Brief Art Resume

This resume includes my educational background, my exhibition record, newspaper articles, collector's list. Noted exhibitions include venues such as Galerie B. Haasner in Wiesbaden, Germany, National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, Illinois, Vorpal Gallery in San Francisco, CA, MACLA in San Jose, CA and Museo de Artes Visuales Aramara in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico. My work is in a number of private and public collections including the City of Oakland, CA, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, Dr. Dirk Haasner, Basel, Switzerland, Mel & Leta Ramos, Oakland, CA, and BMG Entertainment, NY, NY

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Education

M.F.A. 1997 Painting San Jose State University, CA

B.A. 1992 Art California State University, Hayward, CA

A.A. 1990 Social Sciences College of Alameda, CA

Selected Group Exhibitions

{2006}

"Dia de los Muertos: Rooted in Tradition", Curted Collective Exhibition, Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Chicago, IL, Sep 22 - Dec 10, 2006

"Karlsruhe Art Fair", Curated Collective Exhibition, Karlsruhe, Germany, March 9 - 12, 2006

"Mis Canciones", songs and art of Latino cultures. The Latino Arts Auditorium, Milwaukee, WI, February 11, 2006

"Art from California", Curated Collective Exhibition, Galerie Haasner, Wiesbaden, Germany, December 09, 2005 - January 31, 2006

{2005}

"39th Annual Drawing and Small Sculpture Show"; Juried Collective Exhibition; Joseph A. Cain Memorial Gallery, Fine Arts Center, Del Mar College; Corpus Christi, Texas ; Visiting Juror: Mel Ramos; April 1 - April 29, 2005

"The Chicana/o Biennial", Curated Collective Exhibition, MACLA/San José Center for Latino Arts; San José, CA; March 18 - April 30, 2005

{2004}

"Nach Der Flut" (After the Tide); Curated Collective Exhibition; Galerie B. Haasner; Wiesbaden, Germany; October 29 - November 20, 2004

{2003}

"Dia de los Muertos Exhibition"; Curated Group Invitational; Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum; Chicago, Illinois; September 26 - December 12, 2003

"Bringing Light to the Darkness"; Curated Group Invitational; SomArts; San Francisco, CA; October 11 - November 2, 2003

{2002}

"Bringing The Dark Madonna To Light"; Curated Group Invitational; The University of San Francisco's Thacher Gallery, San Francisco, CA; October 22 - January 13, 2002

{2001}

"Galleries of Oakland Series II"; Curated Group Invitational; City Hall Art Gallery, Oakland, CA; June 1 - August 31, 2001

"Chicano Invitational"; Curated Group Invitational; Boise State University Art Gallery, Boise, Idaho; March 9 - April 6, 2001

{2000}

"National Art Search Collection Exhibition"; Selective Juried Collective Exhibition; BMG Entertainment, New York, NY; November 28 - December 12, 2000

"Art of the Vine"; Curated Collective Exhibit; Vorpal Gallery; San Francisco, CA; October 24 - December 02, 2000

"Mexico and Argentina: Two Views of Latin American Art"; Curated Collective Exhibition, Genentech, Inc., S. San Francisco, CA; September 1 - September 30, 2000

"Alegres Cantos en Mi Ser"; Curated Collective Exhibition; Chi Gallery, Oakland, CA; August 30 - September 30, 2000

"Benchmarks"; Curated Collective Exhibition; MACLA: San José Center for Latino Arts, San José, CA; June 08 - August 05, 2000

"Truman State University's 12th Annual Art Exhibition"; Juried Collective Exhibition; Truman State University Art Gallery, Kirksville, MO; Visiting Juror: Donald Kuspit; February 10 - March 03, 2000

{1999}

"First Annual International Chicana, Chicano Art Exhibition (ICCAE)"; Curated Collective Exhibition; The Exposition Hall, Downtown San Diego, CA; September 17 - November 28, 1999

"Mixed Media '99"; Juried Collective Exhibit; The Stage Gallery, Merrick, NY; May 21 - June 27, 1999

"To Your Health!"; Curated Collective Exhibit; Euphrat Museum of Art, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA; February 9 - April 13, 1999

{1998}

"Fragmented Bodies: Violence or Identity?"; Curated Collective Exhibit; Kellogg University Art Gallery; Cal Poly, Pomona, CA; Oct. 29 - November 27, 1998

"Arte de las Americas"; Curated Collective Exhibit; Museo de Artes Visuales Aramara; Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico; Oct. 9 - November 10, 1998

"Saints, Icons and Alteregos: Redifining the Art of Devotion"; Curated Collective Exhibit; MACLA/San Jose Center for Latino Arts; San Jose, CA; Visiting Juror: Tere Romo; October 7 - November 7, 1998

"Raices Americanas"; Curated Collective Exhibit; The Commons; Cabrillo Pavillion Arts Center; Santa Barbara, CA; Hispanic History Month Sixth Annual Art Exhibit; September 29 - October 26, 1998

"Life's Nausea"; Juried Collective Exhibit; The Hunger Artist Gallery; Albuquerque, New Mexico; August 8 - August 30, 1998

"The Light is Diverse in California"; Juried Collective Exhibit; Center For Visual Art; Oakland, CA; Visiting Juror: Enrique Chagoya; May 3 - June 7, 1998

{1997}

"Fantasy and the Surreal"; Curated Collective Exhibit; La Esperanza Salon of the Arts; Dublin, CA; October 1 - November 20, 1997

"Contemporary Latin American Artists"; Curated Collective Exhibit; Vorpal Gallery; San Francisco, CA; September 18 - October 30, 1997

"Voces, Verdades y Visiones: Latino and Native American Art Show"; Curated Collective Exhibit; Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts Civic Center; Mountain View, CA; April 4 - May 29, 1997

{1996}

"Junge Kunstler Aus Europa Und Amerika"; Curated Collective Exhibit; Galerie B. Haasner; Wiesbaden, Germany; November 8 - December 21, 1996

{1995}

"Obsession"; Juried Collective Exhibit; Southern Exposure Gallery; San Francisco, CA; November 17 - December 16, 1995

"New Works By Gallery Artists"; Curated Collecive Exhibit; Vorpal Gallery; San Francisco, CA; January 20 - March 4, 1995

{1994}

"University Alumni Show"; Curated Collective Exhibit; CSU, Hayward; Hayward, CA; July 8 - July 28, 1994

{1993}

"The Romance of the Landscape"; Curated Collective Exhibit; Holmes Fine Arts Gallery; San Jose, CA; June 24 - September 2, 1993

Selected Solo Exhibitions

"Gabriel Navar: Reflections of the Spirit", Galeria San Tomas Fine Arts, San Mateo, CA; October 4, 2003 - January 9, 2004

"Gabriel Navar: An Exhibition of Paintings", John O'Lague Galleria, Hayward City Hall, Hayward, CA; July 07 - August 28, 2003

"Ojos al Universo... Eyes Towards the Universe: Paintings by Gabriel Navar"; University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; October 1 - November 14, 2001

"Gabriel Navar's Arte Reciente Para Unir"; Solo Exhibition; Spanish Speaking Citizens' Foundation, Oakland, CA; April 15 - June 10, 2000

"Plantando Rayos de Luz: New Paintings by Gabriel Navar"; Solo Exhibition; Asian Resource Center, Oakland, CA; September 1 - October 30, 1999

"Gabriel Navar: Mixed Media Paintings"; Solo Exhibition; The Living Gallery, Ashland, OR; February 19 - April 3, 1999

"Transcendencia: Pintura, Poesia y Luz por Gabriel Navar"; Solo Exhibition; Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts; San Francisco, CA; January 15 - February 28, 1998

"Gabriel Navar: Re-Entrance: An Internal Festival"; Solo Exhibition; College of the Siskiyous Art Gallery; Weed, CA; December 1 - December 20, 1997

"Gabriel Navar's Dreamscapes"; Solo Exhibit; Cesar Chavez Center; San Francisco State University; San Francisco, CA; April 24 - July 31, 1996

Selected Reviews/ Interviews/ Publications

Paula King, "Painting with a Global Perspective", Contra Costa Sun, Arts & Leisure, October 15, 2003, p. 26

Art Now, Gallery Guide West Coast, "This Month: Gabriel Navar at San Tomas Fine Arts",October 2003, p. 6

Cheri Lucas, "Painter Inaugurates San Mateo Gallery", San Mateo Daily Journal, Weekend, September 13-14, 2003, p.8

Robert Taylor, "Latino Outlook on Display", Contra Costa Times, Timeout Art, July 18, 2003, p. 47

Monique Beeler, "Pensamientos", Ang Newspapers, Museums & Galleries, Living, July 6, 2003, p 8

Jennifer Modenessi, "Gallery Show Assays Latino Perspectives", Contra Costa Times, Ledger Dispatch, Arts & Entertainment, July 4, 2003, p.4

Kelly Vance. "Heroic Hayward", East Bay Express , Scenes, Volume 25, July 2, 2003, No. 38, p. 31

Alison Bing. " 'Cuatro Voces' at Thacher Gallery ", Artweek: Vol. 33, Issue 10, Dec. 2002/Jan. 2003, pp. 19 - 20

"Interview with the artists of 'Cuatro Voces' " Latin Eyes, Television Program interview, KRON, Channel 4, Andres, Pruna, Producer, San Francisco, CA, Oct 30. 2002

Peter Smith. "Singers impressive in premiere of piece", St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL, February 19, 2001

Heroes and Saints & Other Plays by Cherrie Moraga, Third Printing, August 2000; Gabriel Navar's artwork, "Calorcito de Amor," featured on the cover

Berin Golonu. "Benchmarks", Artweek: Vol. 31, Issue 6, June 2000, pp. 6 and 28

"Art is fun at the Stage," Merrick Life, Merrick, NY: June 3, 1999 p. 5 and 7

"Gabriel Navar," Ashland Daily Tidings, Ashland, OR: Feb 19-26, 1999, Revels section p. 2 and 10

"Interview with Artist Gabriel Navar," Jefferson Public Radio, with Lucy Edwards of KSOR and KSFM; Ashland, OR, February 25, 1999

Illuminations, 1999 Annual Publication for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Gabriel Navar's artwork, "Confrontacion Interna de Luz y Salida," featured on the cover

Julia Chiapella. "California's Best: Art League hosts statewide show," Santa Cruz Sentinel, August 28, 1998, pp. 17 &18

Juliana Garcia Cornejo. "Un Diario Visual (Visual Diary): Pinturas y poesia de un México-Americano en San Francisco (Paintings and poetry from a Mexican-American in San Francisco)," El Mensajero, San Francisco: Vol. 11, No. 38, January 21, 1998, p. 8 and 10

Mary Sax. "Gabriel Navar at LRC (Learning Resource Center)," Siskiyou Eagle College of the Siskiyous, Weed, CA: Vol. 10, No. 13, December 8, 1997, p. 2

"Entrevista con Gabriel Navar y su pintura," Cara a Cara Cable Television Program Interview for Chabot Community College, Hayward, CA March 25, 1997

Dr. Verena Flick. "Interessante Importe aus der kalifornischen Kunstszene," Der Kunsthandel, Wiesbaden, Germany: February 1997, pp. 48-50

"Hayward's Surrealist Alumni," The Pioneer , Hayward, CA: July 1993, pp. 4 & 5

Private Collection

Abby Molano, San Jose, CA

Alan and Karen Six, Bolinas, Oregon

Ane Kinkade, Weed, CA

BMG Entertainment, NY, NY

Bill Bardeen, Oakland, CA

Brenda McConaughy, Hemet, CA

Brian Taylor, Alameda, CA

Catherine Warner, San Francisco, CA

Celia Rodriguez & Cherrie Moraga, Oakland, CA

Curtis Patience, Hayward, CA

Dr. Dirk Haasner, Basel, Switzerland

Dr. Juestel, Frankfurt, Germany

Ed & Ladora Diaz, Antioch, CA

Eduardo Farias, Fremont, CA

Fernando Hernandez, Hayward, CA

Franz & Tracy Brookner, Fremont, CA

Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA

Helen Rucoba, San Francisco, CA

Jay Maple, San Mateo, CA

Jose Meza Velazquez, Oakland, CA

Juana Alicia, Berkeley, CA

Mel & Leta Ramos, Oakland, CA

Memo Vasquez, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Meryle Holmes, San Jose, CA

Orpheos Dejournette, Richmond, CA

Rita L. Pilione, Alameda, CA

Rupert Garcia, Oakland, CA

Shawn Espinoza, Cupertino, CA

Susan Gortner, San Jose, CA

Tom Gomez, Daily City, CA

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