MARCELA PARDO ARIZA
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    1991, Born in Bogotá, Colombia

    Lives and works in San Francisco, CA

     

    EDUCATION

    2016, MFA, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

    2013, Bachelor of Arts. Earlham College, Richmond, IN. 

    2009, International Baccalaureate. United World College, San José, Costa Rica

     

    SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS 

    2019  Royal NoneSuch Gallery, Oakland, CA (forthcoming - July)

    2018  Conversation 7 w/ Farah Al Qasimi, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA 

               Burn Notice, Tmoro Projects with Conrad Guevara , Santa Clara, CA 

    2017  Slow Clap, R/SF Projects, San Francisco, CA 

               De:Formal Gallery, New York, NY 

               Introductions, Unauthorized SFMOMA Solo Show, San Francisco, CA

    2016  El Hábito, Bass & Reiner, San Francisco, CA

    2014  Danny & Him, Paul Sack Gallery, San Francisco, CA 

     

    SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 

    2018  Bay Area Now 8, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA (September)

               Female Trouble, CULT Exhibitions, San Francisco, CA

               RELAY II, Slide Space 123, Oakland, CA

                UNTITLED Art Fair, San Francisco, CA

                MonSTARS, Swim Gallery, San Francisco, CA 

                Albion, San Francisco, CA       

    2017   The Black Infinity, NoPlace Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

                Kah-meel-E-yun, Pro Arts, Oakland, CA. Curated by Yarrow Slaps

                Open Studios, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA

                Lil' Swim, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA

                Bestiario/Menagerie, Adobe Backroom Gallery, San Francisco, CA

    2016   Shaky Towns Vol. 2, The Battery, San Francisco, CA

                #Simulacra, Embark Gallery, San Francisco, CA

               Commons Dilemma, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes, CA

               The Infraordinary, Adobe Backroom Gallery, San Francisco, CA

               Landfill/Bedrock, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco,

               Om I'm Home, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA

               Shaky Towns, VOL I. Alter Space, San Francisco, CA

               Reconstructed, Good Mother Gallery, San Francisco, CA

               Welcome To The Left Coast, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA

               Yaocihuatl, Social Policy, San José, CA

               Group Show, Burnt Oak Gallery, Oakland, CA

               MFA SFAI Exhibition, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA

               Parking Lot Art Fair w/Residence/SF, San Francisco, CA

               StART up Fair w/Embark Gallery, San Francisco, CA

               Mistaken Impressions, Root Division, San Francisco, CA

    2015  So·lil·o·quy, Swell Gallery, San Francisco, CA

               PARANOIA, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA

               This Is Not A Painting, Embark Gallery, San Francisco, CA

               The Murphy & Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards, SOMArts, San Francisco, CA

               Alejandro Almaza Pereda's Pop-up Show, Walter & Mc Bean Gallery, San Francisco, CA

               LGBT Por La Vida, Adobe Books, San Francisco, CA

               Paul Sack Building Award, Still Lights Gallery, San Francisco, CA

               God Particle II The Mattress Formula, McRoskey Mattress Factory, San Francisco, CA

               Holy Hole, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA

               Milhojas, Swell Gallery, San Francisco, CA

    2014  New Genres Salon, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

               Re-Frame w/ Pinkard Collective, Zellerbach Quad, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

               BeLong, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA

               Homegrown: Brooklyn Finest, Tutu’s, Brooklyn, NY

               An Invitiation: To Practice, Glasshouse Art&Life Lab, Brooklyn, NY

    2013  Better Than Milk. Leads Gallery, Richmond, IN 

    2012  114th Annual Exhibition of Richmond & Area Artists. Juror: Ron Monsma. Richmond, IN

    2011  Group Show at 305 w. 29th st. New York Arts Program, Manhattan, NY

    2019   Fall and Spring Student Show, Leads Gallery, Richmond, IN

    2009   United World College: Higher Level Art Students Final Exhibition. San José, Costa Rica

     

    AWARDS & HONORS

    2017  Tosa Studio Award

               San Francisco Artist Award Finalist

               Art Matters Award Nomination

    2016  Graduate Student Recognition Award, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

    2015  Murphy & Cadogan Contemporary Art Award, San Francisco Foundation for the Arts

    2014-16 Master of Fine Arts merit Fellowship in Photography, San Francisco Art Institute 

    2013   Departmental & College Honors, Earlham College, Richmond, IN

    2012   Mary Jane Harvey Memorial Award. For outstanding work in the Arts

    2012   W. Ray Stevens Jr. Memorial Award for ‘Horizontal Gravitational Force’

    2012   Merit Award at the Richmond Art Museum for ‘Corpse # 1’

    2009-2013  Full Scholarship Earlham College

    2009-2013  Davis UWC scholar

    2007-2009  Scholarship United World College Costa Rica

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    PRESS

    2018  SF new art space opens its doors with an exhibition called "MonSTARS"

               At Santa Clara's tmoro projects, Still Life enters Other Dimensions, KQED by Sarah Hotchkiss

    2017  Slow Clap, Photograph Magazine by Roula Seikaly 

               Art Talk Radio w/ Kunstcapades: Marcela Pardo Ariza

               Art Scene Podcast: Marcela Pardo Ariza  

               Fall Season brings rich gallery openings by Charles Demarais, SF Chronicle

               Slow Clap, Juxtapoz Magazine 

               Slow Clap, Art Business.com by Alan Bamberger 

               Art Exhibition composed only of Color and Light, Charles Desmarais, SF Gate

               BYOB, www.byobworldwide.com

               Bestiario/Menagerie Review by Roula Seikaly

    2016  Marcela Pardo Ariza interview by Clare Szydlowski, Venison Magazine 

               Episode 12: The (art) Podcast, Mariel Bayona, curator of El Hábito

               El Hábito, Art Business

               Interview by Michelle Weidman for Congratulations Pine Tree Episode 91

               West Coast MFA Dispatch by Roula Seikaly for Humble Arts Foundation

               Graduate MFA Exhibition at Fort Mason by Art Business 

               In Focus MFA graduates San Francisco Art Institute

               Mistaken Impressions at Root Division by Aaron Harbour for Curiously Direct

               This is not a Painting at Embark Gallery by Xiao Wang

    2015, So Li Lo Quy at Swell Gallery by I. Leber

    2015, Milhojas at Swell Gallery by Jackie Valle 

     

    ARTIST TALKS

    2018  Stanford University, Stanford, CA

               Mills College, Oakland, CA

    2017  The Painting Salon, San Francisco, CA 

    2016  San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

    2016  UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

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    EXPERIENCE

    2017  Curatorial Council Member, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA

               Program Assistant, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA

    2016  Associate Curator, R/SF, San Francisco, CA

              Photography Professor, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

              Scenic Staff, Restoration Hardware, San Francisco, CA

    2014-16, Gallery & Installation Assistant, Walter & McBean Gallery, San Francisco, CA

    2014-15 Swell Gallery Curator, San Francisco, CA

    2014-15, Co-Curator & Co-Founder of Noroof Gallery, San Francisco, CA

    2014, Co-Founder of Pinkard Collective

    2014, Production Assistant of Anxious Spaces: Installation as Catalyst, Knockdown Center, Queens, NY

    2013-2014, Installation and Curatorial Assistant, The Clocktower Gallery Manhattan, NY

    2011, Art Education, International Center of Photography Manhattan, NY

    2011, Artist  Apprenticeship, Sebastiaan Bremer Studios Brooklyn, NY

    2010-2013, Publicity Director, WECI 91.5 fm Richmond’s Public Radio Richmond, IN