Education:
2019 MFA, Art, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
2013 BFA, Art Studio, Magna Cum Laude, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Solo exhibitions:
2021 there our star lies visible, Philosophical Research Society, Los Angeles
2019 you are here, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
2017 ya veo, No Land Art Space, Santa Fe, NM
Selected group exhibitions:
2024 Open Sky, Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, Claremont, CA, curated by Kris Kuramitsu
From the Ground Up: Nurturing Diversity in Hostile Environments, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA, curated by Irene Georgia Tsatsos
Identificar X, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
Maxwell’s Demon, Canary Test, Los Angeles, curated by Zachary Korol-Gold
Time-Being, Wönzimer, Los Angeles, curated by Khang Bảo Nguyễn
2023 Los Angeles Sees Itself, Biola University, La Mirada, CA
Land of Milk and Honey, Mexicali Biennial, Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture, Riverside, CA, curated by Ed Gómez, Luis G. Hernández, Rosalía Romero, and April Lillard-Gómez
2022 Technologies of the Spirit, 516 Arts, Albuquerque, NM, curated by Alicia Inez Guzmán and Ric Kasini Kandour
Air Kiss, Gattopardo, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Alex Nazari
2021 Border Arts Corridor, Douglas, AZ / Agua Prieta, SON, Mexico
Benito Greene Arte Público, Ciudad Juárez, CHIH, Mexico, curated by Cristóbal Moreno
2020 Garden, Los Angeles
2019 Going Clear, ArtCenter DTLA, Los Angeles, curated by Adam Stamp
Open Relationships, Max L.Gatov Gallery, California State University, Long Beach, CA
2018 Represent, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
Inner Orbit, Form and Concept, Santa Fe, NM
2017 Free Spirit, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2016 Long Echo, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM, curated by Strangers Collective
Currents New Media Festival, Santa Fe, NM
Cabin Fever, Caldera Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2014 Remote Response, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM
Lectures and public talks:
2020 “Locating the Cosmic Spirit through Emplacement”, Philosophical Research Society.
“Relearning the Cosmos through a Multicultural Consciousness”, LASER Talk, Leonardo / ISAST.
Commissions:
2024 seeing environment, Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, Claremont, California
2022 chuparosa, 516 Arts, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Publications:
2024 From the Ground Up: Nurturing Diversity in Hostile Environments, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA. Texts by Irene Georgia Tsatsos and Heber Rodriguez.
2022 Art Meets History: New Mexico. Texts by Alicia Inez Guzmán and Ric Kasini Kandour.
2020 gila emplacement. Texts by Alicia Inez Guzmán, Zachary Korol-Gold, Marcus Zúñiga.
Selected bibliography:
2024 Bhuiya, Hannah. “A Bigger Bang: PST ART lights up Los Angeles—and the skies beyond”. Artforum.
Aspden, Peter. “What happens when art and science collide? PST Art in Los Angeles has the answer”. Financial Times.
Gelt, Jessica. “The best art and culture in L.A. this week”. Los Angeles Times.
Zara, Janelle. “7 Must-See Shows During Frieze L.A.”. Galerie Magazine.
Jones, Rachel Elizabeth. “Southern California picks from Rachel Elizabeth Jones”. Variable West.
Davis, Genie. “Exploring the Spiritual Realm at Wonzimer”. Diversions LA.
2022 Calayag, Keith. “Pasadena Artcenter Graduate creates tribute installation to honor great-great-grandmother using mirrors and light.” Pasadena Now.
Roberts, Kathaleen. “516 ARTS exhibit explores the definitions of technology”. Albuquerque Journal.
Ghassemitari, Shawn. “Gattopardo Makes the Immaterial Tangible in ‘Air Kiss’”. Hypebeast.
“Must See, Editor’s Pick: ‘Air Kiss’, Gattopardo.” Artforum.
Zúñiga, Marcus. “al norte.” La Sección Amarilla de la Migración. Azul Arena.
2021 Plachy, Lisa, edited by Victor Gonzalez. “Marcus Zúñiga”. GRØSS vol. 4: Eyes on the Prize. Outfront Media.
Zúñiga, Marcus. “aztlán del sol.” Chamisa. UNM Southwest Hispanic Research Institute.
2018 Weathers, Chelsea. “REVIEW: Inner Orbit”. Southwest Contemporary.
2017 Abatemarco, Michael. “Jupiter Rising: New Media Artist Marcus Zúñiga.” Pasatiempo. Santa Fe New Mexican.
Armitage, Diane. “Critical Reflection: Marcus Zúñiga: Ya Veo.” THE Magazine.
Beckwith, Spencer. “A New Way to See the Night Sky.” KUNM/NPR.
Skeen, Kelly. “Marcus Zúñiga.” Visual Art Source.