Amalia Mesa-Bains, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Amalia Mesa-Bains

American psychologist

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1943

Place of Birth: Santa Clara, California, United States

Profession: psychologist, curator, painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Amalia Mesa-Bains (born July 10, 1943), is a curator, author, visual artist, and educator.
She is best known for her large-scale installations that reference home altars and ofrendas.
Her work engages in a conceptual exploration of Mexican American women's spiritual practices that addresses colonial and imperial histories of display, the recovery of cultural memory, and their roles in identity formation.In her writing, she examines the formation of Chicana identity and aesthetic practices, the shared experiences of historically-marginalized communities in the United States, especially among women of color, and the role of multiculturalism within museums and cultural institutions.
Her essay, "Domesticana: The Sensibility of Chicana Rasquache," theorized domesticana as a set of aesthetic strategies that use spaces and experiences historically associated with Mexican American women as sites for Chicana feminist reclamation.