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Carmela Castrejón Diego Interdisciplinary
visual artist. Internationally her work has exhibited at the Alexandria
Bibliotheque, Egypt, Sydney Biennial, Australia, and Venice, Italy. Her
photographic essays have shown in Spain, South Africa, Australia, Mexico
and U.S.A. Founder and of Factor X, a binational Mexico/USA organization,
which focuses on providing services to women from the maquiladora industry.
From 1990 to 1995 member of Border Art Workshop/Taller de Arte Fronterizo
(BAW/TAF). From 1990 to 1993 member of LAS COMADRES, Tijuana/San Diego.
Currently co-chairs on the American Festival Project based in Kentucky,
U.S.A. |
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| INDIVIDUAL
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IMAGINNING THE BOOK , 2002, American Cultural Center, Alexandria,
Egypt.
INTENTO FALLIDO , 2003-00, Global Exchange, San Francisco,
California, and Human Rights Attorneys Office, Tijuana, Baja California.
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE,
1998-01, California Arts Council (CAC),
co-sponsored by Southwest Wetland Interpretative Association, and the
Tijuana River Estuarine Research Reserve.
EL OTRO LADO, 1995, Galeria del Progreso, Madrid,
Spain. Photographic exhibit funded by; Proyecto de Cultura y Solidaridad,
SOS Racismo,
Asociacion de Mujeres, Amigos de los Indios, and the Asociacion Pro-Derechos
Humanos Española.
IN-SITE 94,
Tijuana Cultural Department, Baja California, Instituto de Cultura de
B.C., Universidad Iberoamericana.
EL VISITANTE DEL TIEMPO, 1994. Interdisciplinary
performance, funded by Proyecto de Apoyo Cultural (PACMYC), Baja California.
IN-SITE 92,
Installation Gallery, San Diego, California.
TIJUAN-ANATOMIA, California Institute of the Arts,
1990, Valencia, California.
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| GROUP GRANTS |
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ALAMO GOES MUSICAL,
1999-00, Austin Arts Commission,
Texas.
IN-SITE 94, Boehm
Gallery, California, BAW/TAF.
STORIES
FROM THE EDGES, 1993-92, Lila
Wallace Foundation, U.S.A., and the Australian
Arts Council, BAW/TAF.
DESTINATION
L.A., 1992, CAC,
and Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions,
BAW/TAF.
SUR=NORTE=SUR, 1991, Hallwalls
Performance Space, and CEPA, New York, BAW/TAF.
LA VECINDAD, 1991, CAC,
Centro
Cultural de la Raza, and The Bridge Gallery, El Paso, Texas, with
LAS COMADRES.
EL NOPAL CENTENARIO, 1992-91, Instituto
Nacional de Bellas Artes, grant given to cultural space, Tijuana, Baja
California.
COLON COLONIZADO, 1990, United
States Arts International, BAW/TAF.
BORDER SUTURES, 1990, NEA,
BAW/TAF.
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| PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE |
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TEACHING |
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| 2002 |
IMAGINNING
THE BOOK, Alexandria, Egypt. Print workshops with adults. |
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ART
IN ACTION, interdisciplinary summer camp with youth, Reno,
California. |
| 2001 |
Workshops
with children whose mothers work in maquiladoras, Centro De Informacion
Para Las y Los Trabajadores (CITTAC), and Factor X,
Tijuana, Baja California. |
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VOZ
ALTA, San Diego, California. After school program where poetry and
visual arts are used as forms of expression. |
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2000-98
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AIR
1998, Oneanta Elementary, Boys and Girls Club of Imperial Beach,
San Ysidro Casa Familiar. Artist
Residency sponsored by the California Arts Council (CAC),
and the Tijuana Estuary. Development and instruction
of visual arts program. |
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1999-98
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EXPLORING
CALIFORNIA PROGRAM, Global Exchange, San Francisco, California.
Coordination, and participation on mural, and "crosses" project. |
| 1998-97 |
COLEGIO
LA ESPERANZA, elementary school, Tijuana, Baja California. Art
teacher, first through sixth graders. Developed permanent mosaic mural. |
| 1997 |
SUMMER
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, Austin, Texas. Developed and
co- instructed a six week sculpture program. |
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COMMUNITIES
IN SCHOOL, Harris
Elementary, Austin, Texas. Intergenerational Art
Workshops, a component of the AISD
literacy program, participants 45 to 2 years of age. Mixed
media. |
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YO
GARDEN, Graffiti As Art/3-D, Austin, Texas. Co-directed community
mural project, participants involved 65 to 3 year old. Mixed media. |
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UN
MUNDO NUEVO, Public Art Puzzle, Monarch Apartments, Austin, Texas.
Instruction for clay and paper mache workshops. |
| 1996 |
PUBLIC
ART PUZZLE, Austin, Texas. Permanent exterior sculpture installation,
South Austin Recreation Center, as part of summer program. |
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MUNDO NUEVO, with ARACOVA
(Refugee Association), Valencia, Spain. Series of mixed
media workshops, designed to promote community awareness
of its immigrant community. |
| 1995 |
ART
IN THE STREETS, with ARACOVA,
Valencia, Spain. Multicultural interdisciplinary street event
to promote the diversity of the community. |
| 1994 |
JOHANNESBURG
BIENNIAL, South Africa. Invited artists for conferences
held before its first Biennial, with Border Art Workshop/Taller
de Arte Fronterizo (BAW/TAF). |
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MIGUEL
F. MARTINEZ, Tijuana, Baja California, and ZAMORANO
ARTS ACADEMY,
San Diego, California. Four month workshops introducing installation
art, as part of community outreach for Insite94. |
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1994-93
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STATE
PENITENTIARY, Tijuana, Baja California. Developed and instructed
visual art program; drawing, painting, relief. |
| 1993-90 |
SAN DIEGO HIGH
SCHOOL, San Diego, California. Guest artist workshops
that developed relationship between written and visual arts.
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| EXHIBITIONS |
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EXHIBITS PHOTOGRAPHY SET DESIGN |
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INTENTO
FALLIDO, Galeria Nina Moreno, Tijuana, Baja California. Work in
progress, adobe installation. |
| 2002 |
IMAGINING
THE BOOK, Alexandria Library, Egypt. Group show, sculpture. |
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ESPIRAL,
Galeria Nina Moreno, Tijuana, Baja California. One-person show, sculpture,
prints. |
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FEEL,
SPEAK, Voz Alta, San Diego, California. Three-person show, sculpture. |
| 1999 |
MUJERES,
Galeria Cortijo San Jose, Tijuana, Baja California. Group photography exhibit. |
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AMNISTIA
INTERNACIONAL, Casa de la Cultura (CACULT), Tijuana, Baja California.
Group photography exhibit. |
| 1998 |
ENLUTADOS,
Galeria Nina Moreno, Tijuana, Baja California. Multimedia installation.
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RECONSTRUCTIONS,
Mexic-Arte, Austin, Texas. Two person sculpture and photo exhibit. |
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LOOKING
FOR PABLO, Festival de la Raza, Centro
Cultural Tijuana (CECUT). Design and construction of set for play directed
by Giancarlo Ruiz. |
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SUENALO,
San Diego Children’s
Museum, San Diego, California. Interactive sculpture-musical instruments. |
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MONTON
DE PAZ, CECUT, Tijuana,
Baja California. Multimedia installation. |
| 1997 |
MUJERES
EN LA PLASTICA FRONTERIZA, Galeria de la Ciudad, Tijuana, Baja California.
Group exhibit. |
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13th
JURIED WOMEN’S ART EXHIBIT: LATINA ARTISTS, Guadalupe
Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, Texas. Group exhibit. |
| 1996 |
DIVINE
SHOW, Mexic-Arte, Austin, Texas. Mixed media retablo exhibit. |
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DIA
DE LA FOTO, La Esfera Azul, Valencia, Spain. Solo photographic exhibit. |
| 1995 |
EL OTRO
LADO, Galeria del Progreso, Madrid, Spain. Solo photographic exhibit. |
| 1994 |
UNA
PIEDRA EN EL CAMINO, InSite 94,
Tijuana, Baja California. Multimedia installation. |
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ESL-LENGUA
TRABADA, InSite 94,
Boehm Gallery, San Marcos, California. Multimedia installation with
BAW/TAF. |
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CAJA
SONORA, San
Diego Children’s Museum, California. Interactive musical- sculptural
space. |
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EL
VISITANTE DEL TIEMPO, CACULT, Tijuana, Baja California. Designer
and art direction for interdisciplinary performance. |
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RECONSTRUXIONES,
Galeria Nina Moreno, Tijuana, Baja California. Solo sculpture and photo
constructions exhibit. |
| 1993 |
BUD-CRISTO-NATURALEZA
NUMERADA, LA FRONTERA/THE BORDER, itinerant exhibition, Museum
of Contemporary Art, San Diego, California. BODIES PENDING,
multimedia installation with BAW/TAF, and multimedia installation with
LAS COMADRES,
titled the READING ROOM. |
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EL
JARDIN DEL EDEN, arts assistant. Film directed by Maria Novarro,
Tijuana, Baja California. |
| 1992 |
STORIES
FROM THE EDGES, 9th Biennial of Sydney, Australia. Multimedia installation
with BAW/TAF. |
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HISTORIAS
PORTATILES/PORTABLE STORIES, Centro
Cultural de la Raza(CCR), San Diego, California. Multimedia installation
with BAW/TAF. |
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DESTINATION
L.A., Los Angeles Contemporary
Exhibits (LACE), California. Multimedia installation with BAW/TAF. |
| 1991 |
CONQUEST
DOES NOT BELONG TO THE PAST, INTAR, Multicultural Gallery, New York.
Visual projections
in public spaces. |
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SUR=NORTE=SUR,
Hallwalls Performance Space, Buffalo,
New York. Multimedia installation with BAW/TAF. |
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LA VECINDAD,
The Bridge Gallery, El Paso, Texas, and Centro
Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, California. Multimedia installation
with LAS COMADRES. |
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BORDER
WATCH I, University of Texas, Arlington. Multimedia installation
with BAW/TAF. |
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COLON
COLONIZADO, Aperto Section, Venice Biennial, Italy. Multimedia
installation with BAW/TAF.
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BORDER
SUTURES, rituals along Mexico/U.S.A. border with BAW/TAF.
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LEAPS OF
FAITH, American Museum of the Moving
Image, New York. Figurative sculptures for video installation by Louis
Hock.
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I AM SOMEBODY,
San Diego, California. Photographic collage, and co-script writing for
film directed by Manuel Gomez.
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SINFONIA
EN UNA BOTELLA, CECUT,
Tijuana, Baja California. Design and construction of set for play directed
by Ignacio de la Lama.
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DEL OTRO
LADO, Highways,
Los Angeles, California. Design and construction of set for performance
by Ruben Martinez.
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| 1989 |
NO STOMACH,
Installation Gallery, San Diego, California. Performance sculpture. |
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CORRIENTES
MEXICANAS, Self Help Graphics,
Los Angeles, California. Photomontage. |
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2 DE
OCTUBRE, Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana, Baja California. Co-organizer
and participant of interdisciplinary street event. |
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JISPANICS
R JOT, Sushi Gallery, San Diego,
California. Group multimedia installation. |
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CASA
DE CAMBIO, Centro
Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, California. Multimedia installation
with BAW/TAF. |
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GAIA
PACIFICA/ARTE DE ACTIVISMO, Centro
Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, California. Group exhibit. |
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LAMPARA
DE ALADINO, Asociacion Nacional de Actores,CECUT,
Tijuana, Baja California. Design and construction of set for play directed
by Jorge Andres Fernandez. |
| 1988 |
TAMBORES
II, CACULT, Tijuana, Baja California. Set design and construction. |
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ARRIBA
LAS MANOS, CACULT, Tijuana, Baja California. Set design and construction. |
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| TEACHING
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Catalog of Slides
in the Chicano Visual Arts Kit
The
Chicano Visual
Arts Kit is a purchasable teachers
aid tool comprised of a primer and slide image bank. It is available at
the link above.
Slide
# 342. Artist: Ochoa, Victor and Carmela Castrejon
Title: Casa de Cambio-Documentation
RoomDate: 1985
Site: Centro Cultural
de la Raza
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| WEB
REFERENCES |
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Border
Art as
a Political
Strategy
By Antonio Prieto, ISLA, Information Services Latin America, 19-Jul-1999 |
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La
Casa de la Mujer - Grupo Factor
X, 9-Jan-1999 |
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Mexican
Crafts Mall: Theatre of Hope By Shifra M. Goldman, from Engraved Memory,
1998 |
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Growth
Spurt
By Sarah Hepola, Austin Chronical, JULY 20, 1998: |
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