Miguel Cortez

Page 1 | Biography

Born: Mexico
Lives: Chicago, IL

Education
1992-1993 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, major studies in fine art
1989-91 Daley College, Chicago, general studies
1988 Columbia College, Chicago, major studies in film and video


Solo Exhibitions
2005 - Polvo, Chicago
2001 - Café Jumping Bean, Chicago
2000 - Teocalli Cafe Gallery, Chicago
1998 - "Cuando estaba joven..." Ńandu, Chicago
1998 - "Vesica Piscis" Prospectus Art Gallery, Chicago
1997 - 500 Nations Cultural Café, Chicago
1997 - Casa de Arte y Cultura, Chicago

Group Exhibitions
2006 - Commerce Street Artist Warehouse, Houston, Texas
2006 – Romantico, group show, Glass Curtain, Chicago, IL
2005 – The Casket Factory, Dallas, Texas
2005 - The Art of the Book, University of Missouri, S. Louis, MI
2005 - The 7th Psychedelic Revolution Art Happening, Mars Gallery, Chicago
2005 – VU Art Space, Melbourne, Australia
2005 – City selection, Tourism Center, Chicago
2005 - Function Variable, Barcelona, Spain
2004 – Art Against Aids, Barcelona, Spain
2004 - Artists Respond to War, Aldo Castillo Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004 - Orleans Gallery, St. Charles, IL
2004 - Stray Show, Chicago, IL
2004 - Corosh, Chicago, IL
2004 - Tu casa es mi casa: artists respond to gentrification, Polvo, Chicago
2004 - Around the Coyote, Chicago, IL
2003 - Stuff my stocking, Fleur Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003 - Winter festival, Chicago Arts District, Chicago, IL
2003 - Galeria El Puente, Juchitan, Oaxaca, Mex.
2003 - Fall festival, Chicago Arts District, Chicago, IL
2003 - XI Art Solidari(Art Against AIDS), Casa Can Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
2003 - Malcolm X College, Chicago, IL
2003 - Chicago Athletic Club, Chicago, IL
2003 - Butcher Shop, Chicago, IL
2003 - ArtBoat 2003, Chicago, IL
2003 - Terrorrist Art: Protesting War, Polvo, Chicago, IL
2002 - Elements "earth", Centro Civico de Barceloneta, Barcelona, Spain
2002 - X Art Solidari(Art Against AIDS), Casa Elizalde, Barcelona, Spain
2002 - Around the Coyote, Collage Gallery, Chicago, IL
2002 - ATL group, Arte de Mexico Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 - IX Art Solidari(Arte contra el SIDA), Casa Elizalde, Barcelona, Spain
2001 - Day of the Dead, Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Chicago
2001 - MIRA art exhibit, Athenaeum Museum, Schamburg, IL
2001 - Day of the Dead, Café Jumping Bean, Chicago
2001 - Group Show, Triton College, Melrose Park, IL
2001 - Fragments, Café Sol, Chicago
2001 - Latino Art, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
2000 - two person show with Edgar Serrano, Teocalli, Chicago
2000 - "group show", Casa de la Cultura, Juchitán, Oaxaca
2000 - "Un origen...diversos caminos", Galeria Arte de Mexico
2000 - "caras de la vida y la muerte", Athenaeum Museum, Schamburg, IL
1999 - "arte de Chicago", Chicago State University
1999 - "art of memory", Aldo Castillo Gallery
1999 - "Cristos" Galeria Arte Mexicano
1999 - "art for the next millennium", Polvo Multimedia Art Space
1999 - "mariposa oscura", Columbia College
1998 - "1968-1998", Taller Mestizarte
1998 - "Reflections", Triton College
1998 - "Tribute", Prospectus Art Gallery
1997 - "O' Maker",Casa de Arte y Cultura
1997 - "History of Pilsen", Chicago Historical Society
1996 - "Beans and White Rice", Near Northwest Arts Council
1996 - "Hasta que se me prendio el foco",Casa de Arte y Cultura
1995 - "The Other Side of Lunacy", Casa de Arte y Cultura
1995 - "187 - With or Without you ", Roberto Lopez Gallery
1995 - "187 - With or Without you", Malcolm X College
1995 - "Christmas show", Byron Roche Gallery
1994 - "Unknown Chicago", Gallery 312
1994 - "Group Show", Art Windows Gallery
1994 - "Offerings",Bertoncini Gallery
1993 - "The Other Side of Lunacy", Calles y Sueńos
1992 - "500 years of Anti- Colonial resistance",Galeria FridaKhalo, Mex.
1992 - "Group Show", Galeria Municipal, Aguascalientes, Mex.
1992 - "Variations on a theme",Near Nortwest Arts Council
1992 - "Endangered Art", MWMWM Gallery

Bibliography
2004 – Pilsen, Contratiempo Magazine
2004 – A Closer Look, Chicago Artist’s Coalition Newspaper
2004 – The Other Artists’ Colony, Chicago Social Magazine
2004 – Blacklist Magazine
2003 – Low Rider Show, Hoy Newspaper
2003 – A Tale of Two Pilsens, Clamor Magazine
2003 – Terrorist Art, Columbia Chronicle

Publications
2003 featured artist - Contratiempo Literary Magazine
2001 “Generacion ” - Art magazine from Mexico
2000 “La Bamba ” - Book on art published by the Mexican Consulate in Chicago
1999 “Frontera Literary Review ” - Book on art and poetry
1998 “Zorros y Erizos ” - designed art and literature magazine
1996 Inphobia Magazine - magazine cover illustration