Alfredo Arreguin Images | Resume


EDUCATION
1969 M.F.A., University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1967 B.A., University of Washington, Seattle, WA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008 Canciones de la Terra, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA Artists Without Borders, Alfredo Arreguin and Guillermo Gomez-Pena, Museum of Art, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2006 Nature Alive Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
Alfredo Arreguin: Selected Works 1992 - 2006, Jacob Lawrence Gallery,
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2005 Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
2003 Frida, Flora and Fauna, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
2002 Patterns of Dreams and Nature, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA; Mexican
Heritage Plaza, San Jose, CA; Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA;
Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA; Holter Museum
of Art, Helena, Montana
2001 Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
Northwest Views, Selections from the Safeco Collection, Frye Museum, Seattle, WA
1999 Poncho 1999 Gala, Celebrate the Century, Bank of America Gallery, Seattle, WA
Jaguar Eye, Tule Gallery, Seattle, WA
One Window-Two Views, Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA
1998 Alfredo y Amigos A Twenty Year Retrospective, El Centro de la Raza, Seattle, WA
La Caza Azul, Paintings with Images of F. Kahlo and D. Rivera, Tule Gallery,
Seattle, WA
1997 In Praise of Pattern, Art Gallery at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA
In Praise of Nature, Exhibition and Dedication of “The Froth”, Stained leaded
glass, 120” x 240”, Washington State Ecology Department, Olympia, WA
1996 Viva La Naturaleza, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.
Viva la Vida, National Exhibition Tour, Sunrise Museum, Charleston, WV
1995 Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
1994 Viva La Vida, Eastern Washington University, Cheney Washington; Spokane Falls College, Spokane, WA;
Clark College, Vancouver, WA
1993 Viva La Vida, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
1992 Viva La Vida, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
1991 Designs of Magic, Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA; Fresno Metropolitan Museum, Fresno, CA
1990 Designs of Magic, Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Chicago, IL
1989 Twenty Year Retrospective, El Museo Regional Michoacano, Morelia, Mich., Mexico
Dimensions of Color, Centennial Exhibition, North Central Washington Museum,
Wenatchee, WA
1988 Alfredo Arreguin, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA
1987 Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA
1986 MARS Art Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
Sheraton Art Gallery, The Sheraton Hotel, Dallas, TX
1986 Paige Gallery, Dallas, TX
1985 Fine Arts Center of Tempe, Tempe, AZ
1984 Viking Union Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA
1983 The Mexican Museum, San Francisco, CA
Diane Gilson Gallery, Seattle, WA
1982 John James Audubon/Alfredo Arreguin, The Boise Museum of Art, Boise, ID
1981 Ten Year Retrospective, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
1979 National Council de la Raza, Washington D.C.
1978 MOCHA (Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art), New York, NY
1977 The Mexican Museum, San Francisco, CA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009 Treasures from the Mexican Museum: A Spirited Legacy, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA
2008 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007-08 “Memory Portraits,” National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
2006 “Trees: An Interpretation,” Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
Seattle Galleries at RSG, Seattle Art Museum, Rental Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA
Retrospective Part I, 1986 -1996, The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center,
Port Angeles, WA
2004 “Seattle Perspective,” Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA
“Decorare,” Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA
2000 La Luz: Contemporary Latino Art in the United States, National Hispanic
Cultural Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Inaugural Group Exhibition, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
Arte Latino: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; El Paso Museum of Art,
El Paso, TX; Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL; Palm Springs
Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA; Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM;
Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA
Bumberbiennale: Painting 2000, Curated by Matthew Kangas, Bumbershoot,
Seattle, WA
1999 Poncho 1999 Gala, Celebrate the Century, Bank of America Gallery, Seattle, WA
Bygone Modern, Paintings from the last quarter of the 20th Century, Selected from
The City of Seattle Collection, Washington State Convention &
Trade Center, Seattle, WA
Burning Nation, Exhibition of the Hottest contemporary Latin-American artists,
Tule Gallery, Seattle, WA
1998-97 La Guadalupana: Icons in Art, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
1997 West Coast Painting & Sculpture 1997, Curated by Burton Tysinger Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA&Mac246;
Art Patterns, Curated by Kathryn Davidson, Austin Museum of Art, Austin, TX
REENCOUNTERS - Expressions of Latino Identity in the Northwest of USA,
Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS; Bridge Center for Contemporary Art,
El Paso, TX
1996 Portsmouth Museum of Art, Portsmouth, VA
Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO
1995 Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, WA
Hockaday Center for the Arts, Kalispel, Montana
Western Montana College, Dillon, Montana
1994 Steens Land Art Museum, Northfield, Minnesota
Musical Variations, Port Angeles Fine Art Center, Port Angeles, WA
1993 Museo De Arte Contemporaneo, Santiago, Chile
1993 Pinacoteca de la Universidad de Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile
Denver Art Museum's 100th Birthday, Denver, CO
Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, WA
1992 The Meeting of the Black Madonnas Ethnographic Museum, Warsaw, Poland; Galeria Zacheta, Warsaw, Poland; Trinity Church, Warsaw, Poland
1990 Chicano Art, Resistance and Affirmation, The First Comprehensive National Exhibition on the History for Chicano Art,
Wight Art Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA;
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO;
Albuquerque Museum of Art, Albuquerque, New Mexico;
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA;
Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA; Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ;
National Museum of American Art, The Smithsonian, Washington, D.C.;
The Bronx Museum of Art, New York City, New York;
San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX
1989 Seattle Artists at Tashkent, The Soviet Union
Exprsiones Hispanas, National Hispanic Art Exhibit and Tour:
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA;
Millicent Rogers Museum of Art, Taos, NM;
Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, FL
1988 Mexican Cultural Institute, San Antonio, TX
Southwest Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO
1987 Painting/Sculpture 87, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
1986 Mexican-American Expressions, Intar Gallery, New York, NY
Lo del Corazon, The Mexican Museum, San Francisco, CA
Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
Chicano Expressions, The Mexican Museum, San Francisco, CA
Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design Exhibition Center,
Los Angeles, CA
Alegria, Chicano/Latino Exhibition, curated by Arreguin, Anne Hauberg Gallery,
Seattle, WA
Bellevue Art Museum Anniversary Exhibition, Bellevue, WA
1984 Two Sources, One Culture, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska
Exotic Paintings, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Gallery Artists, Gallery 1330, McLean, VA
MIRA! Hispanic Art Tour: El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY; San Antonio
Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX; Plaza de la Raza, Los Angeles, CA
Chicano/Latino Art And Culture of the Pacific Northwest, Museum of History
And Industry, Seattle, WA
1983 Contemporary Seattle Art of the 80's, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
Gallery Artists, Hartcourts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Gallery Artists, Paige Gallery, Dallas, TX
1981 Colorful Romances: A Spectrum, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Governor's Invitational, State Capital Museum, Olympia, WA
Self-Portraits by Chicano/Latino Artists, Galeria de la Raza, San Francisco, CA
1980 Art for Collectors, Federal Reserve Board Gallery, Washington D.C.
Line, Arlington Art Center Museum, Arlington, VA
1979 11th International Festival of Painting, Cagnes-Sur Mer, France
11th International Festival of Painting, Musee D'Art Moderne, Paris, France
Regalos II, The Mexican Museum, San Francisco, CA
1978 Frida Kahlo, Galeria de la Raza, San Francisco, CA
1976 Drawing 76, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
Arreguin, page 4
1974 Drawing Invitational, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
Grand Galleria National Exhibition, Seattle, WA
In Praise of Man and Nature, Seattle Invitational, Seattle, WA
1973 National Drawing Exhibition, Potsdam, NY
1972 Northwest Annual, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
1971 Northwest Annual, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA

AWARDS AND PRIZES

2008 Poncho IFA Artistic Merit Award, Seattle, WA
Lifetime Achievement Award in the Arts, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA
1997 “The OHTLI Award”, The highest award given by the Mexican Government to recognize the altruistic activity of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans who have worked consistently for the benefit of their communities throughout the United States.
1989 Special Humanitarian Award Recipient given by the Washington State
Legislature Centennial Commission and the Cultural Organization, Americas,
Olympia, WA
1988 Expresiones Hispanas, National Art Exhibit and Tour, Third Place.
1986 Artist's Society First International Achievement Awards, Second Place, San Francisco, CA
State of Washington Governor's Arts Award, Olympia, WA
1985 National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists Fellowship Grant
1980 National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists Fellowship Grant
1979 Pacific Northwest Arts & Crafts Fair, Bellevue, WA, Third Place
“The Palm of the People Award”, 11th International Festival of Painting,
Cagnes-Sur Mer, France
1976 Bellevue Art Museum, Drawing '76, Third Prize
1975 Grand Galleria National Exhibition, Seattle, WA, Honorable Mention
1974 Grand Galleria National Exhibition, Seattle, WA, Second Prize

HONORS

1999 Arreguin honored by The Washington State Legislature for his community service and for his contribution to the Arts and Culture in Washington state.
1997 El Centro de la Raza Commission to create the image for a poster to commemorate the 25th Anniversary
1994 The National Museum of American Art, The Smithsonian, Acquired the triptych,
Sueno (Dream: Eve Before Adam) as one of its seven most important
acquisitions from among more than 600 works of art collected by the
Museum in 1994
1993 Wing Luke Museum, Certificate of Appreciation, “Artist and Philanthropist”
in recognition of the generous support of the museum.
The Washington State Hispanic Bar Association, Community Award, in recognition of the cultural contribution to the Hispanic People.
1989-88 Invited to design the White House Easter Egg.
Winner of the commission to design a poster to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the State of Washington, Awarded by the Washington State Centennial Commission.
1985 Donated a design for a UNICEF greeting card, which sale benefited the children of the world. United Nations, New York, NY
Invited to the Board of Artistic Directors, Pacific Arts Center, Seattle, WA
1982-80 Seattle Arts Commissioner

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Alcubilla, Jose Luis, Alfredo Arreguin, Homenaje al Maestro, Latino Cultural, July - September, 2008, pp 5 - 11, Illustrated.
Arreguin, Enrique V., ed. Alfredo Arreguin: El Universo Vegetal, Animal y Humano de un Pintor Moreliano, Morelia, Mich., Mexico: Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas
de Hidalgo, Biblioteca Nicolaita de Pintores Michoacanos, 1989. 214p. 15 color plates of artist works on final pages
Crane, Julianne. Jungle Love, Arts Etc. Spokesman Review, Nov. 11, 2003 pp D3.
Farr, Sheila, Hot Ticket, Seattle Times, November 19, 2006. pg 22.
Goldman, Shifra M. and Tomas Ybarra-Frausto. Arte Chicano: A Comprehensive Annotated Bibliography of Chicano Art, 1965-1981, Berkeley: Chicano Studies Library
Publications Unit, University of California, Berkeley, 1985 (p.13, p. 16, p. 345)
Griswold del Castillo, Richard, Teresa McKenna and Yvonne Yarbro-Bejarano, Eds.
Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation, 1965-1985. Los Angeles: Wight Art Gallery, 1991, Published in conjunction with the exhibition organized by the UCLA Wight Art Gallery and the CARA National Advisory committee. (Plate 36, p. 243-cat13, p. 246-cat16, p. 345)
Hackett, Regina, Arreguin's Silky Works Cast a Glow at Linda Hodges, Seattle P.I.,
What's Happening, Visual Arts, November 10, 2006, Pg. 30
Koplos, Janet, Report From Seattle: Plugged In and Caffeinated, Art in America, September 2005, No.8, (pp. 62-71).
McWilliams, Carey. North From Mexico: The Spanish-Speaking People of the United States. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1948, (1990 edition updated by Matt S. Meier).
(p. 16, p. 301)
Meier, Matt S. Mexican American Biographies: A Historical Dictionary 1836-1987. New York: Greenwood Press, 1988.
Unterburger, Amy L., Jane L. Delgado, and Terrance W. Peck, Eds. Who's Who Among
Hispanic Americans 1991-92 Detroit: Gale (p.26)
Smithsonian Institution. Latino Resources at the Smithsonian, Washington D.C., 1995
(Cover design, p. 20)
Meier, Matt S. with Conchita Franco, Serri and Richard A. Garcia Ed. Notable Latino Americans. Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, London, 1997 (pp. 11-14)
Wagonfeld, Judy. A Message Lurks Behind Arreguin's Magical Delights, Seattle P.I., What's Happening - Visual Arts, July 22-28, 2005, Pg. 26

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Aid Association for Lutherans, Appleton, WI
Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn, Washington D.C.
Boeing Headquarters Offices, Chicago, IL
Calypso Medical, Seattle , WA
Centro Cultural De La Raza, San Diego, CA
Children's Orthopedic Hospital, Seattle, WA
Crailin & Company, New York, NY
EL Museo Michoacano, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico
Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
Guadalupe Cultural Art Center, Denver, CO
Good Samaritan Hospital, Seattle, WA
Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Hilton Flamingo Hotel, Reno, Nevada
King County Arts Commission, Seattle, WA
M&M; Martin Turchin, Latin American Art collector
Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Chicago, IL
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA
Mary and Jon Shirley NW Art Collection, Medina, WA
Morris Art Museum, Morristown, NJ
National Academy of Sciences, Washington D.C.
National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
National Museum of American Art, The Smithsonian, Washington D.C.
North Olympic Library, Port Angeles, WA
Pacific NW Bell, Seattle, WA
Pay & Save Corporation, Seattle, WA
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
Providence Hospital, Portland, OR
Rainier National Bank, Seattle, WA
Raymond James Financial Center, St. Petersburg, FL
Safeco Corporation, Seattle, WA
San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX
San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA
Sea-Mar Community Health Centers, Seattle, WA
Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle, WA
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA
Seattle University, Seattle, WA
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
Tahoma Jr. High School, Tacoma, WA
The Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
The Mexican Museum, San Francisco, CA
Tinsman & Houser Law Offices, San Antonio, TX
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
U. S. Department of State, American Embassy, Juarez, Mexico
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, WA
Washington State Department of Ecology, Olympia, WA
White House, Washington D.C.
Wyndham Hotel, Dallas, TX



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