JOE RAMIRO GARCIA
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 ​Personal
Born is Houston, Texas on December 24, 1966.
Moved to Chicago, IL in 1985.
Moved to Santa Fe, NM in 1987.
Taught Advanced Painting at the Institute for American Indian Arts College 2004,2005, &2008
Visiting Artist, University of Tennessee. At Chattanooga,Chattanooga,TN 2005
Visiting Artist, Georgia Okeefe Museum, Summer Youth Program,S.F.,NM 2006

Education
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 1985&1986
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Houston, TX 1982-1985

Awards
GRANT AWARD WINNER Joan Mitchell Foundation, New York City, NY 2005
HONORABLE MERIT THE SHOW ,Museum of Fine Arts,Santa Fe,NM 2003
   jurors: Susan Rothenberg,Terezita Romo, and Charles Stainback
AWARD OF DISTINCTION SELECTIONS ' 90, College of Santa Fe Fine Arts Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 1990
   jurors: Jesus Bautista Morales and Juane Quick to See Smith
RENEWABLE SCHOLARSHIP School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 1985
HONORABLE MERIT National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts, Washington, D.C. 1984

Solo Exhibitions
PICTURES, THINGS AND LIVING ARRANGEMENTS   Blue Gallery, Kansas City,Mo 2019
OPTIMIST   LewAllen Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 2016
TRANSFERENCE   LewAllen Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 2014
LOOK INTO THE SUN   LewAllen Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 2012
BUT SERIOUSLY   Blue Gallery, Kansas City,Mo 2012
URBAN RECONNAISSANCE   LewAllen Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 2010
KARAOKE    LewAllen Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 2008
CHILDISH THINGS    Pan American Art Projects, Dallas,TX 2007
TRUE GRIT    LewAllen Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 2006
THE WAY IT IS    Davis & Cline Galleries, Ashland, OR 2005
PAINTINGS & MONOTYPES    Cress Gallery, University of Tennessee. At Chattanooga,Chattanooga,TN 2005
NEW PAINTINGS    Pan American Art Gallery, Dallas,TX 2005
DRAWN FROM LIFE    LewAllen Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 2004
BETWEEN THE LINES    Mainsite Contemporary Art, Norman, OK 2004
ABOVE & BELOW THE SURFACE    Handsel Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2003
ROOM TO MOVE    Handsel Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2002
MONKEYS & FLOWERS    Mainsite Contemporary Art, Norman, OK 2002
NEW SMALL PAINTINGS    Mainsite Contemporary Art, Norman, OK 2001
Looking Forward Looking Back    Handsel Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2001
IT'S SPRING AGAIN    Sophia Georg Gallery, Denver, CO 2001
EXPLORATIONS    Handsel Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2000
NEW WORKS    Sloane Jordan Gallery, Austin, TX 2000
TANGIBLE WORLDS    Mainsite Contemporary Art, Norman, OK 2000
PAINTINGS    Sophia Georg Gallery, Denver, CO 1999
LANDSCAPES AND FLOWERS     Handsel Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 1999
LANDSCAPES AND NUDES    Handsel Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 1998
NEW OILS & MONOTYPES    Taos Mosaic Gallery, Taos, NM 1995
INNUENDO    The Courtyard Collection, Los Angeles, CA 1995
ONE MAN SHOW    Taos Mosaic Gallery, Taos, NM 1993

Group Exhibitions
12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now      Southwest Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM 2020
Director's Cut     Blue Gallery, Kansas City, Mo 2020
Group Show     Relic Gallery, Albuquerque, NM 2019
New Ancient     Gallery Fritz, Santa Fe, NM 2019
2018 Selections VIII:     Cress Gallery -The University Of Tennessee in Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN 2018
Art San Diego     Legend Nano Gallery, San Diego, CA 2018
Smoking Hot     Ethos Gallery, Newport Beach , CA 2018
Flower Show     Blue Gallery, Kansas City, Mo 2017
Wonder Wall     Blue Gallery, Kansas City, Mo 2018
Visualizing A Presence     Heimbold Visual Arts Center, Bronxville,NY 2013
summer group exhibition     Lewallen Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ 2013
group exhibition     Pan American Projects Art, Dallas,TX 2009
summer group exhibition     Scott White Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA 2009
Conversations     Lewallen Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 2009
Selected Works (w/ Luis Jimenez )    Untitled Art Space, Oklahoma City, OK 2008
Palm Beach 3    Pan American Art Projects 2008
Art Miami     Pan American Art Projects, Miami,FL 2007
Re Deconstructions     Pan American Art Projects, Miami,FL 2007
Check Out     Pan American Projects Art, Dallas,TX 2007
Artistas Contemporaneos delRio Grande     Visual Arts Gallery , Santa Fe Community College, SF, NM 2006
Diptychs     LewAllen Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 2006
Chicago Contemporary & Classic      LewAllen Contemporary, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2005
Incognito     Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica,CA 2005
Interpreting the Sacred     Owings Dewey North, Santa Fe, NM 2005
BLOC BUSTA     Lewallen Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 2005
Small Works     LewAllen Contemporary Art, Santa Fe,NM 2005
Modes and Methods     Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX 2004
Outpost     No Man's Land Gallery, Santa Fe,NM 2004
Loose Ends     Second Street Contemporary Art,Santa Fe, NM 2004
Winter Show     Fresh Art Gallery, Denver ,CO 2003
Print Show Invitational     Institute of American Indian Arts Museum, Santa Fe,NM 2003
Print Show Invitational     Paul Mesaros Gallery,West VirginiaUniversity,Morgantown,WV 2003
"The Show" Southwest Juried Exhibition     Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe ,NM 2003
Art In Embassies     Program Exhibition for the United States Chief of Mission to Cuba, Havana,Cuba 2003
Peace Show     Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM 2003
Still Life Invitational     Wiford & Vogt Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2003
Landscape Invitational     Wiford & Vogt Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2003
2003
Western States Small Works     Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, CA 2002
Rocky Mountain Biennial 2002      Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO 2002
Ravens in Winter     Guadalupe Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM 2002
Site Unseen     James Kelly Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 2001
White Show     Handsel Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2001
The Element Show      Helix Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM 2000
Show Heart      Sophia Georg Gallery, Denver, CO 2000
The American Landscape, A Contemporary Perspective     MainSite Contemporary Art, Norman, OK 2000
Postcard Love Notes to the Land     Munson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2000-2002
Millennium Show     Deloney Newkirk Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2000
Contemporary Hispanic Market     Santa Fe Plaza, Santa Fe, NM 1993-1999
Monotype Exhibition     Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA 1998
Monothon     SITE SANTA FE and SANTA FE ART INSTITUTE, Santa Fe, NM 1997-2003
Art Americas “97     Miami, FL 1997
Master Printer Invitational     Brian Marki Gallery, Portland, OR 1997
Art With Heart     Horwitch/LewAllen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 1996
Arte Contemporaneo por Hispanos     Gallery Plaza Real, Santa Fe, NM 1996
Voyeur – A Show of the Erotic     Rod Goebel Gallery, Taos, NM 1993
Quincentennial Perspective: Artists Discover Columbus     Castillo Cultural Center, N.Y., NY 1992
Juror’s Choice     College of Santa Fe Fine Arts Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 1991
Selections “90     College of Santa Fe Fine Arts Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 1990
Surfaces III – Man Made Surfaces     Art League of Houston, Houston, TX 1984

Collections
Missouri Bank, Kansas City ,MO
Enturia Inc, Kansas City, MO
The Fox Company , PA
University of Tennessee. At Chattanooga,Chattanooga,TN
actress : Pamela Grier
jurors: Susan Rothenberg ,Terezita Romo, Charles Stainback
First Impressions and the Comic Book El Museo Cultural,Santa Fe, NM

Lectures & Interviews
Internet Interview,September broadcast,Artworksmagazine.Com, Carmel,CA 2008
Internet Interview, june broadcast,Oklatravelnet.Com, Oklahoma City,OK 2008
Slide Lecture,Untitled ArtSpace, Oklahoma City,OK 2008
Slide Lecture,Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe,NM 2006
Dialogue 360 , College of Santa Fe., Santa Fe, NM 2006
Slide Lecture & Dialogue with Pat Harris, Santa Fe Art Inst., Santa Fe, NM 2005
Slide Lecture, University of Tenn. At Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN 2005
A Dialogue Among Peers, Center for Contemporary Arts,Santa Fe, NM 2004
Slide Lecture,Museum of Fine Arts,Santa Fe,NM 2003
Slide Lecture,Institute of American Indian Arts,Santa Fe,NM 2003
Television Interview,Bump T. V.,Toranto,Canada 2002
Radio Interview,KVRX University of Texas,Austin ,TX 2000
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Publications
The Magazine,Santa Fe,NM 2020
The Magazine,Santa Fe,NM 2016
Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Mo 2012
New Mexico Magazine, Santa Fe, NM 2009
Artworks Magazine,fall issue, Carmel,CA 2008
The Magazine,Santa Fe,NM 2008
catalogue - Selected Works,Untitled Art Space, Oklahoma City, OK 2008
The New Mexican, Santa Fe, NM 2008
The Reporter,Santa Fe,NM 2006
The Santa Fean Magazine, Santa Fe, NM 2006
The Magazine,Santa Fe,NM 2006
Journal Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM 2006
100 Artist Of The Southwest book by Douglas Bullis 2006
Bloc - Busta catalogue, Santa Fe, NM 2005
Ashland Tidings, Ashland, OR 2005
Chattanooga Times, Chattanooga, TN 2005
Catalogue for Exhibition for the United States Chief of Mission to Cuba 2004
Art Now Gallery Guide, Clinton , NJ 2004
The Oklahoma Daily, Norman, OK 2004
The New Mexican, Santa Fe, NM 2004
The Magazine,Santa Fe,NM 2004
The Alpine Weekly, Alpine, TX 2004
The Magazine,Santa Fe,NM 2003
Denver Post,Denver,CO 2002
Southwest Art Magazine, Palm Coast, FL 2000
New Mexico Millennium Collection Book, Tesuque,NM 2000
Oklahoma Gazette,Oklahoma City,OK 2002
Pop Magazine, Oklahoma City, OK 2000&2002
Okay Magazine, Oklahoma City, OK 2000
The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, OK 2000 &2002
Sunday Norman Oklahoman, Norman, OK 2000
Art Now June-95
Focus Magazine,Glorieta ,NM 1999,2002,&2003
The Santa Fe New Mexican, Santa Fe, NM July-99
The Santa Fe New Mexican, Santa Fe, NM July-98
The Santa Fe New Mexican, Santa Fe, NM September-95
The Santa Fe New Mexican, Santa Fe, NM September-93
The Santa Fe New Mexican, Santa Fe, NM March-93
The Santa Fe New Mexican, Santa Fe, NM November-93
Spanish Market Magazine July-97
Art Now January-97
The Santa Fean Magazine 1996&2001
Catalogue - "Selections ' 90", College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM June-05
Hotwired Magazine, San Francisco, CA Retina - Featured Artist June-91
The Taos News September-95
The Taos News October-93
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