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Department of Art and Music
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Esteban C. Apodaca

CIRRICULUM VITAE

I. CHRONOLOGY OF EDUCATION
  a. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED
    i. The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
    ii. New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
  b. DEGREES
    i. M.F.A., The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
    ii. B.F.A., New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
II. MAJOR FIELD: Ceramics MINOR FIELD: Metal Arts/Jewelry
III. HONORS, AWARDS, GRANTS
  a. Angelo State University Faculty Research Grant, 1999
  b. Angelo State University Faculty Developmental and Enrichment Grant, 1999, 1997, 1993
  c. American Cultural Specialist Grant, U.S. Information Agency-Arts America, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Central America, 1995
  d. Board Member of the Year, Concho Valley Association for the Blind, 1995
  e. Cultural Arts and Humanities Award from the San Angelo Volunteer Coalition, 1994
  f. Who's Who Among Hispanic Americans, 1994/1995 Edition
Membership:
  Texas Clay Arts Association, 2000
  Texas Association of College Teachers, 1995-Present
  Potters Guild of Las Cruces, NM, 1995-Present
  National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, 1991-Present
  Midland Art Association, 1991-Present
IV. EXHIBITIONS
  Juried and Invitationals
  a. Works by the Art Faculty of Angelo State University, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI
    Celebracionde Dia de los Muertos/Celebration of the Day of the Dead, Buddy Holly Fine Art Center, Lubbock, TX
    Anything Goes, Kendel Gallery, San Angelo, TX Third Place
    Angelo State University Art Faculty Exhibition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
    Vision Toward Wellness 2000, Providence, RI, New Haven, CT, New York, NY (traveling exhibit)
    17th National Juried Exhibition, Warehouse Living Arts Center, Corsicana, TX
    Uncharted Territory, National Competition, Collectible's, San Angelo, TX Best of Show
  1999
  "Esteban Apodaca" 1114 Gallery, Midland, TX Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art 2000, Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, TX
  22nd Annual Midland Art Association Fall Exhibition, McCormick Gallery, Midland, TX
  1998  
  21st Annual Midland Arts Association Fall Exhibition, McCormick Gallery, Midland, TX
  Shrines, Eastern New Mexico University Library, Portales, NM
  Four-Person Show, Fine Arts Center, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
  Angelo State University Art Faculty Exhibition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
  Angelo State University Art Faculty Exhibition, University Center Gallery, ASU, San Angelo, TX
  1997  
  20th Midland Arts Association Annual Fall Show, McCormick Gallery, Midland, TX
  Angelo State University Art Faculty Exhibition, University Center Gallery, San Angelo, TX
  Family and Friends, Dishman Art Gallery, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
  Celebracion de Dia de los Muertos/Celebration of the Day of the Dead, Lubbock Fine Arts Center, Lubbock, TX
  Five of a Mind, Fort Smith Art Center, Ft. Smith, AR
  Master Works in Clay: Selection from the permanent collection of San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX (traveling exhibition St. Louis, MO, Abilene, Midland, TX)
  Everything Goes-Almost, Kendel Art Gallery, San Angelo, TX
  16th Annual From the Ground Up Regional Exhibition, Los Paisanos Gallery, El Paso, TX
  1996  
  Angelo State University Art Faculty Exhibition, University Center Art Gallery, San Angelo, TX
  Close to the Border VI, Biennial Juried Exhibition, Williams Gallery, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, International Competition
  Anything But the Kitchen Sink, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, First Place
  The 1996 Open Show, 1114 Gallery, Midland, TX
  Thirteenth Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, Warehouse Living Arts Center, Corsicana, TX
  Eleventh Annual San Angelo Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX, International Competition
  Texas National '96, SFA Gallery, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX, Honorable Mention
  15th Annual From the Ground Up Regional Exhibition, Adobe Patio Gallery, Mesilla, NM
  Visions and Choices III, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
V. Public Collections
  Commission for the Aspen Grill, Aspen, CO (One-of-a-kind functional ware)
  Clovis Community College Art Collection, Clovis, NM Instituto Hondureno De Cultural Interamericana, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Central America
  Commission for the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Aspen, CO (One-of-a-kind functional ware)
  San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
  Valley National Bank, Tucson, AZ
  Escuela de Diseno, Altos de Chavon, Dominican Republic, Central America
  Schier Steiner Church, Wiesbaden, Germany (Collaboration piece)
  Yuma Art Center, Yuma, AZ
  University of AZ, Student Union, Tucson, AZ
  Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson, AZ
  Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Las Cruces, NM
VI. Reviews, Interviews and Articles
  San Angelo Standard Times "Mixed Media: ASU Art Professors Delve into Depths of Creativity" San Angelo, TX, Dec. 1997 (article)
  San Angelo Standard Times "Love of Art Leads to Full-Time Profession," San Ange lo, TX, Nov. 1997 (article)
  Southwest Times Record, "Ceramic Sculpture Fired Up," Ft. Smith, AR 1997 (article)
  San Angelo Standard Times "ASU Exhibit also Explores Ceramics," April 1996 (article)
  "Analisis de Obra Artistica Hondurena," La Presa, Tegucigalpa, Central America, Aug, 1995 (article)
  "Maestro de la Ceramica Coporte Experiencia con Hondurenos," La Presa, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Central America, Aug. 1995 (article)
  "Analizan Atractivos de Ceramica Artistica Contemporanea," Tiempo, San Pedreo Sula, Honduras, Central America, Aug. 1995 (article)
  Artista Norteamericano Diserta Sobre la Ceramicca Artista Contemporanea," El Nueva Dia, Tegucigalpa, CA, Aug. 1995 (article)
  "Charla Sobre Ceramica,"Tiempo, San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Central America, Aug. 1995 (article)
  San Angelo Standard Times, "SAMFA to Show ASU Faculty Art," June 1995 "Nosotros," KLST-TV, San Angelo, TX, April 1995 (interview)
  San Angelo Standard Times, "San Angelo Artist Enshrines Grandfather," April 1995 (article)