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2023
Arturo Urista: Works From 1985 – 1995
A Deed of Gifts to the University Library at California State University, Los Angeles of over 800 drawings, documents, prints, and paintings all produced during my residency at Self Help Graphics & Art and my graduate studies at CSULA.

2023/24 President of the Mark Keppel High School PTA, Alhambra Unified School District

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1995-2022 Middle School Teacher, LOS NIETOS SCHOOL DISTRICT
1988-1995 Gallery Director, GALERIA OTRA VEZ, SELF HELP GRAPHICS & ART INC.
1988-1990 Community Coordinator, NEIGHBORHOOD PRIDE, SOCIAL PUBLIC ART CENTER (SPARC)
1985-1987 Research Assistant, NALEO NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LATINO ELECTED OFFICIALS
1985 Gallery Assistant, VINCENT PRICE GALLERY
1980-1985 Draftsman, RALPH M. PARSONS, Pasadena CA.
EDUCATION

2000, Multi-Subject Teaching Credential, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES
1995 M.A. Sociology, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES
1887 Dual B.A. Art and Sociology, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES
1980 A.A. Architectural Drafting, DON BOSCO TECHNICAL INSTITUTION, ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA
PUBLISHED MATERIAL
2023, INCUBATION: Print and Family, Self Help Graphics & Art 50th Anniversary Paper Fashion Gala program
2022, HeartBeats, Parents and Caretakers Storytellers, CASA0101, broadcast on September 22, 2022
2013, Galeria Otra Vez: 1988 to 1994, Brooklyn and Boyle Newspaper Otra Vez, Self Help Graphics and Art
1995, Two Environments of the Chicano Art World and Their Impact on Artist. Master's thesis for the Department of Sociology at California State University Los Angeles
1994, A Chicano Cultural Experience and a Director’s Choice, Galeria Otra Vez
1994, Caught in the Crossfire, Artweek, Oct. 6, Vol 25, No. 19
1994, Struggle for Acceptance, Artweek, Jul. 21, Vol 25, No. 14
1993, My Altar, Self Help Graphics and Art, Dia De Los Muertos Publication
1992, Reload, Self Help Graphics and Art, Dia De Los Muertos Publication
1991, Cousin Esther, Self Help Graphics and Art, Dia De Los Muertos Publication

SCREENPLAYS
2024, Charity and Penance, En Mi Jardin, directed by Emmanuel Deleage, staged April 19 – May 12 at CASA0101 Theater
2023, Good Answer Papi, Previously Unsaid, directed by Edward Padilla, staged April 14-15 at CASA0101 Theater.

Silkscreen Prints produced at Self Help Graphics & Art 
Welcome to Aztlan (Feb 2-6, 1987, 26" x 40") Atelier 9
Juego De Pelota (July 19-24, 1987 20" x 26")
Commonalities (July 22-24, 1987, 20" x 26")
Duel Citizenship (Nov. 23-27, 1987, 36"x 24") Atelier 10
El Llamado Dividido; (1988, 26" x 40")
The Travel Back (Nov. 20-24, 1989, 20" x 30") Atelier 14
Spiral and Bones (Sept. 5-6, 1993, 20" x 30")

Califas State Badge; (Apr. 12-14, 1994) Atelier 24 30" x 21"

Chicano P.D. Badge; (Apr. 12-14, 1994) Atelier 24 30" x 21"