Genesis Torres is an international artist, Placemaker, and is known for his curatorial role in Coordinates: Ice Pac, the Shadowbox, Sacramento State Public Art Map, National Juried Printmaking Exhibition: Aspiring Artist and IMPACT: Organic Flux. His artistic practice involves the printed surface in a multi-disciplinary approach to address urban decay, social practice, and abstraction. While attending California State University, Sacramento, he is the project developer of the Sacramento State Public Art Map, is the founder of IMPACT, and was the President of the Print Club. He is a member of the California Society of Printmakers, Southern Graphics Council International, and had a curator residency at Faith J. McKinnie Gallery and California State University, Sacramento.
Skills
- Artist
- Curator
- Educator
- Gallery Operator
- Installation Management
Education
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Dual MFA/MA in Print Media and Critical Studies. Pending
Sacramento State, B.F.A Studio Art. 2022
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Curator, Coordinates:Ice Pac, Sacramento, California. 2022-Present
Instructional Student Assistant, Department of Academic Affairs, California State University, Sacramento, California.
2021-2023
University Galleries Intern, California State University, Sacramento, California.
2021-2023
Curator, The Shadow Box at Faith J. McKinnie Gallery, Sacramento, California.
2021-2022
Ceramic Lab Assistant, American River College, Sacramento, California.
2015-2018
Gallery Attendant, Kaneko Gallery, Sacramento, California.
2017
| EXHIBITION RECORD + Solo ++ Group Solo + Construction Pylon, R.W & Joyce Witt Gallery, Sacramento, California. 2022 + Walls Translate Identity, The Shadowbox at Faith J. Mckinnie Gallery, Sacramento, California. 2021 + Oneirology, R.W & Joyce Witt Gallery, Sacramento, California. 2021 Group ++ Myrtle Press Portfolios,Pence Gallery, Davis, California. 2023 ++ CSP:108th Annual Exhibition Piedmont Center of the Arts, Piedmont, California. 2022 ++ Changing the Landscape, Twisted Track Gallery, Sacramento, California. 2022 ++ Coordinates: Ice Pac, Sacramento, California. 2022 ++ Community Connections, University Library Gallery, Sacramento, California, 2022 ++ ICONS, U-create at Verge Center of the Arts, Sacramento, California, 2022 ++ Aspiring Artist National Juried Exhibition, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Sacramento, California. 2021 ++ Tomorrow Together, Union Gallery, Sacramento, California. 2021 ++ Organic Flux, Union Gallery, Sacramento, California. 2021 ++Collections and Collaborations: Printmaking and Art History students in conversation with the CSUS RCAF print collection, Robert Else Gallery, Sacramento, California. 2021 ++ Internal Landscape, E Street Gallery, Sacramento, California. 2021 ++ E Street Member Show, E Street Gallery, Sacramento, California. 2021 ++ Studio Talks: After Hours Premiere Party: IMPACT Group Show, Dwellpoint, Sacramento, California. 2021 ++Art Ball, Virtual Exhibition hosted by the CSUS College of Arts and Letters, Sacramento California. 2021 ++ Annual Student Award Show 2021,(Certificate Award First Place) Robert Else Gallery, Sacramento, California. 2021 ++Un/Equal Freedoms: Expressions for Social Justice, The Center on Race, Immigration and Social Justice (CRISJ), Sacramento, California. 2021 ++ Climate Justice = Social Justice: Juried Student Art Exhibition, Robert Else Gallery, Sacramento, California. 2021 ++ IMPRINTED Selections from Myrtle Press, Transmission Gallery, Oakland, California. 2021 ++ 4th Annual Paper & Clay, Tippetts & Eccles Galleries. Logan, Utah. 2021 ++Art for the Heart, City of Sacramento Office of Arts & Culture, Sacramento State, and Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California. 2020 ++ Kahlo Collaboration: Repetition and Reinvention, Virtual Exhibition, Spring 2020 Student-Faculty Collaboration Grant from the CSUS College of Arts and Letters. 2020 ++ Artist Statement Zines, Virtual Exhibition, Spring 2020 Student-Faculty Collaboration Grant from the CSUS College of Arts and Letters. 2020 ++ LocalColor: California/Indiana Virtual Exhibition, Spring 2020 Student-Faculty Collaboration Grant from the CSUS College of Arts and Letters. 2020 ++ Annual Student Exhibition Competition, Kaneko Gallery, Sacramento, California. 2018 ++ Daydream Festival, Latino Center of Art and Culture, Sacramento, California. 2017 ++Achey Breaky Heart Show, E Street Gallery, Sacramento, California. 2016 ++ Exploring Art in Public Spaces, The Viewpoint Gallery, Sacramento, California. 2015 CURATION Coordinates: Ice Pac, Sacramento, California, 2022. ICONS, U-create at Verge Center of the Arts, Sacramento, California, 2022. Aspiring Artist National Juried Printmaking Exhibition, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Sacramento, California. 2021 Collections and Collaborations: Printmaking and Art History students in conversation with the CSUS RCAF print collection”, Robert Else Gallery, Sacramento, California. 2021 Mendy Bates Retrospective, E Street Gallery, Sacramento, California. 2021 Internal Landscape, E Street Gallery, Sacramento, California. 2021 Studio Talks: After Hours Premiere Party, Dwellpoint, Sacramento, California. 2021 Ephemera of a Virtual Campus, U-Create hosted by the CSUS Department of Art, Sacramento, California. 2021 Block Party, Virtual Event, host on Zoom. 2021 Kahlo Collaboration: Repetition and Reinvention, Virtual Exhibition, Spring 2020 Student-Faculty Collaboration Grant from the CSUS College of Arts and Letters. 2020 Lectures and Demonstrations Large Format Monotype, Northern California Arts Inc, Sacramento, California. 2022 The Art of Aging: Printmaking, Sacramento, California. 2022 SGCI Conference Our Shared Future: Open Portfolio, Madison, Wisconsin. 2022 Large Format Monotypes, Northern California Arts Inc, Sacramento, California. 2021 Emerging Artists at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Festival of the Arts, CSUS. 2021 In Relation to Color, Student Research & Creative Activity Symposium, CSUS. 2021 Professional Print Exchange “Extraction: on the Margins” CSP Themed Portfolio, Curated by California Society of Printmakers, Upcoming. 2021 eMERGE Print Exchange and Exhibition, Curated by Erica Baraja, Upcoming. 2021 Art & Politics inside Capitalism, Curated by Shara Mercado Poole. 2020 Publications and Media Variable West “A Condemned Building Gets a Last Breath of Life Through Sacramento Artist” by Allie Haeusslein The State Hornet “Multimedia Virtual Arty Exhibit to feature ‘Expressions for Social Justice‘ by Katerina Graziosi “American River Review.” Volume 30, 2017. Pages 40, 101 Kaneko Gallery 2018 Calendar Special Projects 2021 Ephemera of a Virtual Campus, U-Create Virtual Exhibition host by the CSUS Department of Art, Sacramento, California. Participant and student curator. 2020 Kahlo Collaboration: Repetition and Reinvention, Virtual Exhibition, Funded by the Spring 2020 Student-Faculty Collaboration Grant from the CSUS College of Arts and Letters. Participant and student curator. 2020 Installation of printmaking work for 9 Kadema Hall Showcase Exhibitions including curating 5 out of the 8 Exhibitions. 2020 Installation Assistant, Exchange Exhibition, Robert Else Gallery. 2019 Produced and featured in the Sound Art Loach EP Album by Moon Diver. 2018 Director and Producer for the short film, THE AMOEBA. 2018 Installation Assistant, Art 90 Ceramic Mural, American River College. 2015 Installation Assistant, Rain Dance Ceramic Mural, American River College |
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