DISCOVERY, CREATION & INTEGRATION
ANGÉLICA Club Lido: Wild Eyes & Occassional Dreams Chafismo: New Artforms in Post-Rasquachismo
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Angelica Muro holds an MFA degree from Mills College and a BA in Photography from San Jose State University. Recent exhibitions include Glamorgeddon at SOMarts, San Francisco, Photo ID, Santa Cruz Museum of Art, Chico & Chang: A Look at the Impact of Latino and Asian Cultures on California's Visual Landscape, Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, CA, Chica\Chic: La Nueva Onda/The New Wave of Chicana Art, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA, You’re Breathing in It: Exploring the Studio and Alternative Art Strategies, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA, Domestic Disobedience, San Diego Mesa College, San Diego, CA, and Better to Die on My Feet, Self-Help Graphics, Los Angeles, CA. She is the recipient of the Herringer Family Foundation Award for Excellence in Art and the Trefethen Merit Award. Muro’s curatorial projects have been awarded grants from the Center for Cultural Innovation through the Creative Capacity Fund, the James Irvine Foundation for Intersections, and Adobe Youth Voices. She is co-founder, principal, and curator of Space 47 projects, and is an Associate Professor of Integrated Media and Photography at California State Univeristy, Monterey Bay where she is Chair of the department of Visual and Public Art.
The Center for Photographic Art honors the history of the renowned school of West Coast fine art photography. I'm excited to be part of this exhibit, which recognizes the scholarship of local artist educators.
The Champion of the Arts gala celebrates a synergistic group of exceptional players within Monterey County’s arts and entertainment community. 2018 honorees include Angelica Muro (Educator).
The mission of the Arts Council is to improve the quality of life for everyone in the Monterey County region through the arts.
See a huge range of local artists, and build your collection by supporting your community art center in the South Bay’s most eclectic, affordable, and accessible art auction! Featuring works by Pilar Agüero-Esparza, Thai Bui, Sylvia Min, Angelica Muro & MORE.
Reception:December 7, 2018, 6-10pm
Auction Night: December 8, 2018 |party starts 6pm, Auction 7pm