JOSE ARENAS 960 57th St. Oakland,Ca. 94608 (510)653-1299 ja09185@mercury.fhda.edu

EXHIBITIONS

2001: "Evac" Ajax Warehouse, San Francisco, California. Painting
2001:" Between Two Trees" Creative Arts Center Gallery, Sunnyvale, California. Painting
2001: " Angel Island" Euphrat Meuseum, Cupertino, California. Painting, collage.
2001: "Faculty Exhibit" Euphrat Museum, Cupertino, California. Painting.
2001: "Geography" Peter Miller Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Painting.
2000: "Mexicatessence" Rasmussin Art Gallery, California. Painting.
2000: "Silent Auction" SMOVA, Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, California. Painting
2000: "The Fortune Cookie Show" Uptown Arts, Artisan Square, Sacramento, California. Painting
1999: "Keep This Copy For Your Records" Memorial Union Gallery, Davis, California. Various Mediums.
1999: "Blind Date" Traveling Exhibit:UC Davis, California, U C Berkely, California, Manchester University,UK.
1999: "Juried Exhibition" Memorial Union Gallery, Davis, California. Painting.
1998: "Besame" Pangea Restaurant, Point Arena, California. Painting.
1997: "A.V.R." Left Coast Art Online, Cyberworld Cafe, San Francisco, California. Drawing.
1997: "Grupo Ñ Collective Show" Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, California. Installation.
1997: "Los Colores" Balazo Gallery, San Francisco, California. Painting.
1996: "Lost and Found; Pretty Boxes" Gallery X, SFAI, San Francisco, California. Installation
1996: "Day Of The Dead; Myth And Fantasy" Balazo Gallery, San Francisco, California. Painting
1996: "San Francisco Open Studio" San Francisco, California. Paintings and Drawing
1995: "SFAI Spring Show" San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California. Painting and Etching.
1995: "Many Faces" Grupo Ñ Collective, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA.
1995: "Three Person Show" Diego Rivera Gallery, SFAI, San Francisco California. Drawing Installation.
1994: "Collective Works" Point Arena Visual Arts Group, What's a Foot Gallery, Casper, California. Painting.
1994: "Paintings: Ojos Negros" Pangea Restaurant, Point Arena, California. Painting

COMMISSIONS AND COLLECTIONS

Portable Mural. San Francisco, California. Sponsored by the James Irvine Foundation. 1999
Mural. Lodi, California. Sponsored by the Tobias Design. 1999
Painting. San Francisco, California. Private collection, Herbert and Judith Kohl. 1999
Promotional Design. Seattle, Washington. Sponsored by the Young Composers Collective. 1998.
Mural. San Jose, California. Private Sponsorship. 1998
Painting. San Francisco, California. Private collection, Deborah and John Caperton. 1997
Painting. Chicago, Illinois. Private collection, Eric Doctors. 1997

AWARDS AND HONORS

Scholarship. UC Davis Arts Bridge (Anderson Elementary School), Davis, California. 1999
Teaching Assistantship. UC Davis, Professors: Lynn Hershman, Mike Henderson, Annabeth Rosen. Davis, California. 1998-2000
Fellowship. Graduate Opportunity Fellowship, UC Davis, Davis, California. 1999 Mural Assistantship. UC Davis, Professor: Malaquias Montoya. Davis, California. 1998

EXPERIENCE

Art instructor. UC Davis Arts Bridge (Anderson Elementary), Dixon, California. 2000
Art Instructor. Short Center South, Sacramento, California. 1999
Creative Designer. Primordial Zoob Toys, San Francisco, California. 1998
Photography Teacher. Town School For Boys, San Francisco, California. 1997
Group Coordinator. Grupo Ñ, San Francisco Art Institute, SanFrancisco, California. 1996
Mural Assistant. YMCA, San Francisco, California.

EDUCATION
1998- present UC Davis, Davis, California (presently enrolled) MFA.
1994- 1997 San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California. BFA.