VANESSA WALLACE-GONZALES
Born in 1992 in Santa Barbara, California. Lives and works in Ventura, California.
Education
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD Graduated May 2014
Bachelors of Fine Arts, Major General Fine Art, Magna Cum Laude
Studio Art Centers International Honors Program; Florence Italy May 2013
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2023 I Am Medicine, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art
Curated by Emma Saperstein and Courtney Davis; San Luis Obispo, CA
2019 The Individuation, The Basic Premise Gallery
Curated by Teddy Nava and Matt Henriksen; Ojai, CA
2018 Artifacts from a Butterfly’s Meconium, Carnegie Art Museum Studio Gallery
Curated by Suzanne Bellah; Oxnard, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Sacred Residue, William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art
Curated by Jesse Groves; Thousand Oaks, CA
The Kind of Mother, The Arts Fund
Curated by Valley in Film; Santa Barbara, CA
2022 Pertenecer: To Belong, Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana
Curated by Alyssarhaye Graciano; San Jose, CA
Beta Epochs, Beta Epochs Gallery
Curated by Madeleine Ignon and Alex Lukas; Los Angeles, CA
The Ojai Jail Initiative, Installation at The Historical Ojai Jail
Curated by Teddy Nava, Matt Henriksen, and Elizabeth Herring; Ojai, CA
Fragile/Fiber, Carolyn Glaseo Bailey Foundation
Curated by Frederick Janka; Ojai, CA
2021 Beyond the Diaspora, Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana
Curated by Maryela Perez; San Jose, CA
Planet Earth, Atkinson Gallery
Curated by John Connelly; Santa Barbara, CA
2020 The Power of Vulnerability, Gallery 1202
Curated by Tessera Arts Collective; Gilroy, CA
2018 The Oxnard Plain Collective Show, Carnegie Art Museum Studio Gallery
Curated by Brian Paumier and Jaime Bailon; Oxnard, CA
Viva La Muxer, Plaza de la Raza
Curated by Los Fotos Project; Los Angeles, CA
2017 The Alchemists, Stonework Studios Gallery during Ventura Artwalk
Curated by Vanessa Wallace-Gonzales & Izzy Morones; Ventura, CA
2016 Emerging Artists Show, VITA Art Center Gallery
Curated by Mary Perez; Ventura, CA
The Alchemists, Artwalk Pop Up Gallery during Ventura Artwalk
Curated by Vanessa Wallace-Gonzales & Izzy Morones; Ventura, CA
2015 Untitled: (Fuerza), 9 Lives Gallery
Curated by Jill Cohen; Brooklyn, NY
Beyond the Lines, Beyond the Lines Gallery
Curated by Brittany Davis; Los Angeles, CA
Artwalk Ventura 2015, Bell Arts Factory Gallery
Curated by Mary Perez; Ventura, CA
2014 MICA 2014 Open House Exhibition, Fox 2 Gallery (MICA)
Curated by Rex Stevens; Baltimore, MD
2013 MICA 2013 Show at SACI, Fox 2 Gallery (MICA)
Curated by Ellen Burchenal; Baltimore, MD
MICA at SACI Show, Jules Maidoff Gallery
Curated by Ellen Burchenal; Florence, Italy
2010 US, VITA Art Center Gallery
Curated by Vanessa Wallace-Gonzales; Ventura, CA
Eve of The Phoenix, VITA Art Center Gallery
Curated by Vanessa Wallace-Gonzales; Ventura, CA
Residencies
2018 Carnegie Art Museum Studio Gallery Artist in Resident
Awards and Accomplishments
2023 Board Member of Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara
2022 LUM Magazine Art Prize, 2022
2010 Ray Frykholm Scholarship Fund
Focus on the Master’s Scholarship
Publications
2022 Publication: Santa Barbara Magazine, March Edition, 2022
Publication: LUM Magazine Cover and Feature, Fall Edition, 2022
2020 Publication: Santa Barbara Magazine, August Edition, 2020
2018 Publication: Ventana, Magazine, October Edition, 2018
Publication: VC Reporter, Newspaper, October Edition, 2018
2016 Publication: The Ventura Breeze, Newspaper, September Edition, 2016
2012 Publication: The Ventura Breeze, Newspaper, January Edition, 2012