Rubén Guzmán

527 23rd Ave. # 117
Oakland CA 94606
(510) 261 9366
mezcalito@aol.com

STUDIES

1990 Museo de San Carlos, Mexico City, Cartonería (Mexican PaperSculpture).
1992 Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico City BA degree in Graphic Design.
1994 Casa Estudio Diego Rivera, Mexico City, Cartonería.

GRANTS

2005 Creative Work Fund, San Francisco California .
The Fund for Folk Culture, Santa Fe MN.
Alliance for California Traditional Arts, Professional Developmentprogram.

2004 City of Oakland, Cultural Arts Department, Public Art Program.
Alameda County Clean Water Program.
Alliance for California Traditional Arts, Folk and Traditional ArtsMentorship Initiative.

2002 City of Oakland, Cultural Arts Department, Individual Artist Support.

2001 Creative Work Fund, Traditional Arts Program.
City of Oakland, Cultural Arts Department, Individual Artist Support.

2000 Alliance for California Traditional Arts, Apprenticeship Program.

1999 City of Oakland, Cultural Arts Department, Individual Artist Support.

EXHIBITIONS

2004 Tsao Gallery, Davis Art Center, Que Vida tan Calaca!
2003 Oakland International Airport, Raices, exhibition of the OaklandMuseum.
2001 San Pablo Art Gallery, Raices.
Oakland Museum, Pasajes y Encuentros.
Oakland Cinco de Mayo Festival.
2000 Day of the Dead Festival, No me llamen Maestro.
Richmond Art Center, Roots of the pass - Wings of the Future.
1999 Bank of Marin, A Window on Mexico.
San Pablo Gallery, Paper Traditions
San Pablo Gallery, Dia de los Muertos.
Proarts Gallery, Fruitvale Colors.
Oakland Museum, El Color de la Muerte.
Fruitvale Day of the Dead Festival.
1998 Fruitvale Day of the Dead Festival, Si Se Puede.
San Francisco State University. Day of the Dead.
1997 Oakland Museum, Some Well Behaved Bones.
1996 Exhibition of artwork in Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta Mexico, BadenSwitzerland and Lunesteadht Germany.

RESIDENCIES AND ART TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2005 Youth in Arts.
Opera Piccola.
The Crucible.
2004 Youth in Arts.
The Crucible.
Studio I.
Opera Piccola.
2003 Youth in Arts.
Opera Piccola.
Studio I.
UC Berkeley ASUC Studio.
MOCHA, Museum of Children's Art.
2002 Opera Piccola.
Richmond Art Center.
UC Berkeley, ASUC Art Studio.
Alameda County Arts Commission, Watershed Program.
2001 Richmond Art Center.
UC Berkeley, ASUC Studio.
Alameda Arts Commission, Watershed Program.
MOCHA, Museum of Children's Art.
Opera Piccola.
2000 Yosemite National Park, Art Activity Center.
UC Berkeley, ASUC Art Studio.
Richmond Art Center.
Alameda County Arts Commission, Watershed Program.
MOCHA Museum of Children's Art.
Park Day School.
1999 UC Berkeley, ASUC Studio.
East Bay Science and Arts Middle School.
Richmond Art Center.
Alameda County Arts Commission, Watershed Program.
Merritt College.
1998 UC Berkeley, ASUC Studio.
Alameda County Arts Commission, Watershed Program.
Spanish Speaking Unity Council.
Webster Academy.
1997 Anne Austin Studios.
UC Berkeley, ASUC Studio.
Cesar Chavez Library.
Mission Neighborhood Centers.
1996 Edison Elementary School.

INTERVIEWS AND PUBLISHED ARTICLES

10/28/04 The Davis Enterprise "Month of Magic"
2/02 Channel 54 "Roots and Branches"
10/29/00 KDTV Chanel 14 "El Arte de Rubén Guzmán"
10/27/00 The Montclarion "Day of the Dead - Oakland Style"
10/27/00 KDTV Channel 14 "La Cartonería Visita Oakland"
10/27/00 San Francisco Chronicle "Food for Hungry Ghosts"
10/23/00 The Oakland Tribune "Skin and Bones"
10/29/98 The Oakland Tribune "It's Good to be Alive on The Day of the Dead"
10/13/98 Montclarion "El Dia de los Muertos"
10/10/98 The Oakland Tribune "Papier Mache Art Form Taking Off"
9/98 Channel 9 KTOP Oakland Television "Day of the Dead in Fruitvale"
8/98 The Oakland Tribune "Art Program to Inspire Youth"
4/98 By Hand "The Magic of Cartonería"
10/31/97 San Francisco Chronicle "Oh, Happy Day of the Dead!"
5/96 Canal 13 Mexico Television Azteca "Monstruos Invaden el Aeropuerto"

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