Arturo Urista
April 17, 1961 East Los Angeles, California
Education
2001 - Multiple Subject Credential
California State University, Los Angeles
1995 - Master of Arts in Sociology
California State University, Los Angeles
1987 - Dual Bachelor of Arts in Art and Sociology
California State University, Los Angeles
1980 - Associates of Arts in Architectural Drafting
Don Bosco Technical Institution, Rosemead, California
Employment
1996 - present
Los Nietos School District, Whittier CA
1991 – 1996
Montebello and Los Angeles Unified School Districts
1989 – 1990
Community Coordinator
Social Public Arts Center (SPARC)
1988-1989
Research Assistant
National Association of Latino Officials (NALEO)
1986-1988
Teacher’s Assistant
Los Angeles Unified School District
1985 - 1986 summer
Gallery Assistant
Vincent Price Gallery, East Los Angeles, College
1980 – 1985
Draftsman
Ralph M. Parsons, Pasadena CA
Involvements
2010 -2012
President
Los Nietos Teachers Association
2008, 2010, 2012
Representative member
National Educators Association RA
May 1997
Presenter
New Perspectives on Chicano/a Cultures at UCLA
1988 – 1994
Volunteer gallery director
Gaieria Otra Vez, Self Help Graphic
1993
Juried
Los Angeles Print Exhibition, Watts Towers
1991-1993
Juried
33rd and 34th Congressional District Art Competition
1987 - 1990
Organizer and protestor
No Prison in East L.A. Resurrection Church
1986-1987
Docent tour guild
Los Angeles Visual Arts and Museum of Contemporary Art