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a new warren
a new warren (detail)
recuerdos muertos
recuerdos muertos (detail)
yama-uba
yama-uba (detail)
parasite
parasite (detail)
Waking up
Waking up (detail)
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Animalia
ruby snapper
moon rabbit
beats
Brown Cicada
Ranchu
Oranda
Sea Dragon
Nikko
Oranda II
Ranchu II
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BioAmbre Aki Gonzales obtained her BA from the University of California at Santa Barbara: College of Creative Studies with emphases in book arts and sculpture and a minor in music. While at UCSB, Gonzales participated in the Department of Art Honors Program under the guidance of Harry Reese (Turkey Press) and Jane Mulfinger. Her work at the time largely centered around the use of audio cassette tapes both as material and conceptual inspiration. After completing her degree, Gonzales spent time traveling and living in Japan and Australia. While in Japan, Gonzales worked with paper artist Kyoko Ibe, where she learned traditional Japanese techniques for fabricating byoubu art screens as well as aspects of Japanese papermaking.Currently Gonzales is building her art practice out of her home in Pasadena, California. Her new works use print and book arts to explore the role of "craft," "low art" and the "handmade" in the digital-driven 21st century. These works include pochoir (hand- colored stencil) prints that are inspired by woodblock prints, folk characters and animalia.
Group Exhibitions2011 Year of the Labbit Custom Show, Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, CA)2011 SOPA Annual Summer Exhibit, SOPA Studios, (South Pasadena, CA)2010 Art Walk, SOPA Studios (South Pasadena, CA)2010 Collective Works, SOPA Studios (South Pasadena, CA)2008 Arts Fest, SOPA Studios (South Pasadena, CA)2008 Small Works, SOPA Studios (South Pasadena, CA)2005 Undergraduate Exhibition, University Art Museum (Santa Barbara, CA) 2005 A Video Show, 1434 Gallery (Santa Barbara, CA) 2004 Undergraduate Exhibition, University Art Museum (Santa Barbara, CA) 2004 Primavera Festival, Mobile Exhibition Unit (Santa Barbara, CA) 2004 Between the Sheets and Under the Covers, CCS Gallery (Santa Barbara, CA) 2003 Undergraduate Exhibition, University Art Museum (Santa Barbara, CA) *best of show Solo Exhibitions 2005 Sha-tter Em-brace, College of Creative Studies Gallery (Santa Barbara, CA) 2004 Midresidency, College of Creative Studies Gallery (Santa Barbara, CA)BibliographySanta Barbara News-Press, "From the minds and hands of youths" June 6, 2005UCSB Daily Nexus, "Bear Puddin" March 31, 2005Awards2005 Department of Art HonorsUniversity of California, Santa Barbara2005 Abrams Art Prize, Melba Abrams Foundation 2003 William Dole Memorial Artists Award2003Best in Show Undergraduate ExhibitionUCSB University Art Museum1999 California Arts Scholar
Ambre Aki GonzalesLos Angeles, Californiaambre.gonzales [at] gmail [dot] com
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