Tía Chuck is a documentary film produced by Mark and Angela Walley, following the life and work of the late artist Chuck Ramirez. This film is currently in pre-production.
Artist Foundation Grants

Artist Foundation Grants

by Angela Walley on Jan 23, 2013
Our awards from The Artist Foundation Ceremony on January 23, 2013. Angela Walley, AF Founders Award for Media Arts. Mark Walley, Elizabeth Huth Coates Award for Music Composition. Mark and I were awarded grants from the Artist Foundation of San Antonio to produce our documentary film, Tía Chuck. It was...
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The Idea Fund

The Idea Fund

by Angela Walley on Mar 25, 2013
At the end of November, we got a call from Rachel at Diverse Works notifying us that we’d been selected as recipients of the 2013 Idea Fund Grant for our documentary film project Tia Chuck. The website stated the recipients would be notified in the middle of December, so it came as a total surprise...
Chuck Altar at Hot Wells

Chuck Altar at Hot Wells

by Angela Walley on Nov 1, 2012
We celebrated our Halloween with friends at a fundraiser for the Artist Foundation of San Antonio at the Hot Wells Hotel. We didn’t expect to see such a beautiful altar for Chuck amongst the crumbled remains of the Hot Wells structure. Under the full moon light it was exceptionally beautiful. Thanks to Jeremiah Teutsch and...
The Long Table of Love

The Long Table of Love

by Angela Walley on Mar 27, 2011
The Long Table of Love was a fundraising event held for Sala Diaz, an artist-run non-profit space and Casa Chuck, an invitational residency for arts writers and curators to come for extended stays to explore San Antonio and its artists. It’s a wonderful way of maintaining Chuck’s home and supporting the work of writers and...
Ramirez Steam Roller Prints by MOSAIC Students

Ramirez Steam Roller Prints by MOSAIC Students

by Angela Walley on Feb 28, 2011
“Chuck” Wood Cut, 2011. Alex Rubio Itʼs fascinating to follow artists as they create work, and when they are creating work with Chuck as the subject matter we know we want it to be a part of our documentary. With that in mind, we attended a First Friday event hosted by Blue Star Contemporary Art...
Jeremiah Teutsch's Chuck Portrait

Jeremiah Teutsch’s Chuck Portrait

by Angela Walley on Feb 3, 2011
The morning following Chuckʼs death our good friend and artist Jeremiah Teutsch met us at the altar created next to where Chuck had his accident. Jeremiah had been good friends with Chuck and had decided to create a portrait on the sidewalk there. Jeremiah had helped pull together the exhibition of Chuckʼs artwork held at...
We Miss You Chuck, an exhibition at Sala Diaz

We Miss You Chuck, an exhibition at Sala Diaz

by Angela Walley on Jan 13, 2011
Chuck Ramirez April 28, 1962 – November 6, 2010 Photo by Jannette Morales Our friend Chuck Ramirez died from injuries suffered in a bike accident on November 6th, 2010. He was a forty-eight year old artist living and working in Southtown. My husband Mark Walley and I had known Chuck since the summer of 2009...

Featured Artwork

Chuck Ramirez
Euro Bags Series, 2009 Photograph
Pigment ink print on watercolor paper
14 1/2 x 10 3/4 in, Edition of 6

Courtesy of Ruiz Healy Art

Links

Chuck Ramirez Memorial Page

Ruiz-Healy Art

Casa Chuck

Tia Chuck Flickr Page

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