Marlene Tafoya
Lives and works in Albuquerque, NM
marleneltafoya@gmail.com
Education
2023 MFA Candidate, University of New Mexico, NM
2019 Manicurist, Palace Beauty College, Los Angeles, CA
2015 BA in Studio Art: Photography, California State University Long Beach, CA
2013 Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, China
Performances
Westside Outlaw, Arts Lab, Albuquerque, NM
Tiles of Slavery, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
Aim high Aim low, Honor Fraser Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Jordan, UCLA New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Batting Cage, Wilson Park, Torrance, CA
Tortilla, Avalon and Anaheim, Wilmington, CA
Solo Exhibitions
2016 New Works, Dennis W. Dutzi Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Group Exhibitions
2020 At first sight, John Sommers Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2019 Ganas de Existir!, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
Call and Response: When we say…You say, University Art Museum, Long Beach, CA
2018 Stories of the Neighborhood, Angel City Brewery, Los Angeles, CA
Ganas, Angel City Brewery, Los Angeles, CA
Language: The Art Show, LAWS, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Justice LA Now: Jail bed drop, Plaza Mexico, Lynwood, CA
Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA “Fantasies and Fallacies”,
Consulado General de México, Los Angeles, CA
Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA “Aim high Aim low”,
Honor Fraser Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Borders, Art Share LA Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Synchronicity, G Street, Wilmington, CA
Tafoya Art Project, AVD Gallery, Pomona, CA
Banning Alumni Show, Phineas Banning High School Penthouse, Wilmington, CA
Fa4, Cultura Gallery, San Diego, CA
Viva La Muxer, Plaza de la Raza, Los Angeles, CA
Respawning/FAR BAZAAR, Cerritos College Fine Arts Building, Cerritos, CA
2016 Fa4-J Tree, Midnight Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Ponderosas Para Simper, Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA
Taste Makers & Earth shakers, Vincent Price Art Museum, Los Angles, CA
Fa4, Joshua Tree National Park, Joshua Tree, CA
Chicos Pero Locos “Mini Art Museum x Slanguage”
Rumble, San Antonio, TX
Lost Horse Saloon, Alpine, TX
Wilmington Art Walk, Avalon Street, Wilmington, CA
Alpine Veterinary Clinic, Alpine, TX
John E. Wright Elementary School, Tuscon, AZ
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Noah Purifoy, Joshua Tree, CA
LAXART, West Hollywood, CA
Partners in Crime “Complices”, The Stache Bar, Long Beach, CA
Now Trending, Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA
Existence is Resistance, East LA City College, Los Angeles, CA
PhotoKidz, Long Beach Zine Fest, Long Beach, CA
First Fridays, Long Beach County Fair, Long Beach, CA
2015 Former, LAXART, West Hollywood, CA
Noches De Altares, Marcas Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
Latinas in Hollywood, Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Mezclado, Max L. Gatov Gallery West, Long Beach, CA
Insights, University Art Museum, Long Beach, CA
Breakdown, Gatov West Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2014 Excess and Access, Werby Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Art Show Art Fest, Southbay Tattoo, Carson, CA
2013 Inconspicuous, TAFA Gallery, Tianjin, China
Awards
2015 Joy of Life, University Art Museum, Long Beach, CA
Professional
2021 Instructor of Record, University of New Mexico
2020 Instructor of Record, University of New Mexico
2020 Graduate Assistant, University of New Mexico
2020 PacArts Teacher
2016-19 Todd Gray/Kyungmi Shin Studio Assistant
2015-16 Slanguage Studio Apprentice
2015-18 OHM Resident Photographer
2015 DIG Magazine Photo Editor
2013 Art Educator, Tianjin, China
2014-12 Photographer, USS Iowa Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Residencies
2016 Fa4 Collective x Joshua Tree National Park Council for the Arts,
Lost Horse Mountain, Joshua Tree, CA
Artist Talks
2020 At first sight, Albuquerque, NM
2019 Visiting artist lecture, Long Beach, CA
2019 Collaborations and Collectives Panel Discussion, Long Beach, CA
2017 Fantasies and Fallacies Arts Talk, Los Angeles, CA
2015 Insights Panel Discussion, UAM, Long Beach, CA