Jose Arenas
info@josearenas.comEducation
2000
MFA in Painting, University of California, Davis CA
1995
BFA in Painting, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco CA
Gallery Representation
2005 - Present
Hang Art, 567 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2010
American Pastiche: Choose Your Own Adventure,
Hang Art Gallery, San Francisco CA
2009
Colonia, Krause Center for Innovation, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills CA
2006
Here and There, Hang Art Gallery, San Francisco CA
2004
Sea Change, Krause Center for Innovation, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills CA
2002
Person, Place or Thing, Point Arena Art Center, Point Arena CA
2000
Mexicatessence, Rasmussen Art Gallery, Angwin CA
1999
Inside Out, Pangea, Point Arena CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009
Winter 1 Exhibit, Midtown 4, Miami FL
Monotype Marathon, ICA/San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose CA
Chicana/Chicano Biennial,
MACLA/Movimiento de Arte Y Cultura Latino Americana, San Jose CA
2008
AAF Art Fair, New York, NY, Hang Art/San Francisco CA
Tortilla Curtain, Krause Center for Innovation,
Foothill College, Los Altos Hills CA
2007
Relativity, Hang Art Annex, San Francisco CA
Allegory, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael CA
2006
Flight Patterns, Hang Art Annex, San Francisco CA
2005
Triptych, Hang Art Annex, San Francisco CA
AAF Contemporary Art Fair, Hang Art Gallery, NYC NY
Lux, Encantada Gallery, San Francisco CA
New Faces, Hang Art Gallery, San Francisco CA
2004
Slippage: Wording the Thought Bubble, WORKS/ San Jose CA
Storytellers, Los Medanos College, Pittsburg CA
Silent Auction,
MACLA/Movimiento de Arte Y Cultura Latino Americana, San Jose CA
2003
Brown Bag Lunch, Ajax Gallery, San Francisco CA
Silent Auction, Works Gallery, San Jose CA
Silent Auction,
MACLA/Movimiento de Arte Y Cultura Latino Americana, San Jose CA
2002
Exquisite Day Project, Plus Ultra Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Panorama,Gallery 69, San Francisco CA
2001
Evac,Ajax Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Between Two Trees, Creative Arts Center Gallery, Sunnyvale CA
Angel Island, Euphrat Museum, DeAnza College, Cupertino CA
Faculty Exhibition, Euphrat Museum, DeAnza College, Cupertino CA
2000
Silent Auction, SMOVA / Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa CA
The Fortune Cookie Show, Uptown Arts, Artisan Square, Sacramento CA
1999
Geography, Peter Miller Gallery, Chicago IL
Keep This Copy For Your Records, Memorial Union Gallery, UC Davis, Davis CA
Blind Date, Traveling Exhibit: UC Davis, CA, UC Berkeley, CA, Manchester UK
Annual Exhibition, Memorial Union Gallery, UC Davis, Davis CA
Los Tres, Diego Rivera Gallery, SFAI, San Francisco CA
1997
Grupo N Collective Show, Diego Rivera Gallery, SFAI, San Francisco CA
Day of The Dead: Myth and Fantasy, Balazo Gallery, San Francisco CA
1996
San Francisco Open Studios, San Francisco CA
1995
SFAI Spring Show, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco CA
1994
Three Person Show, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco CA
Publications
2009
The Mercury News/MercuryNews.com, San Jose CA August 5, 2009
Metro Silicon Valley / Metroguide Arts San Jose CA July 22-28, 2009
2004
LMC/Los Medanos College Experience,
"'Storytellers' Tells Stories Through Art Work" Pittsburg CA, January 2004
2003
Los Altos Town Crier,
"First Community Mural at Foothill College," Los Altos CA, June 20, 2003
2002
Independent Coast Observer, "Person, Place, or Thing," Gualala CA, May 2002
2001
San Francisco Chronicle,
"Angel Island Immigration Stories of the 20th Century." SF CA, March 30, 2001
Pacific Union College Review,
"Rassmussen Displays Alumnus's Cultural Color", Angwin, CA October 7,2001
1999
Lodi News Sentinel, "Recorded and Witnessed,", Lodi CA, July 30, 1999
Awards / Fellowships / Residencies
2009
Sponsorship Monotype Marathon, ICA/San Jose, CA.
Sponsored by Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2004
Residency, PreNeo Press, Redwood City, CA
2000
Scholarship Recepient, UC Davis Arts Bridge, Davis, CA
AOF / Art Opportunity Fellowship, UC Davis, Davis, CA
1999
Assistantship Position, UC Davis, Davis, CA
1994
Art in the Redwoods Excellence Prize Recipient, Gualala, CA
Commissions
2009
Commission: Public Mural Project,
Dimensions 16' x 150', 1st Act Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA
2003
Commission: Print Materials, James Irvine Foundation, San Francisco, CA
2002
Commission: Interior Mural, Private Residence, Redwood City, CA
Commission: Poster and Print Materials,Degenerate Art Ensemble, Seattle, WA
2000
Commission: Mural, James Irvine Foundation, San Francisco, CA
Commission: Exterior Mural, Accion Graphics, Lodi, CA
Panels, Lectures, Discussions
2009
Panelist: National Chicana/Chicano Biennial,
MACLA / Movimiento de Arte Y Cultura Latino Americana, San Jose, CA
Juror: FALC Fall Fest Show, Cupertino Art League, Cupertino, CA
Guest Critic: Cupertino Art League, Cupertino, CA
Lecture/ Walking Tour: Public Mural Project Discussion, San Jose, CA
2007
Panelist: Panel Discussion: Allegory, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA
2001
Guest Artist Lecture: Latino Heritage Month Featured Artist Talk,
Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA
Selected Collections
PreNeo Press, Redwood City, CA
Endeman Gallery, Gualala, CA
Private Collection, Herbert and Judith Kohl, San Francisco, CA
Private Collection, Eric Doctors, Chicago, IL