Diane Gamboa (born 1957) has been producing, exhibiting and curating visual art in Southern California since the 1980s.
[4] She learned early on that Los Angeles was a city that was "fragmented" and "segregated by race, class and power.
Body, a heavily studied group exhibition on the experiences, contributions and collaborations of Chicano artists in contemporary culture with artworks from the 1960s to the present times.
"[2] Gamboa organized numerous site-specific "Hit and Run" paper fashion shows which were "created as easily disposable street wear.
[12] Her paper fashion shows disrupted the activities of people on the street, blurring the lines between art and everyday life.
"[4] The Invasion of the Snatch (2007) is a series of 9 paintings that explore the feminine body and is Gamboa's "tribute" to unidentified female victims of rape and murder.
[15] Gamboa's series, Alien Invasion: Queendom Come (2006-2012) is an exploration of Mexican identity in American culture.