JAMEX de la TORRE - RESUME Born in 1960 in Guadalajara, México. Moved to California in 1972.
Education
1983 B.F.A. in Sculpture, California State University, Long Beach, CA
Awards
Scholarship, California State University, Long Beach, CA
Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Solo Exhibitions
1999
' Mesomodern ,' William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
'Oxymodern,' Porter Troupe Gallery, San Diego, CA
'El Niño's Wake,' installation, San José Center for Latino Arts, San José, CA
'Arte Frontera,' Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1998
Pegge Hopper Gallery, exhibition for the Intersections Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
'11:58 (PMAD),' installation, Robert Lehman Gallery, UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY, curated by Olga T. Valle
'Ojito Tapatio,' Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Chicago, IL, curated by Linda McAllister
1997
'The Marlboro Man & the Virgin,' Daniel Saxon Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
'God's Country,' William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
'El Niño,' inSITE97 (binational installation art project in public spaces), el Centro Cultural de Tijuana, México
'Borderline Glass,' Arizona State University Museum, Tempe, AZ, curated by Heather Sealy Linebery
'The Glass Frontera,' Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1996
'Folkloric Acid: The Resurrection,' MACLA, San José, CA
Daniel Saxon Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
'El Chamuco,' SOFA Miami, Snyderman Gallery, Miami, FL
Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1995
'Folkloric Acid,' San José Center for Latino Art, MACLA, San José, CA (show was vandalized and all the works on exhibition were destroyed)
Work on tour with the Lollapalooza Music Festival
1994
'Sacrilege in Vitro,' Julie Rico Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
'Figuras y Alegoria,' Galleria de la Raza, San Francisco, CA, curated by Liz Lerma
1993
Back to the Picture Gallery, San Francisco, CA Selected Group Exhibitions
1999
'Cultural Influences in Craft,' Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
'Cuarts Bienal Monterrey,' participation with installation 'Clásico de Clásicos,' Monterrey, México
1998
'Frágil: Arte en Vidrio,' Monterrey Glass Museum, Monterrey, México
1997
'Reconstructing Ritual,' four person exhibition, San Diego State University Art Gallery, San Diego, CA
'La Guadalupana,' Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
1996
Exhibition of 6 installations in collaboration with Therman Statom, Galería la Esquina, Ensenada, México
'Día de los Muertos Exhibition,' Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, CA
'Día de los Muertos,' Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Chicago, IL
1995
'All Americans - an exhibition of Artists from the Americas,' Porter Troupe Gallery, San Diego, CA
'Monique Knowlton Returns,' inaugural group show, Monique Knowlton Gallery, New York, NY
'La Curva,' City Gallery, Ensenada, México
1994
'Glass of the Pacific Rim,' San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
'Return of the Dead,' invitational, South Bay Museum, Long Beach, CA
1991
'Contemporary Visions of the Virgin of Guadalupe,' competitive exhibition, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA
1990
'Latino Art Exhibit 1990,' Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
Collections
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
Kanazu Museum of Art, Kanazu, Japan
San Diego Museum of Modern Art, San Diego, CA
Publications
Art & Antiques, February 1999, p.43.
"Artists Explore Border." Sculpture Magazine, February 1998, pp.36-37, 70.
Boatman, Kim. "Art Attack." San José Mercury News, March 31, 1995.
El niño's Wake, catalog for San José Center for Latino Arts, CA, February 1999.
Eliott Sherman, Ann. "Blown Coverage." San José Metro, November 7, 1996.
Eliott Sherman, Ann. "El Niño Behind Glass." San José Metro, February 11, 1999.
Eliott Sherman, Ann. "Mayhem at Macla." San José Metro, April 10, 1995.
Fisher, Jack. "When Worlds Collide: Christianity, Beer and Bad Weather." San José Mercury News, February 28, 1999.
Frágil Arte, catalog for Museo del Vidria, Monterrey, México, Summer 1998.
Glass Art Documents, catalog for Kanazu Museum of Art, Japan, 1999.
The Glass Art Society Journal, 1997, pp.53-54, 73.
Glass Magazine, Fall 1998, pp.60-61.
Jones, Welton. "inSITE97 Covers New Ground; Does Not Break It." San Diego Union Tribune, October 5, 1997.
Juxtapoz Magazine, Summer 1995, p.71.
New Glass Review, Corning Museum of Glass, NY, 1995, 1996, 1998.
Perrault, John & Maribel L. Alvarez. "On the Border." Glass Magazine, Spring 1997, pp.12-13, 20-28, cover.
Pincus, Robert L. "From Formidable to Forgettable." San Diego Union Tribune, December 7, 1997.
Private Time in Public Space / Tiempo Privado en Espacio Publico, catalog for inSITE97, San Diego / Tijuana, Spring 1999.
Santiago, Chiori. "Things were About to Happen' for Artists." San José Mercury News, March 31, 1995.
Sozanski, Edward J. "Hybrid art in glass, with cultural skepticism." The Philadelphia Enquirer, January 22, 1999.
This Side Up! Magazine (the Netherlands), Winter 1998. pp.29-30, cover.
Tibol, Raquel. "inSITE97 Abierto y Organico." Proceso Magazine, México City, November 1997.
Valenzuela Arce, José Manuel. "Arte in Situ." La Jornada Semanal, November 9, 1997.
EINAR DE LA TORRE Born in 1963 in Guadalajara, México. Moved to California in 1972.
Education
California State University, Long Beach, CA
Awards
First Prize, Tecate Glass Blowing Competition, Tijuana, Baja California, México
Scholarship, California State University, Long Beach, CA
Solo Exhibitions see above information
Selected Group Exhibitions see above information
Collections
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
Kanazu Museum of Art, Kanazu, Japan
MCA, San Diego, CA
