Bio

The first largest art exhibit held at GOEZ involved over 85 Mexican-American or Chicano artists,
and the development of our organization was a vehicle which led to the events that took place in
our community related to the fine arts, such as, a personal invitation from Warner Buck,
President-Producer of the first Home Show at the new Los Angeles Convention Center, to exhibit
and demonstrate the production of fine arts works, by introducing five different artists every other
day for the duration of the Home Show.
Followed by a similar invitation from Universal Studios during the famous October Fest, both
events were a first for Chicano artists.

GOEZ has been on at least 200 television and radio shows, and arranged many exhibits, bringing
exposure to help promote the Chicano artists and their works, and were chosen as one of five in
the nation to be filmed and shown nationally as an example of its accomplishments by a minority
organization geared towards the betterment of its community through human development.
GOEZ was commissioned by The Music Center to design and execute 23 large banners 28ft. high by
6ft. wide for the 1974, 5 de Mayo Celebration, (1) the banners were painted utilizing a technique
developed by J.L., of airbrushing using only four colors which enabled us to paint one each day.

J.L. as Chairman for the Fine Arts Committee for the Music Center's 5de Mayo Celebration for four
consecutive years organized the largest conglomeration of Chicano artists ever assembled in one
place for an art contest and show at the Music Center, and the Paseo de Los Pobladores, Los
Angeles. (1)

Commissioned by Robert Kemp owner of the First Street Store, to design 18 murals that were
executed in ceramic tile, totaling 1,123 square feet, and titled "A History of Our Struggle". (1)
J.L. with the assistance of various artists interested in the development and beautification of our
community decided to design and execute large heads representing important figures of the
pro-Columbian era, such as the Eagle Knight of the Aztecs, The Toltec, and the Olmec. The East Los
Angeles Doctors Hospital purchased several heads along with many art works from different
artists.