jose antonio aguirre

______________________________JOSE ANTONIO AGUIRRE
1060 So. Oakforest Lane, Pasadena CA. 91107
Tel/fax (626) 584 1699
E-mail: [email protected]
EDUCACION
1990
MASTER OF FINE ARTS, Visual Arts, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS, Valencia, CA.
1982
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, Visual Arts, THE SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO,
Chicago, IL.
PUBLIC ART
2015
A PASSAGE THROUGH MEMORY, Two Arches 16’ x 9’ x 3’: GFRC, Steel, LED and
Byzantine Mosaic; 32 base columns 27” x 40”: Byzantine and Venetian glass mosaic,
river pattern design for step-stone pavers installed in the full length of platforms.
2014
ILLUMINATING PATH , Byzantine and Venetian glass mosaic, Triptych 30” H x 111’W
(mosaic mounted on 30” x 60” panels) Knox Station/ RTD/ WEST RAIL. Denver,CO.
ESSENCE OF HEALING , Byzantine glass mosaic, 5’H x 9’W, University Health System.
San Antonio, TX.
A JOURNEY TO KNOWLEDGE / UN VIAJE AL CONOCIMIENTO, Digital Ceramic Tile,
20’ H x 40’ W. Hilda L. Solis Learning Academy; Los Angeles, CA.
CONNECTING COLORFUL MEMORIES, Venetian glass mosaic, 12’ H x 36’ W. Washington
Middle School, Armory Center for the Arts; Pasadena, Ca.
ESENCIA ANAHUAC, Byzantine glass mosaic, 10’ H x 18’ W. Colegio Anáhuac,
Colima,México.
A LUMINARIES JOURNEY, Nine hand carved limestone sculptures integrating Byzantine glass
mosaic, stain glass, fusion glass and black granite. Large (3) 108”h x 36” w x 18” d, Medium (3)
72’h x 36” w x 18” d, Small (3) 36”h x 36” w x 18” d. Valley Boulevard grade Separation/Public
Art Program, Department of Cultural Affairs/ City of Los Angeles, CA.
EL CAMINO REAL, Byzantine and Venetian glass mosaic, 17’ H x 14’ W,
LIVING LEGENDS, Byzantine and Venetian glass mosaic fountain, 6’-3’ W x 34’ L,
Village Walk. Tarzana, CA. Private Developers fee Public Art Program,
Department of Cultural Affairs/City of Los Angeles. 147K.
LANCASTER ANIMAL SHELTER, Civic Art Program, Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
Seven glass mosaic murals (4’ x 5.5’) installed in four central buildings buildings
MARCO ANTONIO FIREBAUGH, Byzantine glass mosaic and etched granite. 60” x 60” x 12”
La Alameda, Walnut Park, CA.
OUR VANISHING WORLD, Byzantine and Venetian glass mosaic fountain, 6’-3’ W x 34’ L,
Village Walk, . Tarzana, CA.
EAST LOS ANGELES CIVIC CENTER, designed color scheme to unify the Campus. Los Angeles
County Arts Commission, Los Angeles, CA.
SACRED EYE, Byzantine and Venetian glass mosaic with Carved limestone, 22’ H x 18’ W x 3”
D, Wholesale Produce Plaza. Los Angeles, California.
WEY YANOONE (We are here/ aquí estamos), Venetian glass mosaic, 4’ H x 111’ W,
McKinley School; Pasadena, California.
IN THE BEGGINING (PHASE I), Byzantine and Venetian glass mosaic, 8’ H x 8’ W.
Southern California Library of Social Research; Los Angeles, California.
LA FAMILAI/ THE FAMILY), Venetian glass mosaic, 10’ H x 8’ W.
Los Nietos Childcare Center, Santa Fe Springs, California.
DUALIDAD, Triptych Byzantine glass mosaic, 7’ x 20’, Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaAzcapotzalco, México City, México
2013
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EL PASEO DE LOS MAESTROS, Byzantine glass mosaic, Cantera Limestone and original
tamped color concrete. 1,200 sq. ft approximate area for 5 sections with color concrete;
containing 7 limestone columns. Paseo Sepulveda Shopping Center, North Hills, CA.
OUR LEGACY: FOREVER PRESENTE…, Byzantine & Venetian glass mosaic and Limestone,
2,200 sq. ft total area for two towers. East Tower; 37’ x 34’, West Tower: 27’ x 34’ .
East Los Angeles Public Library, L.A. County, Los Angeles, CA.
VISIONS OF DAY AND NIGHT, Venetian glass mosaic mural, 10'H x 50' W
Department of Transportation-City of Commerce, CA.
THE VALLEY SPIRIT/LA DAMA DE ROJO, Byzantine and Custom Mirror Glass Mosaic,
20' H x12' W. Encino Marketplace, Encino, CA.
STAR FOUNTAIN, Byzantine, Venetian, Custom Mirror Glass Mosaic and Limestone,
20' diameter x 8' H, Encino Marketplace, Encino, CA.
SPRING DREAMS/SUEÑOS DE PRIMAVERA, Byzantine and Custom Mirror Glass Mosaic,
18'H x 12' W. Burton Place Center, Los Angeles, CA.
LUNA DE OCTUBRE/OCTOBER'S MOON, Byzantine and Custom Mirror Glass Mosaic
18'H x 12' W. Burton Place Center, Los Angeles, CA.
FLYING DREAMS, Acrylic on Birch panels, Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park, CA.
HERITAGE DREAMS, Byzantine and Custom Mirror Glass and Marble Mosaic.
EL SOL Y LA LUNA, Byzantine and Custom Mirror Glass Mosaic.
Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park, CA.
NUESTRA ESENCIA, NUESTRA PRESENCIA, Rafael Cintrón-Ortiz Cultural Center/University of
Illinois Circle Campus, Chicago, IL.
AZTEC CODICE, Salvador’s Restaurant, Chicago, IL.
VISIONS OF AZTLAN, Acrylic and Marble Dust, Latino Youth H.S, Chicago, IL.
PELEA DE GALLOS, Industrial Pavement Paint, La Margarita Restaurant, Chicago, IL.
RECYCLING, Epoxy Paint, H. Kramer & Co., Chicago, IL.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1994
1992
1991
1986
1984
1983
VIVIENDO EL DISEÑO Y EL COLOR EN LOS ESPACIOS PUBLICOS, Galería de la Bibliioteca,
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco. Mexico City, México.
LA VIRGEN DE CALIFAS: de la contra a lo mítico, Galería del Tiempo, Universidad Autónoma
Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco, Mexico City.
LA VIRGEN DE CALIFAS: de la contra a lo mítico, Instituto Cultural Mexicano,
Los Angeles, CA.
TRIBUTE TO JOSE GUADALUPE POSADA, Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA.,
PINTA PAÑOS…PINTA CUEROS…Incarcerated perceptions, Avenue50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA.
LUIS BUÑUEL, IN MEMORIAM, Museum of Latin American Art, Long
Beach, California,
JOSÉ ANTONIO AGUIRRE, Instituto Zacatecano de Cultura, San Agustín-Capilla de la Viga,
Zacatecas, México.
JOSÉ ANTONIO AGUIRRE ARTISTA MULTI-VISUAL, Instituto Cultural de Aguascalientes, Galería
de la Ciudad, Aguascalientes, México.
ALONE IN EAST L.A, Galería Otra Vez, Self Help Graphics, Los Angeles, CA.
Y A TRAVÉS DE LA HISTORIA VAN, MANO A MANO…, Galería Gabriel Flores/ Universidad de
Guadalajara, Guadalajara, México.
JOSÉ ANTONIO AGUIRRE, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana/Azcapotzalco, Mexico City.
JOSÉ ANTONIO AGUIRRE Y SUS GRABADOS, Mexic-Arte Gallery - Arts Warehouse, Austin, TX.
JOSÉ ANTONIO AGUIRRE, Galería Quique, Chicago, IL.
JOSÉ ANTONIO AGUIRRE, Kalpulli Gallery, Chicago, IL.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS/Museums
2011
EXPRESIONES CHICANAS, Galería de la Bibliioteca, Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaAzcapotzalco. Mexico City, Mexico.
EXPRESIONES CHICANAS, Museo Regional de Pachuca, Pachuca, Hidalgo; Mexico.
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2010
SIQUEIROS IN LOS ANGELES: Censorship Defied, Autry National Center, Los Angeles, CA.
VISIONES CONJUNTAS: Juana de Asbaje en imágenes y palabras, Casa del Benemérito de
las Américas Benito Juarez. Habana, Cuba.
EXPRESIONES CHICANAS, Museo Modelo (MUMCI). Toluca, Edo. de Mexico, Mexico.
2009
EXPRESIONES CHICANAS, Museo Regional de Guadalajara, FIL-09, Guadalajara, Jalisco,
Mexico.
2008
EXPRESIONES CHICANAS, Museo de Arqueología del Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e
Historia, Comitán de Dominguez, Chiapas, Mexico.
2006-08 CARAS VEMOS, corazones no sabemos: FACES SEEN, hearts unknown, The Human
Landscape of Mexican Migration, Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, South
Bend, Indiana. Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. UCLA Fowler Museum of
Cultural History, Los Angeles, California.
2003
JUST ANOTHER POSTER?: Chicano Graphic Arts in California, Jersey City Museum,
Jersey City, NJ. Crocker Museum, Sacramento, CA.
2001
JUST ANOTHER POSTER?: Chicano Graphic Arts in California, UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural
History, Los Angeles, CA. USA.
2000
LA PÁTRIA PÓRTATIL, Museo Soumaya, México City.
1999
LA PÁTRIA PÓRTATIL, The Latino Museum of History Art Culture, Los Angeles, CA.
1998
CHICANO EXPRESSIONS, Museo de la Ciudad de Mexico, México City.
1997
CHICANO EXPRESSIONS, Museo de las Artes, Universidad de Guadalajara, Jalisco; Museo
Metropolitano de Monterrey, Nuevo Léon; Museo del INBA, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México.
1994-97 ACROSS THE STREET: SELF HELP GRAPHICS AND CHICANO ART IN LOS ANGELES, El Paso
Museum of Art, El Paso, TX; Anchorage Museum of Art and History, Anchorage, AK; Art
Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX; Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural
Center, Los Angeles, CA; Laguna Art Museum, Laguna beach, CA.
1993
FROM EL CORAZON DE EAST L.A., Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum. Chicago, IL.
1991
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum. Chicago, IL.
1990
CARTELES CHICANOS, Museo del Chopo. Mexico City, Mexico.
1988
ART AND SOCIAL CONCIENCE, MacNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX.
DAY OF THE DEAD, Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum. Chicago, IL.
1980
HISPANIC ART, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS/Institutions and Cultural Centers
2014
PASO DEL NORTE: Siguiendo Huellas, Mexican Cultural Institute of Los Angeles. Los Angeles,
California.
2013
POSADA EN CALAVERA/Homenaje en 100th Anniversary, Mexican Cultural Institute of Los
Angeles. Los Angeles, California.
CAPITULO II/Tierra de Artistas, Centro Estatal de Arte- Tecate/CEART, Tecate, BCN, Mexico.
PASO DEL NORTE: Siguiendo Huellas, Galería Alvarez Malo-Casa de Cultura Playas del Instituo
Municipal de Arte y Cultura, Tijuana, Baja California,México. Fallbrook Library, Fallbrook,
California.
2012
PASO DEL NORTE: Siguiendo Huellas, Galeria de la Ciudad del Instituto de Cultura de Baja
California. Tecate, BCN, Mexico.
EXPRESIONES CHICANAS, Galeria del Tiempo, Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaAzcapotzalco, Mexico City, MX.
ROSTROS DE LA MIGRACION, Casa Michoacán, Chicago, IL.
DIA DEL CHILANGO, Mexican Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
2004-05 PREVENIR ES VIVIR-PREVENTION-LIFE, Plaza de la Raza & Self Help Graphics,
Los Angeles, New York, Denver and San Antonio.
2003
JUST ANOTHER POSTER?: Chicano Graphic Arts in California,
Galería Posada, Sacramento, CA.
2002
JUST ANOTHER POSTER?: Chicano Graphic Arts in California, Merced Multicultural Arts Center,
Merced, CA.
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1987
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SELF HELP GRAPHICS “INSPIRING HEROE”, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art,
Santa Ana, CA.
SELF HELP GRAPHICS CELEBRATES 28 YEARS, La Raza Galería Posada, Sacramento, CA., Arte
Américas, Fresno, California, USA.
ODE TO SIQUEIROS, Getty Gallery, Central Public Library, Los Angeles, CA.
2000 SHG RETROSPECTIVE, Mexican Heritage Plaza, San José, CA.
HOMAGE TO SIQUEIROS, Mexican Institute of Culture-Galería del Pueblo, Los Angeles, CA.
GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO, Glasgow, Scotland.
CHICANO EXPRESSIONS, Amerika Haus Berlin, Germany.
X FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE LA RAZA, CECUT/Centro Cultural Tijuana, Tijuana, BCN,
Mexico.
JALISCO, PLASTICA DEL SIGLO XX… TRES GENERACIONES, Instituto Cultural Mexicano. Los
Angeles, CA.
MEXICANOS Y CHICANOS, Instituto Cultural Mexicano. Los Angeles, CA.
WHITIN OR WITHOUT THESE WALLS, William Reagh L.A. Photo Center. Los Angeles, CA.
10th ANNUAL DAY OF THE DEAD EXHIBIT, William Reagh L.A. Photo Center. Los Angeles, CA.
LOS ANGELES JURIED EXHIBITION, Barnsdall Municipal Art Gallery. Los Angeles, CA.
CON EL CORAZON EN MEXICO, U.S. International; University. San Diego, CA.
THE ARTISTS OF SHG, Vicent Price Gallery/East Los Angeles College. Monterey Park, CA.
IX FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE LA RAZA, CECUT/Centro Cultural Tijuana, Tijuana, BCN,
Mexico.
DAY OF THE DEAD, Southwest College. Los Angeles, CA.
ACUARELAS, Casa del Agua, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.
VIII FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE LA RAZA, CECUT/Centro Cultural Tijuana, Tijuana, BCN,
Mexico.
LA MUJER: Monotipos, CECUT/Centro Cultural Tijuana, Tijuana, BCN, Mexico.
CHICAN-ARTE, ENAP/Escuela Nacional de Artes Plastícas UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico.
SELF HELP GRAPHICS: A RETROSPECTIVE1982-89, CAL-State/CSUDH, Dominguez Hills, CA.
NUEVO CHICANO, Plaza de La Raza, Los Angeles, CA.
V FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE LA RAZA, CECUT/Centro Cultural Tijuana, Tijuana, BCN,
Mexico.
5th ANNUAL DAY OF THE DEAD EXHIBIT, William Reagh L.A. Photo Center. Los Angeles, CA.
IV FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE LA RAZA, CECUT/Centro Cultural Tijuana, Tijuana, BCN,
Mexico.
FIRST ANNUAL ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE EXHIBIT, Self Help Graphics. Los Angeles, CA.
NUESTRAS IMAGENES/OUR IMAGES, College of Lake County. Grayslake, CA.
NUEVO CHICANO, Plaza de La Raza, Los Angeles, CA.
ARTISTS CALL, The School of the Art Institute Gallery, Chicago, IL.
NATIONAL CHICANO ART, Ford Gallery/Eastern Michigan University , Ypsilanti, MI.
HISPANIC AMERICAN ART IN CHICAGO, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS/Galleries and Alternative spaces
2015
2003
2002
AMERICAN IMMIGRANT STORIES, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA.
30th ANNIVERSARY DAY OF THE DEAD, Galería Otra Vez, Self Help Graphics, Los Angeles, CA.
CONTEMPORARY CHICANA AND CHICANO ART, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA.
FRIDA ON PAPER, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA.
2001
LATIN AMERICAN GROPU SHOW, Saavedra Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2000
ARTE LATINO 2000, AKC gallery, , Bakersfield, California, USA.
1994-98 DOWNTOWN LIVES, DaDa Exhibit, Los Angeles, CA.
1994
HUGE SHOW, Factory Place Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
CELEBRATING ART!, Rondeau Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
1993
DOWNTOWN LIVES, DaDa Exhibit, Los Angeles, CA.
1992
L.A PRINTS, Galería Sin Fronteras, Austin, TX.
1990
CHICANO ART, Koloa Gallery. Knaui, Hawaii.
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1985
COLECTIVA, Ink Gallery, Chicago, IL.
SELECTED INSTALLATIONS AND PERFORMANCES
2004
2003
2001
1998
1997
1996
1989
1988
1984
TZOMPANTLI NEO-CHICALANGO, Galeria del tiempo, UAM-AZC, Mexico City.
TZOMPANTLI NEO-CALIFORNIO, Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA., USA.
PINTA PAÑOS…PINTA CUEROS…Incarcerated perceptions, Avenue50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA.
TLATELOLCO, NO SE OLVIDA, El Pueblo Gallery/Olvera Street, Los Angeles, California, USA.
WELCOME TO LATINDADA, Downtown Lives DADA Exhibit '97, Los Angeles CA.
LA CORRIDA CULTURAL/CULTURAL BULLFIGHT, Guest Artist: Felipe Eherenberg (Bull), Dr. Shifra
Goldman (Bull-fighter), Pedro Mayer, Armando Duron and others.
LATINDADA, Downtown Lives, DADA Exhibit 96, Los Angeles CA.
DAY OF THE DEAD, Main Gallery CAL-ARTS, Valencia, CA.
DAY OF THE DEAD, Main Gallery CAL-ARTS, Valencia, CA.
CINCO DE MAYO, Moat Area CAL-ARTS, Valencia, CA.
DAY OF THE DEAD in collaboration with Henry Cisneros, JAAL Studio, Chicago, IL.
SELECTED CULTURAL JOURNALISM
2011
2003
1991-95
1994
1986
1984-85
1982-85
1981
1979-80
LAURA CASTANEDO: De Trazos Peregrinos. Instituto Mexiquense de Cultura, Museo de las
Acuarela. Toluca, Edo. de México. Contributor catalogue essay.
LATINO WEEKLY REVIEW, bilingual (Spanish-English) Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Politics
publication, Pasadena, CA. Founder, Art director and Editor for Arts and Culture
LA OPINION, Spanish language daily newspaper, Los Angeles, CA.
Contributor for the cultural section.
EL ECONOMICO/Press-Telegraph, Spanish weekly, Long Beach, CA.
Arts and culture column.
EL EDITOR, bilingual monthly newspaper, Austin, TX.
Cultural events reviewer.
LA RAZA NEWSPAPER, Spanish language weekly newspaper, Chicago, IL.
Editor and founder of the cultural section "Cultura Activa".
RADIO AMBIENTE, WOJO 105 FM, Evanston, IL, radio program: "Todo en Domingo",
Weekly contributor with the cultural segment: "El Mundo del Arte".
PERSPECTIVA, by-monthly magazine of the Department of Education of Jalisco, México.
Contributor for the Visual Arts section.
LA RAZA NEWSPAPER, Spanish language weekly newspaper, Chicago, IL.
Editor and founder of the cultural section "Vida Cultural.
GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
2010-11 FULBRIGHT-GARCIA ROBLES, U.S. SCHOLAR PROGRAM, COMEXUS
CULTURAL EXCHANGE INTERNATIONAL,DCA/City of Los Angeles
2000
V EDICION DEL CONCURSO BINACIONAL FRONTERIZO DE PINTURA Y FOOGRAFIA FRONTERA-FORD
SIQUEIROS-POLLOCK, Honorable Mention, Ciudad Juárez, México
1987-90 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS, scholarship, Valencia, CA.
1987
SELF-HELP GRAPHICS & ART INC., Artist in Residence, Los Angeles, CA.
1980-82 INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE BELLAS ARTES (INBA), scholarship, Mexico City.
1980-81 ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL, Artist in residence, Chicago, IL.
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
• AMERIKA HAUS BERLIN, Germany.
• CASA DEL BENEMÉRITO DE LAS AMÉRICAS BENITO JUAREZ. Habana, Cuba.
• CONSEJO PARA LA CULTURA DE NUEVO LEON, Monterrey, México.
• GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO, Scotland.
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• INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGIA E HISTORIA, México City.
• INSTITUTO ZACATECANO DE LA CULTURA, Zacatecas, México.
• LAGUNA ART MUSEUM, Laguna Beach, California.
• LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, Los Angeles, California.
• MEXICAN FINE ARTS CENTER MUSEUM, Chicago, Illinois.
• MEXICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE, Los Angeles, California.
• MUSEO DE LA ESTAMPA, México City, Mexico.
• NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY, New York, New York.
• STATE OF CALIFORNIA COLLECTION: Junipero Serra Building, Los Angeles. Department of
Corrections, Sacramento. Family Foundation, City of Santa Fe Springs.
• UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA METROPOLITANA, AZCAPOTZALCO, México City.
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