Antonio Alanís
Durham, NC
Artist Website: AntonioAlanisArt.com
Email: aalanis@antonioalanisart.com
EDUCATION
2016 Masters of Arts in Education, K-12 Spanish Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
2013 Bachelor of Arts in Romance Studies, Hispanic Literatures & Cultures, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Corrientes Latinas/Latin Currents- ArtsSpace, Raleigh NC
2022 Corrientes Latinas/Latin Currents- Diamante Arts and Cultural Center
2022 Corrientes Latinas/Latin Currents- Smelt Gallery
2022 Swing Into Spring, Durham Art Guild, Durham NC
2022 Building Bridges Orange County Arts Commission's, Hillsborough NC
2021 Dia de Los Muertos, General Consulate of Mexico, Boys and Girls Club, Dorothea Dix Park, NC
2021 Black and Brown Bodies with Plants, El Comalito Collective, Vallejo, CA, Online
2021 Being & Belonging, FedEx Global Center, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC
2020 UHILL Walls Outdoor Mural, Durham, NC
2020 Herencia 2020, Diamante Arts & Cultural Center, Durham, NC
2019 Portraits of Durham, Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC
2019 Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibition, Governor Roy Cooper's Office, Raleigh NC
2018 World Aids Day Exhibit, Galería Hermanos de Luna y Sol, El Centro Hispano, Durham NC
2018 Rise of the Phoenix, ASP & Duke Center for International and Global Studies, Durham, NC
2018 Truth to Power, Pleidas Gallery, Durham, NC
2018 The Walls We Build, Artist United, Raleigh NC
2018 Art Therapy Institute in the Corridor Gallery, Carrboro NC
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 Latinx Visual Resiliency Series, Arts Incubator & El Vinculo Hispano, Siler City, NC
PUBLIC ART
2022 Mi Comunidad de FPGB Mural, FPGB, Chapel Hill NC
2022 Sun, Artistic Bus Shelter Project, Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture, Chapel Hill NC
2021 Plants are Resilient (Vinyl Installation) Town of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
2021 We, Too, Sing America (Vinyl Installation) Town of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
FELLOWSHIPS
2020 Fulbright-García Robles Fellowship, Fulbright Program, Mexico City, Mexico- Postponed
2019 Diamante Arts Leadership Institute (DALI) Fellow, Cary, NC
GRANTS
2021 Emerging Artist Program, Xochipilli Painting Project, Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC
RESIDENCIES
2022 Frank Porter Graham Bilingüe Elementary School Artist in Residence, Chapel Hill NC
2021 Artist Residency, Durham Art Guild, Durham NC
VOLUNTEER WORK
2021 Durham County Public Art Committee At large Member, Durham NC
2019 Día de los Muertos Ofrenda to Frida Kahlo Peter Marín, NC Museum of Art, Raleigh NC
2019 Libertad, El Futuro Community Mural, El Futuro, Durham NC
2019 Juchari Xiranhua/Nuestras Raices/Our Roots, Mural, Durham Convention Center, Durham NC
COLLABORATIONS
2021 bell. a zine. Queer Art with a Southern Heart. LGBTQ Center of Durham. Durham, NC
2019 bell. a zine. Queer Art with a Southern Heart. LGBTQ Center of Durham. Durham, NC
WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, & PRESENTATIONS
2022 Strengthening Your Grant Writing Workshop, Discover Durham, Virtual
2022 Paint & Sip Fundraiser, Diamante Arts & Cultural Center, Raleigh NC
2022 City of Raleigh Museum, Sixth Annual Day of the Dead Celebration, Raleigh, NC
2022 Drawing Monster Rally, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh NC
2022 State of the South 2022-2023: True South | MDC, Durham, North Carolina
2022 Mes de Arte, Immersion for Spanish Language Acquisition, Chapel Hill NC
2022 Happy Trails Paint Class, commissioned by Aidilisms.
2021 Paint and Sip, Diamante Arts and Cultural Center
2021 Being and Belonging Reception Speech, https://bit.ly/3pzr1xg Chapel Hill, NC
2021 Hope Butterfly Workshop, Durham County Library, Durham NC
2021 Connecting to My Community and Culture Through Art Artist Talk, ISLA, Durham NC
2020 Hispanic Heritage Month Eastway Elementary, Durham NC
2020 Hope Butterfly Workshop, Durham Public Schools Wellness Wednesday, Durham NC
2020 Hope Butterfly Workshop Durham County Library, Durham NC
2020 Herencia, Diamante Arts, and Cultural Center Durham, NC
2020 Hope Butterfly Workshop, CompArte, Diamante Arts & Cultural Center, Durham NC
2020 Tree Painting Workshop, Takiri Folklor Latino, Durham NC
2019 Beach Painting Workshop Hola Latino, El Centro Hispano, Durham NC
COMMISSIONS
2022 Avila Commemorative Sign, Avila Center, Durham NC
2022 Fandango de Durham Poster and T-Shirt Design, Son Carolina, Durham NC
2022 In the Heights Art Illustration, Raleigh Little Theater, Raleigh, NC
2021 Diamante Latino Awards Illustration, Diamante Arts & Cultural Center, Raleigh NC
2021 Freedom to Be, El Futuro Auction. El Futuro. Durham, NC
2020 Digital Media, Center for Cultural Power, Oakland CA
2020 General Election Digital Media, Poder NC, Durham NC
JUROR & GRANT-SELECTION COMMITTEE EXPERIENCE
2022 Sparks the Arts, North Carolina Arts Council, Virtual
2022 Juneteenth Youth Exhibition Selection Panel, Hayti Heritage Center, Durham NC
2022 Houston Arts Alliance Grant Reviewer, Virtual
2022 DPLEX Artist Selection Committee, Durham NC
2022 Durham Arts Council, Durham Arts Catalyst Grant Review
2021 Durham Convention and Arts Complex, Durham NC
2021 Great Jones St. Mural Project, Downtown Durham, Inc. Durham, NC
2020 2021 Solo Exhibits, Durham Art Guild, Durham NC
2020 Public Art for Downtown Affordable Housing, Willard Street Apartments, Durham NC
2019 UHILL Walls Mural Advisory Committee, UHILL Walls, Durham NC
2019 Power Plant Gallery, Artist Summer Residency Jury Durham NC- Postponed
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2022 Diamante Arts & Cultural Center
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT and MUSEUM VISITS
2022 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2022 Taller Puerto Riqueño Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2022 Museo Textil de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
2022 Centro Fotográfico Álvarez Bravo, Oaxaca, Mexico
2022 Museo Histórico Casa de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico
2022 Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca (MACO), Oaxaca, Mexico
2022 Museo de los Pintores Oxaquenos, Oaxaca, Mexico
2022 Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
2022 Teatro Macedonio Alcalá, Oaxaca, Mexico
2021 Frida Kahlo: Timeless, Cleve Carney Museum of Art, Chicago, Illinois
2021 The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
2021 Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City, Mexico
2021 Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City, Mexico
2021 FRIDA Inmersiva, Citibanamex, Mexico City, Mexico
2021 Academia de Artes, Mexico City, Mexico
2021 The Blue House – Frida Kahlo Museum, Mexico City, Mexico
2021 Appearances can be Deceiving, Mexico City, Mexico
2021 Museo Mural Diego Rivera, Mexico City, Mexico
2021 Museo de Arte Popular, Mexico City, Mexico
2021 Museo Soumaya, Mexico City, Mexico
2021 Museo Anahuacalli, Mexico City, Mexico
2021 Monumento a la Revolucion, Mexico City, Mexico
2021 Art & Art History Lecture: Melanie Cervantes and Jesus Barraza, Colgate University, Webinar.
2021 Raising Anti Racist Kids Through Art, Radici Studios, San Francisco, California. Webinar
2021 Painting a Just Picture: Art & Activism, Teaching Tolerance Webinar.
2021 Teaching the African Diaspora: Dialogues on K-12 Education Practices, UNC-Chapel Hill,
Chapel Hill, NC. Webinar.
NEWSMEDIA, ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS, AND SPEECHES
2022 LatinxEd, Nuestro South Podcast Interview, Virtual
2022 Local artists reflect on a year of transit art through Chapel Hill Arts & Culture, the Daily Tarheel, https://bit.ly/3P9M9Ft
2022 Esta es mi Comunidad, Beckie Moriello, Durham NC
2022 Coulture Magazine "The Immigrant Experience" Valeria Cloes, https://bit.ly/3UAWR9c
2022 VozEs “Antonio Alanís; de aquí, de allá y de las dos partes.”. https://bit.ly/3ivvBvl
2021 Spectrum News, Noorulain Khawaja, "I turn to art': Artist offers outlet for Latinos struggling with
mental health" https://bit.ly/3JoslLm
2021 Being and Belonging Reception Speech, https://bit.ly/3pzr1xg Chapel Hill, NC
2021 UNC Global, "NC Artists of Latin American Heritage Reflect on Identity, Diversity in 'Being and
Belonging' Opening" https://unc.live/3qwdGoJ
2021 Revista Latina, “ Copalero “Ofrenda al Mar” por Antonio Alanis” https://bit.ly/32oedBf
2021 Qué Pasa Media Network, Andrea Forcada
“Artista mexicano explora la resiliencia de la comunidad durante la pandemia” https://bit.ly/3qx1x2P
2021 Hola Carolina, “Artista latino utiliza las artes para unir a los miembros de la comunidad”
2021 Daily Tarheel, Savannah Gunter “Your guide to new public art installations in Chapel Hill”
2021 Daily Tarheel, Greta Travaglia, New vinyl art in Chapel Hill aims to inspire diversity and community
resilience https://bit.ly/3sCRpIA
ADVOCACY
2022 Artist Advocacy Cohort, Arts North Carolina
AWARDS
2022 City of Durham's Mayor's Hispanic/Latino Committee Award in the category of Arts and Culture, Durham, NC
CERTIFICATES
2022 Momentum 360: Financial Academy For Microenterprise, Virtual
2022 Making Your Own Career With Public Art, Virtual
2022 Community Partner Development Course, North Carolina Central University, City of Durham, Virtual
CONFERENCES
2022 Lánzate, Mijente, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2022 State of the South 2022-2023: True South | MDC, Durham, North Carolina
2022 Southern Vision Alliance 2022 Conference, Durham NC,
2022 Latinx Education Summit, Greensboro, North Carolina
PUBLISHED WORK
2016 The Use of Mexican Folk Art to Develop Students' Written and Oral Language Ability and
Cultural Awareness in the Secondary Language Classroom
2013 US Mexican Relations from 1910-1940 as Reflected by the Underdogs and Pocho.
Updated, December 6, 2022
