Exhibitions, Lectures and Sales Events
2020
November 14th & 15th
2 - Days Cochineal Workshop ( online )
This is a fabric dyeing workshop and it is going to be taught from Porfirio's studio in California by Zoom.
Please note the cutoff date to send workshop materials is Monday, November 9th.
Please sing up here: https://botanicalcolors.com/shop/workshops/cochineal-the-zapotec-way-online-fabric-workshop-with-porfirio-gutierrez-fabric-edition/
October 29th, 12:00 pm
MassArt
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Artist Talk: A Conversation Around Practice and Tradition.
https://massart.edu
October 21st, 4:00 pm
Mexico Creativo, Secretaria de Culturas.
Mesa 6 - Buenas prácticas sobre patrimonio cultural, derechos colectivos y propiedad intelectual.
Presentadores: Natalia Toledo, Susana Harp, César Callejas, Porfirio Gutierrez.
https://www.bigmarker.com/foromexicocreativo/MESA-6-Buenas-pr-cticas-sobre-patrimonio-cultural-derechos-colectivos-y-propiedad-intelectual?show_live_page=true
October 10th, UK - 12:00:00 PM BST
Craft Week London
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF NON-STOP HUMAN INGENUITY
Engage with over 300 artists, makers, designers, and creators in real-time across the globe.
Content is released from 2 am BST in hourly uploads according to timezone
https://createday.org/region/north-america/
October 9th, 9:00 am - 10:45 am (online event)
Artist Talk: Man of Two Worlds
This talk is part of Porfirio's online trunk show. The pieces are sold directly on the online store porfiriogutierrez.square.site from Wednesday 7th - Saturday 10th. Thank you for joining us!
Register via Zoom HERE
September 21st
Parsons School of Design, New York
Artist Talk: Color and Material
https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/
September 18th and 19th
Traditional Zapotec Cochineal Workshop
https://botanicalcolors.com/2020/06/26/video-from-live-feedback-friday-zapotec-textile-artist-porfirio-gutierrez/
February 5th - 8th
TEXTO a global gathering of Master artisans, activists, thinker and creators. Mexico City
https://texto.one/calendar
2019
October 4th - 20th
Inédito Design Week Mexico
https://designweekmexico.com/inedito
September 10th - 15th
International Art Festival, Uzbekistan
August 31 - October 12
Solo Exhibition at Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, Ojai CA
Opening Reception and a Special Sales Event: Saturday, August 31 from 2 pm - 5 pm
Gallery Talk: Saturday, August 31 at 4 pm
beatricewood.com/porfirio_gutierrez.html
July 12th, 13th, 14th
International Folk Art Market, Santa Fe, New Mexico
folkartmarket.org/events-programs/international-folk-art-market-santa-fe
June 22nd
Textile Museum at The George Washington University Museum, Washington, DC
Lecture: Natural Dyes in the Weavings of Oaxaca, Mexico
museum.gwu.edu/natural-dyes-in-weavings
May 29th
Fowler Museum at UCLA. Los Angeles, California
Artist Talk: Porfirio Gutiérrez
fowler.ucla.edu/events
May 18th,19th, 21st
Peabody Museum at Harvard University. Cambridge, Massachusetts
Natural Dyes Workshop: An Introduction to Cochineal Insects
Lecture: Preserving Zapotec Weaving Practices
peabody.harvard.edu/events
Apr 5th — Jun 16th
Man of Two Worlds, solo exhibition San Luis Obispo Museum of Art
Thursday, June 6 at 12 pm: Art at High Noon lecture & exhibition tour with Porfirio Gutiérrez.
June 6 to 8, 11 am to 5 pm: Weaving Demo and Sale event
sloma.org/exhibition/porfirio-gutierrez-man-of-two-worlds
2018
“Exodus” – October 21 - Nov 30
Two-person exhibition at Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California
Sales event and demonstration: Nov 15 - 16
Lecture: evening of Nov 15th
https://www.psmuseum.org
“Ka Duu” – Screening Aug 12 - 19
Native Cinema Showcase
New Mexico History Museum, Santa Fe, NM
Documentary by the Smithsonian Institution
https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/national-museum-american-indian-s-2018-native-cinema-showcase-focuses-themes-justice-18th-a
“Ka Duu” – Screening Feb 21
Mother Tongue Film Festival
Smithsonian, Washington D.C.
Documentary by the Smithsonian Institution
https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/smithsonian-presents-third-annual-mother-tongue-film-festival
“Ritual de los Sueños”
Solo exhibition at the Textile Museum of Oaxaca
Oaxaca, México
October 11, 2017 - January 07, 2018
https://www.museotextildeoaxaca.org
Sustainability to Dye for: Preserving Zapotec natural dyeing tradition
Lecture, International Folk Art Market
Santa Fe, New Mexico
2017
Traditional Zapotec Dyes: Surviving in the Modern World
Lecture, Harvard Art Museums, Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org
“Cycle of Life”
Solo exhibition at Cam Gallery, Carnegie Art Museum
Oxnard, California
June 3 - August 21
http://www.carnegieam.org
The Art of Hand Made
Lecture, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
https://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu
Santa Fe International Folk Art Market
July 13 - 15
Museum Hill, Santa Fe, New Mexico
https://www.folkartmarket.org
Traditional Techniques: Preservation in the Modern World
Lecture, Mingei International Museum
San Diego, California
https://mingei.org
International Master Artisan Gallery
International contemporary furniture fair
(juried show for contemporary artisanal design)
New York City, New York
https://www.icff.com
Innovation Within Traditional Folk Art
Lecture, De Young Museum
San Francisco, California
http://deyoung.famsf.org/exhibitions?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5t_0kNPy3QIVlfhkCh1GewXuEAAYASAAEgK-4vD_BwE
2016
Bring it Home – Artists Reconnecting Cultural Heritage (lecture)
with Community Panel discussion with artists in the National Museum of the American Indian’s Artist Leadership Program
National Museum of the American Indian
Washington D.C.
http://blog.nmai.si.edu/main/2017/02/porfirio-gutiérrez.html
10th International Shibori Symposium and Exhibition
Contemporary Art of Shibori and Ikat
Centro de las Artes, San Agustín
Oaxaca, México
Focus on the Masters Artist Spotlight: "A Conversation with Porfirio Gutiérrez"
Lecture, oral history and video documentation of Porfirio's life work
Ventura, California
http://www.focusonthemasters.com
Inter Woven
The Fabrics of Art, Life, and Tradition Across Continents
Art Space Gallery, Fresno City College
Fresno, California
https://www.fresnocitycollege.edu
Art and Spirit
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Traditional Art in a Modern World
Lecture, Bowers Museum
Santa Ana, California
https://www.bowers.org
Manos y Alma de Oaxaca
Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares
México City, México
https://museoculturaspopulares.gob.mx
Tierra de Dioses Inmortales
Casa de la Cultura
Puebla, México
2015
Intercontinental Biennial of Indigenous Art
World Award for the most outstanding traditional art and culture
This traveling exhibit was shown in London, Egypt, USA, Norway, Denmark, and Canada (2015 through 2017).
http://www.bienaldearteindigena.org
Preserving the Weaving Traditions of Zapotec Artisans
Lecture, Intercontinental Biennial of Indigenous Art
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
2014
El Camino del Sol
Centro Cultural Itchimbia
Quito, Ecuador
2013
Intercontinental Biennial of Indigenous Art
Spence Gallery
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Earth Tones
WAV (Working Artists Ventura)
Ventura, California
Santa Fe International Folk Art Market
Museum Hill, Santa Fe, New Mexico
https://www.folkartmarket.org
2012
National Museum of the American Indian
Smithsonian Institution
Washington D.C.
Threads of Life
Museum of Ventura County
Ventura, California
https://venturamuseum.org
From Folk Art to Fine Art
Arizona Latino Arts and Cultural Center
Phoenix, Arizona
Ancient Natural Dyeing Methods in Teotitlán del Valle
Lecture, Ventura Museum
Ventura, California
Bienal de Artes Indigenas Contemporaneo
Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares
México City, México
La Magia del Tejido / The Magic of Weaving
Mexican Consulate
Oxnard, California
2011
Masters of Mexican Folk Art
Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts
Alta Loma, California
The Ancient Art of Zapotec Weaving
Lecture, Friends of Mexican Art
Phoenix, Arizona
2010
American Indian Arts Marketplace
Autry National Center
Los Angeles, California
https://theautry.org
2009
Common Threads
Hillcrest Center for the Arts
Thousand Oaks, California