Pacita Abad
Pacita Abad Archives acquired by Stanford University, California
5 May 2027 – 23 October 2025

Pacita Abad, Turmoil, 1991 © Pacita Abad Art Estate
Pacita Abad’s archives have been acquired by The Cantor Arts Center and the Department of Special Collections at Stanford University Libraries. The vast collection of archival materials and ephemera spans over 30 years of the artist’s career, from her time in the Bay Area, California, during the mid-70s through her passing in 2004. Gifted by the Pacita Abad Art Estate, the Archives share intimate insights into the artist’s globetrotting life and artistic production.
The Cantor is committed to building one of the most significant collections of Asian American art through its Asian American Art Initiative, a cross-departmental, institutional project dedicated to the preservation, collection, exhibition, and study of work made by Asian American artists. The Pacita Abad Archives joins the Libraries’ growing collection of archives of Asian American artists, including those of Ruth Asawa and Bernice Bing.