Drawing on her experiences in a close-knit Mexican-American community, her paintings focus on the joyful memories of everyday life with her family, as well as community festivals and events.

She has won the Pura Belpré Medal for outstanding Latino literature for children three times: for Family Pictures in 1996, for In My Family/En Mi Familia in 1998, and for Magic Windows/Ventanas mágicas in 2000.

Carmen Lomas Garza Web Resources:

• Carmen Lomas Garza: Chicana Artist
  Check out the artist's official website.
• Artista
  Read about the artist at the Smithsonian American Art Museum's website.
• Questions and Answers about Carmen Lomas Garza's Cascarones
  View information about the illustration at Chicana and Chicano Space.