Resume

 

JESUS ANGEL PEREZ VALVERDE

 

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Jesus began his career as an artist in the late seventies.  From then until 1990, he participated in several dozens of collective art shows, mural projects, and solo exhibits throughout Mexico.  His works were also shown in Japan, Nicaragua, Cuba, and the southwestern United States.

He sat on both the Student Board of Directors and the Diploma Commission of the National School of Art (ENAP) of the Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM); he worked as a high school art teacher; he contributed artwork and commentary to a variety of Mexican publications; and he collaborated on several film, video, radio, and theatre projects throughout the 1980’s.

 

Education

Graduate of the National School of Art (ENAP) of the Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

 

Artist in Residence

Jesus is currently an Artist in Residence with the California Arts Council.

 

Solo Exhibits 

Jan. ‘98             "Testimonios: Gráficas Sobre Fronteras", La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley, California.

Nov. ‘97          "Celebration of Vida", La Verde Oliva, Granada, Spain.

Oct. '97             "Immigrants in California", Afro-Asiatisches Institut, Karl-Strobl Gallery, Vienna, Austria.

July '95             "La Gloria en la Tierra", Java Joint, Los Angeles, California.

June '94             "Shrouds", Artemisia Gallery, Vancouver, Canada.

May '94           "Cool Devils, Hot Angels", Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco, California.

July ‘93             "Recent Paintings", Pancho Villa Restaurant, San Francisco, California.

May '93           "Ventanas Mágicas",  La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley, California.

April '93           "Puertas de la Vida", Polanco Gallery, San Francisco, California.

March '93         "Nuevas Raíces de la Misma Piel", Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, Canada.

Nov. ‘91           "Nazarenes at Easter", Casa de la Cultura Iztapalapan, Distrito Federál, Mexico.

 

Selected Group exhibits

Jan. ’00             “Hecho en Califas”- 10 Years of Chicano-Latino Art in California, Plaza de la Raza, Los Angeles, CA

Nov. ‘99          “2000 Millennium Collectible Calendar Project”, Galerie de la Raza, San Francisco, CA

Sept. ’99          “Different Worlds, Common Ground: Diversity in Latin American Art”, Sun Microsystems, 4 Bay Area                                      

                          locations, CA

Sept. ’99           “Us, Living & Struggling in the USA”, Balazo Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Oct. ‘98             Clarion Alley Mural Project, San Francisco, California.

                         San Francisco Open Studios, ArtSpan, San Francisco, California.

June ‘98             “What’s Right in Politics?” Cartoon & Poster Show, Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, California.

Jan. '98             "Le Cirque Graphique", 25e Festival International de la Banda Dessinee D'angouleme, Poatiers, France.

Nov. '97             "Día de los Muertos", Paseo del Borne, Barcelona, Spain.               

July '97             "Xicano Rennaissance", Cell Space, San Francisco, California.

                        "Made in San Francisco", Coins Gallery, London, England.

May '97             "Arte Libre 2", Loft 5, Los Angeles, California.

Feb. '97             "Black & White", Show & Tell Gallery, San Francisco, California.

Oct. "96             "Día De Los Muertos", Cafe Vox Populi, Berkeley, California.

March '96          "Print Tradition Lives", José Galvéz Gallery, Tucson, Arizona.

Feb. '96             "Arte Libre", M.A. Art Space, Los Angeles, California.

Dec. '95             "De Regreso al Cielo", Santos Inocentes Art Gallery, San Francisco, California.

                       "La Virgen de Guadalupe", Galería Otra Vez, Self-Help Graphics, Los Angeles, California.

Nov. '95             "Día de los Muertos: Life and Death - Crossing the Frontiers", Somar Gallery, San Francisco, California.

Sept. - Oct. '95    Cypress Alley Mural Project, San Francisco, California.

Feb. '95             "Imagenes de Santa Veracrúz",  Santa Veracrúz, Distrito Federál, Mexico.

July '94             "Little Night", Little Frankenstein's, San Francisco, California.

March '94         "New World Border", Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, California.

Dec. '93             "Día de la Guadalupana", Polanco Gallery, San Francisco, California.

Nov. '93             "Día de los Muertos", Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco, California.

                        "Mission Calaveras Invade Cole Valley",  Ironwood Cafe, San Francisco, California.

                        "El Muerto al Gozo", La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley, California.

Oct. '93             "A Chicano History", Clarion Alley Mural Project, San Francisco, California.

July '93              "Canto al Caribe", La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley, California.

March ‘93          "Los Angeles Chicano Art Exhibit II", Galería Plaza de la Raza, Los Angeles, California.

Nov. '91             "Proposals for the Mural in Paseo Alameda, East L.A.", Los Angeles, California.

                       "New Insights from the End of the Century", Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco, California.

1990                 "Submetropolitanos ", a video about the punk music scene in Mexico City. Received an Honorable Mention   for Best       

                         Documentary Film at the First Biennial of Mexican Video, 1990;  National Cinema, Distrito Federál, Mexico.

 

Teaching & Other Art-Related Experience

Director of mural projects at Roosevelt High School (1998-present) and at St. Anthony Elementary School (1997-present) in Oakland, California.

Director & Curator, Balazo/Mission Badlands Gallery, San Francisco, California.   (1996 - present)

Taught silkscreen workshops to HIV+ artists at Positive Art, San Francisco, California.   (1999)

Taught silkscreen workshops at the HIV+ Center, Berkeley, California.   (1999)

Directed the Chinese New Year’s Mural Project for the Chinese Progressive Association, San Francisco, California.  (1999)

Taught a silkscreen workshop at the Art & Social Responsibility Conference, California Art Council, Monterey, California.  (1999)

Taught ongoing courses in silkscreen and printing to teens at Casa de los Jovenes and Collision Gallery in the Mission District, San Francisco, California.  (1995-96)

Taught summer courses in printmaking, including silkscreen and woodcut, to teenagers at Laney  College, Oakland, California.  (1995)