Juan Pablo Ruiz
College of Arts and Sciences
Instructor, Drawing and Painting
Office:
Room FA 252
Email:
jp-altamirano@neiu.edu
Office Hours:
By appointment.
Country:
United States
Expertise
Juan Pablo Ruiz is a draftsman and painter born in Guadalajara, Mexico and raised in Chicago. He has an almost obsessive interest in the materials and techniques in traditional representational drawing and painting.
Studio Experiences: Painting
Drawing II
Expertise
Juan Pablo Ruiz is a draftsman and painter born in Guadalajara, Mexico and raised in Chicago. He has an almost obsessive interest in the materials and techniques in traditional representational drawing and painting.
Research Interests
Juan Pablo’s paintings are informed by his interest in narrative archetypes; the portrayal of violence and politics in the visual arts; Ancient history and philosophy; Renaissance and Enlightenment political thought; and the Uncanny & Absurd in contemporary society.
Education
Master of Fine Arts, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Art, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø, Chicago, IL
Bachelor of History, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø, Chicago, IL
Selected Exhibitions
City on Fire: Chicago 1871, permanent exhibition, Chicago History Museum, Chicago, IL
Bridgeport Art Center’s 9th Annual Juried Art Competition, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL
The Journey, solo exhibition, The Gallery @ A+C Architects, Skokie, IL
Bridgeport Art Center’s Sixth Annual Juried Art Competition, Chicago, IL
2018 National Wet Paint MFA Biennial, Zhao B Art Center, Chicago, IL
The Persistence of Memory, group show, 33 Orchard Gallery, New York, NY
Additional Information
The Burning City, painting commissioned by the Chicago History Museum, Chicago, IL
Fine Arts Venture Fund Grant, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Justine Cretella Memorial Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Grad Grant Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
International Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
MFA Merit Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA