Jerry Vigil, Chicano Artista

Chicano art, Santos arté, Muertos arté

Artista Vitae/CV, Résumé

Self taught Chicano Artist, Art Activist, Santero & Muertos artist and Carver.

Has Been Carving since 1997, and carving Bultos and Retablos since 1998.

Group Exhibits

2008- Longmont Museum and Cultural Center, "El dia de los Muertos 08", Longmont CO

2008- CU Museum of Natural History, "El dia de los Muertos 08", CU Boulder, CO

2008- Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery, "El dia de los Muertos 08", Denver, CO

2007- El dia de los Muertos exhibit, Museo de las Americas, Denver, CO

2007-"Chicano Magic Exhibition", Business of Art Center (BAC), Manitou Springs, CO

2007-Lakewood Cultural Arts Center El Dia de los Muertos "Houses for the Dead", Lakewood, CO

2007-  Art Addiction Medial 1, Art Biennial International art exhibition. Honorable Mention.

2007-Museo de las Americas, "Altar Girls" Denver CO

2006- Regis University"s O'Sullivan Art Gallery, "Sacred Art of Colorado", Denver, CO

2006- Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, "Rooted in Tradition: El dia de los Muertos

           20th Anniversary Exhibit". MFACM, Chicago Ill.

2006- Lakewood Cultural Arts Center, "Crossing Over" Day of the Dead exhibit, Invited

            artist. Lakewood, CO.

2006- Loveland Museum & Gallery, "Grave Matters: The art of memory and mourning". Loveland, CO.

2005- Lakewood Cultural Arts Center, "Dove and the Elephant" Juried Exhibition, Lakewood, CO.

2005- Denver International Airport, Hispanic Heritage Month celebration and

            Exhibition, Denver, CO.

2005- Spark Gallery, Juried Exhibit, "Culture as a Mirror", Denver, CO.

2005- Foothills Art Gallery , “ Santos y Santeras, Expanding Traditions”, Golden, CO.

2005- Iliff Religious Leadership Conference, “Santos of Colorado ”.

            Marriott Tech Center, Denver CO.

2004-05 Art Addiction Medial 1, Art Biennial International art exhibition. 

            Honorable Mention. www.artaddiction.net.

2004- Front Range Community College , Visual and Performing Arts Gallery

            “Exhibicion de Arte Hispano”, Westminster, CO .

2004- Lakewood Cultural Center, “Aztlan, The spirit of the Southwest-Santos:

            The heart of the Home”, Lakewood, CO .

2004- Denver Art Museum/Regis University, “Village Art: From New Spain to New Spain”, Dayton Library,

            Regis University , in conjunction with the Denver Art Museum Mexican art exhibit.

            Regis University, Denver, CO.

2004- University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, “El dia de los Muertos,

            Boulder, CO .

2004- CHAC “New world my eye: a critical Chicano/a look at the dominant 

             Culture” Denver, CO .

2003- CHAC, “Chucas y Chucos: Pachuco a Historical Update”, Denver, CO

2002- CHAC “El Dia de los Muertos Group Show” CHAC Gallery, Denver, CO.

2002- Loveland Museum/Gallery, “Traditional & Contemporary Santos” Loveland, CO.

2002-  “ Santos and Crosses” CHAC Gallery, Denver, CO

2002-  “San Patricio show/LAOH” CHAC Gallery Denver, CO

2001- “El Dia de los Muertos Group Show”, CHAC Gallery, Denver, CO.   

1999- Pirate Art Gallery, “El Dia de los Muertos” Show, Denver, CO.

Visiting Artist Lectures/classes

2008- Speaking Event, University of Denver's Latino Studies "El dia de los Muertos" memorial, Denver, CO

2008- Presentation: Colorado State University ASAP's "Art at Lunch" series, Ft Collins, CO

2006- Class Instructor, " My Dia de los Muertos Figures", Denver Museum of Nature/Science,

            Denver, CO.

2005- Workshop Instructor, “How to change the world through art”, 14th Annual Youth  Leadership

            Conference, Metro Campus, Denver, CO.

2004- Speaking Event, Colorado College, Dept. of Romantic Languages, “El dia de los 

             MuertosCelebration”, Colorado Springs, CO.

Commissions/competitions/collections/Residencies/Other

2007- Denver Museum of Nature and Science Research Collections, "Posada Oferenda" Denver, CO

2007- University of Wyoming Art Museum, Artist in Residence during, "Pinturas de Fe: the Retablo

         Tradition in Mexico and New Mexico" Larmie, WY.

2006- "Guadalupe en Nicho", Museo de las Americas, Denver, CO.

2005- Profiled Artist, "Triumph of our Communities, 30 years of Mexican American Art", Bilingual Press,

            Arizona State Univerisity.

2005- Colorado Carvers Show, First, second & Division awards.

2004-CHAC listed as #18 in Denver’s Top 25 Cultural Forces, sighting

           invigorating  Leadership of Chairman and Director.

2004-Cover Artist, “Advertising and Marketing Review” magazine, April 04 issue

2004-Chile Harvest Festival Coordinator, CHAC/Denver Botanic Gardens

2003-Chile Harvest Festival Coordinator, CHAC/Denver Botanic Gardens

2003- Artist in Residence, Platteform Gallery, month of October, culminating in “El dia de los Muertos” 

              Show/celebration with Peacejam and area school students.

2002- Saint Brigid, for Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians for Sacred Heart

            Church, Denver, CO.

2001- Teaching Collection, “San Francisco Bulto en Nicho”, Regis University,  Denver, CO.  

2000- Private Collection, DMNH Staff Ethnographer.

2000- Colorado Carvers Show, Two First places, one second, Novice division .

2000- Honorable Mention, Colorado State Fair Art Exhibition.

Shows/Festivals

2004, Tesoro Foundation 2nd annual Spanish Market, the Fort Restaurant,

2003- Tesoro Foundation 2nd annual Spanish Market, the Fort Restaurant,

            Morrison, CO

2002- Tesoro Foundation 1st annual Spanish Market, the Fort Restaurant,

           Morrison, CO

2001- Regis University’s O’Sullivan Gallery, “Santos: Devotional Art of  Colorado", Denver, CO

2001- Colorado Folk Arts Festival, Four Mile Historic Park, Denver CO

2000- Colorado Folk Arts Festival, Four Mile Historic Park, Denver, CO

1999- Colorado State Fair, Art Exhibition, Honorable Mention, Pueblo, CO.

Curations/Productions/Coordinations, ETC... 

2007-"Westword" Cover art, Nov 1st, 07, "Rockies Muertos" Denver, CO

2007-"I Want your Skull Fanzine"  www.iwantyourskull.com

2007-Lowrider Arte Magazine, July/August issue

2006- Video, "Perspectives on Death and Dying", Denver Museum of Nature/Science, Denver, CO.

2004- University of Colorado Boulder's Museum of Natural History, "El dia de los Muertos Exhibition"

             Art Coordinator.

2004-“New world my eye: a critical Chicano/a look at the dominant culture.” CHAC Gallery, Denver, CO.

2004- CHAC Group show “Santos and Crosses; Colorado Style” Denver,   CO.

2004- CHAC Group Show “Digital Librè, The future of Chicano Art”, Denver CO. 2003- Mari Michener

             Gallery UNC campus library “Understanding la Gente through Arte” Ft. Collins, CO

2002- CHAC, “Santos and Crosses; Colorado Style” Denver, CO.

 

Affiliations

 2007-Board Member, South Westminster Arts Group

2005/6/7- Affiliate Member, Center for Studies of Ethnicity and Race in the Americas(SERA), 

                Dept. Of Ethnic Studies, University of Colorado Boulder.

2004/5- Elected Chairperson of the Board of Directors of CHAC 

2003/4- National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC)

2000- Accepted appointment to Board of Directors of the Chicano 

            Humanities and Arts Council. Function as Marketing/Media Relations and Webmaster.       

1998- 2005 Chicano Humanities and art Council Artist.