CLAUDIO DICOCHEA
EDUCATION
Arizona State University. Phoenix, AZ. MFA Candidate (Spring 2009)
San Francisco Art Institute. San Francisco, CA. 1998-1999 Post Baccalaureate
Self Help Graphics Atelier. Los Angeles, CA. 1999
University of Arizona, College of Fine Arts. Tucson, AZ. 1991-1995 BFA
HONORS AND AWARDS
Seymour Rosen Scholarship in Community Leadership, Arizona State University.
Tempe, AZ. 2008
Special Talent Award. Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ. 2008
Graduate Fellowship. Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ. 2008
Mural. The Francis Building Mural. Half Moon Bay, CA. Sponsored by Nuestra Tierra in
conjunction with Spanishtown Historical Society and I.D.E.S. Society. 2003
Art Publication. Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Art (Bilingual Press). Hispanic Research
Center. 2002
California Arts Council Grant. Artist in Residence Program. 2001-2002
First Place: The Ford Foundation’s ‘Siqueiros-Pollock’ Binational Painting Award. Museum of
Art and History of the National Institute of Fine Arts (INBA), Juárez, México. 2000
Art Publication. Entre Lineas (The Ford Foundation). Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes. 2000
Invited Artist. Self-Help Graphics. Los Angeles,CA. 1999
Invited Artist. Raices Taller 222. MAS-CARAS. Tucson, AZ. 1999
Outstanding Senior Award. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 1995
SOLO and TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
Tormento y Amor. Arizona State University Downtown. Phoenix, AZ. 2007
Monster Desire. HOPE VI Art and Culture Partnership. Tucson, AZ. 2007
New Confessions. Nuestra Tierra. Half Moon Bay, CA. 2004
Cancionero. Nuestra Tierra. Half Moon Bay, CA. 2003
Constant Pleasure. Mezzanine. San Francisco, CA. 1998
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Chaos Theory 9. Legend City Studios. Phoenix, AZ. 2008
Code-Switchers. The Lab. San Francisco, CA. 2008
MFA Summer Juried Exhibition. Harry Wood Gallery. Phoenix, AZ. 2008
Nathan Cummings Exhibition. Harry Wood Gallery. Phoenix, AZ. 2008
MFA Summer Juried Exhibition. Harry Wood Gallery. Phoenix, AZ. 2007
Plastic Fantastic. Step Gallery. Phoenix, AZ. 2007
Quickening. Museum of Contemporary Art. Tucson, AZ. 2005
Convergence. Rancho Linda Vista Gallery. Oracle, AZ. 2005
First Annual Latina/o Art Symposia. Hispanic Research Center, Arizona State University.
Tempe, AZ. 2003
Regional Artists Show. San Diego Art Institute. San Diego, CA. 2001
Frontera: Ford, Siqueiros-Pollock. Museo de Arte e Historia (INBA). Juárez, México. 2000
MAS- CARAS. Raices Taller 222. Tucson, AZ. 1999
Post Baccalaureate Class. Diego Rivera Gallery. San Francisco, CA. 1998-99
Raices Nuevas: Spaces Revisited. Tucson Pima Arts Council. Tucson, AZ. 1998
Cuentos del Barrio II. Tucson Pima Arts Council. Tucson, AZ. 1997
Senior Thesis Exhibit. Joseph Gross Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 1995
Día de los Muertos: Contemporary Offerings. José Gálvez Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 1995
Cuentos del Barrio. Tucson Pima Arts Council. Tucson, AZ. 1995
Seis Raices Nuevas. José Gálvez Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 1995
New Visions. Joseph Gross Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 1994
On The Figure. Joseph Gross Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 1994
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Craig Cully. “Quickening comes to Moca”, article, Downtown Tucsonan, October, 2005.
Kylee Dawson. "UA alums bring talent to Bay Area", article, Arizona Daily Wildcat,
September 23, 2004.
Stacy Trevenon. "A mural, one year later," article, Half Moon Bay Review, September 22, 2004.
Suzanne Pullen. "Sunset Story: Neighborhood Mural...," article, San Francisco Chronicle,
September 28, 2003.
Stacy Trevenon. "Dedication," article, Half Moon Bay Review, September 10, 2003.
Amelia Hansen. "Shared Vision," article, San Mateo County Times, September 5, 2003.
Ron Lewis. "Our Earth, Our History," article, San Mateo County Times, August 30, 2003.
Stacy Trevenon. "Wall Springs to Life," article, Half Moon Bay Review, July 23, 2003.
C.N. "Main Street Mural Soon to Become Reality", article, Coast Views, June 2003.
Joaquin Alvarado. “Contemporary Chicana & Chicano Art”, essay, Hispanic Research Center,
2002.
Stacy Trevenon. "History Focus of Mural to Be", article, Half Moon Bay Review,
October 9, 2002.
Enrique Cortazar. “Entre Lineas V Catálogo”, catalog essay, Museo del Arte INBA, Ciudad
Juarez & Adair Margo Gallery, 2000.
Michael Eilers. “Gallery Gathers ‘Seís Raíces Nuevas”, review, Arizona Daily Wildcat.
September 14, 1995.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant/Drawing. Arizona State University. Phoenix, AZ. 2006 -Present
Research Assistant/Painting & Drawing. Arizona State University. Phoenix, AZ. 2006 -Present
Digital Assets Management Coordinator. The Walt Disney Company. Burbank, CA. 2005-06
Art Instructor. Theatre of Hearts/Youth First. Los Angeles, CA. 2000-05
Resident Artist. California Arts Council Grant. Artist in Residence Program. 2001-02.
Art Instructor. Infinite Potential. Pasadena, CA. 2001-03.
Art Instructor. Arts in Corrections. CCAN/Wasco State Prison. 2000-02.
Art Instructor. Arts in Corrections. ICAC/California Institution for Women. 2001.
Art Instructor. Arts in Corrections. ICAC/California Institution for Men. 2001.
Art Instructor. Arts in Corrections. ICAC/Calipatria State Prison. 2000.
Art Instructor. Arts in Corrections. ICAC/Ironwood State Prison. 2000.
Art Instructor. Arts in Corrections. ICAC/Chuckawalla State Prison. 2000.
Guest Lecturer. Cultural Expressions of the Americas, Pasadena City College. Los Angeles, CA.
2000.
Mural Artist-Assistant. San Ignacio Pascua Neighborhood Center. Tucson, AZ. 1999.
Mural Artist. University of Arizona Health Center. Tucson, AZ. 1994-95.
Arizona State University. Phoenix, AZ. MFA Candidate (Spring 2009)
San Francisco Art Institute. San Francisco, CA. 1998-1999 Post Baccalaureate
Self Help Graphics Atelier. Los Angeles, CA. 1999
University of Arizona, College of Fine Arts. Tucson, AZ. 1991-1995 BFA
HONORS AND AWARDS
Seymour Rosen Scholarship in Community Leadership, Arizona State University.
Tempe, AZ. 2008
Special Talent Award. Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ. 2008
Graduate Fellowship. Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ. 2008
Mural. The Francis Building Mural. Half Moon Bay, CA. Sponsored by Nuestra Tierra in
conjunction with Spanishtown Historical Society and I.D.E.S. Society. 2003
Art Publication. Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Art (Bilingual Press). Hispanic Research
Center. 2002
California Arts Council Grant. Artist in Residence Program. 2001-2002
First Place: The Ford Foundation’s ‘Siqueiros-Pollock’ Binational Painting Award. Museum of
Art and History of the National Institute of Fine Arts (INBA), Juárez, México. 2000
Art Publication. Entre Lineas (The Ford Foundation). Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes. 2000
Invited Artist. Self-Help Graphics. Los Angeles,CA. 1999
Invited Artist. Raices Taller 222. MAS-CARAS. Tucson, AZ. 1999
Outstanding Senior Award. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 1995
SOLO and TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
Tormento y Amor. Arizona State University Downtown. Phoenix, AZ. 2007
Monster Desire. HOPE VI Art and Culture Partnership. Tucson, AZ. 2007
New Confessions. Nuestra Tierra. Half Moon Bay, CA. 2004
Cancionero. Nuestra Tierra. Half Moon Bay, CA. 2003
Constant Pleasure. Mezzanine. San Francisco, CA. 1998
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Chaos Theory 9. Legend City Studios. Phoenix, AZ. 2008
Code-Switchers. The Lab. San Francisco, CA. 2008
MFA Summer Juried Exhibition. Harry Wood Gallery. Phoenix, AZ. 2008
Nathan Cummings Exhibition. Harry Wood Gallery. Phoenix, AZ. 2008
MFA Summer Juried Exhibition. Harry Wood Gallery. Phoenix, AZ. 2007
Plastic Fantastic. Step Gallery. Phoenix, AZ. 2007
Quickening. Museum of Contemporary Art. Tucson, AZ. 2005
Convergence. Rancho Linda Vista Gallery. Oracle, AZ. 2005
First Annual Latina/o Art Symposia. Hispanic Research Center, Arizona State University.
Tempe, AZ. 2003
Regional Artists Show. San Diego Art Institute. San Diego, CA. 2001
Frontera: Ford, Siqueiros-Pollock. Museo de Arte e Historia (INBA). Juárez, México. 2000
MAS- CARAS. Raices Taller 222. Tucson, AZ. 1999
Post Baccalaureate Class. Diego Rivera Gallery. San Francisco, CA. 1998-99
Raices Nuevas: Spaces Revisited. Tucson Pima Arts Council. Tucson, AZ. 1998
Cuentos del Barrio II. Tucson Pima Arts Council. Tucson, AZ. 1997
Senior Thesis Exhibit. Joseph Gross Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 1995
Día de los Muertos: Contemporary Offerings. José Gálvez Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 1995
Cuentos del Barrio. Tucson Pima Arts Council. Tucson, AZ. 1995
Seis Raices Nuevas. José Gálvez Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 1995
New Visions. Joseph Gross Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 1994
On The Figure. Joseph Gross Gallery. Tucson, AZ. 1994
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Craig Cully. “Quickening comes to Moca”, article, Downtown Tucsonan, October, 2005.
Kylee Dawson. "UA alums bring talent to Bay Area", article, Arizona Daily Wildcat,
September 23, 2004.
Stacy Trevenon. "A mural, one year later," article, Half Moon Bay Review, September 22, 2004.
Suzanne Pullen. "Sunset Story: Neighborhood Mural...," article, San Francisco Chronicle,
September 28, 2003.
Stacy Trevenon. "Dedication," article, Half Moon Bay Review, September 10, 2003.
Amelia Hansen. "Shared Vision," article, San Mateo County Times, September 5, 2003.
Ron Lewis. "Our Earth, Our History," article, San Mateo County Times, August 30, 2003.
Stacy Trevenon. "Wall Springs to Life," article, Half Moon Bay Review, July 23, 2003.
C.N. "Main Street Mural Soon to Become Reality", article, Coast Views, June 2003.
Joaquin Alvarado. “Contemporary Chicana & Chicano Art”, essay, Hispanic Research Center,
2002.
Stacy Trevenon. "History Focus of Mural to Be", article, Half Moon Bay Review,
October 9, 2002.
Enrique Cortazar. “Entre Lineas V Catálogo”, catalog essay, Museo del Arte INBA, Ciudad
Juarez & Adair Margo Gallery, 2000.
Michael Eilers. “Gallery Gathers ‘Seís Raíces Nuevas”, review, Arizona Daily Wildcat.
September 14, 1995.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant/Drawing. Arizona State University. Phoenix, AZ. 2006 -Present
Research Assistant/Painting & Drawing. Arizona State University. Phoenix, AZ. 2006 -Present
Digital Assets Management Coordinator. The Walt Disney Company. Burbank, CA. 2005-06
Art Instructor. Theatre of Hearts/Youth First. Los Angeles, CA. 2000-05
Resident Artist. California Arts Council Grant. Artist in Residence Program. 2001-02.
Art Instructor. Infinite Potential. Pasadena, CA. 2001-03.
Art Instructor. Arts in Corrections. CCAN/Wasco State Prison. 2000-02.
Art Instructor. Arts in Corrections. ICAC/California Institution for Women. 2001.
Art Instructor. Arts in Corrections. ICAC/California Institution for Men. 2001.
Art Instructor. Arts in Corrections. ICAC/Calipatria State Prison. 2000.
Art Instructor. Arts in Corrections. ICAC/Ironwood State Prison. 2000.
Art Instructor. Arts in Corrections. ICAC/Chuckawalla State Prison. 2000.
Guest Lecturer. Cultural Expressions of the Americas, Pasadena City College. Los Angeles, CA.
2000.
Mural Artist-Assistant. San Ignacio Pascua Neighborhood Center. Tucson, AZ. 1999.
Mural Artist. University of Arizona Health Center. Tucson, AZ. 1994-95.
