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BIOGRAPHY
CURRICULUM VITAE
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BIOGRAPHY
He is a resident and native son of Houston, Texas. During his formative years in the public and parochial schools of Houston, El Franco's artistic abilities were duly acknowledged by Houston Independent School District, the Archdiocese of Galveston Houston, Houston Livestock and Rodeo, and Glassell School of Art.
El Franco’s solo and juried exhibitions have included, Gift of the Spirit (A partnership of JPMorgan Chase and Art League Houston); Project Row Houses - Houston, Texas; Angstrom Gallery - Dallas, Texas; Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., LLC Public Finance Summit – Napa Valley, California;
Contemporary Arts Museum – Houston, Texas; Romo Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia; G Gallery – Houston, Texas; University of Houston Project Gallery; Blaffer Gallery – Houston, Texas; Yale University - Annual Art Barn Exhibit – Norfolk, Connecticut; Diverse Works Gallery Art Space – Houston, Texas.
The future for El Franco will certainly encompass more of his “Urban Mannerist Pop Art” on a larger scale. You can also expect a recommence for his love of sculpting and comic book characters.
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
- Master of Fine Arts - School of Art, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 2013
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting - School of Art, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 2007
- Undergraduate Course Work, School of Art, Yale University, Norfolk, Connecticut, 2006
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Student Teacher - Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013 (Fundamentals of Drawing)
University of Houston Central - Houston, Texas
- • 1997 to 2013 – ESPA CORP Architecture - Houston, Texas
Auto-CAD, Inspections, Design, Blue Print Reproductions, Take-offs for engineering plans
- 2009 Boys and Girls Club - Guest Curator - Houston, Texas
- 2009 Urban Illustration Workshop – Lawndale Art Studio - Houston, Texas
- 2008 and 2009 Kellner Consulting (assisted with Houston Metro Arts in Transit Program) Houston TX - Contract
- 2003 - 2005 Diverse Works Art Gallery (Intern) Houston, Texas
EXHIBITIONS
- 2013 Red Bud Gallery “Western Sequels: Art from the Lone Star” Istanbul, Turkey
- 2013 Premium Goods -“Adidas Originals release party for the Jeremy Scott sneaker” – Houston, Texas
- 2013 Blaffer Gallery - Master of Fine Arts Thesis Solo Exhibition - "Truthful Realities" - Houston, Texas
- 2012 Red Bud Gallery “Western Sequels: Art from the Lone Star” Athens, Greece
- 2012 Houston Art Alliance “You Are Here” Houston, Texas
- 2012 115 Montrose “HOWBOUTNOW: Graduate Painting” Houston, Texas
- 2012 Houston Community College Northeast Art Hub “Truthful Realities: Confrontational Art” Houston, Texas
- 2012 Kashmere Gardens Spring Break Art Show, El Franco Lee II and Josh Raymundo, Posthumously – Houston, Texas
- 2012 Kashmere Gardens Spring Break Art Show “Time, Mind, and Place” – Houston, Texas
- 2011 University of Texas CentralTrak “Liquid Analog” - Dallas, Texas
- 2011 Kashmere Gardens Spring Break Art Show - Houston, Texas
- 2011 Senior Citizen Spring Break Art Show – Houston, Texas
- 2011 Blue Star Gallery "Art from the Land of the Cougar" - San Antonio, Texas
- 2010 G-Gallery "18 for the money" - San Antonio, Texas
- 2010 "Urban Digital Art Show" - Houston, Texas
- 2009 10th Annual Midtown Visions Cultural Arts Tour - Houston, Texas
- 2009 Cantanker (Pump Project Art Complex) - Austin, Texas
- 2009 Tom Joyner Foundation “A Night of Freedom” (September 4, 2009) - Houston, Texas
- 2009 Diverse Works “Stimulus” (July 17-August 15, 2009) - Houston, Texas
- 2009 Art League Houston “Visual Harassment” (July 17-August 28, 2009) - Houston, Texas
- 2009 10th Annual Midtown Visions Cultural Arts – Houston, Texas
- 2009 Lawndale Art Center - Houston, Texas
- 2009 Gift of the Spirit ( A Partnership of JP Morgan Chase and Art League Houston) - Houston, Texas
- 2009 Project Row Houses - Houston, Texas
- 2008 Project Row Houses - Houston, Texas
- 2008 Lawndale Art Center - Houston, Texas
- 2008 Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, Texas
- 2008 Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., LLC Public Finance Summit – Napa Valley, California
- 2007 Contemporary Arts Museum – Houston, Texas
- 2007 Romo Gallery National Black Arts Festival: "The Effects of Pop Culture” - Atlanta, Georgia
- 2006 G Gallery – Houston, Texas
- 2006 University of Houston Project Gallery - Houston, Texas
- 2006 Blaffer Gallery – Houston, Texas
- 2006 Annual Art Barn Exhibit – Norfolk, Connecticut
- 2005 Diverse Works Gallery Art Space – Houston, Texas
AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
- 2013 Spring Recipient of Joan Holt and Roger Wich Scholarship
- 2012 Fall Recipient of Joan Holt and Roger Wich Scholarship
- 2012 Spring Recipient of Joan Holt and Roger Wich Scholarship
- 2011 Centraltrak - University of Texas - Dallas, Texas
- 2011 Fall Recipient of Joan Holt and Roger Wich Scholarship
- 2011 Spring Recipient of Joan Holt and Roger Wich Scholarship
- 2010 Fall Recipient of Joan Holt and Roger Wich Scholarship
- 2010 Nominated for the 2011 Arthouse Texas Prize
- 2009 Cantanker Magazine 8 Awardee; Anxiety catalog and exhibition - August 29, 2009 - Austin, Texas
- 2008-2009 Lawndale Art Center - Lawndale Art Studio Resident/Internship
- 2008 Winner, Artadia Awards 2008
- 2006 Ellen Battell Stoeckel Fellowship - Art Division of Yale University
COMMISSIONS
- 2011 “Houston Sports Authority” 2011
- 2010 “DNA Athletics Logo” 2010
- 2008 “Inside Looking Out “ 2008
- 2009 “Continental Skyline” 2009
- 2009 “King Johnny” 2009
- 2008 “Inside Looking Out “ 2008
- 2006 “Bouquet Still Life Replica” 2006
TELEVISION/RADIO
- Ernie Manouse Interview - KUHT TV, Art Insights - October 14, 2012
- Glasstire Radio Interview - Lawndale Residency - June 2008
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