JESUS GALVAN

Jesus Galvan - Emptiness - 2008 - Oil on canvas 47x47 in.

Jesus Galvan - Under - 2008 - Oil on canvas 24x48 in. diptych

Jesus Galvan - Yellow Shots - 2008 - Oil on canvas 59x95 in. diptych

Jesus Galvan - Fortune - 2008 - Oil on canvas 45x45 in

Jesus Galvan - IN - 2008 - Oil on canvas 48x48 in

Jesus Galvan - The End - 2008 - Oil on canvas 48x48 in

Jesus Galvan - Grey happiness - 2008 - Oil on canvas 24x48 in. diptych

Jesus Galvan - Day Dreaming Jean - 2008 - Oil on canvas 20x36 in.

Jesus Galvan - Yellow Elk - 2008 - Oil on canvas 24x36 in.

Jesus Galvan - Happiness A to B - 2008 - Oil on canvas 12x12 in.

Jesus Galvan - Rhino - 2008 - Oil on canvas 12x12 in.

JESUS GALVAN

Jesús Galván Lucio was born in Tamaulipas, México on February 3rd, 1973. His artistic formation began at the young age of eight years old, when he was taking private painting classes at his hometown, San Fernando. He moved to Monterrey, México, at the beginning of the 90's in order to complete his studies. He finished his studies of Visual Arts at Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (UANL.) in 1999.

Jesús Galván art pieces are about those nostalgic moments, recovering childhood elements and creating new emotional landscapes, such as a toy, a horse, a lottery game. Imagination and the way in which we incorporate our memories, in a partial way, speaks about the vulnerability of human mind, especially in early ages. This thematic represents the author's point of view, and the way he observes his own childhood behind a conceptual perspective. The great diversity of media, demonstrates his master hood when he paints his artworks on the canvas.

"I always thought that my vocation was to be an artist. I remember my first experience with drawing, at my hometown… I used to draw little illustrations on my notebooks with color pencils. After that I was fascinated by surrealism. I was a Salvador Dalí admirer… Recently I've been interested in conceptual art and contemporary movements…"

Galvan’s artwork has been shown in different places in the city of Monterrey and other important cities of Mexico, New York, Chicago, and San Antonio in the USA. He currently lives in Dallas, Texas were he has had the opportunity to participate in several art exhibits and convocations Some of the latest exhibits are the 2nd Annual Juried Art Exhibit, “Made in Dallas” at the Latino Cultural Center in 2005. He also participated in the “Outside the Lines” organized by the Bath House Cultural Center in White Rock Lake.

His next Solo Exhibit at the DECORAZON gallery is schedule for Thursday February 22, 2007 from 6-9 pm.

RESUME

Birth place: Cd. Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Day of Birth: February 1st., 1973.
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts
1999- School of Visual Arts, Autonomous University of Nuevo León (Monterrey, México)
Private Instruction:
1984-1988 School of Arts, San Fernando Tamaulipas
Art Studies/Workshops:
“Electrography: art alternatives in the electronic space”
“Mexican Retablos”, conducted by Fernando Quiroz
“Trasgression and Method: from Creative Thinking to Art Instruction”, conducted
by Dra Graciela Fernández Mavo
“Creativity and Psycho-Drama”, conducted by Dra María del Carmen Bell0 Beleta
“The Art of saving Art”, conducted by Horacio Cantú Flores
Collective Exhibitions:
2005 -25th Annual Art From Nuevo Leon Exhibition, Casa De La Cultura, Monterrey NL Mexico
- Out Side The Lines -the 5th juried show, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas tx.
- Made in Dallas - the 2nd annual juried art exhibit, Dallas Texas.
2004- Arte Latino – Hispanic Heritage Celebration – Forth Worth Public Library, Forth Worth Texas
- Friends of Alas- Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, Tx
2003 - 9th Annual artists Against AIDS. “Silent Art Auction” Fort Worth Community
Arts Center, Fort worth , Tx
- Hispanic Heritage Art of Fort Worth, Fort Worth Central Library Gallery
- G73, Casa de la Cultura, Monterrey NL México
- Annual Exhibition THE MAC, Dallas, Tx
- Art in the Metroplex, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Tx
- Contemporary Art Month – Art Studio of George Yepes, San Antonio , Tx
- Outside the Lines 3 – Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, Tx
- Tamaulipecos in San Miguel de Allende, México.
2000 - 4th Biennal of Young Art, Casa de la Cultura , NL, Mexico.
- Transiciones – Center of Arts, Monterrey, NL México
- 20th Annual Art from Nuevo León Exhibition, Casa de la Cultura, NL, México
- 20th National Summit of Young Artists – Agausacalientes , México
- 25th Anniversary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Museum of Regional History,
Monterrey, NL México
- Around The Coyote Winter Festival – Chicago, Il
- 574 Exhibition – Loyola Cultural Center, Monterrey, NL México
- 5th Symposium of the School of Visual Arts, UANL, Monterrey, NL México
1998 - Perspectivas – Centenario’s Colegio Civil Library, Monterrey, NL México
Individual Exhibitions:
2008 - Yellow Shots - Decorazon Gallery

2003 - Kiss me, Bite me, Love me and Spank me if I deserve it. JR’s Bar & Grill,
Dallas, TX
2002 - Play – Dulce art Space, Dallas, TX
2000 - Visions of the Urban Landscape, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Monterrey, NL
México
1998 - Liberation – Private Gallery, Monterrey, NL México
Awards:
2003 - 3rd Place – Outside the lines 3 Bath House Cultural, Dallas, Tx.
2000 - 3rd 2nd Annual Vinoteca Foundation Art Contest, Emma Molina Gallery