Artist Profile

Lizet Benrey 

Artist Name

Lizet Benrey 

Born

Born in Mexico City, Mexico 

Lives and works in San Diego, CA

Gender

Female

Nationality

Mexican

Qualification

2007         Art Workshop, Master Teodulo Romulo Mexico City, Mexico

2004-08   Printmaking Workshops, Ron Pokrasso, Riverside Art Museum

2002         Printmaking- Bill Kelly, Brighton Press, Palomar College

1990         Certificate in Graphic Arts and Computer Design Platt College

1988         BA in Visual Arts University of California San Diego

1986         Communication / Cinematography, University Iberoamericana, México City, Mexico

1984         Boston University Liberal Arts

1982-83   Acting, Televisa, Theatre Julio Castillo, Mexico City, Mexico 

Occupation     

Artist

Awards 

2006        Midtown West Arts District Association, awarded Art Grant

2001        San Diego Art Institute, awarded “Juror’s Choice”

2000        San Diego Watercolor Society, awarded “The best of mini paintings”

                San Diego Watercolor Society, awarded “Honorable mention”

1995         “Women Beyond Borders,” an ongoing international traveling exhibition

Nov 2009 Art Fair in Singapore "Singapore International Art Fair 2009 (SIAF2009)" 27 - 29 Nov, 2009 Singapore Expo Hall4B Booth no. B19

Art exhibitions 

Solo exhibitions

2008      Gallery Art point, Tokyo, Japan

2007       Perry L. Meyer Fine Art,Gallery, San Diego, CA

2006       New Art Center, New York, NY

2005                      Cultural Center of Novi Sad, Gallery Small Art Salon, Serbia-Montenegro

2003       Americas’ Arts, Gallery, Gettysburg, PA.

                              Librerias Gandhi, Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico

Two person exhibitions

2003         Museo de la Ciudad, Centro Cultural,Tecate, Mexico

2002         Bank of America, San Diego, CA

2001         Artist Space Gallery, Del Mar, CA

Group exhibitions

2009        Oct-Nov “ ORIENT2009 – ASIA KAWAII in Singapore” Organised and Hosted by           

                Arty Art Gallery, Singapore and Initiated and co-promoted by Asian Artist Network, Japan  

                at Arty Art Gallery at the Arts House and Arty Art Gallery, Singapore  

2008          LACDA Los Angeles Center For Digital Art. Los Angeles, CA

    ORIENT 2008. ART WAVE from Asean, Asean Japan Center, Tokyo

                Black and White Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida

                Naestved Roennebaeksholm Art and Cutural Center, Denmark

2007        Galerie D’Este, PAPIER 07 Contemporary Art Fair-AGAC, Montreal, Canada

               The Gotthelf Art Gallery, San Diego, CA

                Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City , Mexico

                Perry L Meyer Fine Art Gallery, San Diego, CA

2006        Balance Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico

                Mini Print International of Cadaques, L’Etang d’ Art Bages, France

                Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA

                d.e.n. contemporary art, Gallery, Culver City, CA

                                  Art Academy of San Diego, San Diego, CA

2005        New Art Center, New York, NY

                San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA

                Mini Print International of Cadaques,Taller Galeria Fort,Spain; Wingfield Arts and Music

                Festival, England

                Salon des Arts, Kensington London, England

                Cultural Center of Novi Sad, Gallery Small Art Salon, Serbia-Montenegro

                San Diego Museum of Art, Artists Guild, Festival of Fine Art, San Diego, CA

                COFAC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

                International Small Works Exhibition, Red Dot Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

                Art Academy of San Diego, San Diego, CA

2004         Salon des Arts, Kensington London, England

                Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA

                Kruglak Gallery, Oceanside, CA

                COFAC, Border Council of Arts and Culture, Los Angeles, SD, Pasadena, CA, Tijuana,

                 Mexico

2003        Sala Barna,Galeria, Grupo Batik Art, Barcelona, Spain

                The Art Institute of California, San Diego, CA

                San Diego Museum of Art, Artists Guild, Juried Exhibition,Southwestern College Art Gallery

2002        Art of The Americas Gallery, Coronado, CA

                Pro Arts Open Studios, “Carpe Artum Show,” Oakland, CA

                Boehm Gallery, San Marcos, CA

                Mexican Consulate,San Diego, CA

                Poway Center for the Performance Arts, North County Printmakers, CA

2001        San Diego Art Institute Jurors Show, San Diego, CA

                San Diego Watercolor Society

1999        Third Light Productions, “San Diego First Annual Beaux Arts Festival,” San Diego,CA

1995         “Women Beyond Borders,” an ongoing international traveling exhibition

 Auctions

2006-07   Fondo Para la Paz, Hotel Del Coronado, Coronado CA

                Synergy Art Foundation, “Artists helping artists”, San Diego, CA.

2004        Synergy Art Foundation, San Diego Fire House Museum, San Diego, CA

2003        Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA

                Synergy Art Foundation, San Diego, CA

2001        Museum of Latin American Art Long Beach, CA

                The Children’s Museum, San Diego, CA 

2008        Desde el sotano,- magazine essays

2007        Awakenings-radio interview

    UnionTribune Enlace- newspaper interview         

                Del Mar Times, newspaper interview

                La Prensa, newspaper interview

2006        New Art Center catalog with essay by Dominique Nahas

                      New Art Center, website

                      TV Canal 11, Mexico, interview

                      Del Mar Times, feature interview

                      25E Mini Print International de Cadaques, catalogue

      2005        Shirley Chernitsky: “Burst of Imagination”, documentary 

                Serbian and Hungarian Television, interviews

                TV Telemundo Canal 33, interview

2004-05  Salon des Arts & Imperial Volunteers Centre, part of Imperial College London, catalogue

2004        Museum Artists Foundation, San Diego, Visual Artists Guild, website

2003        Biennale Internazionale dell’ Arte Contemporanea, quarta edizione

                San Diego Museum of Art, Artists Guild, website

                Excelsior de Mexico, newspaper

                Yogitimes magazine, interview

2002        San Diego Union Tribune, interview

2001/03   Museum of Latin American Art, graphics auction catalogue

1995        Resources Magazine, cover art

                MALDEF, Annual Report

1982-83   TV Commercials, Acting on TV programs Televisa

Collections 

2009        Arty Art Gallery

2007        Art Collection Jose Galicot