Curriculum Vitae
Education
2013 Latin American Studies/Communications, B.A., University of Texas at Austin
2013 Research Program: African Diaspora in Central America, University of Texas at Austin – Bluefields, Nicaragua
2009 Summer Program: Indigenous Social and Political Movements, University of California at Davis – Chiapas, Mexico
Solo Exhibitions
2016 Califas Lens, San Anto Heart: Outside Looking In, curated by Lady Base Gallery and R.L. Rodriguez, R Space, San Antonio, TX
Group Exhibitions
2018 Mirame Bien, curated by Rudy "Bleu" Garcia, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Fotografía y nuevos medios: Selections from the Permanent Collection, MexicArte Museum, Austin, TX
2017 Entre Orillas: Borderland Photography by Arlene Mejorado & Adriana Monsalve, Galería Guadalupe, San Antonio, TX
2017 Mi Comida, Mi Cultura, curated by Sean Fitzgibbons, Centro de Artes, San Antonio, TX
2017 East of Center: Locals In Focus (public photography installation), Luminaria Arts Festival, San Antonio, TX
2016 SATX | MX: Un viaje lleno de cultura, Centro de Artes, San Antonio, TX
2016 Multiples: Artists Within Our Midst, curated by Mari Hernandez and Kristen Gamez, Galería Guadalupe, San Antonio, TX
2015 Soy Mujer, Espacio 1839, Boyle Heights, CA
2014 Illustrating Anarchy and Revolution, MexicArte Museum, Austin, TX
2013 LLILAS Student Photo Exhibit, Benson Latin American Collection, Austin, TX
Publications
Femme Frontera by Arlene Mejorado and Adriana Monsalve, Homie House Press, print. 2017
Optica Magazine, no. 1 & 2, (Editor), Mujeres en Medio, print. 2016-2017
La Pulga by Arlene Mejorado, Deep Red Press, print. 2017
Clients
Obey Giant
Amplifier Foundation
Buzzfeed
Remezcla
La Liga Zine
Contemporary Art Review LA
Girls Like Us
Hecho Con Ganas
Residencies
2018 Teaching Artist Residency, The Lower Eastside Girls Club, New York, NY
2017 Book Making Residency, Homie House Press, Washington, DC
Artist Talks
2018 Guest Speaker, Photographing Community, The Lower Eastside Girls Club, New York, NY
2018 Panelist, Artist Roundtable at Damaged: New Works by Shepard Fairey, exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Guest Speaker, Portraiture and Empowerment, The Lower Eastside Girls Club, New York, NY
2017 Panelist, How We Do It: Conversation with Women Photographers, The Main Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Artist Talk, Entre Orillas Exhibition and Femme Frontera book presentation, Galeria Guadalupe, San Antonio, TX
2016 Artist Talk, Califas Lens, San Anto Heart: Outside Looking In - Solo Show, R Space Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2016 Panelist, Latin American Communication Research in Transitional Settings Conference, TAMIU, Laredo, TX
2014 Panelist, Dismantling Power Structures Through Women Narratives, Illustrating Anarchy & Revolution Conference, University of Texas at Austin
Grants • Awards
2017 National Association of Latina Arts & Cultures Master Artist Grant under the mentorship of Adriana Monsalve
2016 Fotoseptiembre Choice Award: Califas Lens, San Anto Heart: Outside Looking In (Photography Solo Exhibition)
2016 Luminaria Public Arts Grant for the City of San Antonio.
2015 FilmInitiativ African Film Festival Official Selection: Nicaribbean Music Project Documentary
2013 Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory (HASTAC) Scholarship
2012 Lozano Long Institute of Latin America Studies Academic Scholarship
Associations
2018-present Board Member, Espacio Migrante, San Diego, CA & Tijuana, Mexico
2018-present Member, The Authority Collective
2018-present Member, Women Photograph
Experience
2018 Project Coordinator, Power of Pink exhibit by Las Fotos Project & The Lower Eastside Girls Club
2016-2017 Videographer, Woman of the Water, Sonora, Mexico
2016-2017 Campaign Artist & Creative Consultant, Amplifier Art, Los Angeles, CA
2016-2017 Founder & Editor, Óptica Magazine, print
2013-2017 Co-Founder & Editor, Mujeres en Medio Multi-Media Journal, Online
2015 Digital Photography Curator, SanAnto Cultural Arts, San Antonio, TX
2014 Administrative Assistant, Self Help Graphics & Art, Boyle Heights,CA
2014 Archival Graphics Intern, Museo de la Palabra Y La Imagen, 2013, San Salvador, El Salvador
2012-2013 Digital Archive Intern, Human Rights Documentation Initiative, Benson Collection, Austin, TX
2012 Graphics Intern, with Master Printmaker Mario Guzmán, Espacio Zapata, Oaxaca City, Mexico
2007-2011 Outreach Coordinator & Cultural Programmer, Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural, Sylmar, CA
Collections
Femme Frontera Book - Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Art & Photography - Department of Arts & Culture, City of San Antonio, TX
Photography - Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, Austin, TX
Photography - MexicArte Museum, Austin, TX
Selected Press
The Washington Post - The Lily "Zine World Gives Creators Space for Power" by Ashley Nguyen, June 2018.
The Current, "Chicana Feelings' and 'Entre Orillas' Show How Visibility Can Be a Way of Healing" by Alejandra L. Gonzalez, Dec. 2017
LA Weekly, "Photographer Arlene Mejorado Gives the Camera the Angeleno Aesthetic" by Trina Calderon, Sept. 2017
LA Weekly, "How L.A.'s Latinas Are Telling Their Own Stories Through Photography" by Eva Recinos, Sept. 2017
For Creative Girls, "Arlene Mejorado on Photography, Documentary, and Creating Meaningful Work", Feb. 2017
Obey Magazine, "Behind "Defend Dignity" Q+A with Arlene Mejorado and Maribel Hermosillo" by Illana Woods, Feb. 2017
San Antonio Express-News, "Shepard Fairey Poster Based on Work by San Antonio Photographer", by Elda Silva, Jan. 2017
Remezcla, "These Powerful Portraits Find Beauty in the Vaqueros & Vendedoras of San Antonio", by Andrew Vargas, Dec. 2016
Houston Chronicle, ""Arlene Mejorado's Pulga Series", by Madalyn Mendoza, Dec. 2016
Deep Red Press, "La Pulga y la calle: Arlene Mejorado", by Raul Rodriguez, Nov. 2016
San Antonio Express-News, "Photographer Finds Her Art at the Flea Market", by Elda Silva, Aug. 2016
Praxis Center, Kalamazoo College, "Monthly Artist Feature: Arlene Mejorado", 2015