OLGUIN TAPIA
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Education
Associates of Arts (Fine Arts), Oxnard College, Oxnard CA 2005
Bachelor of Arts (Studio Arts), California State University Los Angeles, 2013
Awards and Scholarships
3rd Place award in 2-D Mixed Media, Oxnard College 2008
2nd Place award in 2-D 2009
Honorable Mention and $500 Scholarship in Painting, 3rd Scholarship Competition, Harbor Village
Gallery, Ventura CA 2009
Honorable Mention Award in 3D Art, 24th Open Juried Art Competition, Buena Ventura Gallery, Ventura,
CA 2010
Honorable Mention and Merit Award in Painting, 4th Annual Art Collegiate Competition, Harbor Village
Gallery, Ventura, CA 2010
Dean’s List, CSULA 2013
Related work experience
2005-
present
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2008
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2008
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2009
2009-
2012
Gallery Intern, McNish Art Gallery, Oxnard College, Oxnard, CA
Museum Assistant, Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA
Gallery Assistant and Co-Curator, Plaza Arts Gallery , Oxnard, CA
Gallery Assistant and Co-Curator, Downtown Center for the Arts Gallery, Oxnard, CA
Member of Buena Ventura Arts Association
RESUME
Exhibitions:
2006
Cool Kids Never Have the Time, McNish Art Gallery, Oxnard, CA 2006
Filipino Arts and Cultural Expo 2006,The Ocean View Pavilion, Port Hueneme, CA 2006
When Things Get Ugly, 18th Street Art Center, Santa Monica, CA 2006
2007
Fiestas Filipinas 2007, Many Islands, One People, Oxnard Performing Art Center, Oxnard, CA 2007
Uglier, 18th Street Art Center, Santa Monica, CA 2007
Cool Kids Never Had the Time, Upfront Gallery, Ventura, CA 2007
2008
$100 Show, 643 Project Space, Ventura, CA 2008
Student Exhibition, Downtown Center for the Arts, Oxnard, CA 2008
Ship High In Transit, L’ Scorpion Gallery, Hollywood, CA 2008
Oxnard College Student Show, McNish Art Gallery, Oxnard, CA 2008
Latino Visions” McNish Art Gallery, Oxnard, CA 2008
2009
Suburban Legends, 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA 2009
Emerging Artist 3rd Annual Artist Cup Competition, Harbor Village Gallery, Ventura, CA 2009
Mosaics, 18th Street Art Center, Santa Monica, CA 2009
2010
Mass Communication, W.A.V. Gallery, Ventura, CA. 2010
Draft a paper show, 643 Project Space Gallery, Ventura. 2010
Oxnard Fiestas Filipinas 2010, Downtown Center for the Arts, Oxnard, CA 2010
Bohemian Nights, The Artist Cantina art gallery, Oxnard, CA 2010
RESUME
Los Doce, McNish Art Gallery, Oxnard, CA 2010
24th Annual Open Competition, Buena Ventura Art Gallery, Ventura, CA 2011
Face Off, Stonework’s Studios, Ventura, CA 2011
One Hundred Dollar Show, 643 Project Space, Ventura, CA 2011
Pint Sized, Stonework’s Studios, Ventura, CA 2011
SK805, Oxnard Skate Park and Gallery, Oxnard, CA 2011
Undergraduate Art Exhibition, Cal. State Los Angeles Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2011
2012
A.K.A. A Bandana Show, Inkfatuation Gallery, Oxnard, CA 2012
Undergraduate Art Exhibition, Cal. State Los Angeles Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2012
2013
The Oxnartians have landed, 18th street art center, Santa Monica, CA 2013
Portals, Amplify Complex, Venice, CA 2013
Via Crucis, Tribe of Los Angeles Gallery and Studio Complex, Los Angeles, CA 2013
The Oxnartians have return, McNish Art Gallery Oxnard College, Oxnard, CA 2013
Senior projects exhibition: Studio arts option, Los Angeles, CA 2013
2014
C-NOTE, Jaus Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2014
Sharp Line and Edges, COMA Art Gallery, Cal. State Los Angeles Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2014
27th Annual Open Competition, Buena Ventura Art Gallery, Ventura, CA 2014
Williams Walk, Underground Space Art Gallery, Pomona, CA 2014
RESUME
One Night Stand Project:
Project One Night Stand / Projects ONS
Co-founder/co-curator of Project One Night Stand / Project ONS, an ongoing series of site-specific art exhibits that utilize
unexpected and unconventional settings/spaces throughout Ventura County in order to showcase experimental work by local
art students, local and established artists. Project ONS acts as a forum for exchange between emerging and professional artists,
the local art community and the public.
One Night Stand, 650 Gonzales Road Residence Garage Gallery, Oxnard, CA2008
Invasive Procedures, U-Haul Truck 643 Project Space Gallery, Ventura, CA 2009
OVERLAPPING TYRANNOSANUS WRECKS, McNish Art Gallery, Oxnard, CA 2010
For This Purpose Only, B-space Gallery, Oxnard, CA 2011