Blanka Amezkua

One Person Exhibitions

2008
Interminable Reccurence In My Mind at Bronx Blue Bedroom Project; Bronx, NY
2006
Mistaken Zygote at Studio Gallery 88; New York, NY
2005
Mexotika Manga at NY Artificial; New York, NY
2001
AJA: Asphalt Jungle Assemblages at Sacramento State University, Student Union Gallery; Sacramento, CA


Group Exhibitions

2008
Unusual Twist : Artists Knit, Embroider, Crochet, at The Spencertown Academy, curated by Gwenn Mayers; Spencertown, NY
Colorin Colorado at Praxis International Art; New York, NY
AIM 28: How soon is Now? at The Bronx Museum of the Arts organized by Erin Riley-Lopez; Bronx, NY
The Commons -- a place in place of the place, curated by Libertad Guerra; Bronx, NY
Entrée... Home is where the art is : 20+ Contemporary artists transform an upper west side apartment curated by Krista Saunders;  New York, NY
What a Woman Wants? at Proyecto X curated by Cecilia Nuin;  San Francisco, CA
2007
El Museo's Bienal: The (S) Files 007 at El Museo del Barrio curated by Elvis Fuentes and E. Carmen Ramos; New York, NY
BX1: The Second Bronx Biennale at Longwood Art Gallery curated by Edwin Ramoran; Bronx, NY
Made in the MFTA at The Henry De Ford III Gallery curated by Robert Bangiola; Long Island City, New York
Material Culture at Longwood Art Gallery curated by Lisa Curran and Juanita Lanzo; Bronx, NY
Fronteras Que Se Bifurcan at Museo La Casona John Spencer; Cuernavaca, Mexico
2006
Queens International '06: Everything All at Once at Queens Museum organized by Herb Tam and Jaishri Abichandani; Queens, NY
Carolina Caycedo's La Niña at Art Basel Miami; Miami, FL
Threading Trends at Galeria Galou; Williamsburg, NY
Tactica y Estrategia: Solo Mujeres at Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts curated by Cecilia Nuin; San Francisco, CA
2005
3rd Annual Erotic Show at The Shooting Gallery curated by Justin Giarla; San Francisco, CA
First Chicana/o Biennial at MACLA, Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana curated by Anjee Helstrup; San Jose, CA


Awards

The Bronx Museum of the Arts: AIM 28 (Artist in the Marketplace)
Bronx Council On The Arts: BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own 2007)


Bibliography

Samuels, Tanyanika.  "Artist's bedroom has views, not snooze", Daily News, October 28, 2008.
Leon Bernal, Oscar.  "Blanka Amezkua: Abriendo Espacios", Indie Rocks!, September , 2008.
Smith, Roberta.  "Emerging Artists" & "Artists Leap Into the Moment", The New York Times, July 25, 2008.
Lupinacci, Heloisa.  "Museu faz viajante sair de Nova York por um dia", Folha de Sao Paulo, June 19, 2008.
Jansen, Nicole.  "The Bronx's Museum: How Soon is Now?", Latin Week NY, June 12, 2008.
Kugel, Seth.  "The Bronx Is More Than Just Yankee Stadium", The New York Times, June 8, 2008.
Nepal, Indu.  "Bronx artist's gallery is home sweet home", The Bronx Beat, April 5, 2008.
Lyons, Jessica.  "Art Made from Recycled Materials", The Queens Courier, January 25, 2008.
Treymayne, Wendy.  "Plastik Wev: A plastic journey in the web of public space", Craft Magazine, Volume 4 (Summer 2007).
Lowenstein, Kate.  "Queens International: Everything all at once", Time Out New York, Issue 589: January 11, 2007.
Schwendener , Martha.  "Art Review: Art From Everywhere, All from Queens", The New York Times, December 15, 2006.
Manley, Jennifer.   "qboro: Day Tripping at 'Queens International'", The Queens Courier, October 19, 2006.


Film / TV

2008
"Trolley in the Bronx Let Tourist View Art" : WNBC-Newschannel 4 at 11pm, October 1, 2008; New York.
"12 Artistas En Una Habitacion (12 Artists In A Bedroom)": NCI: Noticias Culturales Iberoamericanas (Iberoamerican Cultural News); HITN, April 28, 2008; New York.
"Bronx Blue Bedroom Project" : Bronx 12, March 1, 2008; Bronx, New York.
2007
"ARTERIA" : Channel 22, October 2, 2007; Mexico City, Mexico.
1997
"A la Medida (Custom Made)" : Art Director with Silvia Sagahun for the 16mm color narrative, 17 minutes; English/ Spanish; directed by Lisset Barcellos.


Other

"Bronx Blue Bedroom Project": Originator; alternative art space in my bedroom, launched on March, 2008.
"Los Caminos A Mi Corazon (The Roads To My Heart)",  "Flores (Flowers)" : Artist led workshops using materials such as felt, silk flowers, plastic straws, at Queens Museum, New York; April / May 2008.
"Poetic Justice", Project assistant to contemporary Cuban artist Tania Bruguera; tea bag piece, at the San Francisco Art Institute; Spring 2002.
Swap-o-rama-rama: Seasonal clothing swap and series of do-it-yourself workshops in NYC: "How to alter your tee-shirts" workshop Oct. 2005.  DIY workshops Feb., Oct. 2006 and Apr. 2007.  Artist led workshop Earth Day at NYU, April 2008.
P.S. 1 MOMA Summer Celebration: Artist led workshop, July 30, 2006.
Art educator in New York City's Nativity middle schools since 2005.


Education

1997-1998
International Student Exchange Program, CSU; Accademia di Belle Arti, Scuola Libera del Nudo; Florence, Italy
1989-1993
California State University Fresno: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fresno, CA