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Artist Statement:
Biography
Born and raised in Fresno,
California, Juana Almaguer
holds a B.A. degree in
Counseling at California State
University, Fresno. Although
her original intent was to
practice Family Counseling,
her semester in England,
touring of Europe, along with
her six years in Japan offered
Almaguer not only the time to
explore her natural love for
art but greatly influenced her
decision to paint full-time.
While living in Sapporo, Japan
she studied Chinese Ink
Painting for 16 months at the
Sapporo NHK Bunka (cultural)
Center. The traditional and
controlled form of Chinese Ink
Painting had an important
impact on Almaguer's art, as
well as her development as an
artist. Her art combines her
training in Chinese Ink
Painting with the rules of
Western Art.
Juana Almaguer. relocated from
Sapporo, Japan to Zacatecas,
Mexico in 1997 to work on her
art full-time. She has spent
the last eight years overseas
and plans to move back to her
hometown by December 2000.
Artist's Statement
Chinese Ink painting instilled
in me the importance of
practicing the same brush
strokes, in a particular
order, time and time again.
Through this discipline, I
learned that the brush strokes
become a part ...
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Exhibitions for Juana Almaguer:
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January 1994, Maruzen Art Gallery, Foreign Artists of Sapporo Group Show, Japan
October 1994, Mariya Craft Gallery, NHK Bunka Center Group Show, Japan
June 1995, Chokin Art Gallery, Sapporo Citizens' Group Show, Japan
April 1996, Mariya Craft Gallery, NHK Bunka Center Group Show, Japan
November 1998, Cafe Monet, Solo Show, Fresno, CA
December 1998, Arte Americas, Group Art Auction, Fresno, CA
July 1999, Arte Americas, Group Show, Fresno, CA
Dec 2000, Gallery 25, Group exhibition
2001, Gallery 25 Solo Exhibition
June 2002 - Gallery 25
March 2002 - UC Center
Mar. 2002 - Honoring William Saroyan at Gallery 25
Dec. 2002 - Gallery 25
Aug 2008 - Solo Exhibition in Sendai, Japan
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