Raul J. Mendez
LHQQR9@AOL.COM
Education
1997 BFA Painting and Drawing, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR.
Solo Exhibitions
2006 A Falling Sky, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, FL
2005 Minor Transgressions, Beaker Gallery, Tampa, FL
The Failure of Knowing, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, FL
2004 Fictions, Pacific Switchboard Gallery, Portland, OR
2003 The Pull, L&B Gallery, Portland, OR
2000 From the Files of Abulafia, K&F, Portland, OR
Group Exhibitions
2006 ArteAmericas, Miami, FL
2005 MANIFESTO(one), Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, FL
Pink Is For Miami, World Arts Building, Miami, FL
Aerial / Terrestrial, Miami-Dade College, Miami, FL
International Kids Fund Invitational Auction, Miami Art Central
Miami, FL
Occurrences: Artists Crossroads, Sydiart Studio, Chicago, IL
ArtBasel Miami Beach, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
2004 Picante, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Athens, GA
There’s Nothing Wrong With Being Beautiful, Ambrosino Gallery,
Miami, FL
ArtBasel Miami Beach, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
The New American Art Union, Portland, OR
2003 Foot by Foot, Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, OR
RACC wallWORKS: PDX (collaborative mural at the Portland Int'l Airport with Ed King)
Drawing for Drawings, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, OR
2002 WALLPATCH, Commonwealth Gallery, Madison, WI
Bipolar?, Eagerwally Gallery, Portland, OR
An Honest Response, Eagerwally Gallery, Portland, OR
Climate Control, Eagerwally Gallery, Portland, OR
2001 RACC (Regional Arts and Culture Council) All the Art That Fits. Portland,OR
The Hardest Thing Ever, The Portland Building/RACC, Portland, OR
Perception and Perspective, L&B Gallery, Portland, OR
Paper Invitational, L&B Gallery, Portland, OR
Performance Piece, REBUT, Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, OR
1999 Group Show, Dragonfly, Portland, OR
1998 Group Show, Dragonfly, Portland, OR
1997 The Simplest Solution to a Puzzling Notion, Pacific Northwest College
of Art, Thesis Exhibit. Portland, OR
1996 The Museum of Reconstituted History, Boyd Gallery, Portland, OR
1995 Group Show, Boyd Gallery, Portland, OR
Awards
2006 New American Paintings, Featured Artist
2004 The Drawing Center, Viewing Program and Slide Registry, New York, NY
2002 RACC WALLworks: PDX Project Honorarium, Portland, OR
2000 RACC Installation Series Project Honorarium, Portland, OR
1996 Voorhees Memorial Scholarship, PNCA, Portland, OR
William Jamison Memorial Scholarship, PNCA, Portland, OR
1994 Foundation Department Award, PNCA, Portland, OR
Collections
The Tom Healy Collection
Related Experience
2005 Curator (Trista Dix), MANIFESTO(one), Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, FL
2004 Guest Lecturer, University of Wisconsin, Madison
1998 Asst. Executive Producer, Asst. Director, Asst. Art Director, Sound Engineer, Musician, Lead Actor, and Still Photographer for an independent film. “The Cab”.
1996 Wrote and recorded score for an independent film “BUS”
Selected Bibliography
New American Paintings, Southern Competition Issue, 2006
Suarez de Jesus, Carlos, “The Human Condition”, Miami New Times, 10.27.05
Occurences: Artists Crossroads, Catalog for show.
International Kids Fund Auction, Catalog 2005
ArtBasel Miami Beach, Catalog 2004, 2005
Tshida, Anne, “New Work, New Faces- and Some Surprises”, The Miami Herald 11.28.04
Row, D.K., “DK’s Hot Picks”, Oregonian A&E, 01.16.04
ARTSTAR Radio Show, KPSU, March 2003
Row, D.K., “Gallery Guide”, Oregonian A&E, 9.05.03
Regional Arts and Culture Council, “Here and Gone: A Compilation of Temporary Projects”, 2003
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, “Drawing for Drawings: Catalog”, 2003
Lambert, Lisa “WW Picks”, The Willamette Week, 12.12.01
Lambert, Lisa, “Two Reviews”, The Willamette Week, 12.05.01
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