Cecilia Alvarez| Complete Resume
Cecilia Conception Alvarez
723 25th Ave. So
Seattle, WA 98144
206.322.7503
ChicanaArtist@aol.com
Educational Background
1978-1981 Eastern Washington University
1969-1973 San Diego State University
One Person Exhibits
2006 The Art of Cecilia Concepcion Alvarez, Edmonds Community College, Edmonds, WA
2000 Selected Works by Cecilia Alvarez, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
1998 ART OF CECILIA ALVAREZ, Skagit Valley Community College, Mt. Vernon, WA 2000
1994 PAST AND PRESENT, Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA
1992 CECILIA ALVAREZ, Chase Gallery, Spokane, WA
1991 SACRIFICES, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
1990 ORIGINS: Goodwill Arts Festival, Seattle, WA
1987 Mural Project, Garfield Park Community Center, Seattle, WA
1982 Women's Cultural Center, Y.W.C.A., Seattle, WA
1980 Women's Center, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
1973 Kaiser Foundation, San Diego, California
1969 Galeria Marisol, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Group Exhibits
2005 LA RAZA COSMICA, Yakima Valley College, Yakima, WA
2003 MALCS, University of Washington, Ethnic Cultural Center, Seattle, WA
2002 VIEWS OF OUR CULTURES, Nordstrom's, Seattle, WA
2002 ALAS, Seattle University, Seattle, WA
2001 VISTAS DEL AMOR, Elliott Bay Book Store, Seattle, WA
2000 ART OF PROTEST, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Seattle, WA
1999 MUJER LATINA Y EL PODER, Boise State University, Boise, ID
1998 DAY OF THE DEAD INVITATIONAL, Mexican Fine Arts Museum, Chicago, IL
1998 EL MITO DE LA MUJER, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1997 LATINO ARTIST, Bumbershoot, Seattle, WA
1996 LAZOS Y NEXUS, Mexican Fine Arts Museum, Chicago, IL
1995 THE GENTLE SPIRIT GALLERY, Santa Fe, NM
1995 OPUS DE ARTES, Tacoma, Washington
1994 RE-ENCUENTROS, International Touring Exhibit, Museo de Artes Contemporeanos, Santiago de Chile, Chile, catalog
1994 100 WASHINGTON PAINTERS, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
1992 WOMEN PAINTERS, Viking Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
1992 1492-1992, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA. Purchase Award, Permanent Collection
1992 CHICANO AND LATINO ARTIST, Bush Barn Art Gallery, Salem, OR
1991 CARA: CHICANO ART RESISTANCE AND AFFIRMATION, International Touring Exhibit, Wight Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, catalog
1991 SHARED PERCEPTIONS, Esvelt Gallery, Columbia Basin College, Pasco,WA
1990 IN-TRANSITION, Goodwill Arts Festival, National Touring Exhibit, Seattle, WA
1990 ARTBOUND, Bumbershoot, Seattle, WA
1989 RAZA, Acevedo Gallery, San Diego, CA
1989 AIDS WORLD AWARENESS, Mia Gallery/Art-In Form, Seattle, WA
1987 Chicana/Latina Artist, North Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA
1987 Pacific Northwest Bell, Latino/a Exhibit, Seattle, WA
1987 BUMBERSHOOT, Seattle, WA
1987 Chicana Artist of the Northwest, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
1986 Evergreen Galleries, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
1986 WOMEN AND SPIRITUALITY, Antioch University, Seattle, WA
1986 FIESTAS PATRIAS, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA. Best of Show
1986 Capitol Hill Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
1985 The Edge Gallery, Seattle, WA
1985 WOMEN x WOMEN, Galeria De La Raza, San Francisco, CA
1984 CHICANO/LATINO ARTIST IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, National Touring Exhibit, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, catalog
1983 Viking Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
1983 FIESTAS PATRIAS, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
1982 HUB, Yakima Valley College, Yakima, WA
1982 International Women's Day, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA
1981 Galina Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
1980 Gallery of Art, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
1979 Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, WA
1970 Chicano Park, San Diego, CA
Speaking Engagements
La Targeta de Antonio, 2006, Stanford University, CA La
Taroeta de Antonio, 2006, Reading at the San Francisco Library, San Francisco, CA
ART AND CULTURE, 2005, Social Security Administration, Seattle, WA
VISION DE LA MUJER, 2004, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
EL ARTE DE CECILIA ALVAREZ, 2003, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, 2002, Skagit Valley Community College, Mt. Vernon, WA
ART IN POLITICS, 2002, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
EL FUTURO, 2001, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
THE ART OF CECILIA ALVAREZ AND ESTER HERNANDEZ, 2000, Stanford University, California
CONSIENCIA, 1998, Boise State University, Boise, ID
REENCUENTROS, 1997, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Michigan
THE CHICANA PERSPECTIVE, 1996, Skagit Valley Community College, Mt. Vernon, WA
IMAGEN DE LA ARTISTA, 1995, North Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA
IMAGES OF THE VIRGEN OF GUADALUPE, 1994, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
LA FRONTERA, 1993, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
LATINO ARTIST, 1992, Bush Bam Art Gallery, Salem, OR
THE FUTURE OF LATINO ART, 1992,The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
CHICANA IDENTITY, January 1991, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR
THROUGH THE PATH OF ECHOES-POR EL CAMINO DE ECOS, 1991,Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
CHICANO SYMPOSIUM, 1991, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
THE GHETTOIZATION OF ETHNIC ART, March 1990, Western Museum Conference, San Jose, CA
CHICANO ROUNDTABLE, Wight Gallery, May 1990, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
SHIFTING POWER, Women's Caucus for the Arts, February 1990, New York City, NY
WOMEN OF VISION POWER AND POTENTIAL, October, 1989, University of Washington, Seattle WA
ART, Northwest Women's Studies Association Conference, October 1988, Portland State University, Portland, OR
WOMEN'S STRUGGLES-WOMEN'S ACHIEVEMENTS, March 1988, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
MINORITY WOMEN IN AMERICAN SOCIETY, January, 1983, Radio KNG, Spokane, WA
MUJER, March, 1982, Radio KNDA, Cadena, Granger, WA
LATINA ARTISTS, September 1982, MUJER Conference, Moses Lake, WA
CHICANAS IN ART, May 1981, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
POLITICS IN ART, April 1981, University of Idaho, ID
CHICANA PERSPECTIVE, February 1980, Inter-Collegiate School of Nursing, Spokane, WA
CHICANA ART, November, 1980, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
Publications
On My Block Children's Book Press, 2007, Illustration
OUE TAL? McGraw-Hill, 2007
XICANISMA, Skagit Valley College, Mount Vernon, Washington
Antonio's Card/ La Tarjeta de Antonio, Children's Book Press, 2005, Illustrations Colorlines, 2006, feature article
OUE TAL? McGraw-Hill, CD-ROM, 1998
CHICANO ART INSIDE/OUTSIDE THE MASTER'S HOUSE Alicia Gaspar de Alba, The University of Texas Press, 1998, P. 115
NCFE HANDBOOK TO FREEDOM OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, National Campaign for Freedom N of Expression, 1998, P.19, C-3
RISING VOICES, PROFILES IN LEADERSHIP, .26,P.81, Nestle Corporation, 1993 GIROT, January 1995, cover art, P. 35-40
AUGUST INSTITUTE, Office of Public Instruction, 1995, cover art
CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE NORTHWEST Lois Allan, 1995, P. 20-23
INFINITE DIVISIONS, University of Arizona Press, cover art, 1993
Art in America, June 1992
La Tierra Santa, Seattle Arts, Vol. 13, No. 8, August 1990, P. 7
CHICANO ART: RESISTANCE AND AFFIRMATION, 1990 catalog
NORTHWEST ORIGINALS, WASHINGTON WOMEN AND THEIR ART, MatriMedia Inc. 1990
THIRD WOMAN Vol. IV, 1989, P. 159
Art Week, December 28,1989, p. 17
Reflex, 1988, p.2
The Seattle Review, Vol. XI, No. 2, fall 1988/Winter 1989, cover
La Voz, September 1986, cover and p.40
GATHERING GROUND: NEW WRITINGS AND ART BY NORTHWEST WOMEN OF COLOR Seal Press, 1984
La Voz, April 1984, p.21
CHICANO AND LATINO ARTIST N THE PACIFIC NOTHWEST, Catalog, 1984, p. 30-31
ARTS AS A STRUGGLE FOR MUJERES,
METAMORFOSIS, 1982-83, Vol. 5, No. 1, p. 20, University of Washington
Teaching /Residencies/Design Team/Curatorial Experiences
National Juried Exhibition, Gallery '76, Wenatchee Valley Community College, Juror, Fall, 2001
The Evergreen State College, Teaching Master Teachers on Art, Fall 1998
Tacoma Art Museum, Altar Art Workshops, Spring 1997
METRO/King County Public Art Commission awarded 1996-1998
Pratt Fine Arts Center/Latino Culture Camp, Lead Artist, Spring, 1996
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Mural/Easel Lead Artist, 1994-1995
Seattle Central Community College Design Team, Washington State Arts Commission, 1989-1993
Seattle Public Schools, Summer Work Training, Mural Projects for Garfield Park, lead artist and project coordinator. 1990-1993
City of Kent Community Center, Spring 1998, taught Mural Painting
Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center, Fall 1987, taught Altar Art
Boards/Organizations
1994-1998 Board member, Seattle Design Commission
1988-1992 Board member, Center on Contemporary Art
1986-1989 Co-founder of Organization of Latin American Artists
Awards
1996-2001 METRO/King County, White Center Transit Hub, 1% for the arts,Commissioned Award
1993-1995 Seattle Central Community College, Commissioned Award,Washington Arts Commission 1% for the Arts
1987 Certificate of Recognition for Garfield Murals, City of Seattle, Mayor Charles Royer
1986 National Juried Award, Fiestas Patrias, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
Permanent Collections
1999 City of Kirkland, Permanent Collection, Kirkland, WA
1998 National Association of Counties, Permanent Collection, Cabin John, Maryland
1993 Mexican Fine Arts Museum, Permanent Collection, San Francisco, CA
1992 Seattle Art Museum, Permanent Collection, Seattle, WA
1986 Concilio for the Spanish Speaking, Seattle, WA
1975 Kaiser Foundation, San Diego, CA
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