Connie Arismendi
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Connie Arismendi (born 1955) is a Chicana visual artist who works primarily in sculpture and mixed media installations.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Arismendi is the daughter of a Mexican mother and a Filipino father. They moved frequently before settling down in Corpus Christi, Texas.[2] She lives and works in Austin, Texas.[1] She earned her BFA from the University of Texas and her MFA from School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[1]
Art career[edit]
Arismendi's inspiration stems from her attraction to or interest in an object rather than an abstract concept.[2] The goal of her artwork is to provoke an emotional response or recollection from the viewer.[2]
In 1999, her exhibition Ascent of Memory was the final show for the Galería Sin Fronteras in Austin, Texas.[2]
Her artworks La Noche en Sevilla, Bishounen (Beautiful Boy), and Sevilla are in the permanent collection of the United States Embassy in Belmopan, Belize.[1]
She formed a partnership with Laura Garanzuay to form Arismendi Garanzuay Studio in 2005.[1] Together, they created Rayo de Esperanza/A Beacon of Hope: Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Sculpture.[1]
She made an aluminum sculpture for the Austin Public Library Terrazas Branch.[3] The aluminum plate screen fixture was made in the style of papel picado.
Exhibitions[edit]
- ¡Arte Caliente! Selections from the Joe A. Diaz Collection. March 26, 2006 – June 11, 2006. San Jose Museum of Art.[4]
- No Absolutes: Contemporary Art from the Region. October 8, 2000 - January 7, 2001. Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ.[5]
Collections[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Connie Arismendi – U.S. Department of State". Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ a b c d Garza, Mary Jane (December 10, 1999). "Believing in Beauty". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ "Equity by Design". American Libraries. 38 (4): 34–48. 2007. ISSN 0002-9769. JSTOR 27771138.
- ^ "Exhibitions + Collection". San José Museum of Art. 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ "No Absolutes: Contemporary Art from the Region". Arizona State University Art Museum. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ Belcher, Matt (29 December 2016). "Connie Arismendi". Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ kthompson (2021-05-17). "Treasures from the Vault: Connie Arismendi". From the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- 1955 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American women sculptors
- 20th-century American sculptors
- 21st-century American women sculptors
- 21st-century American sculptors
- American people of Mexican descent
- Artists from Corpus Christi, Texas
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni
- Sculptors from Texas
- University of Texas at Austin alumni