SOLO EXHIBITIONS OF NOTE:

2007            Ironton Gallery, Denver, CO
2004            Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO
                   Thacher Gallery, Univ. of San Francisco, CA
2002            23rd Avenue Gallery, Denver, CO
2001            New Lab Gallery, Denver, CO
2000            Colorado Photographic Art Center, Denver, CO
1999            Grand Central Galleries, Denver, CO
1995            Sangre De Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, CO
1990            Off Broadway Gallery, Pueblo, CO
1989            Dominion Plaza, Denver, CO
1987            Denver Federal Building, Denver, CO
1985            Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
1984            Art Resources Gallery, Denver, COZ
1983            Amendola Gallery, New Haven, CT

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS/COLLECTIONS OF NOTE:

2007           City of Glendale , AZ – Commission for exterior wall treatment (w/Kathi Caricof)  
2006           Denver Art Museum – Commission for interior digital/assemblage work                   
                  Colorado Mills Lakewood, CO – Commission for interior mural (w/Laura Sincere)
2003           Arizona State University – Purchase for permanent contemporary collection
1986           Artreach/Williams Center, Denver, CO – Director of exterior mural project
1986           Denver Art Museum – Purchase for permanent contemporary collection
1984           Cherry Creek Mall, Denver, CO – Commission for exterior murals
1988           Qwest Communications, Denver, CO – First runner up for commission for exterior mural
1988           Travelers Insurance, Denver, CO –Commission for interior painting
1984           University of Colorado – Purchase through Art in Public Places program
1979           Theatre Under Glass, Denver, CO – Commission for interior painting
1977           Western States Art Foundation, Denver, CO – Commissions for awards medallions
1977           Denver Public Schools (Steele Elem.) – Commission for interior painting
1977           Ft. Lupton, CO Public Library – Commission for interior sculpture
1976           Denver City Park – Commission for experimental playground
1975           50 S. Steele, Ltd., Denver , CO – Commission for exterior ceramic mural
1973           Denver Zoo (Summer Youth Program) – Commission for exterior ceramic mural

GROUP EXHIBITIONS OF NOTE:

2007         Una Cultura, Tres Voces, Havu Gallery, Denver, CO, curator William Havu
                Top 40, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA, curator Rex Bruce
                The Originals, Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO
                Connecting Cultures, Phoenix Sky Harbor Int'l Airport Museum, Phoenix, AZ
2006         Never Leaving Aztlan, El Museo de las Americas, Denver, CO, Wells Fargo Atrium Gallery, Denver,
                CO, Officers Gallery Adams State College, Alamosa, CO, Museum of Contemporary Art, Ft. Collins,
                CO, curator Patty Ortiz
                Rescuers, Mizel Museum, Denver, CO, curator Ellen Premack
                Contemporary Icons, Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs , CO , juror Gerry Riggs
                Forms of Dialog, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO, jurors Rian Kerrane & Jude Silva    
                Pastel National, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita , KS , juror Kitty Wallis
                The Nature of Things, Art Students League of Denver, Denver , CO, curators R. Weimer & P. Durst
2005         Triumph, CHAC Gallery, Denver, CO, curator Carlos Santistevan
                Hispanic Heritage, Denver Int’l Airport, Denver, CO, curator Colleen Fanning
2004            Common Wounds, International Center, Bethlehem, Palestine, curator George Rivera
                Group Show 2, Studio Aiello, Denver, CO, juror Kathy Andrews
                Scene Colorado, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO curator Dianne Vanderlip
                Chicano Art for Our Millennium, Mesa Southwest Museum , Meza , AZ   curator Gary Keller
                Zipco, Emmanuel Gallery, UCD, Denver, CO juror Ivar Zeile
                Members’ Juried Exhibit, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver , CO jurors J. Cannata, L. Phillips
                War, Gallery Sovereign, Boulder , CO curator George Rivera
                Borderlands, Sangre de Cristo Art Center , Pueblo , CO , curator Jina Pierce
                Sense of Place, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder CO curator Ken Bloom
2003         Greenwood & Beyond, Curtis Arts Center, Greenwood Village, CO curator Lisbeth Neergaard Kohloff
                Borderlands, Center for Visual Arts, Denver, CO curator George Rivera
                The Spirit of Frida, CHAC, Denver, CO curator Mary Meadows
                Contemporary Latina/o Art, Hispanic Research Center , ASU, Temp, AZ curator Gary Keller
                Small Print Competition, Alfred Lowenherz Gallery, New York, NY jurors D. Schonauer & R. Hart
                Denver Art Review, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO, curator Christine Serr
2002           The Art of the Martini, The Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO curator Liza Prall
                El Museo de las Americas Presents Contemp. Hispanic Works, Wells Fargo Atrium Gallery, Denver   
                Forty Years of Passion, Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, Denver, CO curator Stephen Steele
                Denver Art Review, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO curator Christine Serr
                Colorado Excellence in the Arts, Republic Plaza Galleries, Denver, CO curator Andra Archer
                Of Work and Earth, Old Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, CO curator Melody Reeves
                Sinapsis, Galeria Corriente Alterna, Lima, Peru curator Luis Lama
2001         The Figure in American Art 1950-2000, Center for Visual Arts, Denver, CO curator Sally Perisho
                Muerte Sin Fronteras, Jose Peon Contreras Gallery, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico curator Gustavo Clavijo
                Bringing the Dark Madonna to Light, Thacher Gallery, Univ. of San Francisco curator Thomas Lucas
                A Taste of Others, Sangre de Cristo Art Center , Pueblo , CO curator Jina Pierce
                Borderlands, Union of Friendship Societies, Khabarovsk , Russia curator George Rivera
                Int’l Digital Art Awards Exhibit, Noosa Regional Gallery , Queensland , Australia
                Chicano Invitational, Visual Arts Center, Boise, ID, curator Richard Young
2000         Arte y Muerte, Casa de Tlaxcala Galleries, Mexico City, Mexico, curator Dr. George Rivera
                Colorado Artist Fellowship Touring Exhibit, Cortez Art Center , Cortez; Western Center for the Arts, 
                    Grand Junction ; Vail Arts Festival, Vail; Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver
                Annual Juried Show, Pleiades Gallery, New York City , NY , member jury 
                American Drawing Biennial 7, Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg , VA , juror May Steven
                Colorado 2000, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO 
1999            The University Collects, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Univ. of Colo. at Colo. Springs , CO  
                Homage to Salvador Dali, Fraser Gallery, Washington, D.C., juror F. Lennox Campello
                Figurative Small Works, Armory Art Center , West Palm Beach , FL , juror J. William Meek III
1997            Zip 8100, Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, CO, curator Jennifer Cook
1993-94     Chicano/Latino Art, Chapultepek Park, University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Galleria Otra Vez,
                    Los Angeles, CA; San Jose Center for Latino Arts, San Jose, CA; Smokebrush Center for the Arts,
                    Colorado Springs, CO; Stables Gallery, Taos, NM; Sixth Congress Gallery, Tucson , AZ ; University of
                    Colorado Art Galleries, Boulder, CO; Artes de Pueblo Gallery, Denver , CO , curator Dr. George Rivera
1993        Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Retrospective, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
               Sangre Nueva, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO
1992         Sin Fronteras, Center for the Visual Arts, Denver, CO
               Chicano Colorado, One West Contemporary Art Center, Ft. Collins, CO
1991-92     Celebrating the Art of Clean Air, Loveland Art Museum, Loveland, CO; Beidleman Environmental 
                    Center, Colorado Springs, CO; Foothills Arts Center, Golden, CO
1989         Living Arts, Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington , D.C. , curator Paul T. Kay
                Expresiones Hispanas, Center for Fine Arts, Miami, FL; Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, NM; Triton
                   Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA; Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO; Southwest Museum, Los
                   Angeles, CA; Mexican Cultural Institute, San Antonio, TX, curator Maureen A’Costa
1988        Self Portraits, Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada CO curator Michael Crane
1987        Group Exhibit, Sheila Nussbaum Gallery, Princeton , NJ
               Capitol Hill, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO curator Jim Robischon
1986        Prisoners of Conscience, Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO curator Michael Crane
               Regional Artists, Close Range Gallery, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO curator Dianne Vanderlip
1985        Group Exhibit, Criteria Gallery, Denver, CO curator Amala Hanke
1983        Pastel Society of America , New York , NY
1981        East Meets West, Harriett Tubman Gallery, Boston , MA
1980        Group of Five, Aldridge Gallery, Albuquerque , NM

HONORS OF NOTE:

2005        Major collection work selected for ongoing display (6^th fl), Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
2004        Appointed to Denver Mayor’s Commission on the Arts, Culture & Film, Denver, CO
               Invited guest lecturer for art dept. students, Univ. of San Fran. , San Francisco , CA
2003        Highest hammer price & biggest selling artist, Int’l Latino Art Auction, ASU, Tempe , AZ
2001        Chosen (Unpublished Category) for American Illustration 20, New York , NY
               Top 100 Finalist in Int’l Digital Art Competition, Digital Photography Magazine, Sydney , Australia
2000        Named one of 36 most influential Colorado artists of century by Denver Post, Denver, CO
1999           Recipient of Visual Arts Fellowship in Painting from Colorado Council on the Arts
               Best of show, Annual Photography Competition, Jan Pelton Gallery, Denver , CO
               Second & Third Place Awards, Annual Nat’l Competition, Texas Artists Museum , Port Arthur , TX
1999           Elected to Board of Directors of Art Students League of Denver as Faculty Liaison
1998        Nominated for Richard Diebenkorn Teaching Fellowship, San Francisco Art Institute
               Grant recipient for summer residency in Auvillar , France , Art Students League of Denver
1993        Invited artist for Denver Art Museum Centennial Celebration Exhibit
1991        Work selected for publication and purchase, American Lung Association, Kinder Morgan, Inc.
1988           Awarded “Best Art Event of Year” by Westword newspaper, Denver , CO
               Commissioned for large site-specific painting for lobby of new offices, Travelers Ins., Denver , CO
1987        One of fifty artists selected nationwide for touring exhibit, Adolph Coors Foundation, Golden, CO
1986           Major work purchased by Denver Art Museum for Permanent Contemporary Collection
               Directed large mural project via Art Reach, Williams Center, Denver, CO
               Major works leased via Commission on Cultural Affairs for display in City & County Bldg, Denver
1982         Selected work for Art-in-Public-Places purchase, University of Colorado , Boulder , CO
1983        Selected artist for exhibition, Pastel Society of America, New York , NY
1982        Best of show in Dance Photography Competition, Denver Center for the Performing Arts
1979        Commissioned for large painting for lobby, Theatre Under Glass, Denver, CO
1977-78    Two-time recipient of Artist-in-Residency Grants from Colorado Council on the Arts

CATALOGUES OF NOTE:

2006        Pastel National, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita , KS , b&w
2004        Chicano Art for Our Millennium, Bilingual Press, Tempe , AZ , color
2002        Of Work and Earth, Design Source, Longmont, CO, color
2001         Muerte Sin Fronteras, Instituto de Cultura de Yucatan, Merida Mexico, color
               Borderlands, Far East Development Foundation, Khabarovsk , Russia , color
2000          Twentieth Anniversary Art Auction Catalogue, Colo. Lawyers for the Arts, Denver, CO, b&w
               Colorado 2000, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO b&w
1995        Profile, Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, CO b&w
1992        Chicano/Latino Art (touring exhibition), University of Colorado , color
               Chicano Colorado, One West Contemporary Art Center, Ft. Collins, CO b&w
1991        Celebrating the Art of Clean Air (Calendar), American Lung Association, Denver, CO color
1989        Sin Fronteras (touring exhibition), University of Colorado , color
1988        Expresiónes Hispanas (touring exhibition), Adolph Coors Company, color
1987        Art Barn One, Denver Art Museum/Art Barn, Inc., Denver , CO b&w
1986        Prisoners of Conscience, Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO b&w
1985        Imagenes, Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO b&w

PUBLICATIONS OF NOTE:

2005        Triumph of our Communities, Bilingual Press, Tempe , AZ (book, art pub.)
               Colorado Modern, Light Table Publishing, Denver, CO (magazine, cover interview)
2004        Collected Works from the Arizona State University , Bilingual Press, Tempe , AZ (catalog)
2003        Colorado Artists, Print Made Easy, Sheridan, CO (calendar)
2002        Contemporary Chicano Art, Bilingual Press, ASU, Tempe , AZ (book, featured artist)
               They Magazine, They Publications, Denver , CO (magazine, cover interview)
2001        Visual Art Trends, Colonial Communications, New York City , NY color (magazine, review)
               Digital Photography & Design Magazine, Yaffa Publishing Grp., Sydney , Australia (magazine, art pub.)
               Urban Spectrum Magazine, Bizzy Bee Enterprises, Denver, CO (newspaper, cover review)
2000        New Mexico Photographer, Eastern New Mexico University , Portales , NM (magazine, art pub.)
               Exhibit 2000 Invitation Cover Art, Art Students League of Denver, Denver , CO color
1999        Impressions ’99 Invitation Cover Art, Art Students League of Denver, Denver , CO color
               Studio C 2000 Calendar, KBCO Radio, Boulder, CO color
1990        Conflict Management Book, Anschutz Foundation/Mile High United Way, Denver, CO b&w
1989        KVOD Classical Radio Magazine Cover Art, Denver, CO color
1988        Center Magazine Cover Art, Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO color

OTHER:

2004-06    Commissioner, Denver Mayor’s Commission on Cultural Affairs, Denver, CO
1999-2003 Member, Board of Directors, Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO
1987-2001 Faculty member of Art Students League of Denver (one class per week)
1990-97    Owner & operator of bilingual (Spanish) radio station KRMX, Pueblo , CO
1973        Graduated with honors from Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, Denver, CO
1948           Born, second of four children, Denver , CO