Juan Cruz
BIO
Juan Cruz is a Dallas-based artist and educator that creates sculptures, paintings and drawings. He’s had the opportunity to exhibit at Brookhaven Community College, Richland Community College, 500X, Latino Culture Center, Ash Studios, Texas Wesleyan University, University of North Texas and Mary Tomas Gallery. Cruz graduated with an Associate Degree of Arts from Brookhaven Community College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of North Texas.
In 2016, he assisted Alfredo Villanueva and Ash Studios in their social and cultural practice program. In 2018, Cruz worked with the city of Dallas and received the Cultural Artist Program (CAP) fund. At the end of 2018, Cruz studied abroad in Florence, Italy. In 2020, he pioneered the first virtual workshop with the Dallas’s Office of Arts and Culture.
Juan Cruz currently teaches painting at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.
In 2016, he assisted Alfredo Villanueva and Ash Studios in their social and cultural practice program. In 2018, Cruz worked with the city of Dallas and received the Cultural Artist Program (CAP) fund. At the end of 2018, Cruz studied abroad in Florence, Italy. In 2020, he pioneered the first virtual workshop with the Dallas’s Office of Arts and Culture.
Juan Cruz currently teaches painting at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.
Resume
Juan Cruz
6800 Arapaho rd
Dallas, Texas 75248
469-508-1274
[email protected]
EMPLOYMENT
Painting Instructor
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
2020-present
Fabrication Lab Manager
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
2019-present
Teaching Artist
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
2020-present
Teaching Artist
Ash Studios
2015-Present
EDUCATION
University of North Texas
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing
2019
Santa Reparata International School of Arts
Study Abroad Program
2018-19
Brookhaven Community College
Associate's Degree in Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing
2016
AWARDS + EXHIBITIONS
2018 58th Annual Voertman Competition, Denton, TX
2016 Fordham Award in Visual Arts, El Centro, Dallas, TX
2015 League for Innovation, Mountain View College, Dallas, TX
2015 Brookhaven College Juried Show, Farmers Branch, TX
2014 League for Innovation, Mountain View College, Dallas, TX
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 Richland College Performance Hall, Art Alcove, Dallas, TX
2020 Goodrich Gallery, Construct to Deconstruct, Dallas, TX
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Hudson Gallery, Faculty & Alumni Exhibit, Dallas, TX
2022 Latino Culture Center, Art214, Dallas, TX
2022 Addison Circle, Dallas Reggae Festival, Dallas, TX
2020 Pollock Gallery, SMU, COLLECTIVE, Dallas, TX
2019 Mary Tomas Gallery, Trayectorias, Dallas, TX
2019 5x5 Art Show, National Center For Missing & Exploited Children, Dallas, TX
2019 UNT College of Visual Arts and Design, Full Circle, Denton, TX
2019 The Secret Show: Artlot, Ash Studios, Dallas, TX
2019 Mary Tomas Gallery, Turner House (Art & House), Dallas, TX
2018 SRISA Gallery, Student Show, Florence, Italy
2018 SRISA Gallery, Enrico Vezzi: A nome di tutti, Florence, Italy
2018 Turner House, 6th Annual Rising Star Exhibition, Dallas, TX
2018 Mary Tomas Gallery, RADAR IV, Dallas, TX
2018 Light-well Gallery, 58th Annual Voertman Competition, Denton, TX
2018 5x5 Art Show, National Center For Missing & Exploited Children, Dallas, TX
2017 Animus: Genevieve Armstrong and Juan Cruz, Ft. Worth, TX
2017 Light-well Gallery, Painting and Drawing Association, Denton, TX
2017 Lhuca, The Society of Beaux-Arts Architects, Lubbock, TX
2017 500X Gallery, Student Expo, Dallas, TX
2016 J&B Coffee Shop, Two-Man Show, Lubbock, TX
2016 The Mattison, First Friday, Lubbock, TX
2016 El Centro College, #ashstudios, Dallas, TX
2016 Ash Studios, Ash Open Studio: The End of The Beginning, Dallas, TX
2016 Latino Culture Center, Hecho en Dallas, Dallas, TX
2016 El Centro College, Fordham Exhibit, Dallas, TX
2016 500 X Student Expo, Dallas, TX
2016 Mountain View College, League for Innovation (Crimen de Estado), Dallas, TX
2015 Mountain View College, League for Innovation (La Botella), Dallas, TX
2015 Brookhaven College Juried Show, Farmers Branch, TX
2014 Brookhaven College Juried Show, Farmers Branch, TX
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
2019 Curator with Christian Rodriguez, The Secret Show: Artlot, Ash Studios, Dallas, TX
2018-Current, City of Garland Rainbow Heights project, Garland, TX
2017 Teachers Assistant for Chong Chu, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX
2017 Interdisciplinary drawing workshop from the Wynter-Wells Drawing School for Environmental Justice, Texas Tech University with Torkwase Dyson
2016 Winter Figure Painting Workshop, Brookhaven College with Bruce Herman
2016 Summer Figure Drawing Workshop, Brookhaven College with Kevin Gardner
2015 Find your Space at UTA Art, Arlington, TX
2015 Assistant for David Newman curating Brookhaven College Juried show, Farmers Branch, TX
WORKSHOPS
2019 MAKE, with Ash Studios, Dallas Museum of Art
2019 Jubilee kids art workshop/ Talleres Jubilee sponsored by Dallas Office of Cultural affairs
2019 FIESTA, Painting workshop at Fair Park
2018 Painting workshop with Will Richey and Daverse Lounge Creator
2016 Picasso Meets Puccini Dinner, Creative Art Workshop Facilitator, Brookhaven Art Department
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2019 MLK Library with Ash Studios sponsored by the Dallas Community Artists Program
2017-19 Rainbows Days with Ash Studios sponsored by the Dallas Community Artist Program
2017 Inspired Jubilee with Ash Studios sponsored by the Dallas OCA
2017 Summer Art workshop at Lovers Lane United Methodist Church with Ash Studios
PRESENTER
2019 Artist talk for Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
2017 Common Field Los Angeles
PUBLICATIONS
2016 Harbinger Student Journal of Art and Literature
2014 Summer edition of The Literati Quarterly
6800 Arapaho rd
Dallas, Texas 75248
469-508-1274
[email protected]
EMPLOYMENT
Painting Instructor
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
2020-present
- Teach intro to painting, painting and advance painting courses
- Promote self exploration through visual language
- Models artistic thinking through studio practices
- Incorporate art history as a tool to inspire and motivate creativity
Fabrication Lab Manager
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
2019-present
- Manages, runs, and repairs Fab Lab equipment and consumables: 3D Printing, CNC Router, Projection Mapping, Laser cutting and engraving.
- Supports and facilitates student engagement with Fab Lab
- Creates innovative and resourceful methods for utilizing technology for artists
- Tracks student and faculty engagement with the Fab Lab to support growth and funding.
Teaching Artist
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
2020-present
- Creates and executes innovative lesson plans that infuse Fab Lab technology
- Models artistic thinking through studio practices
- Installs virtual and in-person gallery exhibits
- Promotes student voices through the campus social media pages
Teaching Artist
Ash Studios
2015-Present
- Coordinates art direction at the studio
- Mentors and teaches art students on social practices,
- Facilitates community-based art projects sponsored by the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs
- Supports students through art play as therapy
EDUCATION
University of North Texas
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing
2019
Santa Reparata International School of Arts
Study Abroad Program
2018-19
Brookhaven Community College
Associate's Degree in Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing
2016
AWARDS + EXHIBITIONS
2018 58th Annual Voertman Competition, Denton, TX
2016 Fordham Award in Visual Arts, El Centro, Dallas, TX
2015 League for Innovation, Mountain View College, Dallas, TX
2015 Brookhaven College Juried Show, Farmers Branch, TX
2014 League for Innovation, Mountain View College, Dallas, TX
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 Richland College Performance Hall, Art Alcove, Dallas, TX
2020 Goodrich Gallery, Construct to Deconstruct, Dallas, TX
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Hudson Gallery, Faculty & Alumni Exhibit, Dallas, TX
2022 Latino Culture Center, Art214, Dallas, TX
2022 Addison Circle, Dallas Reggae Festival, Dallas, TX
2020 Pollock Gallery, SMU, COLLECTIVE, Dallas, TX
2019 Mary Tomas Gallery, Trayectorias, Dallas, TX
2019 5x5 Art Show, National Center For Missing & Exploited Children, Dallas, TX
2019 UNT College of Visual Arts and Design, Full Circle, Denton, TX
2019 The Secret Show: Artlot, Ash Studios, Dallas, TX
2019 Mary Tomas Gallery, Turner House (Art & House), Dallas, TX
2018 SRISA Gallery, Student Show, Florence, Italy
2018 SRISA Gallery, Enrico Vezzi: A nome di tutti, Florence, Italy
2018 Turner House, 6th Annual Rising Star Exhibition, Dallas, TX
2018 Mary Tomas Gallery, RADAR IV, Dallas, TX
2018 Light-well Gallery, 58th Annual Voertman Competition, Denton, TX
2018 5x5 Art Show, National Center For Missing & Exploited Children, Dallas, TX
2017 Animus: Genevieve Armstrong and Juan Cruz, Ft. Worth, TX
2017 Light-well Gallery, Painting and Drawing Association, Denton, TX
2017 Lhuca, The Society of Beaux-Arts Architects, Lubbock, TX
2017 500X Gallery, Student Expo, Dallas, TX
2016 J&B Coffee Shop, Two-Man Show, Lubbock, TX
2016 The Mattison, First Friday, Lubbock, TX
2016 El Centro College, #ashstudios, Dallas, TX
2016 Ash Studios, Ash Open Studio: The End of The Beginning, Dallas, TX
2016 Latino Culture Center, Hecho en Dallas, Dallas, TX
2016 El Centro College, Fordham Exhibit, Dallas, TX
2016 500 X Student Expo, Dallas, TX
2016 Mountain View College, League for Innovation (Crimen de Estado), Dallas, TX
2015 Mountain View College, League for Innovation (La Botella), Dallas, TX
2015 Brookhaven College Juried Show, Farmers Branch, TX
2014 Brookhaven College Juried Show, Farmers Branch, TX
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
2019 Curator with Christian Rodriguez, The Secret Show: Artlot, Ash Studios, Dallas, TX
2018-Current, City of Garland Rainbow Heights project, Garland, TX
2017 Teachers Assistant for Chong Chu, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX
2017 Interdisciplinary drawing workshop from the Wynter-Wells Drawing School for Environmental Justice, Texas Tech University with Torkwase Dyson
2016 Winter Figure Painting Workshop, Brookhaven College with Bruce Herman
2016 Summer Figure Drawing Workshop, Brookhaven College with Kevin Gardner
2015 Find your Space at UTA Art, Arlington, TX
2015 Assistant for David Newman curating Brookhaven College Juried show, Farmers Branch, TX
WORKSHOPS
2019 MAKE, with Ash Studios, Dallas Museum of Art
2019 Jubilee kids art workshop/ Talleres Jubilee sponsored by Dallas Office of Cultural affairs
2019 FIESTA, Painting workshop at Fair Park
2018 Painting workshop with Will Richey and Daverse Lounge Creator
2016 Picasso Meets Puccini Dinner, Creative Art Workshop Facilitator, Brookhaven Art Department
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2019 MLK Library with Ash Studios sponsored by the Dallas Community Artists Program
2017-19 Rainbows Days with Ash Studios sponsored by the Dallas Community Artist Program
2017 Inspired Jubilee with Ash Studios sponsored by the Dallas OCA
2017 Summer Art workshop at Lovers Lane United Methodist Church with Ash Studios
PRESENTER
2019 Artist talk for Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
2017 Common Field Los Angeles
PUBLICATIONS
2016 Harbinger Student Journal of Art and Literature
2014 Summer edition of The Literati Quarterly
