Anita Enriquez

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Anita Enriquez is a Los Angeles artist. Her work in soft sculpture, video and performance is often based on personal experiences and tastes influenced by larger social traditions with which we all have some experience or identification.

 

EDUCATION:

 

2017   MFA, Fibers

           Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

 

2015   Post-Baccalaureate, Painting and Drawing,

           School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

 

2013   BFA summa cum laude, Drawing and Painting,

           School of the Arts California State University, Long Beach, CA

 

2012   California State University Summer Arts Study Abroad Program,

           Florence, Italy

 

2009   AA summa cum laude, Studio Art,

           Los Angeles Valley College, Valley Village, CA

 

2009   AA summa cum laude, Art History,

           Los Angeles Valley College, Valley Village, CA

 

2002   C++ Computer Programming Certificate,

           Los Angeles Valley College, Valley Village, CA

 

AWARDS:

 

2018  Marshall Frankel Fellowship,

          Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

 

2017  Director’s Award,

          Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

 

          Mercedes-Benz Financial Services New Beginnings Award,

          Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

 

          Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Emerging Artist Award Finalist,

          Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

 

          Jurors’ Choice Award, MEGA 2017,

          Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI

 

          John F. Korachis Scholarship,

          Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI

 

2016  Merit Scholarship,

          Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

 

2015  Merit Scholarship,

          Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

 

2014  Merit Scholarship,

          School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, IL

 

2012  Scholarship,

          California State University Summer Arts Study Abroad Program,

          Florence, Italy

 

          Honorable Mention Award, BFA candidates Drawing and Painting,

          California State University, Long Beach, CA

 

          Nominee, Dramatic Allied Arts Guild Undergraduate Scholarship,

          California State University, Long Beach, CA

 

2008  Arts Council Los Angeles Valley College Showcase Awards,

          Fine Arts Portfolio Award,

          Los Angeles Valley College, Valley Village, CA

 

2007  Annual Student Show Portfolio Award,

          Los Angeles Valley College, Valley Village, CA

 

RESIDENCIES:

 

2018  Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

 

2017  The ShowRoom, Santa Monica, CA

 

EXHIBITIONS:

 

2019  All Media 2019

          Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA

 

         FEMMEBIT Festival, Civic Center Studios, Los Angeles, CA

 

2018  Vibrant Matter: Artworks Refiguring Form,

          Beacon Arts Building, Inglewood, CA

 

2017  Solo Exhibition: Everything Must Go!,

          The ShowRoom, Santa Monica, CA

 

          Location, Location, Location!,

          The ShowRoom, Santa Monica, CA

 

          The ShowRoom Residency Opening Reception,

          The ShowRoom, Santa Monica,, CA

 

          Graduate Degree Exhibition,

          Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI

 

          Michigan Emerging Graduate Artists (MEGA 2017),

          Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA), Grand Rapids, MI

 

          Cranbrook Academy of Art Annual Scholarship and Exhibition Program,

          Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI

 

          The Weeping Zeus, Forum Gallery,

           Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills,, MI

 

2016  Ambition/Nevermind, Forum Gallery,

          Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

 

2015  Post-Baccalaureate 2015 Salon,

          School of the Art Institute of Chicago (catalogue)

 

2013  Insights 2013,

          University Art Museum,

          School of the Arts California State University Long Beach, CA

 

          Solo Exhibition, Transmutations,

          Dennis W. Dutzi Gallery,

          School of the Arts California State University, Long Beach, CA

 

          XIII - BFA Drawing and Painting Senior Exhibition,

          Max L Gatov Gallery,

          School of the Arts California State University, Long Beach, CA

 

          Uncovering Forms,

          Max L Gatov Gallery,

          School of the Arts California State University, Long Beach, CA

 

          Figure Works,

          Max L Gatov Gallery,

          School of the Arts California State University, Long Beach, CA

 

2012  CSU Summer Arts Exhibition,

          California State University, Florence, Italy

 

2008  Student Show,

          Los Angeles Valley College, Valley Village, CA

 

2007  Student Show,

          Los Angeles Valley College, Valley Village, CA

 

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Anita Enriquez is a Los Angeles artist recently graduated from Cranbrook Academy of Art where she received her MFA in fibers. Her work in soft sculpture, video and performance is often based on personal experiences and tastes influenced by larger social traditions with which we all have some experience or identification.

EDUCATION:

 

2017   MFA, Fibers

           Cranbrook Academy of Art

           Bloomfield Hills, MI

 

2015   Post-Baccalaureate,

           Painting and Drawing

           School of the Art Institute of

           Chicago, IL

 

2013   BFA summa cum laude,

           Drawing and Painting

           School of the Arts

           California State University,

           Long Beach, CA

 

2012   California State University

           Summer Arts Study Abroad

           Program, Florence, Italy

 

2009   AA summa cum laude, Studio Art,

           Los Angeles Valley College

           Valley Village, CA

 

2009   AA summa cum laude, Art History

           Los Angeles Valley College

           Valley Village, CA

 

2002   C++ Computer Programming

           Certificate

           Los Angeles Valley College

           Valley Village, CA

 

AWARDS:

 

2018  Marshall Frankel Fellowship

          Vermont Studio Center,

          Johnson, VT

 

2017  Director’s Award,

          Cranbrook Academy of Art,

          Bloomfield Hills, MI

 

          Mercedes-Benz Financial Services

          New Beginnings Award,

          Cranbrook Academy of Art,

          Bloomfield Hills, MI

 

          Mercedes-Benz Financial Services

          Emerging Artist Award Finalist,

          Cranbrook Academy of Art,

          Bloomfield Hills, MI

 

          Jurors’ Choice Award, MEGA 2017,

          Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts,

          Grand Rapids, MI

 

          John F. Korachis Scholarship,

          Detroit Artists Market,

          Detroit, MI

 

2016  Merit Scholarship,

          Cranbrook Academy of Art,

          Bloomfield Hills, MI

 

2015  Merit Scholarship,

          Cranbrook Academy of Art,

          Bloomfield Hills, MI

 

2014  Merit Scholarship,

          School of the Art Institute of Chicago,

          Chicago, IL

 

2012  Scholarship,

          California State University Summer

          Arts Study Abroad Program,

          Florence, Italy

 

          Honorable Mention Award,

          BFA candidates Drawing and Painting,

          California State University,

          Long Beach, CA

 

          Nominee, Dramatic Allied Arts Guild

          Undergraduate Scholarship,

          California State University,

          Long Beach, CA

 

2008  Arts Council Los Angeles Valley

          College Showcase Awards,

          Fine Arts Portfolio Award,

          Valley Village, CA

 

2007  Annual Student Show Portfolio Award,

          Los Angeles Valley College,

          Valley Village, CA

 

RESIDENCIES:

 

2018  Vermont Studio Center,

          Johnson, VT

 

2017  The ShowRoom,

          Santa Monica, CA

 

EXHIBITIONS:

 

2019  All Media 2019

          Irvine Fine Arts Center, CA

FEMMEBIT Festival,

          Civic Center Studios, Los Angeles, CA

 

2018  Vibrant Matter: Artworks

Refiguring Form,

          Beacon Arts Building, Inglewood, CA

 

2017  Solo Exhibition: Everything Must Go!,

          The ShowRoom, Santa Monica, CA

 

          Location, Location, Location!,

          The ShowRoom, Santa Monica, CA

 

          The ShowRoom,

          Residency Opening Reception,

          The ShowRoom, Santa Monica,, CA

 

          Graduate Degree Exhibition,

          Cranbrook Art Museum,

          Bloomfield Hills, MI

 

          Michigan Emerging Graduate

          Artists (MEGA 2017),

          Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts,

          Grand Rapids, MI

 

          Cranbrook Academy of Art Annual

          Scholarship and Exhibition Program,

          Detroit Artists Market,

          Detroit, MI

 

          The Weeping Zeus, Forum Gallery,

          Cranbrook Academy of Art,

          Bloomfield Hills, MI

 

2016  Ambition/Nevermind, Forum Gallery,

          Cranbrook Academy of Art,

          Bloomfield Hills, MI

 

2015  Post-Baccalaureate 2015 Salon,

          School of the Art Insitute of Chicago,

          Chicago, IL (catalogue)

 

2013  Insights 2013,

          University Art Museum,

          California State University,

          Long Beach, CA

 

          Solo Exhibition, Transmutations,

          Dennis W. Dutzi Gallery,

          California State University,

          Long Beach, CA

 

          XIII - BFA Drawing and Painting

          Senior Exhibition,

          Max L Gatov Gallery,

          California State University,

          Long Beach, CA

 

          Uncovering Forms,

          Max L Gatov Gallery,

          California State University,

          Long Beach, CA

 

          Figure Works,

          Max L Gatov Gallery,

          California State University,

          Long Beach, CA

 

2012  CSU Summer Arts Exhibition,

          California State University,

          Florence, Italy

 

2008  Student Show,

          Los Angeles Valley College,

          Valley Village, CA

 

2007  Student Show,

          Los Angeles Valley College,

          Valley Village, CA

 

Anita Enriquez is a Los Angeles artist. Her work in soft sculpture, video and performance is often based on personal experiences and tastes influenced by larger social traditions with which we all have some experience or identification.