Blanka Amezkua

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Blanka Amezkua (born 1971 in Mexico City) is a Mexican contemporary artist.[1] She has adopted "crochet, embroidery and comic book visual vernacular" as techniques to explore female sexuality her work.[2] She is most recognizable for her alternative art project titled “Bronx Blue Bedroom Project” that ran from 2008 to 2010 in Mott Haven, Bronx.[3]

Early life[]

Amezkua was born in Mexico City and raised in Los Angeles, California.[4] She earned a B.A. from California State University at Fresno, and she attended the Scuola Libera del Nudo of the Accademia di Belle Arti of Florence, Italy, between 1997 and 1998, formally trained as a painter.[5][6]

Career[]

Amezkua began an artist-run project in her bedroom called the Bronx Blue Bedroom Project (BBBP) in 2008. In 2010, BBBP's two-year trajectory was included in the show "Alternative Histories" at Exit Art in New York City.[7]

Later in 2010, she moved to Greece and began a project titled "3///3 ...three walls on wednesdays...", an open invitation for artists from anywhere in the world to exhibit their work on three portable walls that she carried and placed throughout the city.[8]

In 2012 she initiated 8 to 8: State of Creative Emergency an opportunity for artists in any field to craft an idea and present it in public space for twelve hours straight.[9]

Her work has been referenced in The New York Times[10][11][12] TimeOut NY,[13] and The Bronx Beat.[14]

Awards[]

Residencies[]

May 2013 with artAmari in Amari, Crete, Greece.[19]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art: Feminist Art Base: Blanka Amezkua". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  2. ^ Schwendener, Martha. (December 15, 2006). "Art From Everywhere, All From Queens". The New York Times. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "About". Bronx Blue Room Project. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  4. ^ Alvarez, Lizette. (October 23, 2009). "Jogging to Start, and Ending With Art". The New York Times
  5. ^ " Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art: Feminist Art Base: Blanka Amezkua". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  6. ^ "P.S.1 Studio Visit | Blanka Amezkua". . Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  7. ^ "Past Programs - Alternative Histories". Exit Art.
  8. ^ Amezkua, Blanka. (June 12, 2012). "State of Creative Emergency in Athens". Huffington Post. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  9. ^ Amezkua, Blanka. (June 12, 2012). "State of Creative Emergency in Athens". Huffington Post. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  10. ^ Schwendener, Martha. (December 15, 2006). "Art From Everywhere, All From Queens". The New York Times. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  11. ^ Kugel, Seth. (June 8, 2008). "The Bronx Is More Than Just Yankee Stadium". The New York Times. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  12. ^ Smith, Roberta. (July 25, 2008). "ART REVIEW Artists Leap Into the Moment". The New York Times.
  13. ^ Carlin, T.J. (Dec 3, 2008). "Bronx Blue Bedroom Project". TimeOut NY.
  14. ^ Nepal, Indu. (April 5, 2008). "Bronx Artist's Gallery is Home Sweet Home". The Bronx Beat.
  15. ^ "Bronx Council on the Arts Announces 2008-09 Recipients of Municipal and State Funds". Bronx Council on the Arts. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  16. ^ "Artist in the Marketplace". Bronx Museum of the Arts. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  17. ^ Maria C. Sierra. (January 28, 2010). "Mental Notes Delivered". Bronx Art Guide.
  18. ^ "List of Winners". Bronx Council on the Arts.
  19. ^ "Resident Artist Blanka Amezkua May 2013". artAmari. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
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