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Born in Caracas, Venezuela
Lives and works in Arizona and New York City.Education
- 2005 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture - Skowhegan, Maine
- 2004 MFA - School of Visual Arts - New York, New York
- 2000 BFA in Painting - Summa Cum Laude - Arizona State University - Tempe, Arizona
Selected Exhibitions
2010
- Modified Arts Gallery, “Cartograms of Memory” Solo Exhibition — Phoenix, Arizona (November 2010)
- Arizona State University Art Museum, “Open for Business” — Tempe, Arizona (October 2010)
- Phoenix Art Museum, “2009 Contemporary Forum Grant Recipients Exhibition” — Phoenix, Arizona
2009
- Haidian Theater, “Walks of Life” Set design — Beijing, China
Collaboration with choreographer Shouze Ma and Costume Designer Galina Mihaleva- MonOrchid Gallery, “[opuntia vulgaris]” — Phoenix, Arizona
2008
- The Ice House, “the fiber of the matter / la fibra del asunto,” — Phoenix, Arizona
- SPACES Gallery, "Bilingual" — Cleveland, Ohio
- Museo de Arte Moderno y Centro Cultural de España, “Arte de la Incertidumbre — Entre Muros” — Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- The Chocolate Factory, “kokoon” — Phoenix, Arizona
- C.A.S Gallery, University of Miami “Entre Muros / Between Walls” — Miami, Florida
2007
- Union Gallery, University of Maryland “Hyphenation” - College Park, Maryland
- Festival Internacional de Arte Contemporaneo, “mobile homes” installation — Leon, Mexico
- Art Basel and Volta, “Brainwashing” performance — Basel, Switzerland
- Instituto Cultural de Leon, “Entre Muros / Between Walls,” — Leon, Mexico
2006
- Hardcore Art Contemporary, "Happily Ever After" - Miami, Florida
- Galería Tomás Chávez Morado, "Entre Muros / Between Walls" — Guanajuato Capitál, Mexico
- MASS Gallery, "20 [MB]" — Austin, Texas
- The Convent, “Breaking the Habit” — Plain, Wisconsin
- Hardcore Art Contemporary Space, “New Media Festival” — Miami, Florida
- Exit Art, “The Studio Visit” — New York, New York
- And/Or Gallery, “Tom Moody + Saskia Jorda” — Dallas, Texas
2005
- Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, “Traveling Tales” - Masterton, New Zealand
- Entomological Society of America, “Art Wing” - Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Midway Barns, Taliesin — FLLW School of Architecture, “On a Thread” - Spring Green, Wisconsin
- The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, “Conspicuous Production” - Dallas, Texas
- University of Texas at Dallas, Visual Arts Building, Main Gallery, “Material Support” - Dallas, Texas
- Eyedrum Gallery, “Infusion”— Atlanta, Georgia
- Janette Kennedy Gallery, “ob·serve” — Dallas, Texas
2004
- Galeria Galou, “Big Proportions” — Williamsburg, New York
- Pool Art Center, Drury University, NYC: Emerge — Springfield, Missouri
- Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Latin American Contemporary — Boone, North Carolina
- West Side Gallery, School of Visual Arts, In a Bind — New York, New York
- Streit’s Matzo, The Matzo Files — New York, New York
- Creative Arts Guild, Transplantation. Adaptation. Globalization — Dalton, Georgia
- The Consulate of Venezuela, em’ pha’-sis — New York, New York
- Visual Arts Gallery, Nine — New York, New York
2003
- Visual Arts Gallery, Strange Fictions — New York, New York
- West Side Gallery, School of Visual Arts, Systematic Structures - New York, New York
- East Side Gallery, School of Visual Arts, Processes — New York, New York
2001
- Kunst in Het Geuzenhuis, Het Beste Werk uit Mijn Atelier — Ghent, Belgium
- Cox Gallery, Drury University, Recent Correspondence — Springfield, Missouri
2000
- Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Revolving — Tempe, Arizona
- Art One Gallery, Emerging Artists — Scottsdale, Arizona
- Mayo Center for Humanity in Medicine, Alternative Space, Mayo + Arizona State University School of Art — Scottsdale, Arizona
- Step Gallery, Arizona State University, Art & Environment — Tempe, Arizona
- Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Scholarship Recipients for Excellence in Painting Exhibition — Tempe, Arizona
- Step Gallery, Arizona State University, Painting & Drawing — Tempe, Arizona
solo exhibitions
2010
- Modified Arts Gallery, “Cartograms of Memory” Solo Exhibition — Phoenix, Arizona (November 2010)
2001
- Richard Hayler: Artifacts - Dallas,Texas
2000
- Step Gallery, Arizona State University: Fragments — Tempe, Arizona
1999
- Historic Hotel San Carlos: Experimental Patterns — Phoenix, Arizona
Awards + Honors
2010
- Arizona Commission on the Arts - Project Grant Recipient, Phoenix, Arizona
- Featured Speaker, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2009
- Contemporary Forum of the Phoenix Art Museum Grant Recipient, Phoenix, Arizona
- Guest Speaker for "Stand Up and Pimp Yourself," SMoCA — Scottsdale, Arizona
2008
- Creative Capital Professional Development Workshop Participant, Tucson, Arizona
2006
- Guest Speaker, Museo del Pueblo — Guanajuato Capitál, Mexico
2005
- Fellowship, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture — Skowhegan, Maine
- Featured Speaker, Colorado State University School of Art — Fort Collins, Colorado
- Viewing Program and Slide Registry, The Drawing Center — New York, New York
2004
- Guest Speaker, Artists Symposium, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts - Boone, North Carolina
2003
- MFA Fine Arts Award, School of Visual Arts — New York, New York
- John Rise Award for Excellence in Painting — Tempe, Arizona
Residencies
2010
- Artist Studio Project 2010, Optima - Scottsdale, Arizona
2005
- Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture - Spring Green, Wisconsin
- Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture - Skowhegan, Maine
- UTD South Side Artist Residency - Dallas, Texas
Publications + Media
- Heather MacNeill Falconer, "Saskia Jorda: Cartographer of Memory," Fringe Magazine, Issue 26, Spring 2011
- Adriana Gallego, "Faces in the Arts: Saskia Jorda," Arizona Commission on the Arts Blog, 02.24.2011
- Robrt L. Pela, "Saskia Jorda's 'Cartograms of Memory' Makes Maps Worth Remembering," The Phoenix New Times, 12.02.2010
- Scott Andrews, "Saskia Jorda at Modified Arts," Java magazine, December Issue, 2010
- Abhilasha Singh, Cartograms of Memory: New Work by Saskia Jorda," ArtSlant Santa Fe - Blog, 11.14.2010
- "Saskia Jorda - Open for Business," ASU Art Museum Blog, ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, 11.08.2010
- Voices, "Swinging Doors," NY Arts Magazine, International Edition. Vol. 15, Winter Issue, 2010
- Claire Lawton, "100 Creatives; 43: Saskia Jorda," Jackalope Ranch: The Phoenix New Times Culture Blog, 8.12.2010
- Douglas Max Utter, “Being In Two Places,” Cleveland Scene, Vol. 15, Issue 71, 9.16.2008
- Adriana Herrera T., “Fiesta de cierre del festival de Video en galeria Hardcore,” The Miami Herald, 9.21.2006
- Titus O’Brien, “And / Or opens with top talents,” Star-Telegram, 2.12.2006
- Amanda L. Gordon, “Exit Art: The Studio Visit,” The New York Sun, 1.9.2006
- Quin Mathews, “South Side Artists,” Documentary Film with commentary by Rick Bretell, 2005
- Rick Bretell and Karen Weiner, “UTDallas South Side Artist Residency 2003-2005,” Catalog, 2005
- Charissa N. Terranova, “Material Support: Northern Exposure of the South Side Lab,” Dallas Observer, 7.28.2005
- Janet Kutner,“Starter Kits,” Dallas Morning News, 7.25.2005
- Jerry Cullum,“Latin American influences subtle,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 5.29.2005
- Felicia Feaster,“All-Embracing Theme,” Creative Loafing Atlanta, 5.18.2005
- Alejandra Villasmil,“Artistas Venezolanos en Nueva York,” El Diario/La Prensa, 2.29.2004