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Mitsy Ávila Ovalles
b. Santa Clara, CA 1978
resides in San José, CA



EDUCATION
2004 San José State University,  BFA Painting, Minor Chicano Studies (Magna Cum Laude)
2002 Evergreen Valley College, AA Liberal Studies (Magna Cum Laude)

EXHIBITIONS
2012 
Finos Detalles  Ruth’s Table  San Francisco, CA

California Institute of Integral Studies  San Francisco, CA
Analog<>Digital  Meridian Gallery  San Francisco, CA
Bittersweet: An Art Collective  Cukui Flagship Store  San Jose, CA
ArtPadSF (in conjunction with Galeria de la Raza)  San Francisco, CA
When You Grow Up Your Heart Dies  Cukui Flagship Store San Jose, CA*
Pachanga 2011  Galeria de la Raza  San Francisco, CA

2010 
  PaperDolls  FIFTY24LA  Los Angeles, CA
Galeria 4.0: A Retrospective  Galeria de la Raza  San Francisco, CA

2009 
Death Cheater  Empire Seven Studios  San Jose, CA
Cultural Disjuncture  MACLA San Jose, CA
Pachanga 2009  Galeria de la Raza  San Francisco, CA
Certified Participants  Empire Seven Studios  San Jose, CA
En Fuego  Alternative Cafe  Seaside, CA
Mixed Messages  FIFTY24SF  San Francisco, CA

2008
Pachanga 2008  Galeria de la Raza  San Francisco, CA
Guey Smart as part of East of Eden @LA Municipal Gallery  Los Angeles, CA
Oro Universal  Space Gallery  San Francisco, CA
Death Cheater  Sara Jane & Co  Sacramento, CA
10th Annual Latino Art Auction   MACLA  San Jose, CA
Manifesto 2.0  D- Structure  San Francisco, CA
Woolgathering: Aguafiestas  Rowan Morrison Gallery  Oakland, CA*

2007 
  All Star Hustlaz III  White Walls Gallery  San Francisco, CA
Pachanga 2007  Galeria de la Raza  San Francisco, CA
Mexico! Mexico! Rock! Rock! Rock!   Ford Amphitheatre  Hollywood, CA
The Favorites Show 2  Outer Edge Studio  Monterey, CA
Pistolitas de Azcuar   Galeria de la Raza   San Francisco, CA
9th Annual Latino Art Auction  MACLA  San Jose, CA
Fully Blown  Division 9 Gallery  Riverside, CA

2006
Check-In  Lart23tres Galeria  Mexico DF, Mexico
The Favorites Show  Outer Edge Studio   Monterey, CA
Sucker Punch  Red Ink Studios  San Francisco, CA
Mind Maps  Galeria de la Raza  San Francisco, CA
Tactica y Estrategia  Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts   San Francisco, CA

2005 
  Bustin Out  MACLA  San Jose, CA
7th Annual Latino Art Auction  MACLA  San Jose, CA
Labyrinth  Red Ink Studios  San Francisco, CA
Can Control:  Urban Transformers  MACLA  San Jose, CA
Loose Tooth  Phantom Gallery  San Jose, CA
Site Creations Mural Project   Red Ink Studios  San Francisco, CA
Pachanga 2005  Galeria de la Raza  San Francisco, CA

2004 
  Not in Our Name  Allwan for the Arts  New York, New York
Phantom Gallery Mural 95 & 97 South First Street   San Jose, CA
Con(text)  Lisa Coscino Gallery  Pacific Grove, CA
Group Show  Outer Edge Studio  Monterey, CA
6th Annual Latino Art Auction  MACLA  San Jose, CA
Dull Knife (BFA exhibit)  Gallery 5  SJSU  San Jose, CA*
4am Resolution  Red Ink Studios-Santana Row  San Jose, CA
2003
Urban Expressions  Red Ink Studios-Santana Row  San Jose, CA
Worst in Show  Gallery 8 SJSU San Jose, CA
Resurrection Show  Red Ink Studios-Santana Row  San Jose, CA
Pac Sessions  Le Petit Trianon  San Jose, CA
Art & Resistance Summit   MACLA  San Jose, CA
Residue  Cafe Pomegrante  San Jose, CA
*solo shows

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
2007

  • Nominated for the Fleishhacker Foundation Eureka Fellowship Program
  • Identified as one of the semi-finalists or the Alliance of Artist Communities’ Vision From the New California residency program

2005

  • Nominated for the Museo Eduardo Carrillo prize in Painting
  • Voted “Best Painter” in the SF Weekly “Best of” edition
2003 

  • San Jose State University  Art & Design Scholarship recipient
  • Helen Dooley Scholarship 
  • Conway L. Gardner, Jr Memorial Scholarship

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2010 
 Artist’s Communiqué  OVALLES/ Aguafiestas  V.35 No.1
40th Anniversary Issue AZTLAN A Journal of Chicano Studies (UCLA)

San Francisco Chronicle June 9th pg.A1 A12
Piedmont Post  January 9th
Faux Naive by Timothy Buckwalter  Easy Bay Monthly  January 9th
2007 
  Sweet Guns by Hiya Swanhuyser  SF Weekly  May 11
2006
Best Painter (TIE) w/ America Meredith  SF Weekly (Best of Edition) May 17-23
It’s Not Fair by Hiya Swanhuyser  SF Weekly February 22-28 p. 20

2005
Bustin’ Out at MACLA  Artweek  April 2005 Vol 36 Issue 3 pg. 14-15
Artists Emerge by Nerissa Price  San Jose Mercury News Arts & Entertainment Front Page February 14
Around the Rim by Michael S Gant  San Jose Metro Weekly newspaper May 11
On Your Marks by Gary Singh  October 12-18 pg. 59
Published painting “Duro Para Todos”  3rd Floor Magazine Issue #3 pg. 37
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