| Lissa Jones and Curt Fukuda |
| Selected Exhibitions | |
| 2003 |
Casa Adobe, San José, California.
Works from Oaxaca.
Curator: Catherine Gonzalez.
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| 2002 |
MACLA, San José, California.
Cabinets of Curiosities.
Curators: Anjee Helstrup and Cathy Kimball.
Mexican Heritage Corporation, San José, California. Solo exhibition. Curator: Laura Esparza. La Mano Magica, Oaxaca, Mexico. Día de los Muertos. Curator: Mary Jane Mendoza. |
| 2001 |
Durango Arts Center, Durango, Colorado.
Día de los Muertos: Traditions and Contemporary Expressions.
Curators: Larry Yanez and Vicki Donkersley.
Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho. Día de los Muertos: Traditions and Contemporary Expressions. Curators: Larry Yanez and Vicki Donkersley. Arts and Science Center of Southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Día de los Muertos: Traditions and Contemporary Expressions. Curators: Larry Yanez and Vicki Donkersley. |
| 2000 |
Encantada Gallery of Fine Art, San Francisco, California.
Cuentos: Images of Spirituality from Oaxaca.
Curator: Mía González.
Peoria Public Library, Peoria, Arizona. Día de los Muertos: Traditions and Contemporary Expressions. Curators: Larry Yanez and Vicki Donkersley. |
| 1999 |
University of Washington Odegaard Library, Seattle, Washington. Solo exhibition. Curator: Cynthia Steele.
Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, Arizona. Día de los Muertos exhibition. Curator: Vicki Donkersley. Pajaro Valley Arts Council, Watsonville, California. Día de los Muertos exhibition. Curator: Elizabeth Reid. |
| 1998 | Laney College June Steingart Gallery, Oakland, California. Solo exhibition. Curator: Ana Montano. |
| 1997 |
Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, Oregon. Día de los Muertos exhibition. Curator: Sandra Dominguez.
Art Beat Gallery, San Francisco, California. Solo exhibition. Curator: Ana Montano. Encantada Gallery, San Francisco, California. Santos Pero No Tan Mucho. Curator: Mía González. |
| 1996 |
Kulturverein Riesa Efau, Dresden, Germany. Solo exhibition.
Creative Arts Center, Sunnyvale, California. Bread, Flowers and Candles, solo exhibition. Curator: Jan Rindfleisch. Euphrat Museum of Art, Cupertino, California. HeartWork. Curators: Jan Rindfleisch, Diana Argabrite and Slobodan Dan Paich. Kulturamt (Amt für Kultur und Museen der Stadt Osnabrück), Osnabrück, Germany. Solo exhibition. Curator: Dr. Scott Swope. Roswell Museum of Art, Roswell, New Mexico. Day of the Dead, solo exhibition. Curators: Robyn Einhorn and Wesley Rusnell. |
| 1995 |
San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, California.
Photropolis 95,
juried exhibition. Jurors: Suda House, Diana Gaston, Richard A. Lou.
Orange Coast College Photography Gallery, Costa Mesa, California. After Dark, juried exhibition. Juror: Diana Gaston. Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, Arizona. Day of the Dead, Curator: Vicki Donkersley. Patricia Sweetow Gallery, Napa, California. Diminutive Pairs. Curator: Patricia Sweetow. José Galvez Gallery, Tucson, Arizona. Day of the Dead. Curator: José Galvez. Huntington Beach Art center, Huntington Beach, California. Day of the Dead. Curator: Consuelo Flores-Norte. La Mano Mágica, Oaxaca, Mexico. Día de los Muertos exhibition. Curator: Mary Jane Mendoza. |
| 1994 |
Art Span, San Francisco, California.
Selections–Juried exhibition.
Jurors: Enrique Chagoya, Susan Cummins, and Renny Pritikin.
Folk Arte Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio. El Día de los Muertos. Curator: Salvador González. 3rd Floor Gallery, California State University, Chico, Chico, California. El Día de los Muertos, solo exhibition. Curator: Marlys Williams. Palo Alto Cultural center, Palo Alto, Califorrnia. La Ofrenda, solo exhibition. Curator: Linda Craighead. pARTs Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota. El Día de los Muertos. Curator: Vance Gellert. Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California. Day of the Dead exhibition. Curators: Consuelo Flores-Norte and Rosa M. |
| 1993 |
Villa Montalvo, Saratoga, California.
El Día de los Muertos en Oaxaca,
solo exhibition. Curator: Russell Moore.
Paris Gibson Square Museum, Great Falls, Montana. Life Death Rebirth. Curator: Barbara Racker. Art Span, San Francisco, California. Open Studios exhibition. San José City College, San José, California. El Día de los Muertos, solo exhibition. Curator: Eve Page. Galería de la Raza, San Francisco, California. El Día de los Muertos. Curator: María V. Pinedo. William Reagh Los Angeles Photography Center, Los Angeles, California. El Día de los Muertos exhibition. Curator: Consuelo F. Norte. |
| 1992 |
Marin Civic center, San Rafael, California.
La Muerte en Oaxaca,
solo exhibition. Curator: Lotte McWatters.
City of San José, San José, California. Harmony of Cultures. Curator: Peter Gordon. |
| 1991 |
Los Angeles Photography Center, Los Angeles, California. El Día de los Muertos exhibition. Curator: Consuelo F. Norte.
Galería de la Raza, San Francisco, California. Ex Votos y Ofrendas. Curator: Guillermo Pulido. |
| 1990 | Tzin Tzun Tzan, Berkeley, California. El Día de los Muertos exhibition. Curators: Rosa Blum and Henry Wangeman. |
| 1989 | San José Public Library, San José, California. San José Taiko, solo exhibition. |
| 1986 |
Villa Montalvo, Saratoga, California.
San José Taiko,
solo exhibition.
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| Benefit Auctions | |
| 2000 | MACLA, San José, CA. Latino 2000 Art Auction. |
| 1999 |
UCSF AIDS Health Project, San Francisco, CA.
Art for AIDS Auction.
MACLA, San José, CA. Latino Art Auction. |
| 1992 to 1997 | S.F. Camerawork, San Francisco, CA. Annual Benefit Auction. |
| 1992 to 1993 | Berkeley Store Gallery, Berkeley, CA. Holiday Benefit exhibition. |
| 1991 to 1993 | Works/San José, San José, CA. Silent Night Benefit Auction. |
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1986 to 1999
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San José ICA, San José, CA. Annual Valentine and Annual Benefit Auctions. |
| Lectures | |
| 1999 | University of Washington Odegaard Library, Seattle, Washington. |
| 1998 |
Laney College June Steingart Gallery, Oakland, California.
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| 1996 |
Kulturverein Riesa Efau, Dresden, Germany.
Kulturamt, Osnabrück, Germany. |
| 1994 to 1998 |
Instituto Cultural Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Far Horizons Travel Tours, Oaxaca, Mexico. |
| 1994 |
Folk Arte Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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| Galleries | |
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SF Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery, San Francisco, California.
La Mano Mágica, Oaxaca, Mexico. |
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| Education | |
| Lissa Jones | |
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1985
1982 |
Masters of Art: Sculpture, San José State University, San José, California.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, San José State University, San José, California. |
| Curt Fukuda | |
| 1975 | B.A. Radio, Television and Film, San José State University, San José, California. |
| Continuing Education | |
| Lissa Jones | |
| 1994 | Painting Photographs with Holly Roberts, center for Photographic Arts, Carmel, California. |
| 1993 and 1997 | Resources for Artists with Ellen Manchester, University of California, University Extension, Santa Clara, California. |
| 1989 | Night Photography with Michael Kenna, Marin Headlands for the Arts, Sausalito, California. |
| Curt Fukuda | |
| 1998 to present | Studies in Multimedia at Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, California. Classes: HTML, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Flash, and Macromedia Director. |
| 1994 | Photographing in Death Valley with Charles Cramer, Death Valley, California. |
| 1993 and 1997 | Resources for Artists with Ellen Manchester, University of California, University Extension, Santa Clara, California. |
| 1992 | History of Contemporary Photography with John Bloom, Friends of Photography, San Francisco, California. |
| 1989 | Night Photography with Michael Kenna, Marin Headlands for the Arts, Sausalito, California. |
| 1982 | Self Publishing with Bill Owens, West Valley College, Saratoga, California. |
| 1979 |
Environmental Portraiture
with Art Rogers, Point Reyes Station, California.
The Zone System with Charles Cramer, Santa Clara, California. |
| Community Work | |
| Lissa Jones | |
| 1997 | 15th Annual El Mariachi Festival, Fresno, California, program and poster art. |
| 1994 |
Shanti Project Annual Award Benefit.
M.H.R. AIDS Support Group Benefit. |
| 1991 to Present | San José ICA, San José, California. Auxiliary Board. |
| 1991 and 1993 | San José ICA, San José, California. Artists Selection Committee for Annual Auction. |
| 1984 to 1990 | San José ICA, San José, California. Board of Directors. |
| 1965 to Present | Girl Scouts of America, San José, California. Troop leader. |
| Curt Fukuda | |
| 1994 |
Shanti Project Annual Award Benefit.
M.H.R. AIDS Support Group Benefit. |
| 1992 to Present | Neighbors Abroad, Palo Alto, California. Sister city program with Oaxaca, Mexico, member/host family. |
| 1991 and 1993 | San José ICA, San José, California. Artists Selection Committee for Annual Auction. |
| 1990 | San José Japantown, San José, California. Nihonmachi Centennial. |
| 1985 | San José Taiko Group, San José, California. Board of Directors. |
| 1983 to 1997 | Recording for the Blind, Palo Alto, California. Monitor readings. |
| Employment | |
| Lissa Jones | |
| 1998 to Present | Corporate Art Consultant, Rockwood Design, Saratoga, California. Design art installations in corporations and public institutions, work with artists, vendors, and executives. |
| 1988 to 1997 | Corporate Art Consultant, Walls Alive, San José, California. Design art installations in corporations and public institutions, work with artists, vendors, and executives. |
| 1985 to 1988 | Framer, Framing Ltd., San José, California. Design and assemble matting and framing for artwork. |
| Curt Fukuda | |
| 1980 to Present | Writer/Photographer, Mountain View, California. Sole proprietor writing business working with corporations, small businesses, projects and organizations. Operated a photography studio from 1980 to 2001. |
| 1996 to 2000 | Internet Topic Manager, GO Networks (formerly Infoseek), Sunnyvale, California. Manage topics for an Internet search engine directory. |
| 1977 to 1980 | Writer/Cinematographer, Ford Aerospace, Palo Alto, California. Wrote and produced films for marketing and documentation. Wrote and edited brochures, data sheets, and manuals. |
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