Comming Exhibitions
POLVO ART STUDIO
1257 W. 18th St
Pilsen Chicago IL 60608
T: 312.217.3050 E: polvoarte@yahoo.com
hours by appointment
http://www.polvo.org
May 31- June 6, 2003
Visual Candy
Butcher Shop Gallery
1319 West Lake St.
Chicago IL
Artist's
Saul Aguirre
Jesus Macarena-Avila
Marcela Chaidez
Cariana Carianne
Juan Compean
Miguel Cortez
Edra Soto Fernandez
Dolan Geiman
Aimee Moreno
Mark Nelson
Ruben de Santiago
2004 April Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago
Education
The Art Institute of Chicago 1992-5
One Man Shows
2000 Recent works, La Llorona Gallery, Chicago, IL
1998 New Works, Shell Reyes, Chicago, IL
1997 Recent Works, Escuela Superior de Formaciòn Artìstica, ANCASH-Huaraz, Perù
1996 New works, Escuela Superior de Educaciòn Fisica, Mèxico City, Mèxico
Me Cuadra Studio, Chicago, IL
1995 El Ñandù, Chicago, IL
Administration Building / Chicago Park District, Chicago, IL
Two Person Shows
2000 Amatl: Recent Work by Saùl Aguirre and Jesus Macarena Avila
1998 The Fall of the Angels: Saùl Aguirre and Juan Villanueva
Selected Exhibitions
2003 Visual Candy, Butcher Shop Gallery, Chicago, IL
Terrorist Art: Protesting WAR, Polvo Art Studio, Chicago, IL
2001 Latino Horizons, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL
2000 Su Carta, Traveling Exhibition, Mexico City, DF
Art for Life, American States Organization, Washington, DC
First Friday Studio 210, Flat Iron, Chicago, IL
May Day, Open Studio, Chicago, IL
1999 Horizons / Horizontes, La Llorona Gallery, Chicago, IL
Art for Life, Embassy of Argentina, Washington, DC
Group Expo, Corosh! Galeria, Chicago, IL
1998 A Night to Remember: World Aids Day, Aldo Castillo Galeria/ MCA, Chicago, IL
ATC- Group Expo, Corosh! Galeria, Chicago, IL
Artists Salute to Chicago, Excalibur, Chicago, IL
Mes Guerrerense, IMCE General Consulate of Mexico
Group Expo, Corosh! Galeria, Chicago, IL
1997 Around The Coyote, Roberto Gallery, Chicago, IL
Latinamerican Art in Chicago, Collage Gallery, Chicago, IL
Siquieros 100, Taller Meztiarte, Chicago, IL
Cuentos: A Visual Dialogue, Gallery 2, SAIC, Chicago, IL
Hispanic Heritage Month, James Thompson Center, Chicago, IL
Twelve Into One, Flat Iron Building, Chicago, IL
New East Side Artworks- Prudential Plaza, Chicago, IL
1996 Dia de Los Muertos, Suburban Fine Arts Center, Arlington Heights, IL
Around the Coyote, World Cafe, Chicago, IL
1995 Unknown Chicago, Gallery 312, Chicago, IL
International Art- Around the Coyote, Paulina Arts Center, Chicago, IL
Gatherings, Mind and Sol Gallery, Chicago, IL
1994 National Association for Chicano Studies (NACS), Ramada Congress Hotel, Chicago, IL
Zambo, South Shore Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Spiritual Art, Rosary College, Oak Park, IL
Masque, Vignette Gallery, Chicago, IL
Erotic Wicker Park, Roberto Lopez Gallery, Chicago, IL
Celebrating Diversity, River Forest H S, River Forest, IL
1993 Small Works, One Country Gallery, Chicago, IL
Young Artists, El Ñandù, Chicago, IL
1991 Group Show, Roberto Clemente Community Academy, Chicago, IL
1990 Hispanic Festival, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL
Awards
1990 3rd Place recipient, Hispanic Festival, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL
1988 1st Place Puerto Rican Festival, Frederick Chopin, Chicago, IL
Curatorial Experience
1999 Horizons / Horizontes, La Llorona Gallery, Chicago, IL
1997-01 Group Expo, Corosh! Galeria, Chicago, IL
1997 Cuentos: A Visual Dialogue Gallery 2 SAIC, Chicago, IL
1995 Sueños, Roberto Lopez Gallery, Chicago, IL
1994 National Associuation for Chicano Studies (NACS), Ramada Congress Hotel, Chicago, IL
Lectures and Panels
1997 Arte en Chicago, Lecturer, Escuela Superior de Formaciòn Artistica, ANCASH- Huaraz, Perù
1997 Semana Cultural, Lecturer, Escuela Superior de Educaciòn Fisica, Mèxico City, Mèxico
Media Coverage
1998 Cuando Yo Llegue, Interview, WGBO Channel 66- Univisiòn, Chicago, IL
1995 Para La Comunidad, Windy City Times, May, Chicago, IL
Mi Casa su Casa: Showcases Local Artists Inside Magazine, October, Chicago, IL
Professional Affiliations
2000-97 Chicago Artist Coalition, Active Member.
2000 www.neurotyka.org , Art Critic and Correspondent, Web-site Santiago de Chile, Chile
1999-97 Taller Meztiarte, Active member, Chicago, IL
1997-94 Laso - School of the Art Institute of Chicago, active Member, Chicago, IL
Saùl’s work can be found in several private collections throught Alexandria, VA; Chicago, IL; Washington, DC; ANCASH-Huaraz, Perù; Rome, Italia and Mèxico City, Mèxico.