MARTIRENE ALCÁNTARA
Curriculum Vitae
EXHIBITS & AWARDS (selected)
2006
  • Propia Visión / Our Vision
    Queens Museum of Art
    Group Show. New York, New York

  • Propia Visión / Our Vision (Mexican Photographers in NY)
    The International Center in New York
    Group Show. New York, New York

  • 2004
  • Art at Spark
    Martirene Alcántara (photographer), Irma Grizá (fine art painter)
    Two woman show. Los Angeles, California

  • 2003
  • Labyrinth of Light
    ZoneZero
    , PhotoSeptember Festival 2003, International Month of Photography
    Centro de la Imagen, CENART (National Center of the Arts)
    Group Show. Mexico City, Mexico

  • 2000
  • Expo-Venta
    Museo Universitario de Ciencia y Arte (MUCA)
    Group Show. Mexico City, Mexico

  • Dos Mujeres; Dos Puntos de Vista
    Festival Internacional Tamaulipas 2000
    Two woman show. Cd. Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico

  • PhotoMaratón
    PhotoEspaña 2000
    Group Show. Madrid, Spain

  • 1999-2000
  • Labrador Showroom
    Mexico City, Mexico

  • 1998-99
  • Galeria El Ciruelo
    One Woman Show. Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico

  • 1998
  • Escenografías Instantáneas, Series de Fotografía Arquitectónica
    PhotoSeptember. Galeria de la Facultad de Arquitectura, UNAM
    One Woman Show. Mexico City, Mexico

  • 1997
  • Hidden Gender - California's Women Photographers & Painters 1897-1999
    Sullivan Goss Gallery
    Group Show. Santa Barbara, California

  • 1996
  • Grantee. US-Mexico Fund for Culture
    Rockefeller Foundation, Fundación Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes & Fundación Cultural Bancomer
    Project: The Franciscan Missions of Fray Junípero Serra

  • 1994
  • Third Photography Juried Exhibition
    Los Angeles County Fair
    Double Award Winner
    Group Show. Los Angeles, California

  • Architectural Photography
    Fairline Gallery
    One-Woman Show. San Rafael, California

  • 1993
  • Second Photography Juried Exhibition
    Los Angeles County Fair
    Award Winner
    Group Show. Los Angeles, California

  • Ninth Annual Mill Valley Photo Competition
    Honorable Mention
    Group Show. Mill Valley, California

  • The Architecture Series
    Bechtel International Center, Stanford University
    One-Woman Show. Stanford, California

  • 1992
  • First Photography Juried Exhibition
    Los Angeles County Fair
    Award Winner
    Group Show. Los Angeles, California

  • Annual Student Art Exhibit
    College of Marin. Gallery Award
    Group Show. Kentfield, California

  • 1990
  • Contemporary Art from Mexico
    Triangle Gallery
    Group Show. Oxnard, California

  • The Meaning of Life
    Hollywood Beach Gallery
    Group Show. Oxnard, California

  • PUBLICATIONS (selected)
  • Las Misiones Franciscanas de Fray Junípero Serra. Text and Photography, CONACULTA, Mexico
  • Misiones Jesuitas, Artes de México magazine, Mexico
  • Museo de Arte Abstracto Manuel Felguérez, Turner Publications, Spain
  • Reflejos de Europa en México, Delegación de la comision Europa & Conaculta, Mexico
  • Calendar 2002, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
  • Fantasmas Inequívocos, by Rebeca Monroy Nasr, Milenio magazine, Mexico
  • Colegios Jesuitas, Artes de México magazine, Mexico
  • Martirene Alcántara, Atmósferas Profundas, by Rebeca Monroy Nasr, Movimiento Actual magazine # 122, Mexico
  • Arte Mudejar II, Artes de México magazine, Mexico
  • Arte Mudejar I, Artes de México magazine, Mexico
  • Agendiario, engagement book 2001, Mexico
  • Women Photographers throughout Time, engagement book 2000, Mexico
  • Houses of the World, Könemann, Germany
  • Museo Nacional de San Carlos, guide book, Artes de México, Mexico
  • Aiming High magazine #3, Mexico. Caniem Award
  • Aiming High magazine #2, Mexico
  • Stunning Houses, Loft eCards, Barcelona, Spain
  • Arquine magazine, # 4, Mexico
  • 2G magazine, International Architecture Review # 8, Barcelona, Spain
  • México-Francia , Artes de México magazine # 43, Mexico
  • Hacienda La Gavia, Mexico
  • Francia-México, Artes de México magazine #39, Mexico
  • San Miguel de Allende, Artes de México magazine # 33, Mexico. Quorum Award
  • La Ventana y el Umbral, by Armando Vega-Gil, UAM, Mexico
  • Martirene y los Fantasmas by Hugo Hiriart, Artes de México magazine #25
  • Arquitectura magazine #5, Mexico

  • PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (selected)
    2006
  • Photography: Catalog Realidades Suspendidas, Grizá. Museum of Modern Art. Toluca, Mexico

  • 2005
  • Photography: Catalog Presencias, Grizá. Mexico

  • 2004
  • Still Photographer, Movie: Kosmos, Director: Travis Frick. New York

  • Still Photographer, Short Film: In Your Face, Director: Osvaldo Benavides. New York

  • 2003
  • Still Photographer, Short Film: Extreme Mom, Director: Joyce Draganosky. New York

  • Still Photographer, Movie: Corazón de Melón, Director: Luis Velez. Mexico

  • 2002
  • Photography: Missions and French Architecture in Baja California, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. Mexico

  • Photography: Catalog La Silla es el pretexto, homenaje a Luis Barragán, Grizá. Mexico

  • 2001
  • Still Photographer, Short film: De Mesmer con amor, o Té para Dos, Directors: S. Aguirre/A. Lubezki. Mexico

  • Still Photographer, Televisa, advertising campain, Mexico

  • Still Photographer, Movie: La Mano del Zurdo, Director: Carlos Salces. Mexico

  • 2000
  • Still Photographer, Movie: Seres Humanos, Director: Jorge Aguilera

  • 1999
  • Photo Editor and contributor writer, Aiming High magazine, Mexico

  • 1994
  • CD ROM Page Overtures Two, San Francisco, California

  • 1992-ON GOING
  • Freelance photographer for various art and architecture magazines, and advertising Agencies, Mexico City, Mexico

  • 1991-92
  • Teacher's Assistant, Deptartment of Photography, College of Marin, Kentfield, California

  • 1989
  • Fund-raising auction: Pro-Sede del Consejo Mexicano de Fotografía A.C., Mexico City, Mexico

  • 1985-ON GOING
  • Sr. Photographer, Gamboa y Asociados (Producers & Recording Studios), Mexico

  • 1985
  • Photography for the catalog Characters - Irma Grizá, New York, NY
  • OTHER EXPERIENCE (selected)
    2005-ON GOING
  • Quality Control Manager, Latinvox (Advertising Agency), New York, New York

  • Creative Manager, Latinvox (Advertising Agency), New York, New York

  • 2002-ON GOING
  • Graphics and Web Design for Global Dot Works, British Columbia, Canada

  • 1997
  • Database Design for the collection archives, Museo Dr. Ruth D. Lechuga, Mexico

  • Curator, The Covarrubias Photography Archives, Casa-Museo Luis Barragan, Mexico

  • Design, Poster: Fete Populaire Don Quichotte, Montreal, Canada

  • 1995
  • Database Design for the Fine Art archives, Irma Grizá, Mexico

  • 1991
  • Volunteer Docent, The Mexican Museum, San Francisco, California

  • Collaborated with the montage of the exhibit El Mundo Mágico de Leonora Carrington, Mexican Museum, San Francisco, California

  • 1989-90
  • Art Curator, Hollywood Beach Gallery, Oxnard, California

  • 1983
  • Art Curator, Los Músicos Irma Grizá, Mexico City, Mexico

  • EDUCATION
    2000
  • Photography (special course), EFTI, Madrid, Spain

  • 1991-92
  • Photography, College of Marin, Kentfield, California

  • 1990
  • Art, UCLA Extension, Los Angeles, California

  • 1987-89
  • Architecture, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México, Mexico