Paul C. Valadez [email protected] Edinburg, TX 78539 [email protected] Home 956-381-5597 www.paris1920.com Education: M.F.A. 2003 Studio Art University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill B.F.A. 1997 Interdisciplinary Art San Francisco Art Institute Professional Experience: Present – August 2004 Full Time Lecturer, UTPA, University of Texas - Pan American, Edinburg, TX Graduate Faculty (2012-2014), Full-time instructor for undergraduate Art Appreciation, Painting I, Painting II, Advanced Painting III, Advanced Painting IV, Design 1, Beginning Digital Art, Foundation Drawing I, Figure drawing II, Advanced Drawing III and Advanced Drawing IV. Art Appreciation Department Coordinator, College Council Committee member (COAH), Student Advisor, Committee member BFA exhibition (studio & graphics), Scholarship Committee, Merit Committee, Handbook Committee, Art App Core, Art Appreciation Assessment. Winter 2004 Adjunct Professor, Mt. Olive College, Goldsboro, NC Seymour Johnson AFB Campus Art Appreciation 110, I Instructed undergraduate civilian and military personnel in an introductory course on visual Art. Developed curriculum including in-class assignments and tests, lecture on contemporary art and theory, introduced students to art making materials and terminology. July 2003 Adjunct Professor, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC Foundation Drawing, Summer Session II Instructed undergraduates, developed curriculum, evaluated performance, graded students, booked guest lecturers, curated student art exhibitions, and moderated public critiques. 2002-2003 Instructor of Record, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC Foundation drawing, fall 2002, spring 2003 Developed curriculum, instructed students undergraduate and graduate, evaluated performance, graded students, booked guest lecturers, curated student art exhibitions, Lectured on current issues in contemporary art. 2001 Studio Teaching Assistant, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC Introduction to Art Making, Prof. elin o'Hara slavick, Lectured on current topics in art history, Demonstrated techniques, Defined coursework and assignments, Graded and evaluated student's performance and coursework Developed and executed class lectures. 2001-2002 Printmaking Studio, Graduate Assistant, UNC Chapel Hill, NC Assisted Prof. Beth Grabowski, assisted Students, maintained equipment, maintained print department (litho, intaglio, letterpress and silkscreen presses) ordered equipment and supplies. 1997-2000 Assistant Manager, Flax Art & Design, San Francisco, CA Fine art supplies department manager, Fine art paper specialist/salesperson, Curator and installation of employee and store art exhibitions. Demonstrated and trained employees and artists on all aspects of fine art materials and techniques. Tested and researched new products. Developed and taught in-store workshops, Handled customer and employee concerns, complaints and inquiries. Grants/Fellowships: 2002-2003 Teaching Assistantships Foundation Drawing, Fall 2002 and Spring 2003 2002 Graduate Assistantship, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Summer Session 2001-2002 Graduate Assistantship of Merit University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 2001-2002 Weiss Urban Livability Fellowship University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Select Solo Exhibition Record: 2014 New Work on paper, Beyond Arts Gallery Harlingen TX The son of the Mon Mack Dim Mack, Titan Studio, Harlingen TX, owners Aleida Garcia and Brian Wedgworth Decir La Verdad, Fort Wayne Museum of Art , Fort Wayne IN, Curator Museum Executive Director Charles A. Shepard III 2013 New collage work, Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library, Edinburg TX, Curator Edward Vidaurre Lessons in Scorn, Weslaco Museum, Weslaco TX, Curator, Yuridia Sanchez 2012 In the Age of Mascots, Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library, Edinburg TX, Curator, Evana Vleck 2011 Paper Border, IMAS Satellite Gallery, McAllen, TX, Curator, Maria Elena Macias Fragments, Ben Bailey Art Gallery at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville TX, Curator, Jesus De La Rosa Sleight of Hand, STC Library Art Gallery, McAllen, TX, Curator, Sofia Perez Vestweber Neopolitan, a triple solo show, Galeria 409, Brownsville, TX Curator, Chris Leonard TIN, a MINOR Retrospective, The Van Week Building, The University of Texas Pan-American, Edinburg TX. Curator, Dr. Kimberly Selber Distressed Posterization: new paintings, McAllen Public Library, McAllen, TX, Curator, Rebecca Bormann 2010 New Drawings: A.K.A . (The mon-mac/dim-mak), Manichaus, McAllen, TX. Curator, Omar Rodriguez, 2009 Pigeonholed, UTPA Library, The University of Texas Pan-American, Edinburg, TX Curators, Virginia and George Gause Fragments, IMAS - International Museum of Arts and Science, McAllen, TX Curator, Maria Elena Macias, Perros, Gatos, Machos, Mujeres, Galeria 409, Brownsville, TX Curator, Mark Clark RINGS, Manichaus, McAllen, TX Curator, Omar Rodriguez 2008 Pancho Villa Lives Again! Brownsville Heritage Association, Brownville, TX, Curator, Jessica Villescaz, Brownsville, TX Fragments, The University Gallery, University of Texas-Pan American, Curator, Maria Elena Macias, Edinburg, TX Las Castas, Visiting Alumni, John and June Allcott Gallery, Invitational, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, Curator, Professor Roxanne Perez-Mendez Piece by Piece, K-Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX, Curator, V. Michelle Smythe 2007 Mexican Calendar Woodblock Printing, the Brownsville Heritage Complex, Brownsville, TX Curator, Priscilla Rodriguez Corazones 2007, Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, San Benito, TX Curator, Cristina Balli 2006 Castas, Galleria 409, Brownsville, Curator, Mark Clark Calaveras,The Brownsville Historical Association, Heritage Complex Curator, Priscilla Rodriguez Castas, Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, San Benito,TX Curators, Cristina Balli and Aleida Wedgworth 2004 The Back Room, New Work by Paul Valadez, Art House, McAllen, TX Curators, Dr. and Mayra Brown Ten on Tin Solo Exhibit, The University Gallery, UTPA, Edinburg, TX Curator, Patricia Ballinger 2002 Reduced to TIN, Hanes Gallery UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC SILO, Pittsboro, NC, Curator, Jeff Waites 2001 Project Room, Lump Gallery, Raleigh, NC, Curator, Bill Thelen Decade of Decadence, Glamorama Art Space, San Francisco, CA Curator, Darren David 2000 Label Goes Here, Base Gallery, San Francisco, CA Curator, BJ Heinley 1999 Gratuit, Dancer's Theatre, San Francisco, CA, Curator, T. Lien Shutt Select Group Exhibition Record: 2015 Art Flavorings-Journey of local Artists, juried exhibition, IMAS International Museum of Art & Science, McAllen TX, contact Gilbert Gomez Blue Star Red Dot 25th red dot, Invitational, BlueStar Contemporary San Antonio TX, Executive Director Mary Heathcott Jardin del Arte, Invitational, june “new works”, Invitational, City of Edinburg, TX, City Hall An Exhibition of 55 Printmakers of 21 Countries, juried exhibition, Bihar Lalit Kala Akademi, Patna INDIA, Curator Rajesh Pullarwar International Print Exchange (IPE2015), Invitational, Green Door Printmaking Studios, Derby, UK Jardin del Arte, Invitational, May “new workart”, Invitational, City of Edinburg, TX, City Hall Artists on Vacation, Invitational mail art, Institut fur Alles Mogliche, Berlin GERMANY #WeAreVisualPoetry, Invitational, online exhibition and e-book, contact Rafael Morales A Celebration of Mail Art: Passing the Flame, Invitational mail art, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria BC CANADA ARTE CORREO, Invitational mail art, Envio a Museo Sarmiento, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA 7th Lottery for the arts 2015, national juried exhibition, Blue Line Arts, Roseville CA, juror D.Neath Women Fashion, Invitational mail art, Central Lambare, PARAGUAY, organizer Juan Carlos Caballero Cifuentes Life in the XIX Century, Invitational mail art, Associazione Acquerellisti Faentini, Feaenza (RA) ITALY Anti-Brain Rot afterMAF 2015, Invitational mail art, Maison Katastrof, Roanoke VA 2015 Bellingham National Salon des Refuses, Invitational, Whatcom Museum Bellingham, WA, organizer Scott Lawrimore, Director, Jacob Lawrence Gallery Water cycle, Invitational mail art, Spapanca, Sakarya, TURKEY organizer Nazire Oztunali OMAGGIO A PIG DADA/Homage to pig Dada remembering BAUDHUIN SIMON of HABAY, Invitational mail art, Terme (BO) ITALY Ochosi Editions, Madonna International Print Exchange, Invitational, Quincy University, Quincy IL, Organizer Teresa Parker, All the news is bad, Invitational mail art, Roanoke VA organizer Wilheim Katastrof LATINO ART NOW, MACLA 17th Annual Latino Art Show and Auction, Invitational, Movimiento de Arte Cultura Latino Americana, San Jose, CA, Executive Director, Anjee Helstrup-Alvarez Gabriela Mistral y Violeta Parra, Invitational mail art, Providencia Region Metropolitana, CHILE Selections from the Contemporary Art Collection and Changarrito Collection:2012-2014, Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX contact Daniel Cobos LaCorsa Progetto mostra arte postale, Invitational mail art, Milano ITALY Spring 2015 Installation, Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill N.C CocinArte artist recipes, Invitational mail art, San Telmo, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA, organizer Enrique Espinosa The Last Hurrah, UTPA faculty exhibition, Invitational, Historic Brownsville Museum, Brownsville TX NO EXPO 2015, Invitational mail art, Milano ITALY, organizer Walter Paganuzzi 2nd International Print Exchange Programme (IPEP), Invitational, Cultural Center of Raahe Town, FINLAND, Organizer Rajesh Pullarwar Five X Seven!, Invitational, The Contemporary Austin, Austin TX, Director Louis Grachos 2014 MIX 'N' MASH Loteria! 2014 Art