EXHIBITION RECORD
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- Foundation, Old Crow Gallery, 362 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 95650
Scheduled: January 16- February 16, 2011
- · El Milagro Muerto en Vida, Milagro Marketing Gallery, 1141 Ringwood Court St. 20 San Jose, California 95131 (408) 324- 0106
September 29th, 2010
- Resonance, Black and Brown Gallery, 1225 West San Carlos St. San Jose, CA 95126
January 23- February 23, 2010
- Beyond the Veil, Empire Seven Studios, 525 N 7th St., San Jose, CA (408)668-4434
June 13-28 2009
- Artist Journey, Gavilan College Gallery , Gilroy, California, September 15, 2003- December 20, 2003
- Artist in Transition, Ethnic Studies Library, U.C. Berkeley, May 5, 1999- July 2, 1999
- Pintor Del Mysterio, Galleria de Artes y Libreria Aztlan, Modesto, California, March 1, 1998- April 7, 1998
Selected Group Exhibitions
- Stand Tall II, Old Crow Gallery, 362 Grand Avenue, Oakland, California,
March 4th- April 4th 2011
- A Step to Eternity, Sun Gallery Hayward Area Forum of the Arts, 1015 E. Street, Hayward, CA 94541 (510) 581-4050
October 20th- November 13th, 2010
- Faculty Show, Modesto Junior College Gallery, Modesto, CA September 14- October 14, 2010
- Stand Tall, Old Crow Gallery, 362 Grand Avenue, Oakland, California,
April 2010
- Submerge State Tour, MACLA Gallery, San Jose, California, June 23, 2003- July 1, 2004
- Multiplicity & Diversity, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY., January 25- February 4, 2002
- Fresh Flesh, Crucible Steel Gallery, San Francisco, California, March 28, 2001- April 1, 2001
- Walking the Labyrinth, Main Gallery, Modesto Junior College, Modesto, California, February 1, 2001- March 22, 2001
- 47th Annual Spring Art Show, Palm Court Winery of Ernest and Julio Gallo, Modesto, California, May 13, 2000- May 26, 2000
- Verbal Tapestry, Worth Ryder Gallery, U.C. Berkeley, February 1, 2000-
- The Satyrus Group: Out of the Labyrinth, Main Gallery, Modesto Junior College, Modesto, California, January 21, 1999- February 19, 1999
Selected Mural Work
- Blue Monkey Lounge Bar and Grill- San Jose, California 2004
- El Rio Nilo Night Club- Gilroy, California 2004
-Commissioned by Cazadores/ Bacardi U.S.A.
- Posada’s Revenge, acrylic on plaster wall
Chacho’s Mexican Restaurant- San Jose, California 2005
- Tequila’s Grip, acrylic on plaster wall
Chacho’s Mexican Restaurant- San Jose, California 2007
Commissioned by Don Jullio Tequila
- Bacardi Mural, Mass’es Sports Bar and Grill- Walnut Creek, California 2006
- Commissioned by Bacardi U.S.A.
- Crash Night Club- 36 Mason St. San Francisco, California 2006
- Official Entertainment Recording Studios- 401 E. Taylor St. #1 San Jose, California 2006
- Club Tycoon- Oakland, California 2007
- Vixen Gentleman’s Club- 220 Jones St. San Francisco California 2007
- Blue Chip Sports Bar and Family Restaurant- 2008
325 South First Street, San Jose, California
- The Triumph of Tequila, Acrylic on MDO panel mural
Tres Agaves Fine Dining Restaurant- San Francisco. California 2008
- Commissioned by Herradura Tequila
- Marcello’s Restaurant, Oakdale, California 2008
- Tequila Trail Mural Map, acrylic on MDO panels. Tres Agaves Tequila Lounge- 130 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
- Commissioned by Partida Tequila
- Tequila Trail Mural Map II, acrylic on aluminum honeycomb panel.
Unveiled September 16, 2009.Tres Agaves Tequila Lounge- 1182 Roseville Parkway Roseville, CA 9567, (916) 782-4455
- Co-commissioned by Casa Noble and Corralejo Tequila 2009
- Corona Mural, Tres Agaves Fine Dining Restaurant- San Francisco. California
April 2010
- Commissioned by the Corona Brewing Company
- Tequila Process Mural, acrylic on MDO panels. Tres Agaves Restaurant- 1182 Roseville Parkway Roseville, CA 9567, (916) 782-4455
February 2011
- Commissioned by Herradura Tequila
Selected Public and Non- Profit Murals
- Art and Soul Mural, Oakland Unified School District, 2010
-Commissioned by Pro Arts Gallery
- Precita Park Mural, Precita Park, San Francisco, CA 2009
-Painted in association with Precita Eyes Mural Center, San Francisco, CA
Selected Athletic Portraits in the Private Collections of:
- Jerry Rice- San Francisco 49ers
- Terrell Owens- Philadelphia Eagles (2 works)
- Dwight Clark- San Francisco 49ers
- Philip Buchanan- Oakland Raiders
- Ronnie Lott- San Francisco 49ers
- Carmelo Anthony- Denver Nuggets
- Lincoln Kennedy- Oakland Raiders
- Kirk Reuter- San Francisco Giants (15 works)
- Kevin Barlow- San Francisco 49ers
- Marshall Faulk- St. Louis Rams
- Jeff Garcia- Cleveland Browns
- Jim Plunkett- Oakland Raiders
- Roger Craig- San Francisco 49ers
- Spencer Lau- San Francisco 49ers (3 works)
Presentations
- Francisco Franco: Beyond the Veil 2010. A public presentation and artist talk describing a philosophic approach to painting and creativity. Paper presented at Empire Seven Gallery.
- Francisco Franco: Tequila Trail Map Unveiling 2009. A mural unveiling and discussion about finding balance between clients demands and expectations, public concerns, and economic issues, without compromising personal artistic expression. As well as, bridging the gaps between ones art, personal mythology, culture, and ancestral heritage. Presented at Tres Agaves Mexican Restaurant and Tequila Lounge.
- Francisco Franco: Educational Travels 2003. The Chronicles of an Artist’s Journey. Artist talk presented to the public at the Center of Expressive Arts at Gavilan College.
- Francisco Franco: Artist show and talk presented to the students of U.C. Berkeley at the Ethnic Studies Library 2000.
Selected Articles and Reviews
- Urbanizm Magazine, Issue #3, Winter Edition 2001, by Chris “Quest” Ford, Staff Writer
- Modesto Bee, May 9, 1999, by Leo Stutzin, Bee Arts Editor
- The Daily Californian, October 29, 1998, by Scott Loganbill, Staff Writer
- El Sol 2000, March 4- March 10, 1998, by Luis N. Casillas
- San Jose Mercury News, September 16, 2005, by Josie Lepe
- Nuevo Mundo, The Mercury News, September 16-22, 2005, by Josie Lepe
Awards
- Service Award, 5 Years Outstanding Service, Yosemite Community College District, August 27, 2007
- · Oxford Anatomy Fellowship, August 1, 2002- August 24, 2002
- Certificate of Special Recognition in the Arts, May 19, 2000, presented by the Department of Art Practice, University of California at Berkeley, Professor Mary Lovelace O’Neal, Chair
- ArtsBridge Scholarship, Spring 2000, University of California at Berkeley
- Celebration of the Humanities, First Place Drawing/ Second Place Painting/ Honorable Mention Mixed Media, May 6, 1997, Modesto Junior College
Celebration of the Humanities, First Place Painting, Second Place Drawing, May 7, 1996, Modesto Junior College
