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MFA, cum laude, The New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, May 2003
BA, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN, 1995, double major, Art, Education, English minor
The University of Georgia in Cortona, Italy, Studio art program, 1993
2011
Wisconsin Artists Biennial, Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI, Summer 2011
Crossroads: Art on 27th and Wells, Presented by Avenues West Association and the Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University, Featuring Hans Gindlesberger, Rafael Francisco Salas, Michael Velliquette, Rina Yoon, 6/11
2010
Revisiting Landscape: The Natural and the Artificial, Horicon Marsh Int’l Education Center, Horicon, WI, 12/10-2/11
Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, 10/10
Art Perchance, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN, 8/10
Vault Series, New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, MA, Summer 2010
Eight Counties, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, 1/10
2009
The Intimate Page, Portrait Society Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 11/09
Solo Exhibition, Portrait Society Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 9/09
Solo Exhibtion, Paintings by Rafael Francisco Salas, Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI, 4/09
Big Big Bangs, Small Small Bucks, Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 1/09
Solo Exhibition, Rafael Francisco Salas: Recent Paintings and Drawings, Edgewood College, Madison, WI, 2/09
Personal Culture: New Art From Latin Americans, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI, 1/09
2008
Magic and Power: Eddy Dominguez and Rafael Francisco Salas, Carlston Art Gallery, UW Stevens Point, WI, 10/08
Reforming US: Immigration Through Art, Crown Center Gallery of Loyola University, Chicago, IL, 6/08
2007
Solo Exhibition, Substituting Emptiness, Latino Arts, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, 9/07
Solo Exhibition, Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI, 6/07
Submission Show, Sarah Bowen Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 6/07
2006
Contemporary Works on Paper, Barrow and Juarez Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 9/06
Risky Business, PPOW Gallery, New York, NY, 8/06
From There to Here, Selections from the Permanent Collection, Ripon College, 5/06
Solo Exhibition / Lecture, Weary Memory, Ripon College, Ripon, WI, 2/06
2005
A Selection of Paintings and Drawings by Rafael Perez and Rafael Francisco Salas, Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, NY, 4/05
2004
Solo Exhibition / Lecture, The University of Wisconsin, Waukesha, 11/04
Poignant, 4 person show, A-Space Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, 4/04
Art See, Group Show, Sotheby's, New York, NY, 1/04
2003
Solo Exhibition, Interiors (Dwellings), Chashama Gallery, New York, NY, 10/03
The Exquisite Corpse, Undecided Space, Iowa City, IA, 10/03
Girl's Room, Rhode Island School of Design / Crescent Moon Galleries, 2/03
2002
360 Degrees, Brooklyn, NY, 11/02
The Figure in Context, Lawrence and Josephine C. Wilkinson Gallery, New York, NY, 5/02
Porkchop: A Group Show, Lawrence and Josephine C. Wilkinson Gallery, New York, NY, 2/02
2001
From The Ashes, Art at C.U.A.N.D.O., New York, NY, 10/01
A Likeness: Re-Examinations of the Contemporary Portrait, Orbit Gallery, St. Paul, MN, 2001
Ripon Historical Society, Ripon, WI
Ripon College, Ripon, WI
Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
Assistant Professor, Painting, Drawing, Digital Media, Ripon College, Ripon, WI, 2006-present
Duties include teaching all levels of painting and drawing, creating curriculum for upper level topics courses; hiring of new faculty, participation in academic committees, maintaining studios, guest lectures for other professors, participation in the Associated Colleges of the Midwest Chicago Arts Program, Admissions functions, prospective student portfolio reviews, letters of recommendation, Art Department Chair 2009-2010Guest Lecture, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, May 12, 2010
Guest Lecture, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Fall 2007, Methods, Material, and Influence
Instructor, Drawing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Spring 2006
Instructor, Drawing, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI, 2005-2006
Full Time Instructor, Drawing/Illustration, Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, NY, Fall, 2004
Dreamyard, Collaborative Arts Curriculum in New York City Public Schools, 2003-2004
Head Teacher, Native Arts Workshop, Thoreau, NM, 1994, 1997, 2003
Lecture Series, New York City Elder Hostel/ Museums, New York, NY, 1999-2003
Drawing and Painting, West Side YMCA, New York, NY, 1999-2000
Artist in Residence, Belen Elementary, Belen, NM, 1997
Art Teacher, K-12, Minneapolis Public Schools, MN, 1996-1997
Curatorial
Colin Matthes, TBA, Caestecker Gallery, Ripon, WI, 9/10
Profits and Castaways: Prints by Lydia Diemer, Caestecker Gallery, Ripon, WI, 2/09
The Quick: Contemporary Reflections of the Human Figure, 4 person exhibit Caestecker Gallery, Ripon, WI, 2/08
2011
Book essay, The Memory of a House: Shana McCaw and Brent Budsberg, included in States of Matter, by Shana McCaw and Brent Budsberg
Gallery Night Pick From Rafael Francisco Salas Review, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 11, 2011
Metaphors Burn Brightly at Lynden Sculpture Garden Review, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 28, 2011
Review: Mark Anthony at the Haggerty Review, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 28, 2011
Gallery Night Pick from Rafael Salas Review, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 20, 2011
Review: Charles Dwyer at Caggio, Review, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 24, 2010
2010
Review: “Animal Instinct” at the Kohler, Review, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 29, 2010
Reeder still offering sly twists, Review, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 31, 2010
Review: “Sailing the Barbarous Coast” at WPCA, Review, Art City, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 6, 2010
To See Ourselves as Others See Us at the Museum of Wisconsin Art, Review, Art City, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 18, 2010
Theaster Gates at the Milwaukee Art Museum Review, Art City, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 6, 2010
Gallery Night Picks: Rafael Francisco Salas Review, Art City, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 12, 2010
Lack of Aesthetic Muscle in UWM Show Review, ArtCity, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 29, 2010
MIAD Show Looks at Cultures Review, Art City, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 14, 2010
2009
The Haggerty’s 25th Anniversary show unfolds in pairs Review, Art City, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dec. 16, 2009
That Old Time Religion and Andy Warhol’s Last Decade Review, Art City, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Nov. 6, 2009
The Earnest Face of the Contemporary Portrait, paper presentation, CAA Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 2/09, published for the Portrait Society Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Residency, Vermont Studio Center, 2011
Artistic Research Grant, Ripon College, Funding for exhibits at Portrait Society Gallery, Kohler Arts Center, 2009
Paper Presentation Grant, Ripon College, Funding for travel to CAA Conference for paper presentation, 2008
Artistic Research Grant, Ripon College, Funding for materials for upcoming solo exhibit at Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI, 2008
Conference Participation Grant, Ripon College, Funding for travel and expenses to CAA Conference, 2007
Artistic Research Grant, Ripon College, Funding for materials for upcoming exhibit at Loyola University, 2007
Conference Participation Grant, Ripon College, Funding for travel and expenses to CAA Conference, 2006
Artistic Research Grant, Ripon College Funding for materials for upcoming exhibit at Latino Arts, Milwaukee, WI, 2006
The Foundation Grant, 8-month Residency, Thoreau, NM, 1997-98