Read the bio below and try to give details on amalia mesa-bains 's: - bgcolour - awards - birth date - name - movement - birth place Bio: amalia mesa-bains -lrb- born july 10 , 1943 -rrb- , born in santa clara , california , is a psychologist , curator , author and artist . she received a b.a. in painting from san jose state university before earning a m.a. in interdisciplinary education from san francisco state university and a ph.d. in clinical psychology from the wright institute in berkeley , california , and worked for the san francisco unified school district as a psychologist . during the period between 1965 -- 1985 she was the regional committee chair -lrb- northern california -rrb- for the exhibition . she has written '' ceremony of spirit : nature and memory in contemporary latino art . '' in 1989 she received the san francisco mission cultural center 's award of honor , association of american cultures ' artist award and the chicana foundation of northern california 's distinguished working women award in 1990 , intar-hispanic arts center 's golden palm award in 1991 , and the macarthur fellowship award in 1992 . mesa-bains 's first exhibit was at the 1967 phelan awards show that took place in the palace of the legion of honor in san francisco . she began creating altar installations in 1975 . her artistic work is often autobiographical , relating to her mexican catholic heritage . although these works take the form of an altar , they are not specifically intended for religious use . according to kristin g. congdon and kara kelley hallmark , authors of '' artists from latin american cultures : a biographical dictionary '' , '' mesa-bains 's altars often honor women who have broken social barriers . '' using techniques related to found art , mesa-bains has incorporated '' dried leaves , rocks , pre-columbian ceramic fragments '' and other unusual materials to construct artworks such as her 1987 work '' grotto of the virgins '' , which is dedicated to painter frida kahlo -lrb- 1907 -- 1954 -rrb- , actor dolores del rio -lrb- 1905 -- 1983 -rrb- , and to the artist 's grandmother .
- bgcolour is # 6495ed- awards is san association of american cultures ' artist award chicana foundation of francisco northern california 's distinguished working women award san francisco mission mission cultural center 's award of honor visionary woman award , cultural moore college of art & design center 's award of honor- birth date is 10 july 1943- name is amalia mesa-bains- movement is chicano- birth place is santa clara , california