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Jazmín Urrea
Los Angeles CA, 90059
DIAL 323.447.87.16 EMAIL JazminUrrea@gmail.com CLICK www.JazminUrrea.com
Education
2017 California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA – MFA in Photography and Media
2014 California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA – BFA in Photography
Minor: Human Resource Management
Experience
02/2019 – Present Teaching Artist
Artworx LA
09/2009 – Present Classified Substitute Teacher Assistant
Los Angeles Unified School District
09/2016 – 08/2017 Media Production Fellow
Arts in a Changing America
07/2016 – 05/2017 Paul Brach Visiting Artist Coordinator
California Institute of the Arts
09/2016 – 05/2017 Art Office Assistant
California Institute of the Arts
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2018 I SAW RED, SADE, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Red 40, Gallery D301, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
2016 Jazmin’s Quince Años, Main Gallery, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
2014 Bombón, Dutzi Gallery, CSU Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 Soup & Tart: Los Angeles, werkartz, Los Angeles, CA (upcoming)
CORE 2020, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA (upcoming)
2019 Let Me Eat Cake, Blue Roof Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Sleepless Quinceañera: The Music Center After Hours, The Music Center, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Corpo•real, Flatline, Long Beach, CA
Bar Oslo/Café Society #2, Los Angeles, CA
LANGUAGE, L.A.W.S., Los Angeles, CA
2017 See What You Mean (Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA), The Getty Center, Los Angeles, CA
Fictions, The Studio Museum in Harlem, NY
Insatiable Lingua, Flatline, Long Beach, CA
Homecoming, Public Storage LA, Los Angeles, CA
In the Red, Santa Clarita City Hall, Valencia, CA
Uncategorized, AR Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Clothing Optional, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
From Here to There, Gallery 202, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Leftovers, Far Bazzar, Cerritos College, Cerritos, CA
The Clique, Lime Gallery, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
2016 The Group Show, Main Gallery, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
2015 QAC, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
2014 Complex, Merlino Gallery, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Insights, University Art Museum, Long Beach, CA
Command R, Werby Gallery, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
2013 Insights, University Art Museum, Long Beach, CA
Public Art Commission
2019 IMPERISHABLE, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, CURRENT LA: FOOD TRIENNIAL
Grants and Awards
2020 Rema Hort Mann Foundation Emerging Artist Grant
2019 Public Art Commission: Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, CURRENT LA: FOOD TRIENNIAL
2017 Joan Ellis Scholarship in Photography, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia CA
Dean’s Reserve Grant, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
California Institute of the Arts Scholarship, Valencia CA
2016 Joan Ellis Scholarship in Photography, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia CA
California Institute of the Arts Scholarship, Valencia CA
Travel Grant, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
Bartman Grant for Photography and Media, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
2014 Selected for Juried Art Exhibition, “Insights,” University Art Museum, Long Beach, CA
2013 Selected for Juried Art Exhibition, “Insights,” University Art Museum, Long Beach, CA
Panels and Lectures
2020 Imagining a New Map forum, REDCAT, Response Speaker
2019 CURRENT: LA FOOD, MMM!, Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Panelist
IMPERISHABLE TALK, Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Organizer and Panelist
WAA Conference Opening Plenary Call and Response, The Politics of Presence, JW Marriott Hotel, Response Speaker
2017 Gallery D301, Red 40, California Institute of the Arts, Gallery Talk
2016 Main Gallery, Jazmin’s Quince Años, California Institute of the Arts, Gallery Talk
Werby Gallery, Long Beach Alumni Artist Panel, California State University Long Beach, Panelist
Publications
2020 Elisa Wouk Almino, Meet LA’s Art Community: Jazmín Urrea on Public Art…, HYPERALLERGIC. October 31
2019 Sam Bloch, FROM ALGAE BARS TO FLAMIN’ HOT CHEETOS, CURRENT:LA FOOD…, Art In America. October 31
Catherine G. Wagley, What It Means to Talk About the Food Deserts of LA, HYPERALLERGIC. October 30
Janna Zinzi, Jazmin Urrea Builds Monumental Cheetos Sculpture in South L.A., ARTBOUND. October 15
Parker Collins, Hot Cheetos Installation Featured In Public Art Event, SPECTRUM NEWS 1. October 08
Brittany L. Beckman, 8-foot tall Flamin' Hot Cheetos statues are a fiery symbol of food inequality, Mashable. October 05
2017 Holland Cotter, From the Personal to the Political, 19 Artists to Watch Next Year, The New York Times. December 27
Siddhartha Mitter, At “Fictions" in Harlem, Young Black Artists Are on Fire, The Village Voice. September 13
Super Deluxe, Ever wonder what 300 pounds of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos looks like?, Super Deluxe. May 8
Christina Cox, CalArts Student Uses Thousands of Cheetos in Art Exhibit, Santa Clarita Valley Signal. March 13
2016 Christian Hite, Bombόn, KEEP IT DIRTY, vol. a., “Filth,” Punctum Books. July 4
Molly Surazhsky, Life-size Cutouts Celebrate Jazmin’s Quince Años (Jazmin’s Sweet 15), 24700. April 4
Bibliography
2018 Thelma Golden, Lucy Mensah, Fictions, The Studio Museum in Harlem
2017 CALARTS, Ellen Birrell, Clothing Optional, CALARTS/NIGHT GALLERY
Collection
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL