DATE OF BIRTH June 29, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH México
ADDRESS 8 Galaxy Dr
Mairangi Bay
Auckland
New Zealand
Phone: +64 9 4788890 (NZ)
Email: erinnamena@yahoo.com
I am good-natured and I enjoy work
I like innovation and experimenting with new techniques
I like to solve problems
I like challenges
I like to set and strive for high goals
I am a creative person
I am a perfectionist
1983-1987 Bachelor of Arts, Majoring in Graphic Design, National School of Fine Arts, National Autonomous University of México (UNAM)
1983 Studied English in Manchester and London, England
1979-1982 High School - Williams School
1976-1978 Junior High - Westminster School
1970-1976 Primary School - Nueva Primaria de México
Languages: Spanish 100%, English 80%, Italian 30%.
2002 “Screen Printing Saturdays”, Tintas Sanchez, México City
1999 Diploma in “Experimenting with Acrylics”, (by Katherine Scott), Hellenic Cultural Institute
1987 “Poster Production” National School of Fine Arts, UNAM
1987 “Introduction to Clay Sculpture”, National School of Fine Arts, UNAM
1987 “Flexible Container Design”, National School of Fine Arts, UNAM
1999 Outdoor Stone Carving Workshop, “Goddess of the Ecology”, with Masafumi Hosumi, at Viveros de Coyoacan, México
1998 Stone Carving Workshop, “Little stories on the surface”, with Masafumi Hosumi, at the Rufino Tamayo Museum, México
1995-98 Woodcarving Workshop, at the Mexican Institute of Social Security (MISS) Art and Crafts School, México
1988 Stained Glass Workshop, at the MISS Art and Crafts School, México
1987 Poster and Illustration Workshop, Universidad Iberoamericana, México
1982 Ceramics Workshop, Manchester, England.
1999 BOTANICAL CHILDHOOD, Viveros de Coyoacan, México, stone sculpture
1999 SMALL STORIES ON THE SURFACE, Rufino Tamayo Museum, México, stone sculpture
GRAPHICS AT THE UNIVERSITY, selection of works from the 6th Fine Arts Competition. Touring exhibition in 4 faculties of the UNAM
1997 BLACK & WHITE, exhibition at the Flagstaff Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
1996 BOUQUET OF MOONS, Women and Society, at the Department of Tourism, México
1996 ARTIST’S GARDEN COLLECTIVE, Venezuelan Embassy Gallery, México
1995 AGAINST INTOLERANCE, Gay-Lesbian Cultural Week, at the Chopo University Museum, México
1994 NOT WITHOUT US, Gay-Lesbian Cultural Week, at the Chopo University Museum, México
1993 MINI-PRINTS ANNUAL EXHIBITION, National Prints Museum , Mexico
1993 ACADEMIC FORUM OF ART SCHOOLS, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Fine Arts students at the National School of Music
1987 1st ANNUAL EXHIBITION, NATIONAL SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS, Chopo University Museum., Mexico
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1998 LIGHT AND SHADOW, Rodolfo Usigli Forum, General Society of Mexican Writers
1998 LIGHT AND SHADOW, University of the Valley of México, Chapultepec Campus
1994 JUST A SAMPLE, oils, pastels, etchings and lithographs, Indemerc-Louis Harris, México
1992-2003 Free-Lance graphic designer and serigrapher
1981-92 Part-time typographer and graphic designer
1985-87 Technical Advisor to the National School of Fine Arts
1985-86 Co-founder of the “Toltecayotl Cultural Group”, organising conferences and exhibitions with well-known artists, including graphic designer Lance Wyman (USA), art critic Alberto Híjar (México), international graphic designer Rafael López Castro, and illustrator Heraclio Ramírez (México). The group also ran a film festival.
1985-86 Social Service In Graphic Design at the Mexican Design Academy
Social Service In Visual Arts at the Lithography Workshop of the National School of Fine Arts, co-ordinating and investigating a project on alternative materials for lithography.
