Biography
Hugo Crosthwaite’s solo exhibitions
in Mexico and the United States include “Maniera Obscura
/In a Dark Manner,” ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries,
Coral Gables (Miami), Florida, March–May 2005; “Tablas
de una Novena” at Tijuana’s Cultural Center (CECUT)
in 2000; “Urbe Tenebrosa” at Tijuana’s
State Gallery in 2001, “On the Border of Surrealism” at
Daniel Saxon Gallery, Los Angeles in 2002, and “Caprichos” at
Trópico de Nopal, Los Angeles, in 2004.
The artist’s works have also been included in a number
of collective exhibitions throughout the United States and
Mexico. In 2004 his work was included in the “XII Bienal
Rufino Tamayo” at the Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo
in Mexico City, and “Mujeres de Juárez: Art
Against Crime,” an exhibition of works by artists protesting
the violence against women in Juarez, Mexico.
Other group exhibitions from 2004
include “Art at
War,” initially shown at Aldo Castillo Gallery, Chicago,
and later at Chicago State University, and “Likeness
and Presence: Contemporary Religious Expressions” at
Galería Otra Vez, Self-Help Graphics, Los Angeles.
In 2003 Hugo was commissioned by the
City of Los Angeles to participate in the mural project, “The Wall–Las
Memorias,” a monument created to educate the Latino
Community about cultural denial and HIV/AIDS, and an effort
to eternally honor loved ones who have died of AIDS. The
artist has also been commissioned to create several book
covers.
BRIEF CHRONOLOGY:
1971 Born in Tijuana, Mexico
1997 Graduated from San Diego State University, BA/Applied
Arts and Sciences
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS:
2006 “Strange New World/Extraño Nuevo Mundo,
Perspectivas de Tijuana,” San Diego Museum of Contemporary
Art, San Diego, California
2004 “XII Bienal Rufino Tamayo,” Museo Tamayo
Arte Contemporáneo, Cuidad de México, México
2004 “Mujeres de Juarez: Art Against Crime,” Hispanic
Museum of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
2003 “The Wall–Las Memorias,”Commission
from the City of Los Angeles to participate in mural project
for at Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, California
2002 “The Perception of Appearances: A Decade of American
Contemporary Figurative Drawing,” Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, Washington
2001 “Jóvenes Creadores,” Fondo Estatal
para la Cultura y las Artes (FOECA), Mexicali, Baja Californía,
México
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2005 “Maniera Obscura/In a Dark Manner,” ArtSpace/Virginia
Miller Galleries, Coral Gables (Miami), Florida
2004 “Caprichos,” Trópico
de Nopal Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2003 “Tablas de una Novena & Other Drawings,” David
Zapf Gallery, San Diego, California
2003 “Dibujos de Urbe Tenebrosa,” Trópico
de Nopal Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2002 “Dibujos: On the Border of Surrealism,” Daniel
Saxon Gallery, West Hollywood, California
2001 “Hugo Crosthwaite,” Galerie D’Art
International, Solona Beach, California
2001 “Dibujos de Urbe Tenebrosa,” Tijuana State
Gallery, Tijuana, Baja Californía, México
2000 “Tablas de una Novena,” Centro Cultural
Tijuana (CECUT), Tijuana, Baja Californía, México
2000 “Más allá de lo Etéreo,” sponsored
by Centro Cultural Tijuana (CECUT),
Casa de la Cultura, Hermosillo, Sonora; Galería de Arte Moderno DIFOCUR,
Culiacán, Sinaloa; Galería Carlos Olachea, La Paz, Baja Californía
Sur; Galería de la Cuidad, Mexicali, Baja Californía, México
1998 “Dibujos de la serie Urbe Tenebrosa,” Galería
Multiforo del Instituto de Cultura de Baja Californía
(ICBC), Tijuana, Baja Californía, México
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2006 “Strange New World/Extraño Nuevo Mundo,
Perspectivas de Tijuana,” San Diego Museum of Contemporary
Art, San Diego, California
2004 “XII Bienal Rufino Tamayo,” Museo Tamayo
Arte Contemporáneo, Cuidad de México, México
2004 “Art at War,” Chicago
State University, Chicago, Illinois
2004 “Art at War,” Aldo
Castillo Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2004 “Likeness and Presence: Contemporary Religious
Expressions,” Galería Otra Vez, Self Help Graphics,
Los Angeles, California
2004 “Mujeres de Juárez: Art Against Crime,” Hispanic
Museum of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
2004 “LARVA,” Centro Cultural Tijuana (CECUT),
Tijuana, Baja Californía, México
2004 “La Figura Humana/The Human Figure,” Southwestern
College Art Gallery, San Diego, California
2004 “Latin Visions: Mexican Artists Look at Erotica,” X-ART
Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2003 “BenchMark Project,” San
Diego, California
2003 “Artists of Baja Norte,” Galerie D’Art
International, Solana Beach, California
2002 “The Perception of Appearances: A Decade of American
Contemporary Figurative Drawing,” Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, Washington
2002 “II Bienal Internacional de Estandartes, V Salón,” Centro
Cultural Tijuana (CECUT), Tijuana, Baja Californía,
México
2002 “Ando Grabando, Etchings From Tijuana,” Self-Help
Graphics, Los Angeles, California
2001 “Pintura Fresca,” Luckman
Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles, California.
2001 “Grabados Cruzando Fronteras,” Galería
23 y 12, Vedado, La Habana, Cuba
2000 “Transmigration: Rituals and Items,” Sala
de Arte de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja Californía,
Tijuana, Baja Californía, México; Angels Gate
Center, San Pedro, California
BOOK COVERS:
“Minor Omissions: Children in Latin American History
and Society,” edited by Tobias Hecht, University of
Wisconsin Press, 2002
“Across the Line/Al Otro Lado: The Poetry of Baja
California,” edited by Harry Polkinhorn and Mark Weiss,
Junction Press, San Diego, 2002
“Luca: Discourse of Life and Death,” Rochelle
Owens and Marjorie Perloff, Junction Press, San Diego, 2001
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Sorell, Victor Alejandro, “A Global Response to War
Rendered in Words and Images,” New York Arts Magazine,
October 26, 2004
Twardy, Chuck, “Exhibit Shines Light on Unsolved Mexican
Murders,” Las Vegas Weekly, August 26, 2004
Schillaci, Kelle, “Scenes of Crime,” Las
Vegas City Life, August 18, 2004
Casey, Juliet V., “Art Exhibit Put Focus on Crimes
Against Women,” Las Vegas Review-Journal, August 14,
2004, p. 3B
“Galería de Arte es en ‘Tesoro Econdido’ en
el Sur del Condado–Recién Remodelada, Galería
Comieza Nueva Era con ‘La figura humana’,” La
Prensa, San Diego, March 12, 2004, with reproduction
“Art Gallery is ‘Hidden Treasure’ of South
County–Newly Remodeled Gallery Begins New Era with ‘The
Human Figure’,” La Prensa - San Diego, March
12, 2004
Kun, Josh, “The New Border Aesthetic,” Los
Angeles Times Magazine, January 18, 2004, p.21
Kendricks, Neil, “Mexican Sampler–Exhibit Showcases
Some of Baja California’s Promising Artists,” The
San Diego Union-Tribune, September 25, 2003, p. 47, with
reproduction
Pincus, Robert L., “Super, Natural,” The
San Diego Union-Tribune, August 14, 2003, p.40, with reproduction
Myers, Holly, “From Nine Tijuana Artists: Perspectives
as Fresh as the Paint,” Los Angeles Times, November
24, 2001, p. F8
Hazard, Ann, “Northern Baja–An
Emerging Art Mecca,” The Coast News, February 22, 2001.
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