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Greetings, campus community.
You are cordially invited to the opening reception of "Remembrances" A series of large-scale
photographs of field workers by faculty member Jorge Estrada.
Jorge is a former IVC alumni and for more than twenty years a photography instructor
at IVC.
“Remembrances” is a visual testimony of the hard work of field workers. The photographs
at “Remembrances” have been exhibited at Cal State Los Angeles as well as Centro Estatal
de las Artes Mexicali.
The exhibit reception time is 12:00 to 3:00 pm, on Wednesday, March 18th. The Art show will display until Wednesday, April 15th.
Meet the artist during the opening reception at Juanita Lowe Art Gallery Bldg. 2800 located at Imperial Valley College.
Music performances by: Faculty members Halim Marrujo & Hope Davis and her Chorus
students.
Free event, catering will be provided.
I am Jose Bernardo Olmedo Flores, former IVC alumni. I was born in Mexicali, Baja
California and graduated from Central Union High School. During my senior year I was
awarded along with three other students the California State Summer School for the
Arts scholarship in animation 1992.
I obtained an associates in arts at Imperial Valley College and was awarded best art student of the year 1995. Later I transferred to Long Beach State and earned a BFA in illustration from CSULB in1999.
I created a comic strip named “Ganglio el Chupacabras” which was published at Al Borde Magazine in Los Angeles. “Ganglio” was awarded best best comic strip by New California Media year 2002.
During 2004 I started teaching Graphic Design and Life Drawing classes at IVC. Also I have been teaching Art and Typography at CETYS Universidad at the Graphic Design and Digital Engineering Graphic Design schools. At Calipatria State Prison I taught Mixed Media Art classes.
I became an arts commissioner at Calexico Arts Council where I co-organized art exhibits as well as created graphic design material.
I was co-founder-organizer of the collective art exhibitions “Madrecitas” (Small Art Format) from 2009 - 2017. Madrecitas was exhibited at Mexicali in CETYS, Casa de la Cultura and local galleries. In California, Madrecitas was exhibited at SDSU Calexico Steppling Art Gallery, IVC Juanita Lowe Art Gallery, Desert Museum in Ocotillo, Fallbrook Library and Studio “C” Gallery at El Cajon.
I published comic strips, Illustrated book covers and designed event posters. I exhibited
at collective shows in Baja California, Guanajuato, California and Arizona. I had
solo shows at CEART Mexicali and Ocotillo Desert Museum. I was invited to teach Life
Drawing workshops at CEART Mexicali and at Piso 25 Congreso de Diseño Grafico at CETYS.
I have been invited to an education panel talk “Teachings in Illustration” during
UABC Book Fair in 2018 and participated in Southwest and Holtville High Schools with
a talk on Career Opportunities in the Arts during “Career Days”.
I have been creating graphic design material for IVC Juanita Salazar Lowe Art Gallery in the past and now I am honored and thankful to be its gallery director.