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Alfred J. Quiroz began his art training at the San Francisco Art Institute after serving in the military, including in Vietnam from 1964 to 1966. He continued his studies at the Rhode Island School of Design where he earned a Master of Arts in Teaching in 1974, and completed an MFA at the University of Arizona in 1984. Quiroz tackles injustices with a sense of humour and an edge of satire. Deeply researched, the events he highlights in his works are often forgotten traumas or racial stereotypes offered up with glossy garish paint.
Now a Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona, Quiroz has enjoyed a long history as an art educator, joining the University in 1989 as an Assistant Professor and retiring in 2018. He has been featured in such publications as Redefining American History Painting; he was a visiting artist and guest professor in Mexico, Slovakia, and China; and he had a solo exhibition in Barcelona, Spain, among other international venues. In 2006 he was commissioned by the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago to create a piece for the travelling exhibition African Presence in Mexico, and he has also designed theatre sets and community murals nationally and internationally. Among his many honours are the Chicano Hispano Student Affairs Teaching Excellence & Exemplary Service to Students Award (2001), the League of United Latin American Citizens Latino Artist Lifetime Achievement Award (2007), and the James Anthony Award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching (2016).
1998
Alfred J. Quiroz
Acrylic on canvas | Acrílico sobre tela
35.6 x 40.6 cm (14 x 18 in)
Collection of Zoë A. Díaz | Colección de Zoë A. Díaz
Photo courtesy of the artist | Imagen cortesía del artista
2005
Alfred J. Quiroz
Acrylic on birch panel | Acrílico sobre tela
162.6 x 243.8 x 8.9 cm (64 x 96 x 3.5 in)
Collection of the artist | Colección del artista
Photo courtesy of the artist | Imagen cortesía del artista
2008
Alfred J. Quiroz
Acrylic on canvas | Acrílico sobre tela
152.4 x 121.9 cm (60 x 48 in)
Collection of the Museum of Texas Tech University | Colección de Museum of Texas Tech University
Photo courtesy of the artist | Imagen cortesía del artista
2010
Alfred J. Quiroz
Ink, charcoal and watercolor on paper | Tinta, carbón y acuarela sobre papel
106.7 x 236.2 cm (42 x 93 in)
Collection of the artist | Colección del artista
Photo courtesy of the artist | Imagen cortesía del artista
2015
Alfred J. Quiroz
Acrylic on panel | Acrílico sobre madera
139.7 x 304.8 cm (55 x 120 in)
Collection of the artist | Colección del artista
Photo courtesy of the artist | Imagen cortesía del artista
We asked the artist to share their favourite things | Le pedimos a cada artista que comparta sus cosas favoritas
