Exhibitions
2013
June: “Director’s Cut” (curator) : 423West Gallery; Los Angeles, California
May: “Director’s Cut” (curator) : EESG; Houston, Texas
April: “Frida Festival” : EESG; Houston, Texas
February: “El Corazon”: Bath House Cultural Center; Dallas, Texas
February: “Power Threesome” : LunaSol Gallery; Los Angeles, California
January: “Explicitly Chingona III” : EESG; Houston, Texas
2012
December: “WHAM 2012″, Winter Street Studios; Houston, Texas
November: “In Somnis Veritas” (solo) : EESG; Houston, Texas
November: “Art on the Avenue 2012″ : Avenue CDC / Winter Street Studios; Houston, Texas
October: “Moon Goddess” : Modern Eden Gallery; San Francisco, California
October: “Day of the Dead” : Tumultuous Art and Hair; Lake Jackson, Texas
October: “Love, Lovecraft” : EESG; Houston, Texas (curator)
September: “Lucha X Vida” : EESG; Houston, Texas
September: “Tura! Tura! Tura! II” : M Modern Gallery; Palm Springs, California
September: “GOD” : Art Car Museum; Houston, Texas
September: “Outside the Box – An Assemblage Show” : EESG; Houston, Texas (co-curator)
July: “HAC Invitational” : EESG; Houston, Texas
July: “Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez” : San Diego REPertory Theatre; San Diego, California
July: “Women With Figures” : S and T Gallery; Houston, Texas
July: “Hybrid Classics” : Stoneworks Studio & Gallery; Ventura, California
July: “Forever Frida” : LunaSol Mexican Vintage; Whittier, California
July: “Vexed : Tits, Tatts and Turmoil” : 423West Gallery; Los Angeles, California
July: “Just Ink; Ch 1″ : EESG; Houston, Texas
June: “A.K.A.” : InkFatuation Ink / Pistol Productions; Port Hueneme, California
June: “Summer Select” : EESG; Houston, Texas
June: LunaSol Mexican Vintage; Whittier, California
June: “Intergalactic Planetary” : EESG; Houston, Texas
May: “Flesh” : Gallery ChimMaya; Los Angeles, California
May: “Guilded” : Heights Art Gallery; Houston, Texas
May: “Star Wars” : Art War’Hous; Houston, Texas
May: “Revolutionary!” : EESG; Houston, Texas
April: “Frida Festival” : EESG; Houston, Texas
April: “Bad Girls and Awful Women” : Heights Art Gallery; Houston, Texas
March: “Dirty Colors” : House of Blues; Houston, Texas
March: “Perfect 10′s” : Art War’Hous; Houston, Texas
March: “Stick It To Em” : EESG; Houston, Texas
March: “Creative Women Unite” : The Artery; Houston, Texas
March: “Boyle Heights Latina Independent Film Festival” : New Casa 0101 Theatre; Los Angeles, CA
January: “Explicitly Chingonas” : EESG; Houston, Texas
January: “80′s Inspired Art Show” : Art War’Hous; Houston, Texas
2011
December: “Julie Zarate Solo Exhibition” : Gallery ChimMaya; Los Angeles, California
November: “Hannya Mask Project” : Twelve21 Gallery; Orlando, Florida
November: “Art Crawl” : EESG; Houston, Texas
October: “Day of the Dead” : Lawndale Art Center; Houston, Texas
October: “Muertos 2011″ : Gallery ChimMaya; Los Angeles, California
October: “Day of the Dead” : EESG; Houston, Texas
October: “Day of the Dead” : Bohemeo’s; Houston, Texas
October: “Julie Zarate Solo Exhibition” : Beatnik’s; Houston, Texas
October: “Derr Fundraiser” : Betz Gallery; Houston, Texas
September: “Juried Exhibition” : Elder Street Gallery; Houston, Texas
September: “Fourteen” : Art Car Museum; Houston, Texas
August: “Sticky” : EESG; Houston, Texas
August: “Las Hembras / Metamorphosis” : Gallery ChimMaya; Los Angeles, California
July: “Safe As Milk : Solo Exhibition” : EESG; Houston, Texas
July: “ONE” : Elder Street Gallery; Houston, Texas
July: “Superheroes” : Alamo Drafthouse; Houston, Texas
June: “Ladies Night” : Arts For Action; Oxnard, California
June: “Julie Zarate Solo Exhibiiton” : My Flaming Heart; Houston, Texas
June: “Group Exhibition” : The Hive Gallery; Los Angeles, California
June: “Group Exhibition” : Gallery ChimMaya; Los Angeles, California
June: “Julie Zarate Solo Exhibition” : Glitter; Houston, Texas
June: “Music Icons” : Liberty Station; Houston, Texas
June: “Pint Sized Art” : Stoneworks Studios; Ventura, California
May: “We Love You, Liz” : Art War’Hous; Houston, Texas
May: “Dirty Colors” : The Bronze Peacock; Houston, Texas
May: “Frida Fest 2011″ : EESG; Houston, Texas
April: “Face Off” : Arts For Action; Oxnard, California
March: “Celebrating Womanhood” : The Front at Casa Familiar; San Ysidro, California
March: “Group Exhibition” : Heights Ashbury; Houston, Texas
March: “Perfect 10′s” : Art War’Hous; Houston, Texas
February: “Group Exhibition” : Gallery ChimMaya; Los Angeles, California
February: “The Brayer Room II” : Houston, Texas
February: “Sweet 16″ : Liberty Station; Houston, Texas
February: “Art with Heart” : EESG; Houston, Texas
February: “Group Exhibition” : Luminarte Gallery; Dallas, Texas
February: “Hats Off to Houston Greeters” : Winter Street Studios; Houston, Texas
January: “Explicitly Chingonas II” : EESG; Houston, Texas
2010
December: “Boarded Up” : Gallery M Squared; Houston, Texas
December: “Holiday Extravaganza” : Gallery ChimMaya; Los Angeles, California
December: “Group Show” : ERS Gallery and Studios; Houston, Texas
December: “12 x 12″ : Betz Gallery; Houston, Texas
November: “Dia De los Muertos” : EESG; Houston, Texas
November: “Group Exhibition” : Liberty Station; Houston, Texas
November: “Via Colori” : Street Painting Festival; Houston, Texas
October: “Muertos 2010 / Julie Zarate Solo” : Gallery ChimMaya; Los Angeles, California
October: “Group Exhibition” : Heights Ashbury; Houston, Texas
September: “East End Cultural Arts Fest” : EESG; Houston, Texas
September: “Preparing For The Dead” : Rhino Gallery; Houston, Texas
September: “Farenheit 9/11″ : Art War’Hous; Houston, Texas
September: “brwn plnt” : Talento Bilingue de Houston; Houston, Texas
September: “Fundraiser” : Houston Institute For Culture; Houston, Texas
August: “Subversive Craft” : Heights Ashbury; Houston, Texas
August: “Frida and Diego” : Gallery ChimMaya; Los Angeles, California
August: “Women of Texas Art” : Mariposa Studios; Houston, Texas
June: “Saldana” : Iyollo Gallery; Houston, Texas
June: “Los Tejanos” : Gallery ChimMaya; Los Angeles, California
May: “Maytaculous” : Continental Club; Houston, Texas
May: “Raices de Frida” : EESG; Houston, Texas
April: “Fiesta on the Island” : Continental Club; Houston, Texas
April: “Beautiful Grim” : San Francisco, California
April: “Murder by the Books” : Houston, Texas
April: “Goddess / Pinups / Nuestra Alma” : Gallery ChimMaya; Los Angeles, California
April: “HIC/EESG” : Houston Institute For Culture; Houston, Texas
March: “Opening” : Iyollo Gallery; Houston, Texas
March: “El Arte de Los Angeles” : Xico Gallery; Chandler, Arizona
March: “Saboreando” : The Continental Club; Houston, Texas
March: “World of Imagination v.3″ : APW Gallery; New York, New York
March: “Perfect 10′s” : Summer Street Studios; Houston, Texas
February: “The Art of Love” : Betz Gallery; Houston, Texas
February: “El Corazon” : Bath House Cultural Center; Dallas, Texas
January: “Artopia” : Winter Street Studios; Houston, Texas
2009
December: “Angel Store” : Betz Gallery; Houston, Texas
November: “Rock Em Dead” : The Continental Club; Houston, Texas
November: “Dia De las Chingonas” : Bohemeo’s; Houston, Texas
November: “Via Colori” : Houston, Texas
October: “The Good Latina” : Bohemeo’s; Houston, Texas
July: “Cornucopia” : Sam Houston State University Museum; Huntsville, Texas
July: “Arte Caliente” : Betz Gallery; Houston, Texas
July: “Frida Festival” : East End Urban Market; Houston, Texas
May: “Yepes / Kane 2009? : Gallery ChimMaya; Los Angeles, California
May: “Cinco de Mayo” : AvantGarden, Houston, Texas
April: “Nuestra Madre” : Gallery ChimMaya; Los Angeles, California
April: “Neopopstreetfunk” : Nance Street Gallery; Houston, Texas
March: “Creative Women Unite” : Bohemeo’s; Houston, Texas
March: “Natura Fragilis” : Bath House Cultural Center; Dallas, Texas
February: “El Corazon 15th Annual Exhibit” : Bath House Cultural Center; Dallas, Texas
2008
November “Via Colori private benefit” : Canal Street Gallery, Houston, Texas
November “Dia de los Muertos” : Lawndale Art Center, Houston, Texas
November “Via Colori” : Houston, Texas
October “Dia De Los Muertos : Ice House Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas
October “Hispanic Heritage : Briscoe Elementary School, Houston, Texas
October “Ancient Ofrenda : Elements of an Altar” : ASU Museum of Anthropology, Tempe, Arizona
October “Dia De Los Muertos : Ten Women Gallery, Venice, California
October “Noche De Los Muertos” : Muddy Waters Gallery, Santa Barbara, California
October “Women on Women” : Elder Street Gallery , Houston, Texas
October “Hispanic Heritage Celebration” : MECA , Houston, Texas
October 9th Annual Latin Grammys : Houston, Texas
October “AKMB Fundraiser” : Dan Electro’s, Houston, Texas
August [consignment] : Heights Books Libros, Houston, Texas
July “La Mujer” Lecture Series and Exhibition : Ripley House, Houston, Texas
July “Independence Show” : Elder Street Gallery, Houston, Texas
June “Life and Passion of Frida Kahlo” : MECA, Houston, Texas
June “East End Celebration” : Bohemeo’s, Houston, Texas
May “Carnival” : Next, Houston, Texas
March: “Women’s History” : MECA, Houston, Texas
March: “Women’s History” [solo display] : Metropolitan Transit Authority, Houston, Texas
February: “El Corazon” : Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas
2007
November: “Twentieth Century Fox” [solo exhibit] : TBH Houston, Texas
November: “Celebrating the Life and Passion of Frida Kahlo” : MECA, Houston, Texas
October: “Dia de Los Muertos” : MECA, Houston, Texas
October: “National Society of Hispanic MBA’s Conference” : George R. Brown, Houston, Texas
September: “Hispanic Heritage Month – LULAC” : Thurgood Marshall School of Law – TSU, Houston, Texas
September: “Hispanic Heritage Day – HOLA” : Hewlett Packard, Houston, Texas
September: “Carnival” : Next, Houston, Texas
September: “Milestones” : MECA, Houston, Texas
July: “Midnight Summer’s Dream” : Redondo Gallery Houston, Texas
July: “One” : Elder Street GalleryHouston, Texas
July: “Divergency” : bohemeo’s Houston, Texas
June: “Destination Artspace” : Norwich, Connecticut
May: “Cosmic Duality” : bohemeo’s Houston, Texas
April: “Art on Loan / City Hall Annex” : Houston, Texas
March: “Sor Juana Festival” : MECA Houston, Texas
February: “House Farmworkers Benefit” : Ventura, California
February: “Art On Loan” : City Hall Annex Houston, Texas
February: “The Human Form” : Eastman-Smith Gallery; Houston, Texas
February: “El Corazon” : Bath House Cultural Center; Dallas, Texas
2006
December: “Texas Arts Alliance Juried Exhibit” : TAACL; Clear Lake, Texas
December: “Fiesta Guadalupana” : MECA; Houston, Texas
December: “Virgen de Guadalupe” : Mexico Lindo; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
November: “Hight’s Cigar Factory Charity Auction” : M2 Gallery; Houston, Texas
October: “Woman Where Are You Now” : Gallery 19; Houston, Texas
October: “19th Annual Dia De Los Muertos” : Lawndale Art Center, Houston, Texas
September: “Calacas” : Art Car Museum, Houston, Texas
July: “Devoción” : Bombshell; Houston, Texas
July: “Frida de mí Corazon”, Houston, Texas
May: “TR3S: Collective In Color” : 3 Muses Gallery, Houston, Texas
February: “Kinky Friedman Fundraiser”, Houston, Texas
February: “Heights First Saturday, [solo exhibit] : Spanish Flowers; Houston, Texas
January: “Heights First Saturday, [solo exhibit] : Spanish Flowers; Houston, Texas
2005
December: “Fiesta Guadalupana” : MECA; Houston, Texas
December: Christmas Season : Talento Bilingue de Houston; Houston, Texas
November: Dia de los Muertos: Retablos at Lawndale Art Center; Houston, Texas
October: “Controversy” : Gallery 19; Houston, Texas
September: City Hall Year Long Exhibit curated by Gus Kopriva; Houston, Texas
September: “Mezcla” : J.P. Morgan Chase Heritage Hall; Houston, Texas
August: Mexican Consul General; Houston, Texas
June: Jaya; Houston, Texas
April: “An Homage to Frida Kahlo”, online special collection exhibition at www.art.com
March: “Huitzilpoctli” : MECA; Houston, Texas
February: Baquero Gallery in Rice Village; Houston, Texas
2004
December: “La Virgen Exhibit” : MECA; Houston, Texas
December: Christmas seasonal event : TBH; Houston, Texas
November: Heights First Saturday, [solo exhibit] : Harold’s in theHeights; Houston, Texas
October: “Edward James Olmos Latino Book Festival, 3rd annual event” : George R. Brown Convention Center; Houston, Texas
October: “The Everybody Show” : Marie Weichman Studio Galleries in the Heights; Houston, Texas
October: “Dia de Los Muertos” : Standing Rock Cultural Arts Center; Kent, Ohio
October: “Dia de Los Muertos” : MECA; Houston, Texas
September: “First Annual Levity Ball and Art Show”; Houston, Texas
August: “Auxilio” : MECA, Houston, Texas
July: “Women in Art” : de Zeta Gallery, Houston, Texas
June: Heights First Saturday, [solo exhibit]; Crickett’s Creamery and Café; Houston, Texas
May: Heights First Saturday, [solo exhibit]; King Biscuit; Houston, Texas
April: Pig n Pepper “Mad Hatter Teaparty” international artists exhibit; Kent, Ohio.
March: “Band of Arts” : Helio’s; Houston, Texas
March: “Hispanic Heritage Night” [solo exhibit] : Toyota Center; Houston, Texas
February: “Band of Arts / NHPO mixer”; Houston, Texas
2003
November: “Dia De Los Muertos” : Talento Bilingue de Houston; Houston, Texas
October: “Edward James Olmos Latino Book Festival” : George R. Brown Convention Center; Houston, Texas
July: [solo exhibit] : Helio’s; Houston, Texas
2002
September: “Edward James Olmos Latino Book Festival” : George R. Brown Convention Center; Houston, Texas
May: [solo exhibit] : Midtown Bagel Company; Houston, Texas
May: “Quinta Esencia” : Estudio Shoelmann Gallery; Houston, Texas
April: “Breaking Chains”; Houston, Texas
March: “Cesar Chavez Cultural Center” : University Of Colorado, Chicano Studies; Greeley, Colorado.
February: “Houston Justice for Peace Not War’s Peace Festival”; Houston, Texas
2001
October: “Auxilio: An American Art Exhibition” : MECA; Houston, Texas
September: “SMOM” (Sociedad Mutualista Obrera Mejicana) fundraiser [solo exhibit]; Houston, Texas
March: “Burnt Offerings” [solo exhibit] : Talento Bilingüe de Houston; Houston, Texas
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AWARDS
December 2011: Scholarship, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston
August 2005: Honorable Mention, Mexican General Consul, juried exhibition
April 2005: Honorable Mention, “An Homage to Frida Kahlo”, online special collection at art.com; Painting selected: “Convergencia de Los Santos de Palomas Negras”
May 2005: First place, art-cards.org competition
EDUCATION
Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston
San Jacinto College
High School for Law Enforcement / Criminal Justice
PUBLICATION / PRESS
Eight Arms of Inspiration (The Octopus Art Project) book; February 2013
E-Volved : Tattoos and Fine Art (issue #2), October 2012
Houston Chronicle; article by Valerie Sweeten; July 2012
Houston’s Voice, [cable], February 2012
Catapult Art Magazine, October 2011
100 Creatives, Houston Press, July 2011
Pen-Ya.Org, April 2011
Role A|F|M, February 2011
Deer Park Broadcaster, press release, February 2010
Black Queen Speaks, licensed 2010
Old Dogs, cover art for Donna Moore’s mystery novel, 2009
Deer Park Broadcaster, press release, June 2009
DeSangre, commissioned cover art for CD, 2009
Deer Park Progress, press release, October 2008
Pasadena Citizen, article by Kosaku Norioka, July 2008
Deer Park Progress, article by Kosaku Norioka, July 2008
Dallas Morning News, 14th annual “El Corazon” exhibit at the Batch House Cultural Center 2008
Houston Press, 20th Century Fox exhibition press by Olivia Flores Alvarez, December 2007
Demon In The Mirror, commissioned book cover art for writer, S. J. Rivera, October 2007
Houston Press, Carnival II press by Dusti Rhodes, September 2007
Houston Chronicle, One exhibit press, June 2007
Tu Vida television interview, August 2007
La Nueva Raza, article in “Mosaico Cultural” : Chicano Identity Thru Art by Connie Falcon
Art-cards.org, 2005 demonstration on creating “stained glass” art cards
Houston Chronicle, October 31, 2004 interview Kristen Finen
Madonna In Art, compilation book by Mem Mehmet, 2004
Eyecandy Magazine, October 2004
Fox 26 Morning News Houston, October 2002
KPFT 90.1 radio interview, Nuestra Palabra, March 2001
El Dia newspaper article, Burnt Offerings, March 2001