known such as Rupert Garcia, Ester Hernandez, Yolanda Lopez, Carmen Lomas-Garza, Enrique Chagoya, Amalia Mesa-Bains, Gronk, ASCO and Culture Clash to name only a few.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 1993, Ya\u00f1ez was honored by the S.F. Weekly as an unsung community hero. El Tecolote\u2019s founding editor Juan Gonzales wrote in his January 1993 \u201cPelando el ojo\u201d column that Ya\u00f1ez \u201chas historically played a key role in challenging the City\u2019s art establishment for more artistic resources in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Challenging the city\u2019s art establishment was on full display in the \u201870s. In a Letter to the editor published in the November 1977 issue of El Tecolote, Ya\u00f1ez\u2014along with Maria Pinedo, Carmen Lomas Garza and Ralph Maradiaga\u2014responded to an article by San Francisco Chronicle writer Alfred Frankenstein, who reviewed the Berkeley Museum art exhibit, \u201cThe Fifth Sun: Contemporary\/Traditional Chicano and Latino Art,\u201d saying it was \u201cforced into the museum by ethnic gangsterism\u201d and that \u201cmost successful artists of La Raza hereabouts wouldn\u2019t be found dead in a show like that.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cWe challenge these attacks because we view Raza art from a Latino perspective which primarily communicates to that audience,\u201d Ya\u00f1ez wrote. \u201cIt expresses values and visions based essentially on the lives of Raza people\u2014their heritage and their struggles.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ya\u00f1ez also backed fellow Chicano artists such as Lalo Alcaraz. When the S.F Weekly cancelled the publication of Alcaraz\u2019s La Cucaracha cartoon in 1997, Ya\u00f1ez\u2014the coordinator of the L.A. Cucaracha Defense League\u2014led the charge in asking why.<\/p>\n

\u201cI called [John] Mecklin when I noticed La Cucaracha was missing from the S.F. Weekly. Mecklin said the cartoon was not funny and that the cancellation had nothing to do with race. But it does,\u201d Ya\u00f1ez told El Tecolote in 1997. \u201cThe cartoon was a catalyst. The media is not reaching out to the Latino community. There\u2019s not enough opportunities for Latino writers in our community. Look at how the media villianizes us. You see it in Proposition 187 and how immigrants are seen as taking jobs away from people. You rarely hear the positive side of Latinos.\u201d<\/p>\n

Working with community is something he still enjoys. \u201cI like organizing, getting into circles and getting people together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking back, Ren\u00e9 recalls his life to be filled with \u201cvery exciting times.\u201d In the 70s, he enjoyed smoking, drinking, playing the guitar and \u201cthe art was incredible\u2026 it kept drawing me back.\u201d He also recalls himself lucky to have work with Jose Montoya and Luis Valdez, founding director of Teatro Campesino.<\/p>\n

Despite the impressive list of things that he\u2019s achieved throughout his lifetime and the many times he\u2019s been honored, Ren\u00e9 remains humble.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know how long I\u2019ll be around,\u201d he says, staring off in the distance before looking up with a smile. \u201cBut I hope to do some good projects.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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