Georgina Valverde
American, Mexican-born, 1962
Lives and works in Chicago, IL
societyofsmallness@gmail.com
Education
MFA, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2003
BFA, James Madison University, 1987
BA, Spanish with French minor, 1987
Solo Exhibitions and Public Art
Atavia, 2022, The Old Art Building, Leland, MI
Caracol—A Gathering Space, 2016, Chicago Park District
Done/Undone (Hecho y Des(h)echo), 2009, The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX
Hecho y Des(h)echo, 2009, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Tamaulipas, Matamoros, Mexico
Moral Geometry, 2009, Antena, Chicago, IL
Art in the Garden, 2004, Public art commission, Chicago Park District and Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL
Back Yard (with William Staples), 2002, Bodybuilder & Sportsman, Chicago, IL
Georgina Valverde, 12 x 12 Series, 2002, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Georgina Valverde: Prints and Paintings, 1989, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA
Group Exhibitions and Performances
2024
Arte Diseño Xicago II: From the World's Fair to the Present Day, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL
Cosmic Geometries: The Prairie's Edge, curated by Hilma's Ghost, SECRIST | BEACH, Chicago IL
2023
Spectrum, Governors State University, University Park, IL
2022Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow , 2022, curated by Industry of the Ordinary, The Design Museum of Chicago
Wheel of Life, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
2021
Eight of Pentacles, Ruschman Gallery, Chicago, IL
Poets, Prophets, Propagandists, Millennium Park. Directed by Paul Durica. Boeing Gallery South, Chicago, IL
2020
Festival of the Smallest. Curated by Frans van Lent. Digital exhibition
A Cat May Look On A Queen. Curated by Eric Ruschman. The Green Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2019
Woven—Connections and Meanings, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL
Documents Bureau Presents: Nature's Notaries, Chicago Park District
Documents Bureau Presents: The Registry of Aesthetic Impressions, The Art Institute of Chicago Block Party
2018
NO CHILL, UIC School of Art Alumni Exhibition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Día de los Muertos: A Spiritual Legacy,National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL
Fugitive Narratives, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Bughouse Square Debates Open Soapbox, Newberry Library, Chicago, IL
2017
Memoria Presente: An Artistic Journey, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL
Documents Bureau, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago IL
Bughouse Square Debates Open Soapbox, Newberry Library, Chicago, IL
2016
Bughouse Square Debates Open Soapbox, Newberry Library, Chicago, IL
Documents Bureau Presents: The Climatic Cathartic Confessions Desk, 2nd Floor Rear Festival, Chicago, IL
2015
Bughouse Square Debates Open Soapbox, Newberry Library, Chicago, IL
Documents Bureau, Milwaukee Avenue Arts Fair, Chicago, IL
2014
White Room Rebellions, JazzGallery Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI
Gateway to Hobohemia—A Roving Séance, 2nd Floor Rear Festival, Chicago, IL
Aesthetic Divination Machine, ThreeWalls Gala, Mana Contemporary, Chicago, IL
Bughouse Square Debates(performance in collaboration with Pocket Guide to Hell), Newberry Library, Chicago, IL
Gateway to Hobohemia—A Séance, Performance in collaboration with Pocket Guide to Hell, Word Weekend, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
2013
Yard Sale—A 36” x 36” Lot of Finery, Residence of Annie Morse and Kevin Pierce, Chicago, IL
Unauspicious Activity Around an Attended Package, 2nd Floor Rear Festival, Chicago, IL
The Society of Smallness Presents: Mini-exhibtionthon ii—Arts District, Residence of Matt Stone and Georgina Valverde, Chicago, IL
2012
The Society of Smallness Presents: Inaugural Mini-exhibitiothon i andMember Tryouts, Casa de Arte y Cultura Calles y Sueños, Chicago, IL
2010
Millas y Kilómetros, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL, USA
2009
Millas y Kilómetros,Centro Jaime Sabines, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, México
Artists Run Chicago, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
2006
UnifyingThread,Evanston Art Center, Chicago, IL
State and Lake, Gescheidle Gallery, Chicago, IL
Skirting the Line: Conceptual Drawing, Richard E. Peeler Art Center, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
2005
I Feel Mysterious Today,Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, Palm Beach, FL
2004
Summer Salon Show, Johansonese Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003
Coming to Terms with the Everyday, SoFA Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Suspension,1926 Exhibition Studies Space, Chicago, IL
Muestra 2003,International Contemporary Art Fair, Mexico City, Mexico
2002
305.21 Miles—The Distance Between Us, Dupreau, Chicago, IL and Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, St. Louis, MO
Cullacht, Galway Art Center, Galway, Ireland
Cut, Pulled, Colored & Burnt,Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Formfit, University of Illinois at Chicago, Great Space, Chicago IL
2001
Models and Materials,Bodybuilder & Sportsman Gallery, Chicago, IL
uicmfa@wood, Wood Street Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Chicago, IL
ILL, University of Illinois at Chicago, Great Space, Chicago IL
Selected Awards, Honors, and Residencies
2019 Individual Artists Program Grant, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events
2017 Individual Artists Program Grant, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events
2014 Learning is a Lifestyle, Residency, Chicago Art Department
2009 Community Arts Assistance Program Grant, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events
2008–2009 Artist Exchange Program: Chicago, IL / Chiapas,Mexico, National Museum of Mexican Art
2002 Cullacht, Artist Residency, International Cultural Exchange, Galway City, Ireland
2002 Visual Arts Scholarship, TheChicago Union League Civic and Arts Foundation
2001 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship, University of Illinois atChicago
2000 Abraham Lincoln Fellowship, University of Illinois at Chicago
1999 Smithsonian Institution Scholarship, Symposium on Diversity andLeadership in Museums, Washington, D.C