Soil and Soul of Chihuahua, México: Celebrando el Centenario de la Revolución Mexicana - 11/6 - 28, 2010
November 6 through November 28, 2010 - Opening Celebration: Saturday, November 20, 7-9 pm
Back to the Picture commemorated the 100 Year Anniversary of the Mexican Revolution in Soil and Soul of Chihuahua, México: Celebrando el Centenario de la Revolución Mexicana.
Back to the Picture Latin American Gallery
934 Valencia Street at 20th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 826-2321
Soil and Soul Featured:
Adalberto Pérez-Meillón / Ensenada, Baja California, México
New work celebrating the Mexican Revolution and a selection of acrylic paintings and handcrafted wood mirrors were shown. The painting style of Pérez-Meillón reinterprets the ancient Casas Grandes and contemporary Mata Ortîz pottery designs. His knowledge comes from study and his participation in the community of Mata Ortíz for the past 23 years.
Adalberto Pérez-Meillón has owned and operated Galería Pérez-Meillón in Ensenada, Baja California, México, since 1988 and features the ceramics of Mata Ortíz, Chihuahua.
Mata Ortíz Pottery / Mata Ortíz, Chihuahua, México
Contemporary Mata Ortíz pottery has gained worldwide recognition for its unique revival of the ancient Casas Grandes pottery techniques evident in the Sonoran Desert of México and the United States. The work of leading Mata Ortíz artists was exhibited and available for sale.
Special thanks to all the artisans of Mata Ortíz, and to our patrons who came to add Mata Ortíz pottery to their collections!
25 Prints, 25 Artists /México & U.S.A.
A portfolio of commemorative prints celebrating the Mexican Revolution was exhibited for the first time in Soul and Soul of Chihuahua, México. Bay Area artists Juan R. Fuentes, Mariana Garibay, Amy Díaz-Infante, and Emmanuel Montoya are included in the set of American and Mexican printmakers. Project coordinator is René Hugo Arceo of Arceo Press, Chicago, Illinois.
Exhibition Events:
Opening & Centennial Celebration - Saturday, November 20, 2010: 7-9 pm
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934 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 826-2321
Musicians Miguel Govea & Susan Peña performed Mexican corridos in a festive atmosphere as we commemorated the 100 Year Anniversary of the Mexican Revolution. A tequila toast was led by lead artist Adalberto Pérez-Meillón to the revolution, and guests enjoyed the art of Adalberto Pérez-Meillón, the artisans of Mata Ortíz, Chihuahua, and the artists involved in Arceo Press’s 25 Artists, 25 Prints portfolio commemorating the Centenario of the Mexican Revolution.
Artist Talk: Adalberto Pérez-Meillón - Thursday, November 11: 5-7 pm
The Museum of Craft and Folk Art
51 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 227-4888
A program in collaboration with the Museum of Craft and Folk Art and their concurrent exhibition Volver: Mexican Folk Art into Play, Pérez-Meillon discussed contemporary Mata Ortíz pottery styles and its roots in Juan Quezada’s revival of ancient Casas Grandes pottery of the Northern México deserts, and its influence on Pérez-Meillón’s artistry.
Volver: Mexican Folk Art into Play runs September 24 through January 16, 2011, at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art.
Author Talk: Alejandro Murguia - Saturday, November 13, 2010: 6:30-8 pm
Violent Lens: Photo Postcards of the Mexican Revolution
Exhibiting at Piñata Art Studio & Gallery concurrent with Soil and Soul of Chihuahua, México
November 15 - 30, 2010
Reception Friday, November 19, 2010
Piñata Art Studio & Gallery
Artist Talk to be held at:
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934 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 826-2321
A program in collaboration with Piñata Art Studio & Gallery and their concurrent exhbition Photo Postcards of the Mexican Revolution, Alejandro Murguia spoke of period postcards produced with graphic imagery of the Mexican Revolution offering a rare glimpse into the period.
Back to the Picture thanks Alejandro for his insight and congratulations him on Violent Lens: Photo Postcards of the Mexican Revolution.
Soil and Soul of Chihuahua, México: Celebrando el Centenario de la Revolución Mexicana was curated by Maria V. Pinedo of Galería Agave Rojo, San Francisco, in collaboration with Galería Pérez-Meillón of Ensenada, BC, México.
Back to the Picture wishes a very warm “thank you” to both María and Adalberto for their dedication to the artisans of Mata Ortíz, and for their tireless efforts to hand-carry a full exhibition’s worth of ceramics up from Chihuahua. ¡Saludos á ustedes dós para todo que hán hechos, con nuestros gracias!
Back to the Picture Latin American Gallery
934 Valencia Street at 20th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 826-2321