Curriculum vitae
Venus Soberanes Arias
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art education
2010-12 Expressive Arts Therapy (Postgraduate Diploma)
Langara College, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2001-03 Film Production (Bachelor of Fine Arts)
Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
1994-97 Visual Arts (Bachelor of Fine Arts)
National Center of the Arts (CNA), Mexico City, Mexico
1995-97 Photography (Minor)
National Center of the Arts (CNA), Mexico City, Mexico
1999 Urban Outreach 8mm hand processing film program
Access to Media Education Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada
1998 Multicultural Video Program
Access to Media Education Society (AMES), Galiano Island, BC, Canada
1995 Multimedia Tools for ArtistsProgram
National Center of the Arts (CNA), Mexico City, Mexico
1995 Performance, Installation and AmbianceProgram
National Center of the Arts (CNA), Mexico City, Mexico
1995-96 Introduction to Contemporary Dance
National Center of the Arts (CNA), Mexico City, Mexico
1994-96 Creative writing (Diploma Program)
General Society of Mexican Writers (SOGEM), Mexico City, Mexico
1985-88 Introduction to Music (Children’s program)
National School of Music, Mexico City, Mexico
work and teaching experience
2012 – 13 Expressive Arts Therapist
Private Practice, Vancouver, Canada
2006 Super 8 hand processing workshop Aug 19
Blim, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2006 Super 8 hand processing workshop May 20
Blim, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2005 Super 8 hand processing and cinema workshop Jan 15– 19
Center for Human Development, Mexico City, Mexico
2004 Super 8 hand processing and cinema workshop Oct 6 – 10
Center for Human Development, Mexico City, Mexico
2004 Integrated Arts and Expression for adults Nov 14– 15
Center for Human Development, Mexico City, Mexico
2004 Creative Writing for teens ages 14 to 17 Oct 4– Nov29
Center for Human Development, Mexico City, Mexico
2001 Climate Change Educator and Workshop Facilitator
(School and High-School age groups).
Environmental Youth Alliance, Vancouver, BC, Canada
1999-2001 Community-Based Public Art Project Developer and Workshop Facilitator
Collective Echoes (in conjunction with the City of Vancouver), Vancouver, BC, Canada
1999-2000 Video Production Peer Mentor.
Urban Outreach Program of the Access to Media Education Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada
1999-2001 Photography Darkroom Tutor
The Gathering Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada
1996-97 Multidisciplinary Arts Teacher and Workshop Facilitator (Junior-High and High-School age groups)
Montessori del Ajusco School, Mexico City, Mexico
selected film and video festivals
2008 Toronto Latin Media Festival Nov 20 – 29
Toronto, ON, Canada
Lover, and
Me and my foreskin; or how I finally got to love my own penis
2008 Media Souvenir May 9 – June 23
Halifax, NS, Canada
The Moon’s Pyramid
2008 Brief Encounters 10 Oct 7 – 9
Vancouver, BC, Canada
The liquid materiality of fish
2007 Antimatter Underground Film Festival Sept 21 – 29
Victoria, BC, Canada
Lover
2007 Images Contre Nature Jun 22 – July 7
Marseille, France
Ancestral Archetypes
2006 4 Latin American Film Festival Sept 6 – 12
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Ancestral Archetypes
2005 28th Cine Festival Nov 11 – 19
San Antonio, Texas, USA
The Moon’s Pyramid
Premio Mesquite Award for Best Experimental
2005 6th aluCine Latino Film and Video Festival Apr 29 – May 7
Toronto, ON, Canada
The Moon’s Pyramid
2005 23 Festival International du Film Sur l’Art Mar 10 – 20
Montreal, QC, Canada
The Moon’s Pyramid
2004 Antimatter Underground Film Festival Sept 17 – 25
Victoria, BC, Canada
The Moon’s Pyramid
2004 2nd Latin American Film Festival Vancouver Sept 12 – 15
Vancouver, BC, Canada
The Moon’s Pyramid
2004 Festival de Cinéma des 3 Amériques Mar 31 – Apr 4
Quebec City, QC, Canada
The Moon’s Pyramid
2003 Cologne KunstFilmBiennale Oct 26 – Nov 2
Cologne, Germany
The Moon’s Pyramid
2003 Liquid Bodies Festival Oct 23 – 26
Toronto, ON, Canada
The Spirit of Humanity
2003 Vidéos de Femmes Dans le Parc Aug 13
Montreal, QC, Canada
The Moon’s Pyramid
2003 Images Festival Apr 10 – 19
Toronto, ON, Canada
The Spirit of Humanity
2002 The World Film Festival, Aug 24 – 31
Montreal, QC, Canada
Impermanence
2000 Working TV Nov 24 – 27
Hosted by Rogers Community Cable 4, Canada
Through a Clear Lens undercover documentary footage
2000 DOXA Documentary Film and Video Festival May 12 – 20
Vancouver, BC, Canada
My Feet, and Freedom from the Inside-Out
1999 The Underground Film Festival Nov 11 – 14
Vancouver, BC, Canada
My Feet, and Freedom from the Inside-Out
1999 Eyelens Festival Apr 23 – 24
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Circle
Best Experimental Video Award
selected solo and group exhibitions: two and three dimensional work
2013 DTES small grants visual arts show (group exhibit) April 5-28
Carnegie Center, Vancouver, Canada
Painting
2013 Scandal (group exhibit) Feb 14 – March 14
Chapel Arts Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
Photography and ceramic sculpture
2012 The Oppenhaimer Park Community Art Show (group exhibit) Oct 26 – Nov 25
Gachet Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
Ceramic sculpture
2012 CoastlHealth Art Show (group exhibit) Sep 13- 15
Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, Canada
Painting
2010 Intenciones Metafisicas (solo exhibit) Sep 4 – Dec 4
Galeria Escarabajo de Oro, Mexico City
Painting and collage
2010 Animals as subjects (group exhibit) May 14 – Jun 13
Gachet Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
Video installation
2009 Psicogenealogia (solo exhibit) Dec 04 – Jan 29
Galeria Escarabajo de Oro, Mexico City
Painting and collage
2009 Plata y Luz (group exhibit) Oct 9 – Nov 30
Galeria Escarabajo de Oro, Mexico City
Photography and film
2009 Mensaje Cifrado (solo exhibit) June 27 – Aug 21
Galeria Escarabajo de Oro, Mexico City
Painting and collage
2009 Anatomia de la experiencia humana (solo exhibit)
Galeria Escarabajo de Oro, Mexico City Feb 14 – June 15
Painting and collage
2008 Apertura (group exhibit) Nov 29 – Dec 31
Galeria Escarabajo de Oro, Mexico City
Painting and collage
2006 L’amerique Latine Eclectique (group exhibit) Sept 5 – 30
French Alliance, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Photography
2006 Nude (group exhibit) Sep 16 – 30 Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Photography
2005 Beautiful Things (solo exhibit) Aug 26 – Sept 30
Jewel of India, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Photography
2005 Funky abstract and pop art for everybody Nov 20 – Dec 16
Urban Hair Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Collage (solo exhibit)
2004 Azul (solo exhibit) Nov 6 – 30
Las Musas Gallery, Mexico City
Painting
2004 Human Expression (solo exhibit) Nov 14 – 24
Multidisciplinary Center, Mexico City
Photography/Painting/Installation
2004 Designata (group exhibit) Mar 18 – April 10
National Center for the Arts, Mexico City
Photography