Arnoldo Vargas
Arnoldo Vargas (b. 1977) is a Chicano artist, educator, and activist based in Southern California.
Biography[edit]
Arnoldo Vargas was born in 1977 and raised in Los Angeles. He graduated from Banning High School, where he returned to teach after after earning his MFA in art.[1] He primarily works in photographing Latino neighborhoods in the greater Los Angeles Area. Vargas has worked and exhibited nationally with the arts collective Slanguage.[2] In August 1997, Vargas went to San Cristobal with a group of arts activists to teach a mural workshop to the Zapatistas.[3] His arts-activism work has brought attention to the fact that the city (Wilmington) with the most oil refineries in the U.S. is home to a population of 90% Latinos.[4] As of early 2021 Vargas resides in Wilmington, California and is raising funds to help conserve the Chicano murals in the area.[1]
Education[edit]
Arnold Vargas received a BA in studio art from UCLA in 1999.[5] He earned an MFA in photography and media at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in 2010.
Artworks[edit]
“Sweet and Sour, It's a Thin Line” (2012)
Vargas created this series of photographs in incorporated the ideas of the oil industry in our world today. Vargas shows us how the oil industry and sulfur production have created an impact in people around the South Bay Area.[6]
"Out the Window (Uncensored)" (2011)[7]
The Los Angeles Metro bus system commissioned Vargas along with several other artists to create videos to be shown on LA Metro bus screens. However, several works were deemed too challenging and controversial to be shown to the general public. Rather than censor the works, the LA Metro created an app-based exhibition space for the video art pieces.[8]
"Artifice Orange" (2005)
Vargas created his "Artifice Orange" painting pi Wilmington, California. It is vibrate painting involving many reds, oranges and even hints of yellows. This painting was first displayed at the "Call and Response" exhibit at CSU Long Beach.[9]
Exhibitions[edit]
| 2016 | Tastemakers & Earthshakers: Notes from Los Angeles Youth Culture, 1943-2016, Vincent Price Art Museum[11] |
| 2010 | “Radio-Break”, Hosted By Slanguage Studio[12] |
| 2011 | “Out the Window”, Los Angeles Metro, Los Angeles, CA
“Police and Thieves”, Slanguage art collective exhibition, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL[13] “S.O.S”, D-Block Gallery, Long Beach, CA and MonOrchid Gallery, Phoenix, AZ |
| 2010 | “Better to Die on My Feet”, Self Help Graphics, Los Angeles, CA
“GLAMFA”, Cal State University, Long Beach, CA “MFA Video Showcase, REDCAT, Los Angeles, CA “Box Scheme”, CalArts Graduate Exhibition, Cottage Home, Los Angeles, CA curated by Ana Vejzovic “Snapshot”, FADA Los Angeles Art Show, Los Angeles Convention Center curated by Bennett Simpson |
| 2009 | We Might End Up With Nothing.”, Main Gallery, CalArts, Valencia, CA “November Test”, D301 Gallery, CalArts, Valencia, CA “Mid-Residency Show 2009”, D301 Gallery, CalArts, Valencia, CA
“GLAMFA”, Cal State University Long Beach, CA “ID 517”, The Distributed Gallery, Los Angeles, CA “Tan Lejos de Dios”, Galleria Autonoma, Auditorio Che Guevara, UNAM, Mexico D.F. “Stay Bite, Modes of Operation”, University of Texas, Dallas, Texas |
| 2005 | “Brown on Brown”, Slanguage, Wilmington, CA, curated by Mario Ybarra Jr. |
| 2012 | “Sweet and Sour, It's a Thin Line”, Main Gallery, Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA |
| 2010 | “Puttin’ Brie on the Chrome”, MFA Thesis Exhibition, D301 Gallery, CalArts , Valencia, CA |
| 2009 | “In Memoriam”, Main Gallery, CalArts, Valencia, CA |
| 2008 | “Welcome Wilmington”, Monte Vista, Highland Park, CA
“Stardust”, Space 47, San Jose, CA |
| 2005 | “Artifice Orange”, Slanguage, Wilmington, CA |
Awards[edit]
| 2009 | Gelman Trust Scholarship, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA. Joan Ellis Scholarship for Photography, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA 2008 Gelman Trust Scholarship, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA |
| 2008 | Gelman Trust Scholarship, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA |
| 2002 | Grant, Michael Jordan Foundation, Chatsworth, CA |
| 1996 | Bill Muster Foundation Award for Photojournalism, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1995 | First Place, Harbor College Student Art Show |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Littlejohn, Donna (September 6, 2017). "Landmark Wilmington Mural Getting a Summer Makeover". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Morris, Asia. "IN PICTURES: Slanguage artists tell the stories behind their work in 'homecoming' exhibition • the Hi-lo". Long Beach Post. Retrieved 2021-05-14. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Gonzalez, Martha (2020). Chican@ Artivistas: Music, Community, and Transborder Tactics in East Los Angeles. University of Texas Press. pp. 60–61. ISBN 9781477321133. Search this book on
- ↑ Smithsonian, Asian Pacific American Center (July 22, 2013). "Asian-Latino Pop-Up Museum". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Spirit Speaks". Daily Bruin. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ↑ Center, Angels Gate Cultural (20 December 2011). "Gallery Opening on January 22 at Angels Gate Cultural Center". Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ↑ "Out The Window". Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ↑ "Is That Art In Your Pocket? – Out the Window". Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ↑ Author (2019-04-07). "Call and Response at CSU Long Beach". Art and Cake. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://img-cache.oppcdn.com/fixed/13665/resume.pdf
- ↑ "Vincent Price Art Museum | Exhibitions | Tastemakers & Earthshakers". vincentpriceartmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ↑ "Radio-Break". Karen Moss. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ↑ "Hyde Park ArtCenter" (PDF). HydeParkArtCenter.org. Unknown parameter
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