Margarita
‘Alex’ Flores
Artist
416 902 0325
www.alexarte.com | alexarte@gmail.com
M. Alex
Flores Summary:
-Over 12 years of experience in special needs education and counseling
-Bachelor of Arts Degree in physical education and human development
-Computer skills in word processing, e-mail, web design.
-Over 5 years of experience in Production, Independent Film-maker
-Final Cut Pro HD, Editor, Videographer, Adobe Photoshop.
-Fluent in Spanish and experienced in cross-cultural communication
Freelance Film & Editor Instructor, 2004-present
Awards
BEST UP-AND-COMING TORONTO FILM OR VIDEO MAKER May 2005, Inside Out Gay
& Lesbian Film Festival
Documentaries.
Juarez, Mexico/Toronto, 2007
Carmela’s Package January 2006
Mexican Refugee, January 2005
Turn off the Tap June 2005
The First Latin American Dyke March, February 2004
Our America, Spanish August 2004
Interview with Mexican Writer, Margarita Aguilar, October 2004
Digna Ochoa Memorial October 2004
Artisitc Director of Las Perlas del Mar Films
a , Latino Film & Video organization
Film, Editor & Digital Camera Instructor
2004-present
www.lasperlasdelmarfilms.com
Multimedia Freelance Artist 1990-present
Self-employed in visual arts, documentary video production, web design,
furniture design,
cabinetry, carpentry and home renovations (see www.alexarte.com).
Human Rights Web-Project Coordinator 2003-present
Designing and maintaining an educational website on Human Rights in the
Americas (see www.compacanada.org).
Public Education Coordinator 1999-2001
CASA / Centre for Adolescents – San Miguel Allende, Mexico
Providing legal assistance in domestic and sexual abuse cases. Delivering
a community and
school-based sex education and family planning program. Coordinating support
groups and
counseling for gay/lesbian/bi/trans youth.
Children Arts and Crafts Coordinator 1998
Cenzontles Mexican Art Institute – San Pablo, CA, U.S.A.
Directing hands-on art workshops for children, ages 4-13. Coordinating
cultural projects
and special events.
Youth Counselor 1994
Mission Cultural Centre – San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Organizing art and sport classes for “at-risk” children and
youth. Providing counseling
and therapy to participants and their families.
Special Education Teacher 1989-1996
Private Employer – Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Designing a special-needs program for a child with Down’s syndrome.
Providing speech,
physical, and cognitive therapy in the student’s home.
Street Outreach and HIV Educator 1993-1995
Shanti Project – San Francisco, CA., U.S.A.
Providing individual and group counseling to people recently diagnosed
with HIV ,
as well as terminal suport during the final stages of the illness.
Executive Artisitc Director 1988-1989
Cuarto Creciente / “Room for Growth” – Mexico City,
Mexico
Provided advocacy and services for abused women. Organized and facilitated
art and health
workshops for women and children. Facilitated group therapy and family
counseling.
Established self-help groups, domestic violence prevention programs, and
programs to
promote women’s rights. Organized fundraising, cultural activities
and benefit events.
Preschool Physical Education Teacher 1988-1989
Ajuchitan Kindergarten – Mexico City, Mexico
Instructing children, ages 4-6. Activities included children’s games,
sports, puppet theatre,
and folkloric dancing.
Education
Video Editing Final Cut Pro & Camera, Trinity
Square Video, Toronto Canada, April 2005
Video Editing and Production – Private
Classes, Dir: Jorge Lozano, Toronto 2003
Intermediate Acting Classes – Equity Showcase
Theatre – Toronto 2001
Graphic and Web Design – Center for Digital
Training – Queretaro, Mexico 2000
Carpentry Apprentice – Berkeley, CA, U.S.A
1992
Massage therapy and Acupressure – Berkeley,
CA, U.S.A. 1991
Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education and Human Development
School of Higher Physical Education – Mexico City, Mexico 1984-1988
Sports Experience
Basketball Coach 1986-1989
Teaching basketball techniques and strategies to competitive level sport
teams in the Mexico City Basketball League. Directing physical conditioning
and preparation of the men’s 18-25 team, and adolescent girls’
8-14 team.
Basketball Player 1983-1987
University and Professional League, Mexico
American Football Player 1985-1988
National Mexican League, Mexico
Soccer / Football Player 1984
University League, MexicoReferences available upon request
ART RESUME
2007 Xtra Gallery " Green City"
2005 Xtra Gallery
2004 Encantada Gallery, September, San Francsico, California
2004 Harbourfront, Day of the Death, Toronto, Canada, Oct1
2004 Xtra Gallery, City & Nature, Toronto Canada, June
2003 Timothy’s Café, Church Street, Toronto Canada, September
2003 Encantada Gallery, September, San Francsico, California
2003 Heart Gallery, Flesherton town, Canada, April
2002 Harbord Front, Sacred Spaces Exhibit,Toronto ON.
2002 Lula Lounge Instalation Altar Dia de los Muertos, Toronto ON
2001 Brannag Gallery, Toronto ON
1998 ‘Tile and Wood’ Addison Street Windows, Berkeley, CA
1998 ‘Only Furniture’ Galeria Teodosia, San Francisco, CA
1998 ‘Made by Hand’ Sticks Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1998 ‘Hecho a Mano’ Encantada Galería of Fine Arts, San
Francisco, CA
1997 ‘Mi Casa es Su Casa’ Installation for El Día De
Los Muertos, Galería Encantada, San Francisco, CA
1997 ‘Of Home and Hearth’ Off Center Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1996 ‘En El Nombre de la Diosa’ Brick Hut Café Gallery,
Berkeley, CA
1996 ‘Furniture & Design’ Cooperativa Popular Teodosia,
San Francisco, CA
1995 Dolce Vita Gallery Café, El Paso, TX
1995 ‘Milagros’ Linea Gallery, El Paso, TX
1994 ‘Luz y Sombra’ Gathering Tribes Gallery, Albany, CA
1993 ‘Hope Without Borders’ Gathering Tribes, Albany, CA
1992 The Brick Hut Café, Berkeley CA
1991 Mama Bear’s, Berkeley CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 Hamilton, Ontario, A Century of Women and Work, a
project by Ontario federation of Labour
2005 Oakland California, Coyolxhauqui Daughters, June
2003 Dykeversity, June gay pride, Spin gallery, Toronto Canada
2003 Mayworks group exhibition, Metro Hall, Toronto Canada
1998 ‘A Mexican Presence and Desert Cliché: Israel Now’
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
1997 Day of the Dead Group Show, La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley,
CA
1997 ‘Cuerpo de Memoria, Hambre, Amor y Milagro’ Mission Cultural
Center, San Francisco, CA
1993 ‘Talleres Sin Fronteras’ La Peña Cultural Center,
Berkeley, CA
1992 Exhibition of Latino/a Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Artists, Mission
Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
1992 ‘500 Years of Resistance Through Women’s Eyes’ Mission
Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
COMMISSIONS
Group Shows
2007 A Century of Women and Work, Hamilton
and Toronto, Ontario.
2006 The enviromental women's magazine, Cover page, for 30 Year Anniversay,
Toronto Canada
2004 The enviromental women's Magazine Cover page art work
2003 Winter Issue, The-Activist Magazine, Feature Artist Cover Page, Toronto
Canada
2003 September, Sirens Magazine, Feature artist,Cover Page, Toronto Canada
2003 Illustration for Poster for planet focus, international envioremental
film festival, Toronto, Canada september
2003 Art work for Poster for Red Sky organization, Toronto Canada
1999 Anna Halprin, Studio Design for Tamalpais Studio, Kentfield, CA
1999 The Women’s Building ‘Honoring Women of Courage and Action’
awards, San Francisco, CA
1998 Equal Rights Advocate (ERA) Awards for Sports Bridge, San Francisco,
CA
1998 Lyric ‘Champions Awards’, San Francisco, CA
1998 The Women’s Building Awards, San Francisco, CA
1997 ‘Honrando a Las Nuestras’, ELLAS En Acción Annual
Awards (4 paintings), San Francisco, CA
1997 San Francisco Women’s Building Annual Awards (3 paintings),
San Francisco, CA
1996 Ferguson Clinic, Art Studio Design for HIV+ Patients, San Francisco,
CA
1995 Anna Halprin, Studio Design for Tamalpais Studio, Kentfield, CA
1993 Mural, ¡Ay Chihuahua! Restaurant, Berkeley, CA
1992 Mexican Design for Campo Santo Restaurant, San Francisco, CA
SELECTED PRIVATE
COLLECTIONS
Private Collections
Eve Weinberg & David Veldhuizen
Michel Frojmovic, Ottawa, Canada
Tom and Diane Hart, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Michael and Martha Carter, El Paso, TX
Judi and Mel Goldberg, Philadelphia, PA
Anna Halprin, Kentfield, CA
Craig Thomas, CA
Deborah Kaley, El Paso, TX
Felicia Marcus, Emeryville, CA
Rita Minjares, El Cerrito, CA
Vicki Noble, Berkeley, CA
Galería Clandestino, San Miguel de Allende, México
Galería del Pueblo, San Miguel de Allende, México
Yerba Buena Garden Gift Shop, San Francisco, CA
Encantada Galería, San Francisco, CA
Galería de la Raza, San Francisco, CA
Casa Collection, San Francisco, CA
Sticks Gallery, Berkeley, CA
La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley, CA
Gathering Tribes, Albany, CA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bibiography
2007 The Hamilton Spectator, March 2007 GoTuesday section,
front page
2006 Front page Xtra Newspaper, Toronto Ontario
2005 Correo Canadiense, Mexican Refugee review
2004 Correo Canadiense, interview about the film "Mexican Refugee"
2004 April, The enviromental women's magazine, Feature Artist, Cover page,
Toronto Canada
2003 Feature artist at the Siren”s Lesbian Magazine, article by Sharmini
Peries, Toronto Canada
2002 Interview by Andy Berry, CBC, November 1, 2002, Dia de los muertos,
Toronto, On
1999 Channel 10 KTOP Interview, California
1998 Channel 30 “Mi Visión” Interview, California
1998 San Francisco Bay Guardian, April 15
1997 San Francisco Chronicle, Home Section, November 5
1997 Berkeley Voice, Arts and Letters, October 7
1997 The Contra Costa Times, October 24
1996 San Francisco Examiner, “A Celebration of Craftswomen”,
December 1
1994 “Down is Up For Aaron Eagle”, Vicki Noble, Harper, San
Francisco
ART SHOWS
2004, 2005, 2006, Artist art sale open studio.
2002 Destillery arts and crafts, September, Toronto Canada
1991 – 1998 Celebration of Craftswomen, Women’s Building, Fort
Mason, CA
1996 – 1998 KPFA Holiday Crafts Fair, San Francisco, CA
1994 Women of Color Craft Show, Berkeley, CA
1993 Castro St. Fair, San Francisco CA
TEACHING WORKSHOPS
Teaching Film & Video training workshop, to the TCHC
(Toronto June 2006, 2005)
ONE TEAM, Video production for the TCHC
June 2005 Teaching Film & Video training workshop
to Latina women
Trinity square Video, 401 Richmond, Toronto April 16th-17th, 2005
Toronto
2005 Final Cut Pro& Camera, Trinity Square Video
Cuba 2003 Interchange in Popular Education, Santiago, sponsor by Oxfan
Canada
Toronto summer 2001 Show Case acting classes
Carpentry, 1992 Berkeley, California
Oakland California 1989- 1991 Mother Peace School, Healing and Shamanism
Arts, therapy, massage, (Certificate)
Acrylic paints, wood, tile, mosaic, recycled objects.
AWARDS
2005, InsideOut film festival, Best Up and Coming Toronto,
Film & Video Maker Award
1997 Grant, Serpent Source Foundation For Women Artists, San Francisco,
CA