Altar @ SOMARts dedicated to 5 Latinx killed by police brutality
ADRIAN ARIAS
Email: adrian.arias@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adrian_arias.sf/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdrianAriasPeru
Adrian Arias is an international multidisciplinary artist working at the intersection of visual arts, poetry, and social justice. As a descendant of the Mochica culture of ancient Peru, he uses the gifts from his ancestors to connect communities by promoting messages of equality, peace and beauty.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Beautiful Trash (4): The Pandemic
Galería de La Raza, San Francisco, California
2019 Dream #8: The Border
Berkeley Art Museum (BAMPFA), Berkeley, California
2018 Dream Escapes
Red Poppy Art House.
2017 Angels in Time of Dictatorship
Studio Grand, Oakland, California
2015 Beautiful Trash (3)
Art Museum of San Marcos, Lima, Peru
2012 Beautiful Trash (2)
Galleria de La Raza, San Francisco, California
2010 Beautiful Trash (1)
Kimball Education Gallery, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, California
GROUP EXHIBITIONS / PRODUCTIONS
2023 Tarot in Pandemic & Revolution
Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST), San Francisco, California
A multifaceted collaboration conceptualized and orchestrated by Adrian Arias and sixty two (62) visual artists and poets resulting in the creation of an eighty one (81) card community tarot deck that speaks to the historic events that transpired during the pandemic.
Published by Nomadic Press, Oakland, California
A BIPOC Tarot Deck by HYPERALLERGIC:
https://hyperallergic.com/701905/bipoc-tarot-deck-for-navigating-trying-times/
2021 The Light That Shines Through The Cracks
La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley, California
Curated by Cece Carpio
2020 Manos del Mundo/Hands of the World
Mission Cultural Center of Latino Arts, San Francisco, California
2019 We Belong – Pertenecemos
State of California Building, San Francisco, California
Curated by Joseph Abbati
2008 “Mi película empieza… / Mi movie starts…”
Art Festival BAC, Museum of Contemporary Art, Barcelona, Spain
COMMISSIONS/PUBLIC ART PROJECTS
2023 Mural-Title TBD
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, California
2022 Fire Hummingbird
The Festival of Altars, Potrero del Sol Park, San Francisco, California
Commissioned by The Marigold Project
Large scale altar-ofrenda installation and sound sculpture
2022 Indigenous Women Are Not Invisible
Magic Theatre, Fort Mason, San Francisco, California
Commissioned by Magic Theatre
2022 You Don’t Kill the Truth by Killing Journalists
SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, California
Commissioned by SOMArts
Large scale altar-ofrenda installation dedicated to two journalists killed in Chile and Israel for Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos
2022 “19”
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, California
Commissioned by Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
Large scale altar-ofrenda installation dedicated to the 19 children murdered in Uvalde, Texas for Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos
2022 River to the Sky
Turk Street & Hyde Street, San Francisco, California
Commissioned by Luggage Store Gallery and the Someland Foundation.
Link to see 90 seconds timelapse of the creation of the mural:
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/682109842
Complete information about River to the sky mural:
https://www.luggagestoregallerysf.org/2022/01/adrian-arias-river-to-the-sky-mural/
https://www.ktvu.com/news/san-franciscos-famed-blackhawk-jazz-club-showcased-black-excellence
2021 Love Story of Hummingbirds and Ancestors
Google, Mountain View, California
Commissioned by Google and Gray Area Foundation
A 1,300 square foot mural featuring personal stories of the artist and the cultural relevance of the hummingbird
2021 A Poem for the Dead
SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, California
Commissioned by SOMArts
Large scale altar-ofrenda installation dedicated to 5 Latinx killed by police brutality for Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos
Interview and article link by NPR:
2021 Dear…Yoland, Jack, Anna, Hung Lui
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA), San Francisco, California
Commissioned by MCCLA
One large scale altar-ofrenda installation dedicated to Yolanda Lopez, Jack Hirschman and Anna Halprin and one altar-ofrenda in collaboration with artist Cece Carpio dedicated to artist Hung Liu for Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos
2020 Amulets
Online, San Francisco, California
Curated by Adrian Arias
Artists were commissioned to create an amulet dedicated to pertinent concerns during the pandemic
2020 Two Public Murals
Grand Ave and Lakeshore Ave, Oakland, California
Commissioned by Eye Care Optometry and Good Vibrations
2020 Hemorrhage, an Ablution of Hope
Incantation
Day of the Dead
The Mission neighborhood, San Francisco, California
Three murals commissioned by Dance Brigade and Dance Mission Theatre
2020 “8:46”
SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, California
Commissioned by SOMArts
Large scale altar-ofrenda installation dedicated to George Floyd for Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos
2020 Temporary Public Art project
Machina Loci, Berkeley, California
Commissioned by Machina Loci
2020 BLACK LIVES MATTER
Petaluma Public Library, Petaluma, California
Public art commissioned by the city of Petaluma
2015 Eduardo Galeano Presente!
SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, California
Commissioned by SOMArts
Large scale altar-ofrenda installation and performance dedicated to Eduardo Galeano for Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos
2015 Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos
San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco, California
Commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony
Large scale altar-ofrenda installation dedicated to Gabriel Garcia Marquez
2014 Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos
California Institute of Integral Studies {CIIS), San Francisco. California
Commissioned by the California Institute of Integral Studies
Large scale altar-ofrenda installation dedicated to the children killed at the Mexican-US border
2012 Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos
Oakland Museum of California (OMCA), Oakland. California
Commissioned by OMCA
Large scale altar-ofrenda installation dedicated to Lew Ayres
1994 Recycl-Art
The Galerie Bernanos of Art, Paris, France
PRODUCTIONS
2023 Dream #10
Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco, California
Multidisciplinary performance in collaboration with Anna Halprin Lab to respond to the
excessive use of firearms in the United States.
2023 Solaz
A multidisciplinary immersive experience of dance, music, and poetic visual imagery co-produced with La Tania Baile Flamenco and the Presidio Theatre.
Sponsored by Creative Art Fund and Kenneth Rainin Foundation.
https://www.presidiotheatre.org/show/2023latania/
2022 Live Painting
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Archive, Berkeley, California
Exploring the power of the Full Moon with connection to Tarot in Pandemic & Revolution project
2022 Sii Agua Si Live Painting
Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers (FLACC),Dolores Park, San Francisco, California
Public art activation In collaboration with artists Pancho Peskador and Cece Carpio and dedicated to the sacred and ancestral waters
2021 Sii Agua Si Live Painting
Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers (FLACC), San Francisco, California
Mission Dance Theater public art activation In collaboration with artist Pancho Peskador and dedicated to the sacred and ancestral waters
2020 23 Minutes with Adrian
Twelve live stream sessions of painting, poetry and music with special guests: Alejandro
Murguía, Aida Salazar, Roman Lujan, Yuyi Morales, Kata Miletich, Jorge Argueta, John Santos, Yamily Yunis, Teresa Palazzo-Conti, Roger Santivañez, Mario Bellatin and Anais Azul.
Commissioned by the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA), San Francisco, California
2017 Dream #3
Push Festival, ODC, San Francisco, California
2005 – present Mission Arts Performance Project (MAPP)
Multiple locations, San Francisco Bay Area
Co-founded the collaboration of artists to highlight their work the first Saturday of every other month. Won the Bay Guardian’s Best of the Bay in 2006.
2004-2010 Video-Fest
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA
Conceptualized, curated and produced annual film festival.
2004-2010 Luna Negra
Mission Cultural Center for LAtino Arts, San Francisco, CA
Conceptualized, curated, and produced this annual showcase of local women performers whose work represents valor and transformation.
2003 – present Illusion
San Francisco, California
Curated by Adrian Arias, Illusion is the largest collective creation space for artists from different disciplines in the Bay Area. Taking place at venues such as the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA), the M.H. de Young Museum, SOMArts, and the Red Poppy Art House, Illusion is a meeting place for artists to collaborate, create and catalyze the community.
http://adrianarias.com/communitary-creations/
2003 The Waiting Room
Red Poppy Art House, San Francisco, California
FOOD PERFORMANCES
2019 Ceviche Art & Cara-Pulcra
Valencia, Spain
2016 Soup for my Ancestors, as part of Dream #1
Red Poppy ARt House, San Francisco.
In collaboration with Amaranth String Quartet and La Tania Baile Flamenco.
2015 Ceviche Performance
Red Poppy Art House, San Francisco.
2009 – 2014 Tango-Ceviche a series of workshops
Red Poppy Art House, San Francisco.
In collaboration with Todd Brown.
2006 Ceviche Performance
Kimball Gallery, M.H. de Young Museum, San Francisco.
2004 Ceviche for Disappeared women in Juarez
Palo Verde College, Blythe, California.
2003 Ceviche Art
California College of the Arts (CCA), San Francisco.
2002 Ceviche for Disappeared women in Juarez
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)
In collaboration with La Pocha Nostra and Guillermo Gomez-Peña.
COLLECTIONS
2023 Traveler
(51”x71”) Acrylic and watercolor on Arches paper
Alameda Creek Watershed Center, Sunol, California
2022 “The indigenous woman is not invisible: My body is not yours”
(26”x40”) Acrylic and watercolor on Arches paper
Collection of Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco
2022 Horse
(45”x51”) Ink and acrylic, Arches paper
Private collection of beatrice Balfour, Italy
2017 Angel Protector of Future Life
(20”x28”) Pencil, charcoal, tea, rainwater, on Arches paper
Private collection of Anne Lemaistre, France
2015 Beautiful Trash, The New Vitruvian Woman
(10’ x 10’ x 5’) Mixed media installation
San Marcos Museum, Lima, Peru
2015 Dream Flower
(18”x24”) Watercolor on Arches paper
Private collection of Begonia Caparros, Spain
PUBLICATIONS
“Mar de Palabras Para Amar / Sea of Words to Love,” Bundo CafeBreria, Xalapa, Mexico. 2023.
“Mar de Palabras Para Amar / Sea of Words to Love,” Peisa Publishing, Lima Peru. 2022.
“Castigo Divino (Divine Punishment),” Jaime Campodonico Editions, LIma Peru. 2000.
“26-10-2028,” Cope Editions, Lima, Peru. 2000.
“Sueños y Paranoias (Dreams and Paranoias),” Peisa Publishing, Lima, Peru. 1996.
“Hábitos (Habits),” Los Reyes Rojos Editions, Lima, Peru. 1984.
AWARDS AND HONORS
2023 Artist-in-Residence
Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST), San Francisco, California
2023 Artist-in-Residence
Red Poppy Art House, San Francisco, California
2021 Kenneth Rainin Foundation Grant, Oakland, California
2021 Google Artist-in-Residence
Google, Mountain View, California
2020 Creative Work Fund Grant, San Francisco, California
2019 Benamil Artist-in-Residence
Benamil Art Center, Valencia, Spain
2017 Award of Excellence in Visual Arts
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, California
2016 Artist-in-Residence
FridaCalicos, San Rafael, California
2010 Artist-in-Residence
M.H. de Young Museum, San Francisco, California
2009 Best of Festival – “Frida in the Mirror”
Berkeley Film & Video Festival, Berkeley, California
2009 Best of Festival – “Frida in the Mirror”
San Francisco International Film Festival, San Francisco, California
2009 Best of Show – poem “Vitis Vinifera”
Struga Poetry Evenings, Macedonia
2008 Finalist – “Mi película empieza… / Mi movie starts…”
Video Art Prize Ingenio 400, Madrid, Spain.
2000 Honorary Mention – “Castigo Divino (Divine Punishment)”
Cope Biennial of Poetry, Lima, Peru.
1999 Third Prize – “26-10-2028”
Cope Biennial of Poetry, Lima, Peru.
1996 Winner – “Sueños y Paranoias (Dreams and Paranoias)”
Biennial of Poetry APJ, Lima, Peru
1993-94 Art Study Scholarship
University of Paris, Paris, France
1984 Winner of the Honorary Mention – “Hábitos (Habits)”
Julio Cortázar Poetry contest, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
RELATED PROFESSIONAL WORK
2023 Facilitator, Student Mural
International Bilingual School (EBI) Emeryville, California.
2019 Facilitator, Movement and Expressive Arts Teaching Workshop
Benamil, Valencia, Spain.
2015-2021 Art Teacher
International Bilingual School (EBI) Emeryville and Oakland campuses, California.
2015 Lecturer
San Marcos Museum of Art, Lima, Peru
2006 Lecturer and Event Production
San Marcos Museum, La Noche Cultural Center, Lima, Peru
2002-2015 Director of the Multimedia
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, California
1996-1998 Photographer
SICLA Festival (Latin American Cultural Integration Week) and CICLA (Latin American Cultural Integration Council), Lima, Peru
1988 Lecturer, “Indigenous Symbols and Scripts”
Unesco, Museum of Civilization, Ottawa, Canada
1983-86 Art Teacher
Los Reyes Rojos primary school, Lima, Peru
1982 Facilitator, Art-installation workshop
Catholic University of Peru
PANELIST / JUROR
2021 Panelist
San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco, California
2013 Panelist
ArtSpan, San Francisco, California
2010 Panelist
Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards, San Francisco, California
BIBLIOGRAPHY
“The Future was now/El manana fue ayer,” Jose Carlos Mariategui, Max Hernandez, Jorge Villacorta. Edited by Alta Tecnologia Andina, Lima, Peru, 2018
Anne Lemaistre, France, “Angel protector of future life”, pencil, charcoal, tea and rainwater on Arches paper, 20 x 28 inches, 2017 (This piece appears in the book Endangered Species, Pease Press, San Francisco, 2018)
California anthologies where his poetry appears:
2012: Occupy SF, poems from the movement, Jambu Press
2013: Heartfire, Second Revolutionary Poets Brigade Anthology, Kallatumba Press, San Francisco
2014: Arcana, A festschrift for Jack Hirschman, edited by Byron Spooner & Judith Bernhard, Andover Street Archives Press, San Francisco.
2016: Overthrowing Capitalism, Volume three, Reclaiming Community. Edited by Jack Hirschman & John Curl, Kallatumba Press, San Francisco.
2017: 95 Rituals, dedicated to post-modern dance pioneer Anna Halprin. Edited by Shinichi Iova-Koga, Published by Dancer’s Group, San Francisco.
2017: Poetry in Flight/Poesia en vuelo, Anthology in celebration of El Tecolote, editors Francisco X Alarcon, Nina Serrano & Eva Martinez, Accion Latina.
2018: Endangered Species, Enduring Values, An Anthology of San Francisco Area Writers and Artists of Color, edited by Shizue Seigel, Pease Press and SFAC, San Francisco.
2020: PLAGUE 2020: COVID-19 Poetry and Art From Around The World, edited by Mahnaz Badihian.
2020: Building Socialism I, fighting fascism, Revolutionary Poets Brigade, Edited by Jack Hirschman, Karen Melander-Magoon, Scott Bird, John Curl, Kallatumba Press, San Francisco.
2021: Building Socialism II, fighting fascism, Revolutionary Poets Brigade, Edited by Jack Hirschman, Lisbit Bailey, John Curl, Kallatumba Press, San Francisco.
2021: Essential Truths, The Bay Area in color, edited by Shizue Seigel, Pease Press and SFAC, San Francisco.
2022: Light on the walls of life, a tribute to Lawrence Ferlinghetti, edited by Bobby Coleman, Jambu Press, San Francisco.
2022: Reimagine America, an anthology for the future, edited by Mark Lipman, Vagabond Press, Berkeley, CA.
2022: Uncommon Ground, BIPOC journeys to creative activism, edited by Shizue Seigel, Pease Press and SFAC, San Francisco.
EDUCATION
2014 – 2020 Anna Halprin Performance Lab, San Francisco, California
2016 – 2017 Tamalpa Institute Training, Level 1, Tamalpa, California
2005 – 2006 Studied with Guillermo Gomez-Pena and Keith Hennessy, San Francisco, California
1979 – 1982 Human Sciences and Philosophy, Catholic University of Peru