Guillermo Gómez-Peña

Chicano artist
Person human Q5616163
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Summary

Guillermo Gómez-Peña was born in 1955[1] in Mexico City[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], installation artist[4], photographer[5], musician[6], and video artist[7].

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: September 23, 1955[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Mexico[9]
  • Occupation: performance artist[10], journalist[11]
  • Educated at: California Institute of the Arts[12]
  • Award received: MacArthur Fellows Program[13], Bessie Awards[14], American Book Awards[15], Guggenheim Fellowship[16]
  • Member of: Border Art Workshop/Taller de Arte Fronterizo (BAW/TAF)[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Family name: Gómez-Peña[19]
  • Given name: Guillermo[20], Lino[21]
  • Official website: https://www.guillermogomezpena.com[22]
  • Described by source: Franklin Furnace[23], Vtape Video Catalogue[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish[25]
  • Represented by: Video Data Bank[26]
  • Has works in the collection: Vtape[27]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[28]
  • Artist files at: Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library[29], College for Creative Studies Library[30], National Gallery of Art Library[31]

FAQs

Where was Guillermo Gómez-Peña born?

Guillermo Gómez-Peña was born in Mexico City[2].

What did Guillermo Gómez-Peña do for work?

Guillermo Gómez-Peña worked as a writer[3], installation artist[4], photographer[5], musician[6], and video artist[7].

Where did Guillermo Gómez-Peña go to school?

Guillermo Gómez-Peña was educated at California Institute of the Arts[12].

What awards did Guillermo Gómez-Peña receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program[13], Bessie Awards[14], American Book Awards[15], and Guggenheim Fellowship[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . MacArthur Fellows Program. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . pen.org. pen.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . muse.jhu.edu. muse.jhu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . vtape.org. Retrieved . vtape.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . vdb.org. Retrieved . vdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Vtape Video Catalogue. Retrieved . vtape.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . library.si.edu. library.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . lib.collegeforcreativestudies.edu. lib.collegeforcreativestudies.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . library.nga.gov. library.nga.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 22h ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Languages spoken, written or signed → Spanish
    Family name → Gómez-Peña
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