Consuelo G. Flores
Consuelo G. Flores (b. 1961, Los Angeles, CA; l. Los Angeles) is a playwright, poet, visual artist, and prolific altarista who has made Day of the Dead celebrations of life for prominent cultural centers, museums and universities throughout the US. Her work advocates for Mexican and Chicana/o cultural traditions as socially and politically meaningful.
Flores has exhibited her altars at the Irvine Fine Art Center, CA; Craft Contemporary Museum and Gloria Molina Grand Park, both Los Angeles; and at several film festivals. Her Day of the Dead work has been noted by scholars from Rutgers and Fordham Universities, and in national and local media outlets including Associated Press, the Los Angeles Times and National Public Radio. Flores teaches academic courses, conducts workshops and lectures for schools, cultural centers and businesses on traditional and contemporary Mexican and Mexican-American celebrations.