If you were a BMX freestyler in the 1980's, you know there weren't many women in the sport. One of the few busting moves then was Alma Jo Barrera out of Texas. Above we see her doing a stomach stand at the Velodrome at Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson, California in 1987. In the lower picture we see her doing a classic surfer, also at the Velodrome. She competed against the guys on a bike at a time when there were very few women in action sports at all. Surfing and inline had some women ripping it up in those days, but BMX freestyle and most other sports were nearly all men. Along with Krys Dauchy and a couple others, Alma Jo was breaking new ground for women in sports.
Both drawings are Sharpies on paper, the top one is 18" X 24", and the lower one is 12" X 18". #shadowsandsharpies.
That's fantastic! Alma Jo was the first other female freestyle rider I had ever met. We still keep in contact every now an again...30 years later!
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