GEORGE VARGAS is Assistant Professor of Art History at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. A cultural worker and artist, he has an extensive background in Latin American and Latino studies, racial/ethnic studies, film studies, museum studies, public art, community development, and art/ education administration. He has received numerous academic, artistic, and community awards and fellowships, including a prestigious Ford Fellowship and a Martin Luther King, Jr./Cesar Chavez/Rosa Parks Fellowship at the University of Michigan, and has organized national and international exhibitions, including Chicano shows featuring the art collection of actor Cheech Marin.
