ABOUT THE ARTIST

Jose R. Urbina ( b. 1981 )
José is a Guatemalan born visual artist, living and working in Charlotte North Carolina. Per the artist: “I was 3 years old when my father was killed as a result of car jacking. By age 7 my mom remarried and we immigrated from Guatemala to New York. All of these sudden changes in circumstance led me to feel disconnected and lost. In this new place, so far from my loved ones , my culture, and my language. I relied on my drawing abilities to connect with others, both my fellow classmates and school staff.” His drawings earned him a scholarship to an arts after school program where he was exposed to a several artistic media and techniques. He then devoted half of his last two years of high school to a vocational arts program which helped him develop his portfolio for art school. He was then accepted to and attended The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. Since then he has continued to build his art practice and began developing his current body of work. He has used all of the techniques, knowledge and experiences he has acquired in the last 23 years to create his current series.
Education: The School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago, Chicago IL.
Work:
2020: Completion of P_001 (The first work of the Perspectiva series).
2021: Completion of P_002, P_003
2022: Completion of P_004 P_005
Exhibitions:
ArtPop street gallery billboard, Norwalk CA
OBRA Collective gallery group show , Charlotte NC
ArtPop inspiration project Lowes home improvement window, Charlotte NC
VozEs Expression “Here to Stay”el arte del inmigrante, Charlotte NC
Press:
Telemundo interview March 25, 2022
Voces Expresssion Cultural article June 14, 2022
https://voz-es.com/2022/06/14/jose-urbina-arte-reciclado/
La Noticia “El arte del inmigrante: una exposición de artistas latinos
https://lanoticia.com/noticias/usa/nc/clt/el-arte-del-inmigrante-una-exposicion-de-artistas-latinos/
Awards/ Grants:
Charlotte Arts and Science Council Seed grant July 2022
DOWNLOADABLE CV:
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0580/8327/9002/files/CV.pdf?v=1665464914