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Daniel Chacón talks with California-based author, artist, and educator, Maceo Montoya . His first novel, The Scoundrel and the Optimist (Bilingual Review,

First, a few words about William Wiley Before we plow into the weekends (and next weeks) great art events, I would like to take a moment to remember first-generation UC Davis art faculty William Wiley. Some of my most fun and interesting days at the UC Davis campus were spent with Wiley. He came back to the university in 2014 to present his iconic "Gong" sculpture to campus.  I wrote about that event here. Today, the San Francisco Chronicle published his obituary, which does a great job tellin...