VOLVER
Nace en Guadalajara, Jalisco en 1962
Pintora y Dibujante
Cursó su preparación artística profesional en la
Escuela de Artes Plásticas de la Universidad de Guadalajara, de 1976 a 1981
Miembro del grupo Tenamaztli del maestro Campos
Cabello, realiza una vertiginosa e intensa carrera artística, su estudio y
tenacidad la llevan pronto a radicar a París. Actualmente radica en los
Estados Unidos de Norte América. En la obra de Esperanza Gama encontramos
como constante: las aves y las mariposas, seres maravillosos, poseedores del
secreto y envidiado arte de volar. En sus autorretratos aparecen también
estos seres, fusionándose mágicamente.
Exposiciones
Esperanza ha mostrado su obra en diversas
ocasiones, sobresaliendo: Individuales en las Galerías "Municipal Torres
Bodet" y "Las Calas", Guadalajara y en Puerto Vallarta, Jal.
(1986). Aeropuerto Internacional Miguel Hidalgo y Galería de Arte Moderno,
Guadalajara. Jal. (1987); "De Sueños y Realidades" Galería Atenea,
San Miguel Allende, Gto. (1988); Galería "Boinayel", Santo Domingo,
Rep. Dominicana; Casa del Arte, La Jolla, CA. y Galerías Ravel y
Brownsviller, en Texas, E.U.A.
Premios
Invitada especial en el Salón Anual de Nuevos
Valores de la Galería Municipal Torres Bodet, Salón de la Vida y la Muerte,
Galería de Arte Moderno de Guadalajara. Sus dibujos han sido publicados en
diversos folletos literarios y en el libro " Menesteres de la
Sangre" de Raúl Bañuelos, editado en 1978.
" lo onírico y lo mágico han sido para
Esperanza una fuente de inspiración, cuidando y ocupándose de las efímeras
sensaciones, las raras y coloreadas impresiones, los vagos recuerdos que
dejan los indescifrables y mágicos sueños ".
Rafael Zamarripa
" Esperanza nos lleva al espacio de la imaginación,
fantasía y magia integrando a sus personajes con todo lo que nos rodea,
incluyendo objetos que frecuentemente pasan inadvertidos, creando sueños de
realidades "
. Leonel
F. López.
Inglés:
"I have so many things to say,
about what I feel, about being a woman, about many things that I cannot
say with words, which I have to say with images."
-Esperanza Gama
Emotions are best expressed by the direct contact
of the human eye. The ability to see was my primary ambition at the
beginning of my artistic career. Another very interesting form of expression
to me was to try to metamorphosize the mystical images of dreams into
inspiration for my work.
In recent years I have become intrigued by the
mysteries of other people's lives. By consequence, I have developed
an interest in reading biographies that often do not include photographs.
By reading such books one has the opportunity to imagine the visual
history without someone else's interpretations. This interest took shape
in my last solo exhibit entitled "Mujeres de Cuatro Siglos"
("Women of Four Centuries") and was my artistic biography
of women of the last four centuries.
I am a professional independent artist. I consider myself a graphic
artist whose art incorporates different techniques. Magic Realism best
describes what I wish to represent in my artwork. I have studied the
classical artists of the Renaissance and Surrealist movement, and both
have influenced y artistic development.
My university studies were conducted in Mexico
and the Escuela de Arte Plasticas of the Universidad de Guadalajara
Mexico. I also had the opportunity to travel in Europe and Asia and
I studied in Paris for two years. These travel experiences have had
an influence in my artwork.
EDUCATION
B.F.A., School of Fine Arts, University of Guadalajara, Mexico
PUBLICATIONS
1997 Main program cover, Chicago, for the Annual Conference of the National
Council of La Raza hosted in Chicago, IL
1996 Book Cover, Loverboys, Ana Castillo Short Stories Norton Publishers,
New York, NY
1987 Viva el Arte, Art Magazine Number One, March-April Number Two,
June-July
1986 Illustration, Tutuguri Magazine, Poetry Chap Book Illustration,
Cuaderno Breve Poetry Notebook, Guadalajara University Press
1985 Drawings, Francisco Pedroza Poetry, Cabanas Cultural Institute
1984 Drawings, Raul Banuelos Poetry Guadalajara University Press
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1997 Annual Celebration Awards Artist Latino Institute, Chicago, IL
1997 Official Artist for the 1997 Annual Conference National Council
of La Raza, Washington, DC
1995 Chicago Artists International Program Residency Grant Bordes Printmaking
Workshop, Guadalajara, Mexico
1993 Traditional Chinese Painting, Gakukai Sumie Center Tokyo, Japan
1992 Traditional Chinese Painting, Yangshou, China Antique Batik Processes,
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
AWARDS
1996 Third Place Winner of the Alice and Arthur Baer Art Competition
Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL
To view more artwork and learn more about this artist,
please visit: http://www.esperanzagama.com/art.html
Solo Exhibitions
1999 Mujeres de Cuatro Siglos
Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
1998 Trabajos Recientes de Esperanza Gama
The Center Gallery, Saint Mary University. Winona, MN.
1996 Black Wings
Casa Loca Gallery. Chicago, Illinois
1991 The Fantasy People
The Old Town Triangle Art Association. Chicago, Illinois
1988 Suenos de Realidades
Atenea Gallery. San Miguel de Allende, Guanagjuto, Mexico
1987 Dibujos de Esperanza
Miguel Hidalgo Airport Gallery Guadalajara, Mexico
1986 Torres Bodet Gallery. Guadalajara, Mexico
Las Calas Gallery. Guadalajara, Mexico
Group Exhibitions
2000 Same Origin...Different Paths
Galeria Arte de Mexico, The Consulate General of Mexico
Chicago, Illinois
2000 Inner Self
La Llorona Art Gallery. Chicago, Illinois
1997 Shared Continents
Latin-American Printmaking Art Exhibtion
Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois
1997 Ten Years later
Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum. Chicago, Illinois
1996 Day of the Dead
Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, Illinois
Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, Illinois
Dia de los Muertos, Where Past and Present Meet
Mexican Fine Arts Center MUseum, Chicago, Illinois
1996 Mi Frida Loca
Casa Loca Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Northwestern University Settlement House, Chicago, Illinois
Mexican Art Show
Joliet Public Library, Joliet, Illinois
1995 Around the Coyote
Pauline Arts Center, Chicago, Illinois
Day of the Dead
Oak Park Cultural Center, Oak Park, Illinois
1993 Gakukai Sumie Center Members Show
Osaka, Japan
1992 Sumies of Japan
Ginza District Art Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1990 Intaglio and Drawings
Ecole Beaux Arts, Chaville, France
1987 Expo-Arte 87
Guadalajara, Mexico
Galeria Boinayel, Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic
Casa de Arte La Jolla, La Jolla, California
Brownsville Gallery, Brownsville, Texas
Ravel Austin Gallery, Austin, Texas
1986 Women Painters of Guadalajara
Torres Bodet Gallery, Guadalajara, Mexico
Cultural Week
Tuxpan, Jalisco, Mexico
1985 Faculty Exhibition
Cabanas Cultural Institute, Guadalajara, Mexico
1983 Alianza Francesa, Guadalajara, Mexico
Gabriel Flores Gallery, Guadalajara, Mexico
Artists of Guadalajara
Degollado City Theater, Guadalajara, Mexico
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