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Living in various areas of the
country, I came to the realization that there exists a common
bond among all Chicanos. As a Chicana artist, one focus of my
art is to celebrate our culture through images representing
these common bonds; our cultural practices, heritage, family
values and religion. The Chicano culture is a vibrant and
complex entity that is constantly defining itself. My art is a
continued search to define myself and the common bonds of our
people, to make visible my own reality and to create an
awareness and appreciation of our unique culture.
María Almeida Natividad |
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A native of El
Paso, Texas, María Almeida Natividad grew up surrounded by the
rich culture and heritage of her Hispanic background. She feels
that El Paso and the surrounding desert regions possess an
abundance of rich tradition and interesting history. It is an
appreciation of this culture and history that she wishes to
convey and encourage in her artwork and art related activities.
As a visual artist, María is best known for her watercolor
painting and mixed media work. Her poster, "Celebrate El Paso's
Heritage" has been a popular image in the region and is
displayed throughout the city.
She is also an installation artist and muralist. Most recently
much of her artistic energy has been in the production of the
Lower Valley Library mural and on a bilingual book for children
dealing with the history of El Paso.
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Throughout her
artistic career María has held positions as an art gallery
owner, art gallery director, art specialist and art
consultant, She served as both organizer and presenter in
numerous art workshops and conferences both locally and
nationally. As artist and educator, she is a passionate
advocate of inclusion and integration of the fine arts in
the regular classroom curriculum.
María studied at Modesto Junior College, the University of
Arizona and the University of Texas at El Paso where she
received both a BA and an MA in Art Education. She also
holds elementary, secondary, and AP teaching certificates
and has been an educator in the public schools for over 20
years. Her award winning work has been exhibited in juried
and non-juried exhibitions throughout the Southwest and is
included in public and private collections across the United
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Maria taught elementary and
secondary art classes with the Ysleta Independent School
District in El Paso, Texas for over 20 years. Considered a
master teacher, she taught advanced, dual credit, dual language,
and AP art classes in the high school level. She also taught art
classes at El Paso Community College and is presently the Artist
in Residence for UTEP's Chicano Studies Program. Her biography
and art can also be viewed on the Hispanic Resource Center at
the Arizona State University website:
http://www.latinoartcommunity.org/community/ChicArt/ArtistDir/MarNat.html María's artwork has been featured in two art books published by
the Bilingual Press, a PBS series on Chicano Art, and in a
literary anthology "Hecho en Tejas", a book featuring Texas
writers and artists published by New Mexico University Press.
Maria's biography and artwork will be featured in an upcoming
book "West Texas Women Artists" written by Kippra Hopper and
Laurie Churchill and published by Texas Tech University Press. A
fall 2008 release is scheduled for the book focusing on the art
of several prominent Texas women artists. |
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The University of Texas at El
Paso
Degree: Master of Art, 1995
Major: Art Education
Minor: Painting |
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Challenged EXCET exam
Elementary Certification, 1994 |
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University of Texas at El Paso
Degree: Bachelor of Art, 1982
K-12 Certification
Major: Art Education
Minor: Painting |
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Modesto Junior College
Degree: Associate of Art 1977
Major: Art |
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University of Arizona
Undergraduate Art studies 1978-80
Major: Art |
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Featured artist in the book West Texas Women Artists, published
by the Texas Tech University Press, to be released in Fall 2008 |
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Guest artist at the Clint
Independent School District invited to present a special one-day
workshop to advanced art students from the Clint ISD high
schools, May 2008 |
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Community Volunteer Recognition by the El Paso Public Library, April
2008 |
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One of the keynote speakers for the “Hispanics in the Arts”
Program for the Clint Independent School District, Spring 2008 |
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Commissioned by the Clint
Independent School District to present an all day watercolor
workshop for advanced art students from various Clint ISD high
schools, May 2008 |
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Artwork selected for inclusion in a Chicano Art 2008 calendar
published by Lotus Press |
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Selected as a Top Ten finalist for Texas State Artist of the
Year for 2007 by the Texas Commission on the Arts |
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Featured artist in the DVD:
Triumph of Our Communities: Artists and Art Organizations
produced by the Hispanic Research Center, Arizona State
University, and the Bilingual Press featuring 100 established
and emerging Chicano artists in the US, fall 2007 |
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Artwork selected for AILAF (Arizona International Latino Arts
Festival) poster for 2006 |
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Artwork selected and featured in the literary anthology Hecho en
Tejas, published by the New Mexico University Press (2006) |
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Artwork selected for the AILAF festival brochure for Spring 2005 |
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Region 19 Finalist Teacher of the Year 2004-05 |
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Ysleta Independent School District Secondary Teacher of the
Year 2004-05 |
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Ysleta Independent School District Top Ten Teacher of the
Year 2004-05 |
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School Teacher of the Year 2004-05 |
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Selected the
Artist in Residence for UTEP’s Chicano Studies Program
2002-present |
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Recognized and selected by the Hispanic Research Center at
Arizona State University as one of the top Chicana artists in
the United States. Featured in the critically acclaimed book
Contemporary Chicana/o Art: Artists, Works, Culture and
Education, by Gary Keller, Erickson et al., published by the
Bilingual Press (2002) |
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Biography and artwork featured in the Arizona State University’s
Hispanic Research Center website:
http://latinoartcommunity.org/community/ChicArt/ArtistDir/MarNat.html |
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Artwork selected for Fall 2004 PBS special “Visiones: Latino Art
and Artists of the United States” produced by Galan Productions |
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Art and biography featured in book Triumph of Our Communities: Four Decades of
Chicana/o Art, released in Spring 2005 by the Bilingual Press of ASU |
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Awarded a commission by the El Paso Public Library to design and
produce a mural for the Judge Edward S. Marquez Mission Valley
Branch Library, Fall 2005 |
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Recognition of student mural projects in local, regional and
international publications |
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Recipient of many
awards and recognitions for artwork, teaching and volunteer work
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Metal Embossing (Repoussé) Workshops
at branch libraries, El Paso Public Library, El Paso, Texas,
August, 2008 |
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NALAC: National Association of Latino Arts and Culture workshop,
March 2008, El Paso, Texas, panelist on “Artists and Their Art” |
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One of the keynote speakers for the “Hispanics in the Arts”
program for the Clint Independent School District, Spring 2008 |
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Co-Chairperson, organizer and presenter at the Hecho en Tejas
literary/arts event in El Paso, Texas, March 2007 |
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AILAF: Arizona International Latino
Arts Festival poster artist, April 2006, Tempe, Arizona |
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NABE: National Association for
Bilingual Educators national conference, presenter on writing
and illustrating bilingual books for children, January 2006,
Phoenix, Arizona |
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La Cosecha national conference on
Dual Language, presenter on writing and illustrating bilingual
books for children, November 2005, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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AILAF: Arizona International Latino
Arts Festival, Hispanic Research Center at ASU, featured artist,
May 2004, Tempe, Arizona |
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El Paso Museum of Art, featured
artist for “Artists on Art” series, August 2004. |
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TAEA: Texas Art Educators
Association presenter at state conference in Dallas, Texas on
Chicano Art and Culture, November, 2003 |
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Arizona State University and the
Hispanic Research Center’s Latina/o Art Symposia and National
Conference featured artist, Arizona State University, Tempe,
Arizona May 2003 |
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El Paso Museum of Art Chicano
Exhibition 2003, guest panelist for lecture series in
conjunction with Cheech Marin’s Chicano Now! Exhibition,
May 2003 |
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JUNTOS: Representing Juntos, a
professional Hispanic art association, invited to present at
UTEP’s 2001 Raza Youth Conference, May 2001 |
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UTEP: Hispanic Women lecture series,
presentation on Women and Their Art, June 2001 |
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NALAC: National Association of
Latino Arts and Culture, Corpus Christi National Conference 2000 |
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EL Paso International Mural
Conference, El Paso Museum of Art, Ysleta ISD, Galeria Senecu,
conference Chairperson and presenter, October 1999 |
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Americana Museum: Quadracentennial
Teacher workshops, presenter, July 1999 |
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NAEA: National Art Educators
Association national conference attendee 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001,
2003. Presenter at Washington, D.C. national conference on
integration of art and history, February, 1999 |
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KCOS-TV, EL Paso, Texas, Hands on
Art Workshops, Mexican Art Traditions, July 1998
Ysleta ISD, EL Paso, Texas, teacher workshops on papel picado,
June 1997 |
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Biography and art featured in book
West Texas Women Artists , written by Kippra Hopper and
Laurie Churchill, Texas Tech University Press, Fall 2008 |
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Artwork included in Chicano Art 2008
calendar published by Amber Lotus Press, Portland, OR |
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El Paso Times Arts and
Culture section article and photo, “Artist of the Week”,
Sunday, November 25, 2007 |
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Hecho en Tejas literary/art
event cataloque, short biography and photo, March 2007 |
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Artwork included in literary
anthology Hecho en Tejas , published by New Mexico
University Press, edited by Dagoberto Gilb, October 2006 |
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El Paso Times Lower Valley
section article and photo, “Mural reflects community”,
Tuesday, December 5, 2006 |
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El Paso Times newspaper,
Faces & Places section article and photos, “Library mural
unveiling”, Monday, December 18, 2006 |
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Artwork “Enoch” selected and
published as the poster art for the Arizona International
Latina/o Arts Festival, ASU-Tempe, Arizona, April 2006 |
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El Paso Times newspaper,
front page article, “More U.S. Museums Laud, Display Chicano
Art”, October 11, 2005 |
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El Paso Times newspaper,
Living section, article and photo of artwork, “Meet Book’s
Contributors this weekend at Museum”, Friday, June 24, 2005 |
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Artwork featured and published in
the Arizona International Latina/o Arts Festival events
brochure, April 2005 |
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Artwork featured in article on
“Chicano Art-The Struggle for Respect”, Latino Perspectives
Magazine, August 2005 |
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Artwork featured in book, Triumph
of Our Communities: Four Decades of Chicana/o Art, by Gary
D. Keller and Amy Phillips, Bilingual Press, 2005 |
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El Paso Times Arts and
Culture section, article and photo “Book Signing”, July 3, 2005 |
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Texas Monthly magazine, photo
of artwork, exhibit listing, January 2003 |
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The Expedition newspaper,
article and photo, “Art teacher named YISD Teacher of the Year”,
Wednesday, May 19, 2004 |
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The Expedition newspaper,
article and photos, “Chicano Art”, February 12, 2003 |
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El Paso Times Living section,
major article, photos and artwork on “The art of the Chicano”,
Sunday, November 17, 2002 |
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Artwork featured in book,
Contemporary Chicana/o Art: Artists, Works, Culture and
Education by Gary D. Keller, Mary Erickson et al, Bilingual
Press, 2002 |
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Looking at El Paso newspaper,
article and artwork, “Chicana roots inspire local artist”,
August 10, 2001 |
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Unesco-The Courier magazine
published by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization, feature article “Chicanos paint their way
back”, March 1999 |
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El Paso International Mural
Conference cataloque, short bio and photo, 1999 |
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El Paso Times Lower Valley
section, article and photo, “Educator adds artist’s touch”,
Thursday, February 12, 1998 |
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El Paso Times Eastside
edition, article and photos on “Mural celebrates El Paso’s
history”
Thursday, June 26, 1997 |
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Props magazine, article and photos,
“Viva El Paso Mural”, July 1997 |
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El Paso Scene magazine,
article and artwork, “Celebrate El Paso’s Heritage”, Sept. 1995 |
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El Paso Times Borderland
section, article and photo Mural etches past in student’s
minds”, Tuesday, June 20, 1995 |
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El Paso Times Borderland
section, article and photo, “Young muralists put history on
canvas”, Thursday, May 27, 1993 |
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Artists of Texas, Vol. IV,
article and artwork, “Galeria del Sol Studio and Gallery”, 1993 |
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El Paso View magazine,
article and photo, “Spotlight on Art”, March 1990 |
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El Paso Public Library, Judge Edward
S. Marquez Branch, El Paso, Texas |
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Hispanic Research Center, Arizona
State University, Tempe, Arizona |
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El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso,
Texas |
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Ms. A. Beaulieu, private collector,
Beverly Hills, CA |
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Juan Sandoval, private collector,
University of Texas at El Paso Library, El Paso, Texas |
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El Paso International Airport, El
Paso, Texas |
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Representative Silvestre Reyes
Congressional Office Collection, El Paso, Texas |
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Applebee’s Restaurant, Hondo Pass,
El Paso, Texas |
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Ysleta Independent School District,
El Paso, Texas |
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New Mexico State University, Las
Cruces, New Mexico |
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Sierra-Providence Memorial Hospital,
El Paso, Texas |
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Sierra-Providence Woman’s Center, El
Paso, Texas |
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El Paso Cancer Treatment Center, El
Paso, Texas |
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Ronald McDonald House, El Paso,
Texas |
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Yvette Moya, private collector,
Galveston, Texas |
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Mary Diaz de Leon, private
collector, El Paso, Texas |
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Dr. Eduardo Aquirre, private
collector, Denton, Texas |
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Kevin Butler, private collector, El
Paso, Texas |
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Jennifer Rebeles, private collector,
San Antonio, Texas |
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Kelly and Stacey O’Donnell, private
collectors, Fort Washington, Maryland |
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Alfredo Sanchez, Framing Concepts
Gallery, El Paso, Texas |
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"Sun Bowl Art Exhibition 2008",
International juried competition, International Museum of Art,
El Paso, Texas, November 7 - December 31, 2008 |
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“Recuerdos”, Juntos Art Association
group exhibition, Galeria Aztlan at Centro de Salud Familiar La
Fe, El Paso, Texas October 2008 |
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"Jalando Juntos", Juntos Art
Association group exhibition, El Paso Community College, El
Paso, Texas, September 2008 |
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Kermezaar juried art exhibition,
International Museum of Art, El Paso, Texas, September 2008 |
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REFORMA national conference, group
exhibit, El Paso Civic Center, El Paso, Texas, September 2008 |
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"Juntos Border Art" , Juntos Art Association group
exhibition, EL Paso Main Library, El Paso, Texas, August 2008 |
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“Crossing Borders”, Juntos art
Association group exhibition, La Galeria de la Mision de Senecu,
Ysleta ISD, El Paso, Texas June 2008 |
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“Arte del Corazon”, Juntos Art
Association group exhibition, El Paso Public Library, Main
Branch, El Paso, Texas, February 2008 |
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“Familia, Fe y Cultura”, solo
exhibition, Judge Edward S. Marquez Mission Valley Branch
Library, El Paso, Texas, November 2007 |
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“Hecho en Tejas” group exhibition,
El Paso Public Library, El Paso, Texas, March 2007 |
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“Arizona International Latina/o Arts
Festival”, featured artist, Tempe Arizona, 2006 |
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El Paso Public Library, featured
artist, El Paso, Texas, November 2006 |
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“Arizona International Latina/o Arts
Festival”, featured artist, Tempe, AZ. April 2005 |
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“Una Vision”, one person exhibition,
Framing Concepts Gallery, El Paso, Texas, 2004 |
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“Artists on Art”, featured artist,
El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, Texas 2003 |
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“Hispanic Heritage-Evening of Art”,
El Paso Community College group exhibition,
El Paso, Texas, October 2003 |
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“El Paso Community College Faculty
Exhibition”, El Paso, Texas, September 2002 |
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“A Provocative Look Through
Chicana/o Eyes”, nine contemporary artists, the Bridge
Center for Contemporary Art, El Paso, Texas, November 2002 |
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“Homenaje a Mi Cultura”, one person
exhibition, The People’s Gallery, El Paso City Hall,
El Paso, Texas, September 2001 |
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“Cruzando Fronteras Juntos/Crossing
Borders Together”, Los Paisanos Gallery, Chamizal
National Memorial, El Paso, Texas, 2001 |
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“Juntos: Chicano Rituals”, group
exhibition, the Bridge Center for Contemporary Art,
El Paso, Texas, October 2000 |
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“Latino Voices”, group exhibition,
Hal Marcus Gallery, El Paso, Texas, 1999 |
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“Juntos Perspectives”, group
exhibition, Americana Museum, El Paso, Texas 1998 |
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“Guadalupe Festival”, group
exhibition, Ysleta ISD gallery, El Paso, Texas 1997 |
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“Homenaje a Mi Herencia”, one person
exhibit, Glass Gallery, UTEP, El Paso, TX. 1995 |
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“Means to a Beginning”, one person
exhibit, Main Gallery Art Department, University of Texas at El
Paso, El Paso, Texas, 1994 |
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Sierra Medical Center Juried
exhibition, EL Paso, Texas, 1992 |
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“Dos Encuentros”, The People’s
Gallery, El Paso City Hall, El Paso, Texas, 1991 |
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“Tri-State Aqua Media Exhibition”,
group juried exhibition, El Paso Museum of Art,
El Paso, Texas 1990 |
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El Paso Women’s Club, one person
exhibition, El Paso, Texas, 1989 |
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“A Bridge Between Nations”, group
juried exhibit, INBA Museum, Juarez, Mexico, 1988 |
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“Aqua Visions”, UTEP Centennial
Museum, group exhibition, El Paso, Texas, 1987 |
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“Rio Bravo Spring Exhibition”,
Americana Museum, group exhibit, El Paso, Texas, 1986 |
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Pronaf Gallery, group juried
exhibition, Juarez, Mexico, 1985 |
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“La Mujer y su Arte”, Galeria del
Consulado General de Mexico, El Paso, Texas, 1984 |
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“Watercolors and Etchings”, New
Mexico State University, group exhibition, Las Cruces,
New Mexico, 1983 |
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“El Paso Kermezaar”, group juried
exhibition, civic center, EL Paso, Texas, 1982 |
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“Roswell National Art Competition”,
Juried exhibition, Roswell, New Mexico, 1982 |
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“El Paso Festival”, group juried art
exhibition, Civic Center, El Paso, Texas, 1981 |
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“Albuquerque Art Exhibition”, group
juried exhibition, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1981 |
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“Holiday Exhibition”, group
exhibition, El Paso Art Association, El Paso, Texas 1980 |
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Kay Bonfoey Gallery, group
exhibition, Tucson, Arizona, 1978 |
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“Fall Exhibition”, group exhibit,
Central California Art League, Modesto, California, 1975 |
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“Gallo Winery Juried Exhibition”,
group exhibition, Modesto, California, 1974 |
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Bank of California, one person
exhibition, Modesto, California, 1974 |
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