Artist Bio

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Presently

  • 2008-Currently working on a public art commision for the City of Phoenix and Sky Harbor Airport.  A Terrazzo floor design for Terminal 3 Baggage Claim area.  25000 sq. ft area.  Construction began April 2010, Estimated completion date January, 2011.

Selected Exhibitions

  • 2006 (December – February 2007) Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa AZ
  • 2003 (July- Aug. ) Chiaroscuro Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • 2003 (January-March) Etherton Gallery, Tucson, AZ Group show
  • 2002 (December) Marshall Arts Galery, Scottsdale, AZ “Sueños” solo exhibition
  • 2001-2002 Touring Exhibition in México, curated by Museo de la Ciudad, Santiago de Querétaro,MX
  • Museo de la Ciudad, Santiago de Querétaro, Qro., MX, solo exhibition
  • Belles Artes San Miguel de Allende, GTO., MX, solo exhibition and FAI Save The Children MX fundraiser
  • Casa de la Cultura de Celaya, Celaya, GTO, MX, solo exhibition
  • 2001 Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Az
    “The 2001 Arizona Biennial”

    • Awards

  • 2009 Communication Arts Magazine Design Annual -Loteria Greeting Cards
  • 2002 Artist Professional Development Grant, The Arizona Commission for the Arts
  • 2001 NEA and The Arizona Commission for the Arts, Artist Projects Grant

    • Publications Include

  • 2006 Sioux Cityty Art Center Museum Catalog “La Lotería Una Ventana en la Cultura e Historia de México”
  • 2006 book “100 Artist of the Southwest” by Douglas Bullings
  • 2005 Contributing author of “Encyclopedia Latina” Scholastic Library Publishing Co.
  • 2003 book, “Loteria!” Author Ilan Stavans, Artwork by Teresa Villegas, U of A Press
  • 2001 The Wall Street Journal, Review of The Arizona Biennial
  • 2001 The Arizona Republic, Review of the Arizona Biennial
  • 1998, ’97 Arizona Illustrated, KUAT Television, Featured Artist Interview

    • Related Experience

  • 1998-99 University of Arizona, Tucson, Adjunct Instructor, Art Dept.
  • 1995 University of Arizona, Tucson, Adjunct Instructor Art Dept.
  • 1990-1995 The Arizona Daily Star Newspaper, Staff Artist/Illustrator/Graphic Designer
  • 1989-90 Harbinger House Book Publishers, Art Director and Graphic Designer

    • Education

  • 1989 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Arizona, Tucson

    • Collections

  • Mesa Contemporary Art Museum, permanent collection. Mesa, AZ
  • Frost Library, special collections, Amherst College, Amherst, MA