Visual Arts Instructor and Metal Sculpture Specialist

Miguel A. Vargas:

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Austin Tx. 78752 visual Artist

Telefono : 737-***-****

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Full-time position in visual arts instruction, metal art workshop technician, or related

Objective field.

Education AA, Art Metals, Expected 7/2007

Austin Community College – Austin, TX

Relevant Coursework to get a degree in art metals Oxy Fuel Welding, Shield Metal Arc Welding, Multiple Processes Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, Metal Smithing, Art Metals, Metal Sculpture

Tool and Die Maker Certificate, 12/2001

Industrial Design Center CE.CA.T.I of San Luis Potosi – San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Description: Basic Lathe Operation

Mexican Art Certificate, 7/1998

Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi – San Luis Potosi, Mexico Description: Mexican Art History from Pre-Columbian to Modern. Non completed.

Art Teaching Certificate, 8/1987

Potosino Institute of San Luis Potosi – San Luis Potosi, Mexico Description: Basic visual art instruction

Additional Coursework in Graphic Design, 1978-1983

Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi – San Luis Potosi, Mexico Finished all coursework for B.A. in Graphic Design

Experience

04/2011- 10/2011 AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY Austin Tx

Project: metal sculpture installed next to the outdoor theater. Art work build metal using different type of welding process: as oxi fuel, mig, and stick weldi ing. The metal used: sheet metal, round and square bars different sizes, and som forging parts.

5/2004 – 8/2004 FORECAST Public Artworks Saint Paul, MN

Project Developer, El Colegio Charter School (Minneapolis, MN)

Developed public art efforts with charter school students under a 2004 Public Art Affairs grant awarded by FORECAST Public Artworks. Inspired students to pursue both artistic and technical expertise in sculpture.

11/2003 Ridgedale Public Library Minnetonka, MN

Chief Designer, Art Project for Ridgedale Public Library

Managed the design and installation of a traditional Mexican art exhibition honoring the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)

3/2001 – 9/2002 Cultural Institute San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Art Instructor

Taught adult classes in engraving and drawing.

8/1993 – 12/1999 Champañag University San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Art Instructor

Taught adult classes in art history, human figure and drawing. Also taught adult and child-appropriate classes in engraving.

Awards Honors

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National Fund for the Arts and Culture, Mexico City, 1998

Fideicomiso Conaculta, Mexico City, 1998

National Fund (Buxu Workshop), San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 1998

Biannual Selection (Alfonso Michell), Colima, Mexico, 1995

State Fund for the Arts and Culture, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 1995

2nd Place, Raul Gamboa Art Contest, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 1994

3rd Place, Raul Gamboa Art Contest, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 1993

Catalog Cover, San Luis Quadcentennial Exhibit, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 1992

1st Place, Raul Gamboa Art Contest, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 1991

Illustrations Selected for “Tierra Adentro” Magazine, No. 52, Mexico City, 1991

Acquisition Prize, Fereza Fair, Zacatecas, Mexico, 1990

Biannual Graphic Selection, Diego Rivera Festival, Guanajuato, Mexico, 1990

Artwork Selected for Alternative Spaces National Auditorium, Mexico City, 1989

5th Placee, Mini Stamp Regional Contest, Mexico City, 1987

Individual Exhibits

Teatro de Paz Café, San Luis Potosi, 1999

Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, 1999

Habitat Faculty, San Luis Potosi, 1996

Infonavit Building, San Luis Potosi, 1994

Santa Maria del Rio Annual Fair, San Luis Potosi, 1994

Cultural House, San Luis Potosí, 1993

Diffusion Cultural Gallery (IPBA), San Luis Potosí, 1992

Group Exhibits

Various exhibits throughout Mexico, including San Luis Potosi, Durango, Mexico Ci Toluca, and Zacatecas. Outside of Mexico in Chicago, IL and Paris, France. Detail exhibition list is available upon request.

References

Available upon request

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