Conrad Wilde Gallery presents artist Lora Alaniz

Lora Alaniz – Artist Statement

Colloidal Series

Human relationships live in a colloidal state of subdivision, suspension, a continuous deterioration and transformation. The actual foam material I am using comes from physically unraveling the structural threads of the mattress my partner and I share. The layers of material underneath the taut outer cover were transformed into new sculptural forms that interact with one another. The material's scientific structure lends itself to stand in metaphorically for our relationship to one another--fluid.

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Education

2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Magnum Cum Laude, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Professional Experience

2005 Artist/Instructor, ArtWORKS! Academy, Tucson Pima Arts Council, AZ

1999-2004 Fine Art and Technology Instructor, Aztlan Academy, Tucson, AZ

2000 Painting Instructor Assistant, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

1999-2001 Digital Photographer, Real Property Virtual Reality Tours, Tucson, AZ

1995-1997 Metalsmith Apprentice, Gavin Metalsmithing, San Antonio, TX

1997 Computer Information Specialist Intern, Library of Congress, Washington, DC

Exhibitions/Screenings

2006 Unexpected Developments, Curated by Tirza Latimer, PlaySpace, San Francisco, CA

2006 Beds and Bodies, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2005 Tirana International Film Festival, Tirana, Albania

2005 She Objects, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2005 Videology, Volgograd Region Philharmonic Society, Volgograd, Russia

2005 European Art Digital Works, Famul Stuart School of Applied Arts, Slovenia Tour

2005 Buenos Aires International Short Film Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina

2005 Luksuz Film Festival, Curated by Tom Gomizelj, Krsko, Slovenia

2005 3rd Annual Reel Venus Film Festival, Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater, New York, NY

2005 CAM 2005, 123 Gallery, Sunset Station, San Antonio, TX

2005 Arizona Biennial ’05, Curated by Siri Engberg, Tucson Museum of Art, AZ

2005 Project 59, 59 Second Video Festival, New York, NY

2005 TURNOFF, Acorn Gallery, Arroyo Arts Collective, Los Angeles, CA

2005 Adults Only Show, Icon Gallery & Studio, Phoenix, AZ

2005 Island Art Film & Video Festival ‘05, Prenelle Gallery, London, England

2005 Creative City 2nd Annual Warehouse Arts Festival, Franklin Docs, Tucson, AZ

2004 Fotoseptembre (two person exhibition), El Sol Gallery, San Antonio, TX

2004 Plugged (video screening), Platform Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2003 Journal Through Chiapas (solo exhibition), Shane House Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2002 Green Apples and Day Beds (two-person exhibition), Shane House Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2002 Casa Historia (video screening), San Cristóbal de la Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

2002 Mimesis 8: University of Arizona Printmakers Invitational, 410 Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2001 Artgasm, Hazmat Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson AZ

2001 Mimesis 7: University of Arizona Printmakers Invitational, Hazmat, Tucson, AZ

2001 Dialogue, Joseph Gross Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2001 Annual Faculty Exhibition, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ

2000 Sediment (installation), Showcase Gallery, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

1999 Justine’s Garden (two person exhibition), Porter Hall, Tucson Botanical Gardens, AZ

1999 Mimesis 6: University of Arizona Printmakers Invitational, Hazmat/MOCA, Tucson AZ

1999 Multiplicity, Rotunda Gallery, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

1999 Pushing the Envelope: National Postcard Print Exchange, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, AZ

1999 Community Collective, Datura Gallery, Tucson, AZ

1999 The Edge, juried by Julia Sasse and Jana Minka, Joseph Gross Gallery, University of Arizona

1999 Mimesis 5: University of Arizona Printmakers Invitational, Central Arts Collective, Tucson, AZ

1998 Organic Splendor (solo exhibition), Wingspan Gallery, Tucson, AZ

1998 Journey (two person exhibition), Salon Q, Tucson, AZ

1998 Beastmas, Curated by Diana Yackovitz, Salon Q, Tucson, AZ

1998 Outoberfest, Curated by Rhonda Stone, Wingspan Art Wall, Tucson, AZ

1998 Mimesis 5: University of Arizona Printmakers Invitational, Central Arts Collective, Tucson, AZ

Exhibitions Curated

2005 Plugged Video Art Collective: Creative City 2nd Annual Warehouse Arts Festival, Tucson, AZ

2003 ¡Si Se Puede! Youth Art Exhibit, Pima College Desert Vista Community College, Tucson, AZ

2003 Day of the Dead Altar Youth Project, Tucson Children’s Museum, Tucson, AZ

2000 Pushing the Envelope: National Postcard Print Exchange, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, AZ

1998 Mimesis 5: University of Arizona Printmakers Invitational, Tucson, AZ

Awards and Grants

2005 Tucson Pima Arts Council Mini Project Grant, Tucson, AZ

2002 Educator Travel Award, Aztlán Academy, Tucson, AZ

2000 Outstanding Studio Arts Senior Award, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

1999 Fine Arts Academic Scholarship, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

1999 Cultural Diversity Award, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

1999 Summer Research Institute Fellow, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

1996-1998 Academic Scholarship, Ellas, Latina Organization, San Antonio, TX

1998 Non-resident Transfer Scholarship, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

1997 Internship Award, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC

1996 Student Fellowship, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX

Sandra Pianin, Lazy Limabean Film Magazine, Brooklyn, NY, July 25, 2005

Dia de los Muertos, Univision, Tucson, AZ, 2003

Theresa Redinger, Artgasm: Essays and Art, 2001.

Mary Bustamante, Inside our Schools [Photo Credit] Tucson Citizen, November 13, 2000, 6b.

Persona: Literature and Art Magazine Arizona: University of Arizona 1999.

Tucson Weekly, 1998.

Rubyfruit Journal, October, 1998 v.6:9.

Wingspan Monthly, October, 1998.

Cuentos de la Alma, Stories of the Soul: The South Tucson Oral History Project, 2002-2004.

Mexico City: Recording My Journey, coauthor Patricia Acerbi, 2001.

Plugged Video Art Collective, Tucson, Arizona

Experimenta, St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia

Library Media Collections

Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona

Prenelle Gallery, London, England

Symposium Lectures

1999 “Alternative Etching Solutions for Printmaking” Summer Research Institute Conference, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

1995 “Women Artists of Color and Culture” Texas Conference for Women in the Arts, San Antonio, Texas



	Lora Alaniz – Artist Statement Colloidal Series Human relationships live in a colloidal state of subdivision, suspension, a continuous deterioration and transformation. The actual foam material I am using comes from physically unraveling the structural threads of the mattress my partner and I share. The layers of material underneath the taut outer cover were transformed into new sculptural forms that interact with one another. The material's scientific structure lends itself to stand in metaphorically for our relationship to one another--fluid. Resume Education 2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Magnum Cum Laude, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Professional Experience 2005 Artist/Instructor, ArtWORKS! Academy, Tucson Pima Arts Council, AZ 1999-2004 Fine Art and Technology Instructor, Aztlan Academy, Tucson, AZ 2000 Painting Instructor Assistant, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1999-2001 Digital Photographer, Real Property Virtual Reality Tours, Tucson, AZ 1995-1997 Metalsmith Apprentice, Gavin Metalsmithing, San Antonio, TX 1997 Computer Information Specialist Intern, Library of Congress, Washington, DC Exhibitions/Screenings 2006 Unexpected Developments, Curated by Tirza Latimer, PlaySpace, San Francisco, CA 2006 Beds and Bodies, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2005 Tirana International Film Festival, Tirana, Albania 2005 She Objects, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2005 Videology, Volgograd Region Philharmonic Society, Volgograd, Russia 2005 European Art Digital Works, Famul Stuart School of Applied Arts, Slovenia Tour 2005 Buenos Aires International Short Film Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2005 Luksuz Film Festival, Curated by Tom Gomizelj, Krsko, Slovenia 2005 3rd Annual Reel Venus Film Festival, Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater, New York, NY 2005 CAM 2005, 123 Gallery, Sunset Station, San Antonio, TX 2005 Arizona Biennial ’05, Curated by Siri Engberg, Tucson Museum of Art, AZ 2005 Project 59, 59 Second Video Festival, New York, NY 2005 TURNOFF, Acorn Gallery, Arroyo Arts Collective, Los Angeles, CA 2005 Adults Only Show, Icon Gallery & Studio, Phoenix, AZ 2005 Island Art Film & Video Festival ‘05, Prenelle Gallery, London, England 2005 Creative City 2nd Annual Warehouse Arts Festival, Franklin Docs, Tucson, AZ 2004 Fotoseptembre (two person exhibition), El Sol Gallery, San Antonio, TX 2004 Plugged (video screening), Platform Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2003 Journal Through Chiapas (solo exhibition), Shane House Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2002 Green Apples and Day Beds (two-person exhibition), Shane House Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2002 Casa Historia (video screening), San Cristóbal de la Casas, Chiapas, Mexico 2002 Mimesis 8: University of Arizona Printmakers Invitational, 410 Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2001 Artgasm, Hazmat Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson AZ 2001 Mimesis 7: University of Arizona Printmakers Invitational, Hazmat, Tucson, AZ 2001 Dialogue, Joseph Gross Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2001 Annual Faculty Exhibition, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ 2000 Sediment (installation), Showcase Gallery, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1999 Justine’s Garden (two person exhibition), Porter Hall, Tucson Botanical Gardens, AZ 1999 Mimesis 6: University of Arizona Printmakers Invitational, Hazmat/MOCA, Tucson AZ 1999 Multiplicity, Rotunda Gallery, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1999 Pushing the Envelope: National Postcard Print Exchange, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, AZ 1999 Community Collective, Datura Gallery, Tucson, AZ 1999 The Edge, juried by Julia Sasse and Jana Minka, Joseph Gross Gallery, University of Arizona 1999 Mimesis 5: University of Arizona Printmakers Invitational, Central Arts Collective, Tucson, AZ 1998 Organic Splendor (solo exhibition), Wingspan Gallery, Tucson, AZ 1998 Journey (two person exhibition), Salon Q, Tucson, AZ 1998 Beastmas, Curated by Diana Yackovitz, Salon Q, Tucson, AZ 1998 Outoberfest, Curated by Rhonda Stone, Wingspan Art Wall, Tucson, AZ 1998 Mimesis 5: University of Arizona Printmakers Invitational, Central Arts Collective, Tucson, AZ Exhibitions Curated 2005 Plugged Video Art Collective: Creative City 2nd Annual Warehouse Arts Festival, Tucson, AZ 2003 ¡Si Se Puede! Youth Art Exhibit, Pima College Desert Vista Community College, Tucson, AZ 2003 Day of the Dead Altar Youth Project, Tucson Children’s Museum, Tucson, AZ 2000 Pushing the Envelope: National Postcard Print Exchange, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, AZ 1998 Mimesis 5: University of Arizona Printmakers Invitational, Tucson, AZ Awards and Grants 2005 Tucson Pima Arts Council Mini Project Grant, Tucson, AZ 2002 Educator Travel Award, Aztlán Academy, Tucson, AZ 2000 Outstanding Studio Arts Senior Award, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1999 Fine Arts Academic Scholarship, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1999 Fine Arts Academic Scholarship, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1999 Cultural Diversity Award, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1999 Summer Research Institute Fellow, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1996-1998 Academic Scholarship, Ellas, Latina Organization, San Antonio, TX 1998 Non-resident Transfer Scholarship, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1997 Internship Award, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC 1996 Student Fellowship, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX Bibliography Sandra Pianin, Lazy Limabean Film Magazine, Brooklyn, NY, July 25, 2005 Dia de los Muertos, Univision, Tucson, AZ, 2003 Theresa Redinger, Artgasm: Essays and Art, 2001. Mary Bustamante, Inside our Schools [Photo Credit] Tucson Citizen, November 13, 2000, 6b. Persona: Literature and Art Magazine Arizona: University of Arizona 1999. Tucson Weekly, 1998. Rubyfruit Journal, October, 1998 v.6:9. Wingspan Monthly, October, 1998. Publications Cuentos de la Alma, Stories of the Soul: The South Tucson Oral History Project, 2002-2004. Mexico City: Recording My Journey, coauthor Patricia Acerbi, 2001. Memberships Plugged Video Art Collective, Tucson, Arizona Experimenta, St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia Library Media Collections Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona Prenelle Gallery, London, England Symposium Lectures 1999 “Alternative Etching Solutions for Printmaking” Summer Research Institute Conference, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 1995 “Women Artists of Color and Culture” Texas Conference for Women in the Arts, San Antonio, Texas





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