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Jesus “Chucho” Rodriguez

info@chucho-arte.com
1.815.212.3681

 

EDUCATION

2003       Chapingo Sculpture Workshop
2002       Stone Carvers Workshop
1994       American Academy of Art, Associates Degree of Applied Science Fine Art/Illustration Major,                                                              Chicago, IL
1991       Joliet Junior College, Art Courses, Joliet, IL
1990       Art Instruction Schools, Certificate of Completion, Minneapolis, MN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1994-Present        Friends of Community Public Art, Joliet, IL
                            Muralist, Sculptor and Mosaicist of community public art
1994-Present        Tattooist, Joliet, IL
                            Award winning & internationally known

1994-1996   Illinois State Museum and FCPA, Art Instructor, Joliet, IL

CLIENTS

2008            Volition, Inc. mural commission, Champaign, IL
2007            Global Kinect, “T-mobile Ad campaign”, NY, NY
2007            We Are Supervision,Inc. “Toyota Tundra Ad campaigns”, Chicago, IL
2006            We Are Supervision Inc. “E  Entertainment Ad campaigns”, Chicago,IL
2005-2006   REVOL, mural commissions, Indianapolis, IN

 

AWARDS & EXHIBITIONS
2008         group show “Fatally Yours” Creswest Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca
2007         group show  “ART on Harrison” Montana Shop & Gallery, Chicago, IL
2007         group show  4th Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2007         group show “Arte Muerte” Cisa Gallery, Hammond, IN
2007         group show “Fusion” Progression Gallery, Pomona, CA
2007         group show “Chicago Artist Show” DVA Gallery, Chicago, IL

2007        group expo “After School Special” Mid West Graffiti Expo, Kansas City, Mo
2007        group show “Get Fit” 32nd & Urban Gallery, Chicago, IL
2007        group show “Now and Then” Montana Shop & Gallery, Chicago, IL
2007        group show, Elevated Gallery, Chicago, IL
2007        solo show “Head”, Uncle Freddy’s, Highland, IN
2007        group show “Tattoo”, DvA Gallery, Chicago, IL
2007        group show “Conceptual V.2” Creswest Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007        group show “Tattoo Show”, Beverly  Arts Center, Chicago, IL
2006        group show “Deep Freeze Adjust The Thermostat,” Plastic Chapel, Denver, Co
2006        group show “Subsurface”, The Stutz Art Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2006        group show “Typewriters”, Redletter1 Studio, Tampa, FL
2006        group show “9 Lives’, Parts Unknown Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006        group show “It's All Graf 2 U”, Revolution Tattoo Studio, Chicago, IL
2006        group show “Man's Rain”, Revolution Tattoo Studio, Chicago, IL
2004        group show“Latin Heritage Month”, Governors State University, University Park, IL
2004        group show Eo Vannus Liquid Lounge, Joliet, IL
2004        group show “Nueva Luz/New Light”, Tallgrass Arts Association, Park Forest, IL
2004        group show Art at the Steel Workers, Forge Gallery, Joliet, IL
2003        group show “Creating Art, Building Community: City of Joliet & FCPA”, Field Museum of National  History, Chicago, IL
1994        First Place 2nd CTA Mural Competition, Chicago, IL
1993        First Place at the First Annual Mural Competition sponsored by CTA, Chicago, IL
                Recipient of scholarship to attend the American Academy of Art
1992        Result of CTA Competition, Mural exhibited at Marshall Fields and Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
1993       One of Twelve artists, Mural Representing the Arts, Music, Dance & Theatre, Chicago Public

Art Group
1993        Two artist exhibit, Neo-Futurist Theatre, Chicago, IL
1992        Mexican Heritage Month, Illinois Benedictine College, Lisle, IL
1992        Group Exhibit, Fiesta del Sol, Chicago, IL

Film

2007 Southwest Suburbs, Documentary  with Geoffrey Baer, WTTW Ch 11
“An amazing array of public Art in Joliet.” First aired March 6, 2007 at 7:00 pm.

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS BOOKS
publications

2006             The Littlest Smoke Detector, Author House, Illustrations, Jesus Rodriguez, author, David Brozman.
2005             Sculptures: The Great Columns of Joliet, University of Illinois Press, Friends of Community Public Art.
2001             Murals: The Great Walls of Joliet, University of Illinois Press, Jeff Huebner.
1994             Bomb the Suburbs, Illustrations, Subway & Elvested Press, William "Upski" Wimsatt

MAGAZINES
magazines

2007             International Tattoo Art, February issue interview "Chucho: Old School Master
2007             International Tattoo Art, January issue, featured art work
2005             Rap Pages, Special graff-pages
2005             International Tattoo Art Special, #55 Special Collector’s Edition Best Articles of ITA
2004             Route 66 Magazine "The Great Walls of Joliet"
2003             Illinois Magazine "Murals of Joliet"
2001             Tattoo Revue #95, Interview "Top Notch Tattoo"
1999             International Tattoo Art, Interview "Graffiti Tattoos" - Featured 12 artists
1997             Savage Tattoo #18, Interview "From the Street to the Gallery"