birth_place nationality birth_date article_title education name alma_mater
san angelo , texas american 1949 tina fuentes -lrb- artist -rrb-
 tamarind institute tina fuentes north texas state university
tina fuentes -lrb- artist -rrb-

tina fuentes -lrb- born 1949 -rrb- is an artist known for her aggressive , bold contemporary paintings .
she is latina and lives and works in west texas .
she is currently a professor in the school of art at texas tech university where she was the creator of the annual undergraduate show .
her art studio is in lubbock , texas .
fuentes was named one of the top 100 most influential people in lubbock , texas in 2008 .
fuentes helped organize first annual `` dia de los muertos '' procession in lubbock in the late 1990s .
