Angel Cabrales

Education

M.F.A. 2009 Sculpture University of North Texas

B.F.A. 2004 Sculpture Arizona State University

Exhibitions

Upcoming:

January 2010 El Capitalismo de Desastre: Una Feria para el Futuro Presente, Gallery 300, solo exhibition, El Paso, TX

 Upcoming:

September 2009 New World Ordered, Gallery 414, Two man show with Ian O’Brian, Fort Worth, TX

 February 2009 Collective , Cora Stafford Gallery, group show, Denton, TX

January 2009 Disaster Capitalism, MFA Thesis Exhibition; Greater Denton Arts Council (GDAC) Visual Arts Center, solo exhibition, Denton, TX

April 2008 H2OMG! Forth Worth Community Arts Center, group show, Fort Worth, TX

 November 2007 Trepidation , Cora Stafford Gallery, group show, Denton, TX

 October 2007 Maker Faire , group show, Austin, TX

May 2007 Junior/Senior Prom , 500X Gallery, groups show, Dallas, TX

May 2006 Feminine Unconscious “Awake in a dream” MonOrchid Gallery, group show, Phoenix, AZ

 November 2005 AIGA Art Auction , Design Within Reach, group auction, Scottsdale, AZ

 March 2005Detour! Trunk Space Gallery, group show, Phoenix, AZ

 July 2004POW! Trunk Space Gallery, group show, Phoenix, AZ

 June 2004Rise Out of Place, Private Collection of Michael Jenkins. Permanent Installation LARC Inc. Dallas, TX

 May-June 2004 Collective Inferno, Rezurrection Gallery, group show, Tempe, AZ

 May 2004 Rabid Rabbits and the Disgruntled Denizens of Desolation, Studio Hub Gallery, two man show with Gabriel Marquez, Phoenix, AZ

 April 2004Manipulated Masses Undergraduate Senior Exhibition, Gallery 100, group show, Tempe, AZ

 March 2004The Hub Artlink Mystery Gallery, Hub Gallery, group show, Phoenix, AZ

 May-Sept 2003 AZSSC Form and Space Sculpture Juried Show, Spanish Village Sculpture Garden , group show, Carefree, AZ

 May-June 2003The Stubborn Light of Night, Rezurrection Gallery, group show, Tempe, AZ

 March 2003 Artlink Mystery Gallery , West 111, group show, Phoenix, AZ

 Dec’02-Jan ‘03 Array, Starving Artist Gallery, group show, Phoenix, AZ

 May 2002Arch Rivalry, ASU Campus Square, group show, Tempe, AZ

 Dec’01-Jan’02Undergraduate Student Show, Harry Wood Gallery, juried show Tempe AZ

 March 2000Vanidades, World Fine Art Gallery, solo exhibition, New York, NY

 August 1998 Vanidades , Dolce Vita, solo exhibition, El Paso , TX

 May-Sept 1998 Untitled, Alternative Ark Gallery, group show, El Paso, TX

 April 1998 Dimentia, The Drama Club, group show, Santa Fe, NM

 May 1996Refusé Art Show, College of Santa Fe, group show, Santa Fe , NM

Professional Experience

Aug’06-PresentTeaching Assistant - Sculpture. Teaching assistant to Professor Richard Davis and Professor Don Schol, Assist in the teaching of Sculpture I class in Foundry methods, welding, woodworking and hand building techniques, Denton, TX

 Jan’08-Present Area Assistant - Sculpture Shop, Assistant to Jeff McClung, Supervise the dispensing of tools, assist in tool and shop maintenance

 June 08-Aug’08 Area Assistant to Associate Dean, Assistant to Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs Don Schol

 Nov’07-Dec’07 Lead designer for public art project Fry Street Village Public Art Project in conjunction with students from the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (UAEM)

Aug’07-Dec’07 Area Assistantship - Sculpture Shop, Foundry and welding area supervisor

Aug’06-May’07 Area Assistantship - Sculpture shop, assistant to Etienne Illy, Supervise the dispensing of tools, assist in tool and shop maintenance

 May 2006Drawing Teacher, Westwood High School, Mesa, AZ

 Feb’06-May’06 Lead assistant artist for Artist Thomas Strich, City of Tempe Multi Cultural Center Project, Tempe, AZ

 Sept’05-April’06Substitute teacher, Mesa Public Schools, Mesa, AZ

July‘05-Nov‘05Lead assistant artist for Artist Thomas Strich, City of Phoenix Rio Salado Gateway Project- Layers of Time and River Patterns, Phoenix, AZ

July’05-Aug’05Lead assistant artist for Artist Tom Strich, Passing Images Project-. Queen Creek, AZ

Feb-May 2005Art Teacher, Rhodes Jr. High, Mesa, AZ

 Nov’04-Feb’05Substitute teacher, Mesa Public Schools, Mesa, AZ

September 2004Gallery Preparations of the Samuel Mockbee and the Rural Studio: Community Architecture Exhibit, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Arts, Scottsdale, AZ

 Feb’04-Mar’04Gallery Captain, Graphic Designer/Artist, Artlink/Art Detour Hub Mystery Gallery, Phoenix, AZ

 February 2003Wood work for Artist Mary Bates-Neubauer Oro Valley Arts Council Tangerine Road, Phoenix, AZ

 Dec’02-Jan’03Producer/Promoter/Graphic Designer/Artist, Array, Starving Artist Gallery , Phoenix, AZ

 Sept’01-Dec’02Shop Supervisor, ASU Sculpture Department, Tempe, AZ

 May’98-Sept’98Curator’s Assistant, Alternative Ark Gallery, El Paso, TX

 Nov’97-Apr’98Producer/Promoter/Graphic Designer/Artist, Dimentia, Drama Club, Santa Fe, NM

Guest Lectures

April 2, 2010 Guest Lecturer, Art Appreciation Class with Professor Zoe Spiliotis, Tarrant County Community College, South Campus. Fort Worth, TX

Awards, Honors, Published Citations

First in Prime , TXA 21 News, Dallas, TX, January 22, 2009

“Grad student draws from political culture for show,’ North Texas Daily Arts and Life Section, Denton, TX, November 19, 2008

“Sculpture department uses art in multiple areas,” North Texas Daily Arts and Life Section, Denton, TX, September 19, 2008

Multicultural Scholastic Award, August 2007 – May 2009

 The Tony & Linda Altermann Endowment for the Visual Arts, August 2007 – May 2008

 12 News for Action , NBC 12 News, Phoenix, AZ, October 14, 2004

  “ Artist Visit,” Phoenix New Times Vol. 35, no.20, Phoenix, AZ May13-19, 2004

 Dean’s List 2001 - 2003

 Best Work Over 36”Award by the Sonoran Arts League Form and Space Sculpture Juried Show Spanish Village Sculpture Garden, May 2003

Regents Scholarship, Arizona State University , August 2002 - May 2003

 ASU Studio Space, Awarded by ASU Sculpture Department, January 2002 - May 2003

 Third place Memento Contest, ASM International Arizona Chapter, Phoenix, AZ, November 2002

 “ Artist Statements,” The Metroplex Magazine, El Paso, TX, September 1998

“ Taking A Chance,” El Paso Times Living Section, El Paso, TX, May 31, 1998

 Best of Show, Refusé Art Show, College of Santa Fe, May 1996

Workshops

Arizona Iron Pour, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

March 2007-March 2006-April 2003

Languages

English (fluent)

Spanish (fluent)

Studio Skills

Sculpture

Welding and metal fabrication (Mig, Tig, Arc, and gas)

Mechanical and kinetic fabrication

Plasma and gas cutting

Foundry (bronze, aluminum, and iron)

Cupola fabrication for iron casting

Patination (hot and cold)

Vacuforming

Mold making (ceramic shell, investment, plaster, silicone, and rubber compounds)

Concrete and Resin Casting

Fiberglass

Heavy metal and wood working equipment

Industrial metal working equipment

Equipment maintenance

 Neon

Glass cutting, bending, and welding

Burner configuration/maintenance

Inert gasses (neon and argon)

Mercury applications

Bombarding (including single electrode)

Transformers and electronics

 Ceramics

Hand building

Kiln operations

Glaze and slip application

 Drawing and Painting

Charcoal/ Pastels/Colored Pencils/Markers/Acrylics

 Computer Skills

Adobe Photoshop/ Illustrator

Microsoft Office