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Mauro Zamora

 

b. Elmhurst, IL 1974
Education
2004
Master of Fine Arts, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
1999
Certificate in Painting, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
1995
Texas Wesleyan University
Solo Exhibitions
2009
Complex Directional, Wave Hill, Sunroom Project Space, New York, NY
2007
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
2006
Boarder Crossing, Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Converge, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2005
Fleisher Challenge, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2004
Bad Intentions, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Double your pleasure, double your pain, Year, Brooklyn, NY
2003
Places, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Tlönian Utopia, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010
Spaces in Between, ConcentArt, Berlin, Germany
Animation Block Party, program 1, Bam Cinematek, Brooklyn, NY
Philadelphia Painters, The Painting Center, New York, NY
What Matters Most?, Exit Art, New York, NY
2009
Things We've Made since semptember, SWEATSHOP, Philadelphia, PA
Muralmorphosis, Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia Live Arts Festival; screening, BaseKamp, Philadelphia, PA
1.5 Million, Stella Elkins Tyler Galleries, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Forest Reverie, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2008
Summer Journeys, Summer Dreams, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2007
Naked Paper, Tower Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Picture Journal Project, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Red Dot Art Fair, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY
The World is Flat, Falling Cow Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2006
Public/Private, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY
We'd rather not tell you, Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Art (212) Contemporary Art Fair, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY
Pay to Play, curated by Amy Adams, Black Floor Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
American Eden, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY
Home Free, District of Columbia Arts Center, Washington, DC
OUTsideIN, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Affordable Art Fair, Seraphin Gallery, New York, NY
Stray Show, Vox Popuil Gallery, Chicago, IL
Works on Paper Fair, Seraphin Gallery, New York, NY
2005
Out of line, Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Cheek, Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Animartion, curated by Rafaele Gavarro, Galleria Sogospatty, Rome
2004
The Mentor and his Protégés, Carillon Gallery, Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, TX
Back to the Front, Emerging Artists, Slought Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
Erasure, curated by Yana Balson, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Suburban Abstraction, Lump Gallery/Projects, Raleigh, NC
2003
Power to the Populi, Vox at Peco, Pennsylvania Energy Company, Philadelphia, PA
Team work, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Hex linkage, OFUROYA Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA
2002
Hi-five, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Gridlock, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Awards and Residencies
2010
Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Foundation Fellowship, New York, NY
2009
Millay Colony for the Arts Residency, Austerlitz, NY
2008
Pew Fellowship in the Arts
2006
Visual Artist Fellowship, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
2005
Fleisher Challenge Exhibition, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial
2004
Eagles and Angels Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fien Arts
Bibliography
Vox Populi Gallery 21st Anniversary Publication. “We’re Working On It”, Vox Populi Gallery. 2010
Kawata, Ayane, “Time of Sky & Castles in the Air”, Litmus Press. 2010 (cover image)


Kirsh, Andrea. "Artists at work: 'Muralmorphosis' and 'Inside the Painter's Studio'." The Artblog
www.artblog.org. January 5, 2010
Zarro, Jennifer, “A sneak peak behind the fence – Mauro Zamora prepares for Wave Hill.”
The Artblog. www.theartblog.org. September 10, 2009.
Zarro, Jennifer, “Joseph Hu and Mauro Zamora: Forest Reverie at Vox.” The Artblog.
www.theartblog.org. May 20, 2009
Hill, Lori, “First Friday Focus.” Philadelphia City Paper. June 5 – 12, 2008
Lamm, Gigi, “Art in the State of Entropy.” Preview. Winter 2008 p.9
Slisbury, Stephan, “City Artists get Pew awards.” Philadelphia Inquirer. June 4, 2008
Amorosi, A.D. "The World is Flat." Philadelphia City Paper. January 3, 2007
Cohn, Sharon. “Mauro Zamora.” Stops in Interesting Places.
stopsininterestingplaces.blogspot.com. October 23, 2007
Donohoe, Victoria. "Abington Art Center." Philadelphia Inquirer. March 25, 2007
Ludwig, Elisa. “Artful Afternoons Spend a cold winter’s day enjoying the creativity of
others.” Philadelphia Style. Jan/Feb 2007 p.56
Newhall, Edith. “The many meanings of ‘painting’”. Philadelphia Inquirer. January 19, 2007
Rosenthal, James. "The World is flat." Pocket Intellectual. pocketintellectual.blogspot.com.
January 29, 2007
Rosof, Libby. “Multiplication, Compressions, Depression at Abington.” artblog. March 28,
2007
Fallon, Roberta. “Heat and Why It Matters, Taking posterity head on.” Philadelphia Weekly.
September 27, 2006
Fallon, Roberta. “Shout out for OUTsideIN at the Art Alliance.” artblog. June 14, 2006
Fallon, Roberta, “Shadows, light and lots of glass. “artblog, March 5, 2006
Newhall, Edith. “Dystopian wavelength.” Philadelphia Inquirer. September 29, 2006
Newhall, Edith. “ Art Alliance shakes it up with the Mural Arts Program, a bold show.”
Philadelphia Inquirer. June 20, 2006
Shwartz, Christopher. The Column: “Mauro Zamora.” Play Philly. October 6, 2006
Fallon, Roberta. “ Zamora’s Jungle.” artblog, October 27, 2005
Fallon, Roberta. “'Raw'Deal.” Philadelphia Weekly. September 15, 2005
Fallon, Roberta. “ 'Cheek' Please.” Philadelphia Weekly. July 6, 2005
Rosof, Libby. “ Philadelphia Cheek.” artblog. June 12, 2005
Szowzanski, Edward. “Fleisher Challenge.” Philadelphia Inquirer, November 4, 2005
Zevitas, Steven T., ed. New American Paintings. Open Studio Press, Boston, MA, No. 57,
2005
Copeland, Colette. “Slought gets down.” artblog. September 19, 2004
Rosof, Libby. “Searching for the promise land.” artblog. December 12, 2004
Rosof, Libby. “Value from nothing and nothing from nothing.” artblog. July 6, 2004
Fallon, Roberta. “Ha Ha Boo Hoo.” artblog. October 5, 2003
Fallon, Roberta. “Five for Fighting.” Philadelphia Weekly, August 21, 2002
Halpren, Ashlea. “Chaos Theories.” Philadelphia City Paper, August 1, 2002
Rice, Robin. “Hot and New.” Philadelphia City Paper, August 22, 2002