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Marco Abarca Biography
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1980 - 1985 |
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Faculty in Fine Arts, Veracruz University, Xalapa City, Veracruz, Mexico
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At age 18, Marco entered the University of Veracruz at Xalapa and studied art and sculpture. He graduated in 1985 and started painting and sculpting. Marco moved around a lot (like the circus) until he found Oaxaca and decided to stay. He was taken with the beauty, the culture, the light and the serenity of the city. Marco's inspiration continues to be his childhood experiences. He says he is always in search of the child within himself. Circuses remain a frequent theme in his work but he now also experiments more with building wooden marionettes.
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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Imaginación: El Mundo de Marco Abarca / Imagination: The World of Marco Abarca, Pucker Gallery, Boston, MA (solo)
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2007
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Metamórfosis, Pucker Gallery, Boston, MA (solo)
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2006
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Fine Choices, Pucker Gallery, Boston, MA
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2005
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Legends, Pucker Gallery, Boston, MA (solo)
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2004
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Recent Choices: New Artists, New Works, Pucker Gallery, Boston, MA
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2003
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Actual Art, Galería Arte de Oaxaca, Oaxaca City, Mexico
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2002
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And the Music…, Azomalli Gallery, Oaxaca City, Mexico
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2002
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Radihe’s Night, Azomalli Gallery, Oaxaca City, Mexico
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2002
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Marco Abarca and His Game’s Place, Arte Mexicano Gallery, Oaxaca City,Mexico (solo)
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2001
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Limited Edition, Azomalli Gallery, Oaxaca City, Mexico
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2001
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Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Art by Artists of Oaxaca, RJR Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
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2000
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Homage to Mezcal Competition, Oaxaca City, Mexico - Second Place Award
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1999
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Visual Arts Independent Group, Diuxhi Gallery, Oaxaca City, Mexico
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1999
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Huarte Arte, Art Centre Plano, TX
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1998
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Celebrating Life, Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Chicago, IL
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1997
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Benito Juarez Image in Popular Art Competition, Benito Juarez House Museum, Oaxaca City, Mexico, Second Place Award
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1997
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Mexico-Japan International Symposium of Sculpture, Tuxtla Gutierrez City, Chiapas, Mexico
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1996
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Contemporary Fine Arts in Oaxaca at the End of the XX Century, Gallery of the XXI Century National Medical Center, Mexico City, D.F., Mexico
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1996
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The Circle of Life, Santo Domingo Ex-Convent Cultural Center, Chiapa de Corzo City, Chiapas, Mexico
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