Mel Dominguez | Résumé

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Painting, Murals, Serigraph/Fine Art Print Making, Mixed-media/Installation, Environmental Art, Social Justice Art

 

AWARDS | RESIDENCIES

2013 Art & Social Justice Award, Pan Left Productions, Tucson, AZ

2013 GLOBALL—Arte y Cambio Climático, Pozodeagua & Fundación Union, Montevideo, Uruguay

2012 Tucson Pima Arts Council Lumies Art & Business Awards, Emerging Artists Nominee, Tucson, AZ
2011 ART LAB: Border Biosphere Exploration, Rillito River Project, University of Arizona College of Science, Cuenca Los Ojos Foundation, AZ

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 Community Artwork, Joel Valdez Main Library, Tucson, AZ

2012 Dia De Los Muertos, Pita Jungle, Tucson, AZ

2011 The Exploited, My Addiction Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2010 Short Stack, Arts Marketplace, Tucson, AZ

2010 Jazzamataz, 5th on 6th Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2010 Dura, Fragment Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2009 Melo in Technicolor, Bohemia, Tucson, AZ

2009 The Ill in Illustrator, Shot in the Dark, Tucson, AZ

2008 Elementals, The Coffee House, Tucson, AZ

 

SELECT INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2013 GLOBALL—Arte y Cambio Climático, Espacio Cultural Contemporáneo, Montevideo, Uruguay

2012 Art of All Possibilities, Biosphere 2, Tucson, AZ

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2013 Dia De Los Muertos, Tohono Chul Park Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2013 Hot Mix Eight, Contreras Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2012 The Border Project, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ

2012 Healing in Tucson, UAMC South Behavioral Health Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2011 Velociprints, Borderlands Brewery, Tucson, AZ

2011 Project Ethos, The Mint, Scottsdale, AZ

2011 Dia De Los Muertos, Xico Arte y Cultura, Chandler, AZ

2011 Camino De La Muerte, Calaca, Phoenix, AZ

2011 Dia De Los Muertos, Contreras Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2011 Mi Musica, Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2011 Milagros, Contreras Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2011 Viviendo Verde, Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2011 Skateboard Art, Soul Skating, Los Angeles, CA

2011 Mujeres!, Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2010 Dia De Los Muertos, La Malinche Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2010 Dia De Los Muertos, Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2010 From Here to Eternity, Fragment Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2010 Post No Bills, Fragment Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2010 Mujeres!, Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2010 SOHO, Soho Hair Salon & Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2009 Infinite Libraries, Crewest Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

 

SPECIAL PROJECTS | MURALS

2013 Underage Drinking Prevention Performance/youth workshop, Safos Dance Theater, House of Neighborly Services, Tucson, AZ

2013 Community Garden Mural, Apollo Middle School Community Garden, Tucson, AZ

2013 Tree of Hope, University of Arizona Institute of the Environment, Festival of Books, Tucson, AZ

2012 Lowrider mural panel, Tucson Meet Yourself, Tucson, AZ

2012 Live Glass Painting, SGA Flame Off, Rialto Theater, Tucson, AZ

2012 Youth PSA murals, John Valenzuela Youth Center, South Tucson, AZ

2011 Baja AZ mural panel, Hip Hop Peace Summit, Homes & Tuttle Boys & Girls Clubhouse, Tucson, AZ

2011 Unity mural panel, Unity Festival, Tucson High, Tucson, AZ

2011 Art Lecture, Reforma Tucson, REA Media, Tucson, AZ

2009 Live Painting, Tiki Unveiling, The Hut, Tucson, AZ

2009 Live Painting, Surging the Mend, Bohemia, Tucson, AZ

2008 Live Aerosol Art, Wintafresh Aerosol Art Expo, Tucson, AZ

2008 Hand Painted Clothing Fashion Show, Fashion Equinox, Bohemia, Tucson, AZ

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mari Herreras, “Honoring Melo Dominguez,” Tucson Weekly, April 25, 2013 http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/city-week/Content?oid=3711940 

Elena Acoba, “Saving the Planet-One Tree at a Time”, Arizona Daily Star, December 23, 2012 http://azstarnet.com/lifestyles/home-and-garden/saving-the-planet—one-tree-at-a-time/article_6675422c-d691-53a3-aae8-a253880fe470.html

Mari Herreras, “Q& A Melo Dominguez”, Tucson Weekly, November 22, 2012 http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/t-qanda/Content?oid=3584172

Patrick Mcardle, “Artist Returns From Mars”, Examiner.com, November 19, 2012 http://www.examiner.com/article/artist-returns-from-mars

Carolyn Classen, “Local Artist Mel Domignuez’s art selected for Biosphere 2 show”, Tucson Citizen.com, November 14, 2012 http://tucsoncitizen.com/community/2012/11/14/local-artist-mel-dominguezs-art-selected-for-biosphere-2-show/

Mel Mason, “Sonoran Glass Academy Flame Off,” Tucson Weekly, February 9, 2012 http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/live/Content?oid=3227476

Mariana Dale, “Foodtruck Roundup”, TheSentinal.com, January 29, 2012 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012912_foodtruck_roundup/hundreds-herd-downtown-food-truck-roundup/

Margaret Regan, “Despite the Hardships,” Tucson Weekly, January 19, 2012 http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/despite-the-hardships/Content?oid=3214486

Lori Mervin, “UofA Art Gallery promotes healing”, Explorer, January 4, 2012 http://explorernews.com/news/article_05f6260e-3657-11e1-be01-001871e3ce6c.html?mode=jqm

Diane, Hhartman, “The Border Project”, UA News, November 18, 2011 http://uanews.org/story/border-project-celebrates-arizonas-statehood

Kelsey Merkel, “The Border Project”, Borderline Brilliance, November 14, 2011 http://borderlinebrilliance.wordpress.com/2011/11/14/the-border-project/

Becky Bartkowski, “Local Artwork at Project Ethos”, November 14, 2011 http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/jackalope/2011/11/the_premisethe_catchthe_result.php

Matt Lechuga, “Tamales for Local Happiness”, Border Beat October 19, 2011 http://borderbeat.net/food/1770-tucson-meet-yourself-tamale-story-working-title

Xicoinc, “Artist Interview”, Xicoarteycultura, October 5, 2011 http://xicoarteycultura.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/artist-interview-melo-dominguez/

Carolyn Classen, “A” Mountain Artwork”, Tucson Citizen.com, February 2011, http://tucsoncitizen.com/community/2011/02/22/a-mountain-artwork-by-mel-dominguez-featured-on-cover-of-pima-county-librarys-magazine/

Howard Salmon, “Amazing Artist Alert!”, SLIT Music Fanzine, October 19, 2010 http://slitmusicfanzine.blogspot.com/2010/10/amazing-artist-alert-mel-dominguez.html

D.J. Ochoa, “Street Art Live!”, Tucson Weekly, July 1, 2010 http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/street-art-live/Content?oid=2057287

Patrick Mcardle, “Fragment Gallery, the “Dura” show by Mel Dominguez”, Examiner.com, June 2010

http://www.examiner.com/slideshow/fragment-gallery-the-dura-show-by-mel-dominguez#slide=9919131

Veronica Cruz, “Latina Artist Finds Niche in Tucson”, El Independiente, Tucson, AZ , March 12, 2009