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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
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
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

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

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"