Emilia Arana
 
 


Resume

Education

M.A. Art History, The University of Arizona, 1997

Emphasis in Colonial Mexican Art and 18th Century European Art
Thesis - "The Implications of Miguel Cabrera's Caste Paintings"

B.Sc. Accounting and MIS, The University of Arizona, 1978

Solo Exhibitions

• Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, “Lyrical Abstraction”, 2008
• Hilltop Gallery, Nogales, “The Colors of Home”, 2007
• Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, “Abstract Paintings: The Underlying Music” 2006
• Artist of the Month Gallery, Tucson, “Sources and Sounds” 2005
• Tucson Pima Public Library, “Rhythmscape”, 2005

Group Exhibitions

• Davis Dominguez Gallery, Tucson, Small Works Invitational, 2009
• The Drawing Studio Faculty Exhibit, 2009
• Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, 2008, “Momentum and Melody”
• Faculty Exhibit, The Drawing Studio, 2008
• Davis Dominguez Gallery, Tucson, Small Works Invitational, 2007
• Hilltop Gallery, Nogales, 2007
• Conrad Wilde Gallery, 2007
• Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild Annual Show, 2006
• Tucson Jewish Community Center, 2005
• 410 Gallery, Tucson, 2005
• Contents Interiors, Tucson 2005, 2006
• Tubac Center for the Arts, 2004 and 2005
• Eller School of Business at The University of Arizona, 2004

Professional Experience

Instructor, The Drawing Studio, abstract painting, 2008 to present.

Adjunct Instructor, Art history, The University of Arizona and Pima College. 1997-2000. Taught undergraduate courses in medieval art, survey of Mexican art, and modern art. Lecturer in art and art history at The Drawing Studio, various Tucson elementary schools, and Las Artes. Topics include exhibition and curating, gesture drawing, critiques, and design.

Collections

Lewis and Roca, LLC
Center for Neurosciences, Tucson
Consbruck and Sanders, Architects
Administrative Offices, The University of Arizona College of Architecture
Private collections Southern Arizona, West Coast, East Coast, Canada, France

Publications

Luxe Interiors and Design, Fall 2009, “Stylemakers”
“Conrad Wilde Gallery: Contemporary Calling”, The Desert Leaf, October 2008
Art of the 4 Corners, Spring 2008
The Tucson Weekly, “Little Art”, by Margaret Regan, June 28, 2007
"Tucson and Tubac" by David A. Fryxell, The Artist's Magazine, July/August 2007
The Arizona Wildcat, interview April 27, 2006

Grants

  • Rockefeller Foundation Travel Grant, 1995
  • The University of Arizona Columbus Quincentenary Small Grants Program, for study of Columbus sculptures in Mexico City, 1992
  • University of Arizona Latin American Area Center field grant for research in Mexico City archives, 1992

 

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