ARIEL LUNA ANAIS
(b.1991, San Antonio, Tx)
LIVES AND WORKS IN SAN ANTONIO, TX
EDUCATION:
2022 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO, POST GRADUATE STUDIES IN ART HISTORY, SAN ANTONIO, TX
2021 ST.PHILIPS COLLEGE, POST GRADUATE STUDIES IN CHEMISTRY, SAN ANTONIO, TX
2014 BA, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
2012 SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
GRANTS AND AWARDS:
2022 COLFA CENTER FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING SCHOLARSHIP
2012 FRIENDS OF FINE ARTS SCHOLARSHIP, USC ROSKI SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS
ROSKI MERIT AWARD, USC ROSKI SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS
FAINTER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP GRANT, SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE
OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AWARD, SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2017 MEDICINE CABINET [ATM], RESIDENT BAR LA, LOS ANGELES, CA
2016 ATM: BLACKLIGHT DISTRICT, THE LEXINGTON, LOS ANGELES, CA
2015 HEAT VISION, QUETZAL BOUTIQUE, LOS ANGELES, CA
2014 HEAT VISION, HEART OF ART GALLERY, LOS ANGELES, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2022 RED DOT, BLUE STAR CONTEMPORARY, SAN ANTONIO, TX
WHILE YOU CAN STILL SMELL ‘EM, NOT FOR YOU GALLERY, SAN ANTONIO, TX
2021 CALAVERA EXHIBITION, THE WITTE MUSEUM, SAN ANTONIO, TX
RED DOT, BLUE STAR CONTEMPORARY, SAN ANTONIO, TX
PICTURES OF YOU, CREATIVE EYE GALLERY, SAN ANTONIO, TX
2020 CALAVERA EXHIBITION, HILTON PALACIO DEL RIO, SAN ANTONIO, TX
RED DOT, BLUE STAR CONTEMPORARY, SAN ANTONIO, TX
VIDEO POP, BRICK, SAN ANTONIO, TX
ROWDY WOMEN TAKEOVER, TEXAS MUSEUM OF POP CULTURE, SAN ANTONIO, TX
2019 VISUAL ARTS ALUMNI DRAWING EXHIBITION, SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE, SAN ANTONIO, TX
RUBIO GALLERY SOUTH POP UP, ST. ANTHONY HOTEL, SAN ANTONIO, TX
PHOTOPLAY, GALERÍA GUADALUPE, SAN ANTONIO, TX
A PRIDE COLLECTIVE: AN EXHIBIT FROM LGBTQ ARTISTS &
ALLIES, TEXAS MUSEUM OF POP CULTURE, SAN ANTONIO, TX
EVERY WOMAN BIENNIAL, 222 BOWERY, NEW YORK, NY
RED DOT, BLUE STAR CONTEMPORARY, SAN ANTONIO, TX
ROWDY WOMEN TAKEOVER, TEXAS MUSEUM OF POP CULTURE, SAN ANTONIO, TX
2018 LOVE UNDER THE RAINBOW, LA BOTANICA, SAN ANTONIO, TX
COMMON CURRENTS: TRICENTENNIAL, BLUE STAR CONTEMPORARY, SAN ANTONIO, TX
2017 THE COASTER SHOW, LA LUZ DE JESUS GALLERY, LOS ANGELES, CA
META DADA: HIGH ART FOR THE POPULACE, ZINE POP-UP SHOP: SAN ANTONIO'S ALTERNATIVE AND INDEPENDENT PRINT
CULTURE, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE, SAN ANTONIO, TX
2016 SHE: BEYOND THE PARADIGMS OF PLEASURE AND PERIL, FRIDA CINEMA, SANTA ANA, CA
2015 UN: WOMEN LA, EARTHWE GALLERY AT BERGAMOT STATION, SANTA MONICA, CA
MISSING IN THE RAINBOW, ECHO PARK FILM CENTER, ECHO PARK, CA
2014 ROSKI UNDERGRADUATE OPEN STUDIO EXHIBITIONS, USC ROSKI SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS, LOS ANGELES, CA
2012 MIXOLOGY, BACKSTAGE LIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TX
ANNUAL EXHIBITION, SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE, SAN ANTONIO, TX.
2011 ANNUAL EXHIBITION, SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE, SAN ANTONIO, TX.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2021 FRANK, NICHOLAS, “VIRTUAL DAY OF THE DEAD RIVER PARADE FEATURES CRÁNEOS DECORATED BY LOCAL ARTISTS”,
SAN ANTONIO REPORT, OCTOBER 2021
2016 TOLEDO, VERONICA, “ARIEL LUNA ANAIS” CONNECTING STORYTELLERS, MAY 2016,
O’HANIAN, HUNTER. “AN INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTINA SCHLESINGER: PAINTING WHAT I SEE”, PROVINCETOWN ARTS MAGAZINE, 2016, 63
CAMP, MELANIE. “SPARC LEADS CHARGE IN L.A. MURAL RESTORATION”, YO! VENICE, 2016, 4
LECTURES/TEACHING:
2018 TEEN LECTURE, ART PACE, SAN ANTONIO, TX
2015 PANEL DISCUSSION, UN: WOMEN LA, EARTHWE GALLERY AT BERGAMOT STATION, SANTA MONICA, CA
PANEL DISCUSSION, Q YOUTH FOUNDATION: MISSING IN THE RAINBOW, ECHO PARK FILM CENTER
PUBLICITY/ FEATURE FILMS:
2021 VIRTUOSO ANGELES, TINA ZIMMER, SWITCHBLADE FILMS
2017 VALOR, TINA ZIMMER, SWITCHBLADE FILMS
2014 DRAGULA, FRANK MELI, JA DROP PRODUCTIONS
MURAL RESTORATION:
- Hitting the Wall, 1984, Judy Baca
- The History of Highland Park, 1977, Judy Baca
- Love is for Everyone, 1991, Mary-Linn Hughes and Reginald Zachary
- To Protect and Serve, 1992, Noni Olabasi
- Calle De La Eternidad, 1993, Johanna Poethig
- Return to the Light, 1993, Charles Freeman
- Marc Chagall Comes Back to Venice Beach, 1991, Christina Schlesinger
- Jaya Mural, 1997, Emily Winters
- The Great Wall of Los Angeles, 1974, Judy Baca