2009 MFA, Sculpture, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2003 Bachelors of Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
1997 Studied painting at Fresno City College, Fresno, CA.
2009
Group shows
Through Future Eyes The Endurance of Humanity
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts,
San Francsco CA
Casitas Voladoras Mission Cultural Center,
San Francisco CA
Tide - in Collaboration with Mia Rollow
Thesis graduate show
Sullivan galleries, the Art Institute of Chicago IL
2008
Solo Shows
Dirt walls Limnn Art Gallery, San Francisco CA.
New Temporary sancuary Movement ,
MAPP Street Performance, San Francisco Ca.
Group shows
Living present of space Installation with red poppy art house
Yerba Buena center for the Arts, RFBI.
San Francisco CA
Red Dot Art Fair New York, Galleria Buenas Artes
Studio one Studio one opeing, Oakland CA
2007
SOLO SHOWS
CUARTITOS Jack fischer gallery, San Francisco Ca
Group shows
DOMEXTIC ALCHEMY MACLA, San Jose CA
2006
SOLO SHOWS
BAJO COSTO ven Creador, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
GORDO Richmond Art Center, Richmond CA
Group Shows
Nuevo Arte Mexican Museum of Art (nationally traveling exhibition)
New York, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles,
San Francisco
A Flight Jack Fisher Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Gen Art EMERGE San Francisco, CA
1st Bienal De Dibujo de la Americas
First Drawing Biennale of the Americas
United States representative, La Galeria de la Ciudad,
Tijuana, Mexico
El Corazon SOMARTS, San Francisco CA
2005
Solo Shows
Casitas Negras-with blue
East Bay MUDD, Oakland CA
Shipping Container Port of Oakland Jack London, Oakland CA
Group Shows
Not Rocket Science Bayannele, Oakland Ca
Calivera Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA
Comecielo Red Poppy Art house, San Francisco Ca
Visual Alchemy Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland CA
Ground Works Gallery, San Jose, CA
2004
Solo Shows
This is the line Body Perfromense, Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco
Pisos De tierra Gallery 727, Los Angeles, CA
Los Matamoscas Folsom St. Mission District, San Francisco, CA
24th and Bryant, San Francisco, CA
Valencia and 18th Street, San Francisco, CA
Peace Boat N.G.O Japanese cruise ship
Japan, Brunei, The Philippines, Singapore, India
Another World Mural painting, 2004 World Social Forum
Mumbai, India
Group Shows
A response to individual Isolation
The Red Poppy Art House, San Francisco, CA
Pablo Neruda Centennial
Theater Arto, San Francisco, CA
Paradigms Lost Galeria de la Raza, San Francisco, CA
Re-Mix SOMARTS, San Francisco, CA
Two Headed Monster New College, San Francisco, CA
2003
Solo Shows
Casa de Perro Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute
Group Shows
Ocho A.R.T. Gallery, Oakland Box Theater, Oakland, CA
Urban Graffiti Warner Brothers Studios, Hollywood, CA
Land Rites Galeria de La Raza, San Francisco, CA
Art Shelter Running Waters Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Weaving Club Gallia, San Francisco, CA
Undergraduate Senior Exhibition Show
Walter McBean Gallery, San Francisco
2002
Solo Shows
Fall of the Empire Balazzo Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Casita San Francisco Art Institute rooftop, San Francisco CA
Group Shows
Indigenismo DIEGO RIVERA, San Francisco ART INSTITUTE, CA
Substance of Choice Galeria de la Raza, San Francisco, CA
Los Muertos San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Responses to Italian Contemporary Culture
Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute
2001
GROUP SHOWS
Passing Through, Palazzo Picclolmmi
Pienza, Italy
Video Diary, Artist's Television Access
San Francisco,
Warehouse, Installation with Ramiro Martinez, Proteus Building Hanford, CA.
New Works, Presidents, Fresno City College, Gallery
Fresno, CA.
Community collaborations as Art practice
2008-2009
Chiapas-Chicago connection
National Museum of mexican art and the state of CHIAPAS, an on going collaboration with artist in Chiapas mexico and chicago illinois for duel exhibitions in 2008- 2009-2010
un mundo
continuing oral history and social sculpture practices with in the community of el pital, honduras. Next project, New Temporary Sanctuary Movement-(on Global Migration) January 2009
2006-2007
Breakarts
Arte en las Calles, working with homless youth down town mexico. Two week residancy video and visual art and music project.
PROJECTO LUZ
Hermosio Baja California, MEXICO-TRANSFORMING TRASH CONTANIERS AND USED FABRIC INTO A LARGE FICTIONAL SAIL BOAT FOR THE EXPLORATION OF CHILDRENS IDEAS.
Un Mundo
El Pital Honduras, working with families in art and criticle thinking
Mural Music & Arts Project
Lead artist for Youth internship program in the development of ideas through mural painting
Through the project we explored environmental justice issues in east palo alto CA. with regard to the history and impacts of industrial polllution
2003-2006
Opera Piccola, Berkeley, CA
Resident Teaching Artist. Subjects: Painting, Drawing, Photography, Set Design. Teaching middle and high school Students throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
2006
Internos
International Mural Conference, Santiago de Cuba
Designed and created two large murals in collaboration with thirty Cuban and international artist
2005
Red Poppy Art House, San Francisco, CA
Teaching Artist. painting and drawing to adults. intermidiate and advanced
MATAMOSCAS
Painting collective with Fred Alvorado and Rafaz ,STREET MURAL INTERVENTION,
BORDERLANDIA san francisco
A video art and film collective organizing a week long film festival in dealing with US/mexican border issues
SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART
GUST LECTURE FOR TEEN YOUTH ARTS PROGRAM
Third street community center, San jose california
Course Designer and leading instructer for Teen summer arts workshops, body casting and self-portrait projects for self empowerment.
2004
PEACE BOAT, Japan CA
Teaching Criticel image making in response to the World Social Forum, Bombay India 2004
to jappannesse Peace Boat world tour passangers, stopping with port NGOs in Okinawa, Manila Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, SRI LANKA, and mumbai India
Mexican Museum of Art, San francisco CA
Jack Fisher gallery
Paula Blanco gallery
Selected Articles and publications
June 2008
ART LTD Magazine, Artist Profile by Dewitt Cheng
February 2008
SAN FRANCISCO Chronicle, Kenneth Baker, Cuartitos at Jack fisher gallery
FEBRUARY 2007
GALLERY CRAWL, KQED PUBLIC TELIVISION on Domestic Alchemy exhibition ORIGIONALY AIRED February 6, 2007
METRO ACTIVE, Silicon Valley California, ON VISSUAL ALCHOMY, Michael S. Gant
MARCH 2007
SPARK, KQED PUBLIC TELEVISSION Artist Profile
May 2007
ART LTD Gallery Review on Cuartitios,at Jack Fisher Gallery, Dewitt Cheng
September 2007
Art Week, on Urban Shelter, Jakki Spencer
February 23, 2007
SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE, New York (Reuters) on Nuevo Arte, Christine Kearney
September 17, 2004
Los Angeles Times, gallery review, A Feel for Activism, A Deft Touch, Leah Ollman
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