Cecilia Vázquez
Chair, Fine Arts 2D
Graduate Program Director, Studio Arts
Associate Professor, Painting
- email mcvazquezgutier@massart.edu
- phone 617-879-7505
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education
- 2001 - MFA, Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Boston, MA
- 1993 - BFA, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Industry Experience
Exhibitions:
Solo (selected)
- 2020 – “Reverberations: Cecilia Vázquez”. Robert E. & Martha Hull Lee Gallery, Miami University of Ohio. Oxford, OH
- 2019 – “Reflejos: resonancia del deseo”. 527 Gallery, Seminario de Cultura Mexicana, Mexico City
- 2017 – “Cartografías para la memoria”. Two-person show: Eblem Santana and Cecilia Vázquez. Celda Contemporánea, Claustro de Sor Juana, Mexico City
- 2017 – “Escenarios.” Fine Arts Show Room, UPAEP. Puebla, Mexico
- 2014 – “Fondo, figura y fondo otra vez”. Casa Universitaria del Libro, State University of Nuevo León, Mexico
- 2012 – “Cecilia Vázquez. Obra reciente”. Museum of the City of Querétaro, Mexico
Group (selected)
- 2019 – “Arte Mexicano Contemporáneo. Sonora 2.1 Apuntes para una colección”. MUSAS Art Museum. Sonora, Mexico
- 2018 – “Pintura reactiva”. Carrillo Gil Contemporary Art Museum. Mexico City “BP Project.” Mexico City and Moscow, Russia
- 2016 – “Pintura contemporánea”. Urbana Gallery. Mexico City 2014 “6ta Bienal Miradas.” Invited to participate under the category of “Distinguished Artists”. CECUT. Baja California, Mexico
- 2012 – “Inside Out 2012.” Inside-Out Art Museum. Beijing, China “V Bienal Internacional de Arte Visual Universitario”. Estado de México, Mexico
- 2011 – “Circunstancias, indagaciones femeninas en el arte. Museum of the City of Cuernavaca. Morelos, Mexico
- 2008 – “Imagen Nómada.” Goethe Institute. Dusseldorf, Germany
- 2007 – “Crossing the Pond.” Editions II & I. NY Arts Beijing. Beijing, China
Publications:
Monographs
- 2014 – Vázquez, Cecilia. Geometría Blanda. Volume 01 of Cuadernos Híbridos Collection. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos. ISBN: 978 607 8332 61 8
- 2013 – Saulnier, Dana, and Palacios, Carlos E. “Fondo, Figura y Fondo Otra Vez. Cecilia Vázquez.” Taller de Comunicación Gráfica y Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos ISBN: 978 607 7746 15
Selected Bibliography and Press:
- 2019 – “Reflejos: Resonancia del Deseo.” Revista Contenido. 25 June
- 2019 – “La Pintura de Cecilia Vázquez.” Canal 22 TV. 11 June
- 2019 – Mabel Martínez, Miriam. “Los Sistemas Pictóricos de Cecilia Vázquez.” Milenio. 24 May
- 2019 – Quiroga, Ricardo. “Inmersión al vocabulario de Cecilia Vázquez.” El Economista. 29 May
- 2019 – “Cecilia Vázquez Expone Reflejos, Resonancia del Deseo.” El Mañanero Diario. 18 May 2019
- 2019 – Garduño Nájera, Óscar. “Cecilia Vázquez y Las Resonancias de Los Deseos.” La Jornada. 18 May
- 2019 – Código DF. Radio interview. 15 May. Mabel Martínez, Miriam
- 2017 – “Historia de Dos Ciudades.” Milenio. 26 Aug.
- 2017 – Jornada de Oriente. 12 May
- 2015 – Radial 3.14. Cecilia Vázquez y La “Geometría Blanda.” 25 May
- 2014 – Tercero, Magali. “Cecilia Vázquez. Pasión por lo Orgánico.” Milenio. 2 Aug. 2014
- 2013 – Saulnier, Dana. “Ground, Figure and Ground Again in the Art of Cecilia Vázquez.” Fondo, Figura y Fondo Otra Vez. Cecilia Vázquez monograph. Ed. Taller de Comunicación Gráfica y UAEM
Awards & Recognitions:
- 2018-2020 – National System of Creators Grant Recipient. FONCA: Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (Mexican National Endowment for the Arts), Mexico. Three-year grant for development of artwork.
- 2016 – Key Note Speaker. XXII Annual Juan Bruce-Novoa Mexican Studies University of California, Irvine
- 2013-2015 – National System of Creators Grant Recipient. FONCA: Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Mexico. Three-year grant.
- 2009-2012 – National System of Creators Grant Recipient. FONCA: Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Mexico. Three-year grant.
- 2007 – Resident Artist, NY Arts Beijing. China 2004 Resident Artist and Grant Recipient, Banff International Centre for the Arts, Canada
- 1999-2001 – Fulbright Grant Recipient. MFA, Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Boston, MA
- 1997-1998 – Young Creators Program Grant Recipient. FONCA. Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Mexico
- 1998 – Resident Artist, Fundación Arte y Autores Contemporáneos. Primer Encuentro Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo. Chinchón, Spain
- 1993 – National University of Mexico Cultural Foundation Grant Recipient. Mexico
- 1992-1993 – Young Creators Program Grant Recipient. FONCA. Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Mexico
Collections:
- MUSAS Art Museum, Mexico
- Inside Out Museum, China
- Banco Nacional de México, Mexico
- Fundación Arte y Autores Contemporáneos, Spain
- MACAY Contemporary Art Museum, Mexico
- Centro Cultural San Angel, Mexico
- Solorzano, Carvajal, Gonzalez y Perez Correa, Mexico
Professional Affiliations:
Connect:
- ceciliavazquez.com
- Instagram: @ceciliavazquezarte
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