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GABRIEL NAVAR

EDUCATION:

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

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

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

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

 “Dreams Y Colores”; Solo Exhibition; Fifth Season Art Gallery; Tracy, CA;
  August 1 - August 26, 2000

 “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

 “Paintings on Found Objects by Gabriel Navar”; Solo Exhibition;
  Saint Mary’s College High School; Berkeley, CA; January 19 - March 17, 1999

 “Reamanecimiento:  Recent Paintings by Gabriel Navar”;   Solo Exhibition;
  YWCA:  Berkeley, CA; July 13 - August 29, 1998

 “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

 “Re-Entrada:  Un Festival Interno”; Solo Exhibition;
  San José State University; San José, CA; November 10 - November 14, 1997

 “A Celebration”;  Solo Exhibition; San José State University;
  San José, CA; March 17 - March 21, 1997

 “Gabriel Navar’s Dreamscapes”; Solo Exhibit; Cesar Chavez Center;
  S.F.S.U.; San Francisco, CA; April 24 - July 31, 1996
 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

 “México and Argentina:  Two Views of Latin American Art”; Curated Collective Exhibition;
  Genentech, Inc, South 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

 “Inside the Eye - A Surrealist View”; Curated Collective  Exhibition; SOMAR Gallery,
  San Francisco, CA; July 6 - July 28, 2000

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

 “Contemporary Latin American Artists”; Curated Collective Exhibition; Vorpal Gallery;
  San Francisco, CA; May 3 - June 10, 2000

 “Oakland Arts Festival at the Alice”; Collective Exhibition; The Alice Center for the Arts,
  Oakland, CA; April 1 - April 30, 2000

 “Celebrating Ancient Roots and Wings of the Future”; Curated Collective Exhibition;
  Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA; January 29th - March 15, 2000

 “First Anniversary Exhibition”; Curated Collective Exhibition; Gallery 23ten, Oakland, CA;
  January 13 - February 8, 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

 “Alameda County Social Services Department Exhibition”; Curated Collective Exhibition;
  Eastmont Mall, Oakland, CA; December 10, 1999 - April 15, 2000

 “Kleine Formate”; Curated Collective Exhibition; Galerie B. Haasner; Wiesbaden, Germany;
  October 29 - December 18, 1999

 “Entre Sueños Entre Calaveras”; Curated Collective Exhibition;
  Spanish Speaking Citizens Foundation, Oakland, CA;
  October 25 - November 30, 1999

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

 “The Latino Migration Story”; Curated Collective Exhibition; Richmond Health Center;
  September 01 - November 28, 1999

 “Noche Encantada Millennium Memories”; Curated Collective Exhibition;
  Encantada Gallery Of Fine Arts; October 19 - November 07, 1999

 “Mixed Media ‘99”; Juried Collective Exhibit; The Stage Gallery, Merrick, NY;
  May 21 - June 27, 1999

 “Splinters:  Prints, Sculptures and Paintings on Wood”; Curated Collective Exhibit;
  National Institute of Art & Disabilities, Richmond, CA; May 3 - July 2, 1999

 “The Heaven and the Earth and the Myriad Things as One Body”; Juried Collective Exhibit;
  Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA; April 23 - May 23, 1999

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

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

 “Arte de las Americas”; Curated Collective Exhibit;
  Museo de Artes Visuales Aramara; Tepic, Nayarit, México;
  October 9 - November 10, 1998

 “Saints, Icons and Alteregos:  Redifining the Art of Devotion”; Curated Collective Exhibit;
  MACLA/San José Center for Latino Arts; San José, 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

 “Bay Arts 1998”; Juried Collective Exhibit;
  Arts Council of San Mateo County; Belmont, CA;
  Visiting Juror: David Ross; September 6 - September 29, 1998

 “6 Contemporary Fruitvale Artists”; Curated Collective Exhibit;
  Corazón Del Pueblo Gallery; Oakland, CA;
  August 28 - September 27, 1998

 “68th Annual Statewide Exhibit”; Juried Collective Exhibit;
  Santa Cruz Art League; Santa Cruz, CA; California Juried Exhibition;
  Visiting Juror:  Kathleen Moodie; August 14 - September 13, 1998

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

 “47th Stockton Art League Exhibition”; Juried Collective Exhibit;
  The Haggin Museum; Stockton, CA; Visiting Juror:  Gil Dellinger; July 19 - August 16, 1998

 “Out of State (SJSU) ”; Curated Collective Exhibit;
  Works/ San José: San José, CA;  June 12 - July 3, 1998

 “Arts of the Americas:  International Art Exhibit”; Curated Collective Exhibit;
  Oakland A’s Cinco de Mayo Festival; Oakland, CA;  May 9, 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

 “1998 East Bay Open Studios Exhibition”; Pro Arts; Oakland, CA; April 30 - June 14, 1998

 “Works For Me: The Member Exhibition”;  Collective Exhibit;
  Works/ San José; San José, CA; March 5 - April  1, 1998

 “Bold Expressions”; Juried Collective Exhibit;
  Sacramento Fine Art Center; Carmichael, CA; Visiting Juror:   Mel Ramos;
  October 14 - November 8, 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

 “San Francisco Bay Area”; Curated Collective Exhibit;
  Galerie B. Haasner; Wiesbaden, Germany; September 12 - October 25, 1997

 “Cross Cultural Currents”; Curated Collective Exhibit;
  Vorpal Gallery;  San Francisco, CA; May 29 - June 28, 1997

 “Across The Tracks: The Member Exhibition”; Collective Exhibit;
  Works/San José; San José, CA; April 9 - April 26, 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

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

 Capital Club Spring University Arts Wine Tasting and Exhibit; Curated Collective Exhibit;
  San José, CA; March 1996

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

 Capital Club Winter University Art Exhibition; Curated Collective Exhibit;
  San José, CA; November 1995

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

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

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

EMPLOYMENT:

 07/92 - present     Studio Assistant; Mel Ramos, Oakland, CA

 05/98 - present Gallery Coordinador, Pro Arts; Maintain art sales transactions, update
   members information, basic front desk and office duties,assist in updating
   newsletter, volunteer coordinating, gallery manager, community liaison.
   Pro Arts, Oakland, CA.  Attn:  Betty Kano
 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

 Painting and Drawing Instructor; Design and implement painting and
   drawing courses for beginning adult students.  Civic Arts Education,
   Walnut Creek.  Attn:  Sherry Kwint-Cattoche

 Substitute Teacher; Work with and assist disabled adult art students with
   art projects in printmaking, painting, drawing and mixed media.  National
   Institute of Art and Disabilities, Richmond, CA.  Attn:   Director, Pat Claytor

 Mixed-Media Image-Making Workshop at Pro Arts Gallery; Design and
  teach workshop to students of all ages and experience levels around issues
  involved in image-making with an emphasis on resourcefulness,
  experimentation, and articulation of ideas. Pro Arts, Oakland, CA
  Attn: Betty Kano, Pro Arts Executive Director

 Visiting Visual Art Instructor; Conceive and direct painting project using
  found objects which students bring to class.  Ohlone College, Fremont, CA.
  Attn:  Professor of Art, David McLaughlin

 Muralist/ Mural Director; Conceive, direct and execute large scale mural
  with Winton Junior High School students.  Hayward, CA.
  Attn:  José Loaiza

 Painting and Drawing Instructor; Multicultural workshop art
  teacher at 1998 Hands on the Arts Festival; Sunnyvale, CA.
  Attn:  Leisure Services Coordinator:  Kristin Hartman

 Visual Art Teacher; Develop art projects in collaboration with
  Oakland youth and Urban Art staff and community based organizations;
  Urban Arts, Oakland, CA.  Attn: Directors:  Mat Schwarzman and
  Juana Alicia

Art Instructor;  Mixed-media painting and drawing;
  Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA.
   Attn: Andres Lopez

      Teacher Assistant in Art and Design Course (Beginning
  Painting); San José State University, Art Department,
  San José, CA.  Attn:  Rupert Garcia, Professor

     Substitute Teacher Assistant; Present Assignments in a
  two-dimensional design class;  San José State University,
  Art Department, San José, CA.

 

ART RELATED EXPERIENCE

 Collector’s Showcase; Featured Artist in  Art Collector’s Private Event at
  Tom Gomez Residence in Daly City, CA

 Juror for New Visions: Introductions 2000 competitive exhibition
  at Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland CA;  Attn: Betty Kano, Executive
  Director

 Visual Artist Participant in MACLA’s Latino Art Auction 2000;
  San José, CA.  Attn:  Pilar Aguero, Director of Visual Arts

 5 de Mayo Fruitvale Arts Festival Participant
  Oakland, CA. Attn: Cesar Alvarado, Coordinator

 Visual Artist Participant in Pepón Osorio Residency through   MACLA,
  San José, CA. Residence involved studio visits to seven local invited artists.
  Coordinators: Pilar Aquero and Maribel Alvarez

 Visual Artist Participant and Contributor to Health Through Art:   Signs of
  Recovery; Oakland, CA.  Attn:  Tisha Kenny, Executive Director

 Raza Day Workshop Presenter at UC Berkeley, CA
  Presentation Topic: Art as a Career. Attn: Diana Bernal

Visual Artist Participant in MACLA’s Latino Art Auction 1999;
  San José, CA.  Attn:  Maribel Alvarez, Executive Director

 Guest Speaker at Talent Middle School;
  Talent, OR.  Attn:  Cody Bustamante

 Guest Lecturer at Southern Oregon University Art Classes;
  Ashland, OR.  Attn:  Cody Bustamante

       Guest Lecturer for Art Career Preparation Class; CSU;
  Hayward, CA.   Attn:  Lew Carson

REVIEWS/ INTERVIEWS/ PUBLICATIONS:

 Berin Golonu.  “Benchmarks”, Artweek:  Vol. 31, Issue 6, June 2000, p. 6 and 28

 “United”, The San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle , San Francisco, CA
 April 25, 2000  Datebook Section p. 25

 Leslie Katz. “Wonderland on Alice: Oakland’s first artfest”, The Tribune, Oakland, CA
 March 29, 2000  CUE Section pp. 1 & 2

 Davina Baum.  “Gallery 23ten:  A Reason to Celebrate,” Urban View, Oakland, CA:
 January 19 - February 1, 2000 p. 21

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

 Debra Koppman.  “ ‘To Your Health!’ at Euphrat Museum of Art ,”
  Artweek:  Vol. 30, Issue 4, April 1999, p. 19

 “For art’s sake,” Ashland Daily Tidings, Ashland, OR:  Feb 26, 1999 p. 3

 “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

 Daniella Walsh.  “Artists seek wholeness in divided lives,” The Orange County Register,
 Nov. 15, 1998, Encore section pp. 27 & 28

 “Entrevista con Gabriel Navar sobre su Arte,” Video Latino, Cable Television Program
 Interview  with Refugio Franco of Chabot College, Hayward, CA August 31, 1998

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

 Juliana García 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

 “In the gallery:  Art of the Psyche,” Herald , Weed, CA:  December 16, 1997

 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

 Victoria Dalkey.  “Showing a Packed Mentality,” The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, CA:
 November 2, 1997,  Encore Section pp. 10 & 11

 “Kühler Stahl lodert als seurige Form:
 Neun Künstler unter dem ‘San Francisco Bay Area’  in der Galerie BrigitteHaasner,”
 Feuilleton:  Rhein Main Presse, Wiesbaden, Germany:   September 25, 1997, p. 23

 “Unter Kalifornischer Sonne:  San Francisco Bay Area’   in der Galerie Haasner,”
 Feuilleton Wiesbadener Kurier:   Rhein Main Presse, Wiesbaden, Germany:
 September 25, 1997, p. 14

 Ann Elliott Sherman.  “Back To Works”, Metro, San José, CA:  Vol. 13, No. 8,
 April 24-30, 1997, p. 35

 “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

 “Korper im Kontrast zu architektonischen Elementen:
 Die Galerie Haasner zeigt Werke von jungen kunstlen aus Europa and Amerika,”
 Feuilleton:  Wiesbadener Tagblatt:  Rhein Main Presse, Wiesbaden, Germany:
 November 23, 1996, p. 20

 “Junger Mut Zur Farbe:  Galerie Haasner:   Europaische und US - Künstler”
 Feuilleton:  Wiesbadener Kurier:  Rhein Main Presse,   November 21, 1996,  p. 21

 “Hayward’s Surrealist Alumni,” The Pioneer , Hayward, CA:  July 1993, pp. 4 & 5
 
 

AWARDS:

 City of Oakland Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization Banner Project Winner, Oct. 1999

 First Place Award, Cabrillo Pavillion Arts Center, Raices Americanas, Exhibit, Oct. 1998

 Award of Merit, The Hunger Artist Gallery, “Life’s Nausea” Exhibition,  August 1998

 47th Stockton Art League Exhibition Award of Merit, July 1998

 1997 - 98  Creative Artist Fellowship in Painting; Cultural Arts Division, City of Oakland

 Northern California Arts Best of Show, “Bold Expressions” Exhibition,  October 1997

 Silicon Valley Capital Club Artistic Achievement Scholarship, September 1996

 Liquitex Art Achievement Award, April 1993

 Gary Elliott Award, CSU, Hayward, May 1992

 Golden Key Honor Society, CSU, Hayward, October 1991

REFERENCES:

 Rupert Garcia,  Professor of Art, School of Art and Design

 Anthony May, Professor of Art, School of Art and Design

 Mel Ramos, Professor of Art, Emeritus, California State University, Hayward

 Betty Kano, Gallery Director and Curator, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA