Artist Mauricio Toussaint

Mauricio Toussaint – Artist Statement

To document through painting, my vision of the reality of the world is my motivation. As a painter I have found that the experimentation and expansion of my work was limited during my life in Mexico, the stigma, self-censorship and a society made it difficult for me to evolve.

Immigrated to the United States helped me to open new avenues of communication with myself, with my work and the viewer.

I use symbols: such as printed text, images, writing, language, human figure to create a story that exist out of any boundaries.

Layers of information are contained in my pieces that make no pretense of addressing specific religious or cultural beliefs.

My art represents a multicultural, global vision of the world. A documentary of a particular moment in history: The New Millennium.

Resume

Education

1985 Bachelor of Architecture. UAG.

1985 Printmaking Studio, Centro de Arte Moderno.

1985 Colonial Architecture, Centuries XVII & XVIII.
City of Guadalajara. Casa De la Cultura de Zapopan.

1987 Printmaking Studio, Instituto Cultural Cabañas.

Exhibitions

Solo:

2008 Quatre Anne. 4 years retrospective works by mtv. AWC Yuma, AZ.
2007 Cercle. Galeria Alejandro Gallo, Casa Santa Fe, Guadalajara, México.
2006 MTV Recent Works. Galeria Alejandro Gallo, Guadalajara, México.
2006 Edadsol, 10 Despues. Museo Raúl Anguiano, Guadalajara, México.
2005 La Hermandad de la Sequoia. Galeria Azul, Guadalajara, México.
2005 The Sequoia Brotherhood. Falk Gallery, Tucson, AZ.
2004 Remembering Our Stories. 3Falk Gallery, Tucson, AZ.
2003 The Oraculum. RLV Gallery, Oracle, AZ.
2003 Cryptogrammes II. Dinnerware Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ.
2003 Mauricio Toussaint. AWC, Yuma, AZ.
1997 Bolens LTD. Giacosa Gallery, Coral Gables, FL.
1997 Inner Shield. 821 Gallery, Miami Beach, FL.
1995 Intimo Más Bien. Galeria Jorge Álvarez, Guadalajara, México.
1993 Anecdotario. Galeria Jorge Álvarez, Guadalajara, México.

Group:

2007 Toussaint & Fox. Udinotti Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
2006 Toussaint & Fox. Udinotti Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
2005 Toussaint & Fleming. Udinotti Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
2004 Toussaint & Harper. Udinotti Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
2003 From Tucson to Tempe. Tempe Public Library Gallery, Tempe, AZ.
2001 Schmeltz, Toussaint, Tracy-Lopez. Dinnerware Art Gallery. Tucson, AZ.
1996 Cryptogramas. Toussaint & Sabido. Pachamama Gallery. Miami Beach, FL.
1994 Opportuno. Toussaint & Dipp. Galeria Gigin’s, Manzanillo, México.

Awards

1995 VII Salon de Octubre. 1st Award in Painting. 2nd Award in Drawing.
1993 V Salon de Octubre. Juror’s award in Painting.
1984 Imagen the Zapopan. Juror’s/Acquisition Award.

Publications

2008 Artistas Plasticos en Jalisco. Helia Garcia & Carlos Navarro. Guadalajara, Mexico
2007 Entrevista con Mauricio Toussaint. Revista QUIEN, Guadalajara, México.
2007 Cierra un Capitulo. "Periódico Mural", Cynthia Castro. Guadalajara, México.
2006 Caminos del Retorno. NOSOTROS". Maricarmen Gutiérrez. Guadalajara, México.
2006 Los Ojos de Toussaint. “Periódico el Informador” Guadalajara, México.
2004 Who’s Who in America. Marquis Who’s Who, Art Encyclopedia. Providence, NJ.
2002 Mauricio Toussaint, Multicultural Visions. Green Valley News & Sun”. GV, AZ.
2002 Who’s Who in America. Marquis Who’s Who, Art Encyclopedia. Providence, NJ.
2001 Creative People. "Green Valley News". Regina Ford, Green Valley, AZ.
2001 Mauricio Toussaint Group Show. "Tucson Weekly". Arts section, Tucson, AZ.
2001 Autorretratos Jaliscienses. Texto de Juan José Doñan. Guadalajara, México.
2000 The Big Picture. "Tucson Weekly". Margaret Reagan. Arts section, Tucson, AZ.
1997 In his own world. “Movement” Newspaper. Jorge Pérez. Miami Beach, FL
1997 3 Siglos de Pintura Jalisciense. Cámara de Comercio de Guadalajara. Guillermo Ramírez Godoy, Colonia y Siglo XX. Arturo Camacho Becerra, Siglo XIX. Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.
1997 Entre la Vida y la Muerte. "Ocio, Periódico PUBLICO". Guadalajara, México.
1997 Salón de Octubre. "Vida & Cultura, Periódico Siglo 21". Guadalajara, México.
1996 Nuestro Arte. "Viva Semanal, Viva Social”. Miami, FL.
1995 Los Signos del Relato. “Armario”, Periodico El Occidental”. Guadalajara, México.
1995 Salón de la Gráfica III. Centro de Arte Moderno. Maricarmen Gutiérrez. Guadalajara, México.
1989 Corriente 10. Grabadores Jaliscienses. " El Occidental en la Cultura" .Guadalajara, México.
1984 IV Mini Print international. Taller Galería Fort, Catalogue. Barcelona, España.
1984 Taller de la Gráfica CAM. "En la Cultura. Periódico Ocho Columnas". Guadalajara, México.

Public Collections

Udinotti Museum of Figurative Art. Paradise Valley, AZ.
Raúl Anguiano Museum. Guadalajara, México.
Tucson Museum of Art. Tucson, AZ.
Finec Corporativo. World Trade Center, Guadalajara, Mexico.
Casa de la Cultura de Zapopan. Zapopan, México.



	Mauricio Toussaint – Artist Statement To document through painting, my vision of the reality of the world is my motivation. As a painter I have found that the experimentation and expansion of my work was limited during my life in Mexico, the stigma, self-censorship and a society made it difficult for me to evolve. Immigrated to the United States helped me to open new avenues of communication with myself, with my work and the viewer. I use symbols: such as printed text, images, writing, language, human figure to create a story that exist out of any boundaries. Layers of information are contained in my pieces that make no pretense of addressing specific religious or cultural beliefs. My art represents a multicultural, global vision of the world. A documentary of a particular moment in history: The New Millennium. Resume Education 1985 Bachelor of Architecture. UAG. 1985 Printmaking Studio, Centro de Arte Moderno. 1985 Colonial Architecture, Centuries XVII & XVIII. City of Guadalajara. Casa De la Cultura de Zapopan. 1987 Printmaking Studio, Instituto Cultural Cabañas. Exhibitions Solo: 2008 Quatre Anne. 4 years retrospective works by mtv. AWC Yuma, AZ. 2007 Cercle. Galeria Alejandro Gallo, Casa Santa Fe, Guadalajara, México. 2006 MTV Recent Works. Galeria Alejandro Gallo, Guadalajara, México. 2006 Edadsol, 10 Despues. Museo Raúl Anguiano, Guadalajara, México. 2005 La Hermandad de la Sequoia. Galeria Azul, Guadalajara, México. 2005 The Sequoia Brotherhood. Falk Gallery, Tucson, AZ. 2004 Remembering Our Stories. 3Falk Gallery, Tucson, AZ. 2003 The Oraculum. RLV Gallery, Oracle, AZ. 2003 Cryptogrammes II. Dinnerware Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ. 2003 Mauricio Toussaint. AWC, Yuma, AZ. 1997 Bolens LTD. Giacosa Gallery, Coral Gables, FL. 1997 Inner Shield. 821 Gallery, Miami Beach, FL. 1995 Intimo Más Bien. Galeria Jorge Álvarez, Guadalajara, México. 1993 Anecdotario. Galeria Jorge Álvarez, Guadalajara, México. Group: 2007 Toussaint & Fox. Udinotti Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ. 2006 Toussaint & Fox. Udinotti Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ. 2005 Toussaint & Fleming. Udinotti Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ. 2004 Toussaint & Harper. Udinotti Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ. 2003 From Tucson to Tempe. Tempe Public Library Gallery, Tempe, AZ. 2001 Schmeltz, Toussaint, Tracy-Lopez. Dinnerware Art Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 1996 Cryptogramas. Toussaint & Sabido. Pachamama Gallery. Miami Beach, FL. 1994 Opportuno. Toussaint & Dipp. Galeria Gigin’s, Manzanillo, México. Awards 1995 VII Salon de Octubre. 1st Award in Painting. 2nd Award in Drawing. 1993 V Salon de Octubre. Juror’s award in Painting. 1984 Imagen the Zapopan. Juror’s/Acquisition Award. Publications 2008 Artistas Plasticos en Jalisco. Helia Garcia & Carlos Navarro. Guadalajara, Mexico 2007 Entrevista con Mauricio Toussaint. Revista QUIEN, Guadalajara, México. 2007 Cierra un Capitulo. "Periódico Mural", Cynthia Castro. Guadalajara, México. 2006 Caminos del Retorno. NOSOTROS". Maricarmen Gutiérrez. Guadalajara, México. 2006 Los Ojos de Toussaint. “Periódico el Informador” Guadalajara, México. 2004 Who’s Who in America. Marquis Who’s Who, Art Encyclopedia. Providence, NJ. 2002 Mauricio Toussaint, Multicultural Visions. Green Valley News & Sun”. GV, AZ. 2002 Who’s Who in America. Marquis Who’s Who, Art Encyclopedia. Providence, NJ. 2001 Creative People. "Green Valley News". Regina Ford, Green Valley, AZ. 2001 Mauricio Toussaint Group Show. "Tucson Weekly". Arts section, Tucson, AZ. 2001 Autorretratos Jaliscienses. Texto de Juan José Doñan. Guadalajara, México. 2000 The Big Picture. "Tucson Weekly". Margaret Reagan. Arts section, Tucson, AZ. 1997 In his own world. “Movement” Newspaper. Jorge Pérez. Miami Beach, FL 1997 3 Siglos de Pintura Jalisciense. Cámara de Comercio de Guadalajara. Guillermo Ramírez Godoy, Colonia y Siglo XX. Arturo Camacho Becerra, Siglo XIX. Guadalajara, Jalisco, México. 1997 Entre la Vida y la Muerte. "Ocio, Periódico PUBLICO". Guadalajara, México. 1997 Salón de Octubre. "Vida & Cultura, Periódico Siglo 21". Guadalajara, México. 1996 Nuestro Arte. "Viva Semanal, Viva Social”. Miami, FL. 1995 Los Signos del Relato. “Armario”, Periodico El Occidental”. Guadalajara, México. 1995 Salón de la Gráfica III. Centro de Arte Moderno. Maricarmen Gutiérrez. Guadalajara, México. 1989 Corriente 10. Grabadores Jaliscienses. " El Occidental en la Cultura" .Guadalajara, México. 1984 IV Mini Print international. Taller Galería Fort, Catalogue. Barcelona, España. 1984 Taller de la Gráfica CAM. "En la Cultura. Periódico Ocho Columnas". Guadalajara, México. Public Collections Udinotti Museum of Figurative Art. Paradise Valley, AZ. Raúl Anguiano Museum. Guadalajara, México. Tucson Museum of Art. Tucson, AZ. Finec Corporativo. World Trade Center, Guadalajara, Mexico. Casa de la Cultura de Zapopan. Zapopan, México.





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