Recognitions
1999 – Recognition diploma for extraordinary contribution to “Art for Life,” a benefit event for AIDS and Diabetes research for the Latino community of Los Angeles, California.
2005 – Recognition diploma for artisanal excellence. Palacio de Hierro.
2005 – Participation diploma in the development of the Lachiroo Tourist Transporter project. Technological Institute of Oaxaca.
2006 – Participation diploma in the Oaxacan Week, showcasing the art of wood carving. Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum.
2007 – Recognition diploma for extraordinary career trajectory and contribution to Mexican folk art. Palacio de Hierro.
2008 – Participation diploma in the 4th National Handicraft Forum. Secretariat of Industrial and Commercial Development of the State of Campeche.
2009 – Recognition diploma for participating as judges in the 4th State Contest of Oaxacan Nativity Scenes 2009. Oaxacan Institute of Crafts of the State of Oaxaca.
2015 – Participation diploma for the extraordinary collaboration in the 1st Alebrije Festival. Hotel Dreams.
2021 – Participation diploma for distinguished participation as members of the honorable judging panel in the 21st State Prize of Popular Art Benito Juárez. Ministry of Culture through the National Fund for the Promotion of Handicrafts in coordination with the Government of the State of Oaxaca.
2022 – Participation diploma as lecturers at the Innovation and Business Forum. COOPARMEX.
Individual exhibitions
1998 – Exhibition, workshop, and conference at the Reading Cultural Week. Pennsylvania, USA.
2002 – Exhibition at the Smithsonian Museum of Cooper-Hewitt Design. New York, USA.
2003 – Exhibition at Mandrágora Gallery in Ginza. Tokyo, Japan.
2004 – Exhibition and video “Fantastic Animals” at the University of Arizona. Tucson, Arizona, USA.
2007 – Exhibition at the Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University. Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
2009 – Exhibition at the Museum of Man. San Diego, California, USA.
2011 – Exhibition at the South Gallery of the Metropolitan Autonomous University Xochimilco. Mexico City, Mexico.
2014 – Exhibition at Nimodo Gallery. Tokyo, Japan.
2014 – Exhibition “Alebrijes: Masterpieces by Jacobo and María Ángeles” at the Casa Chihuahua Museum. Chihuahua, Mexico.
2015 – Exhibition at the Festival of Popular Art of the National Museum of Mexican Art. Chicago, Illinois, USA.
2016 – Exhibition at the 4th Tricontinental Crafts Fair organized by the Island Council of Tenerife. Canary Islands, Spain.
2016 – Exhibition at the Leopoldo Méndez Hall of the South Gallery of the Metropolitan Autonomous University Xochimilco. Mexico City, Mexico.
2016 – Exhibition at the National Museum of Popular Cultures. Mexico City, Mexico.
2018 – Exhibition at the Festival of Popular Art of the National Museum of Mexican Art. Chicago, Illinois, USA.
2019 – Exhibition “Behind a Mask” at the San Pablo Cultural Center. Oaxaca, Mexico.
2019 – Exhibition at the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. San Antonio, Texas, USA.
2019 – Exhibition “Behind a Mask” at the XXX International Book Fair of Anthropology and History of the National Museum of Anthropology. Mexico City, Mexico.
2019 – Exhibition at the Festival of Popular Art of the National Museum of Mexican Art. Chicago, Illinois, USA.
2019 – Exhibition “Behind a Mask” at the Montejo House Museum. Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
2020 – Exhibition “Brothers of the Earth” at Palacio de Hierro Polanco. Mexico City, Mexico.
2020 – Exhibition “Eternal Rest” at the Observatory Hall of the Jacobo and María Ángeles Workshop. San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca, Mexico.
2020 – Exhibition “Brothers of the Earth” at Palacio de Hierro Polanco. Mexico City, Mexico.
2021 – Exhibition “Plague” at the Main Hall of the Jacobo and María Ángeles Workshop. San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca, Mexico.
2021 – Exhibition “Nomads” at the Main Hall of the Jacobo and María Ángeles Workshop. San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca, Mexico.
2021 – Exhibition “Plague” at the Hotel Xcaret Arte. Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo.
2021 – Exhibition “Eternal Rest” at Casa de México in Spain. Madrid, Spain.
2021 – Exhibition “Hurricane” at the Voces de Copal Gallery. Oaxaca, Mexico.
2021 – Exhibition “Mixtec Ball” at the Main Hall of the Jacobo and María Ángeles Workshop. San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca, Mexico.
2021 – Exhibition “Jaguars” at the Observatory Hall of the Jacobo and María Ángeles Workshop. San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca, Mexico.
2021 – Exhibition “Customization” at the Main Hall of the Jacobo and María Ángeles Workshop. San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca, Mexico.
2022 – Exhibition “From the Earth” at the Voces de Copal Gallery. Oaxaca, Mexico.
2022 – Exhibition “Nomads 2.0” at the Main Hall of the Jacobo and María Ángeles Workshop. San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca, Mexico.
2022 – Exhibition “Behind a Mask” at the Casa del Mayorazgo de la Canal Museum. San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico.
2022 – Exhibition “Calendar” at the Main Hall of the Jacobo and María Ángeles Workshop. San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca, Mexico.
2022 – Exhibition “Nomads 2.0” at the Voces de Copal Gallery. Oaxaca, Mexico.
2022 – Exhibition “Night Owls” at the Voces de Copal Gallery. Oaxaca, Mexico.
2022 – Exhibition “Parties” at the Main Hall of the Jacobo and María Ángeles Workshop. San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca, Mexico.
2022 – Exhibition “Eternal Rest” at the Main Hall of the Jacobo and María Ángeles Workshop. San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca, Mexico.
2022 – Exhibition “Guardians” at MANO Gallery (Mexican Art & Object) in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
2023 – Exhibition “Calendar” at Casa de México in Spain, Madrid, Spain.
2023 – Exhibition “Jacobo and María Ángeles at the MUPO” at the Museum of Oaxacan Painters, Oaxaca, Mexico.
2023 – Exhibition “Plague” at the Main Hall of the Jacobo and María Ángeles Workshop. San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca, Mexico.
2023 – Exhibition “Tlachichi” at the Main Hall of the Jacobo and María Ángeles Workshop. San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca, Mexico.
2023 – Exhibition at the “Latin American Festival”, Bazaar del Mundo, San Diego, California, USA.
2023 – Exhibition at the Festival of Popular Art of the National Museum of Mexican Art. Chicago, Illinois, USA.
2024 – Oaxacan Woodcarving Trunk Show Exhibition, Tucson, Arizona.
2024 – Exhibition “From Roots to Wings. Contemporary Tradition” at OFF! Madrid Design Festival, Madrid, Spain.
Collective exhibitions
1999 – “Art for Life. The Three Masters”, with the painter Rodolfo Morales and master ceramist Alfonso Castillo, University of Southern California. Los Angeles, California, USA.
2007 – “3 Miracles” at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. Tucson, Arizona, USA.
2014 – “Traditional Mexican Christmas at the Vatican” at the Vatican Museum. Vatican City, Rome, Italy.
2015 – “Zoology in Mexican Art” at the Museum of Popular Art. Mexico City, Mexico.
2016 – “Mezcal and Oaxacan Art” at the gallery of the Mexican Consulate. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
2017 – “The South Southeast, its Material and its Craftsmanship” at the Museum of Popular Art. Mexico City, Mexico.
2021 – “Guardians”, monumental pieces for the month of Oaxaca in the United States at the Rockefeller Center. New York, USA.
2022 – “Winged Wolf”, monumental piece at the International Tourism Fair. Madrid, Spain.
2022 – “Great Masters, Masterpieces of Mexican Art” at POST Houston. Texas, USA.
2022 – “Bull-Eagle Fusion”, monumental piece at the First International Magical Towns Market. Barcelona, Spain.
2022 – “The Craft of Beauty. Great Artisans of Oaxaca.” at the 1450 Art Station gallery. Oaxaca, Mexico.
2022 – “Oaxacan Gold by Greg Davis” at the Art Center Waco. Texas, USA.
2022 – Exhibition at the “Festival of Popular Art” at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Awards
1994 – First place in the contest organized by Bazar del Mundo and the Government of the State of Oaxaca. Oaxaca, Mexico.
2014 – National Labor Award for product innovation and teamwork. Mexico City, Mexico.
2015 – National Labor Award for productivity in the craft of Carved Wood Decoration from different materials. Given by Enrique Peña Nieto.
2016 – Second place in the “Museum of Ibero-American Handicrafts Award”. Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
2018 – First place in “Special Edition Design for Nescafé Dolce Gusto Coffee Maker”. Mexico City, Mexico.
2022 – International Award for ancestral culture, for its merit and social significance in the culture and identity of the people. A legacy that is part of the nation’s cultural heritage. SPMUDA International for Latin America, South America.
Publications
1998 – Book “Maestros del Arte Popular Mexicano” (Masters of Mexican Folk Art). Published by Fomento Cultural Banamex. Coordinated by: Cándida Fernández de Calderón. Mexico, 1998.
2002 – Book “Mexican Folk Art, From Oaxaca Artist Families”. Authors: Arden Aibel Rothstein and Anya Leah Rothstein. Published by Shiffer. USA, 2002.
2010 – Book “Oaxacan Mexican Cultural Heritage Volume II” Author: Luis Fernando Talavera Benítez.
2010 – Book “Oaxacan Mexican Cultural Heritage Volume III” Author: Luis Fernando Talavera Benítez.
2011 – Book “Arte/Sano ➗ Artistas 2.0” (Art/Healthy ➗ Artists 2.0). Published by the Museum of Popular Art. Published by the Secretary of Culture of the Government of the Federal District. Mexico, 2011.
2011 – Book “Grandes Maestros del Arte Popular de Oaxaca” (Great Masters of Folk Art from Oaxaca). Published by Fomento Cultural Banamex and coordinated by Cándida Fernández de Calderón. Mexico, 2011.
2011 – Book “Grandes Maestros del Arte Popular de Iberoamérica” (Great Masters of Folk Art from Iberoamerica). Published by Fomento Cultural Banamex. Coordinated by Cándida Fernández de Calderón. Mexico, 2011.
2011 – Book “Alebrijes, Obras Maestras de Escultores y Pintores Mexicanos” (Alebrijes, Masterpieces of Mexican Sculptors and Painters). Author: Hartmut Zantke. Published by: Sozialkartei-Verlag, Germany, 2011.
2012 – Book “Alebrijes 2, Obras Maestras de Jacobo y María Ángeles” (Alebrijes 2, Masterpieces by Jacobo and María Ángeles). Author: Hartmut Zantke. Published by: Sozialkartei-Verlag. Germany, 2012.
2014 – Book “Cuatro Manos, Dos Oficios, Una iconografía” (Four Hands, Two Crafts, One Iconography). Carlomagno, Jacobo Ángeles, Museum of Popular Art, San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. 2014.
2015 – Book “Alebrijes 3, Obras Maestras de Jacobo y María Ángeles” (Alebrijes 3, Masterpieces by Jacobo and María Ángeles). Author: Hartmut Zantke. Published by Sozialkartei-Verlag. Germany, 2015.
2017 – Book “Jacobo & María Ángeles: Voces de Copal” (Jacobo & María Ángeles: Voices of Copal). Oaxaca, Mexico. Independent publication.Launch presentation at the San Pablo Cultural Center. Oaxaca, Mexico, 2018.
2018 – Book “Biodiversidad. Artesanía en México” (Biodiversity. Handicrafts in Mexico). Published by the Museum of Popular Art. Published by the Secretary of Culture of the Government of the Federal District. Mexico, 2018.
2019 – Catalog “Detrás de una máscara” (Behind a Mask). Tilcajete Carnival. Jacobo and María Ángeles. Oaxaca, Mexico.
2019 – Book “Hermanos de la Tierra. Copal y Piedra” (Brothers of the Earth. Copal and Stone). Jacobo and María Ángeles. Oaxaca, Mexico.
2022 – Book “Jacobo & María Ángeles: Voces de Copal” (Jacobo & María Ángeles: Voices of Copal). Oaxaca, Mexico. Independent publication. Oaxaca, Mexico, 2022.
Collaborations
2003 – 8handi multimedia. Design. Art. Object. New Delhi, India.
2013 – Coca Cola. FEMSA.
2014 – Birkenstock Handmade Footwear, special edition.
2015 – Cardinal Eyewear, special edition.
2016 – Encuentro de Diseño México, shared locations and co-organized the design event “RETO 24” at the Jacobo and María Ángeles Workshop. San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca, Mexico.
2016 – Mastretta MXT, special edition.
2019 – Mural at the Government House of Oaxaca. Invited by the UN. Mexico City, Mexico.
2020 – Mercedes Benz G-Class, special edition.
2020 – Birkenstock.
2021 – “Río Pecado” Collection for the inauguration of the SELVA cocktail bar. Oaxaca, Mexico.
2021 – Diamond-inlaid carved piece for New York Fashion Week. New York, USA.
2022 – Label for Corn and Cacao Chocolate with La Rifa Chocolatería. Mexico City, Mexico.
2022 – Rolls Royce intervention in collaboration with Hotel Xcaret Arte, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
2022 – Virgen de Juquila in collaboration with artisans Conrado Villegas Alcázar, José Jorge García García, Elsa Abigail Mendoza Antonio, San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca.
2022 – Green belt “Guerrero Jaguar Zapoteca” in collaboration with the World Boxing Council.
2022 – “Art and Soccer”, jersey design for the first division teams of the BBVA League with Charly Futbol.
2023 – Portals Guardians Installation “Welcome Spring with Casa de México in Spain and Isla del Faro, Madrid, Spain.
2023 – Design for the jerseys of Guerreros Oaxaca for the 2023 season.
2023 – Intervention on Patricio O’Ward’s helmet for the Indy500 race.
2023 – Intervention on the belt for UFC290.
2023 – Collaboration with Loco Tequila Special Edition with 4 different designs.
2023 – Collaboration with Guerreros Oaxaca with “Alebrije Cap” design.
2023 – Intervention on the belt for Alexa Grasso commemorating UFC Night.
2023 – Collaboration with AKRON in the project “Ambassadors of the Earth”.
Collaborations in books
2014 – Chamucos / Carnival of San Martín Tilcajete Oaxaca Author: Adolfo Pérez Butrón, published by the Government of the State of Oaxaca.
2016 – Manos y alma de Oaxaca / El esplendor de muchos pueblos, published by the Mexican Institute of Crafts.
Conferences & Talks
2008 – Mexico Tourism Board and National Geographic Traveller. New York, USA.
2008 – Unexpected México at Hollywood Bowl. Los Angeles, California, USA.
2008 – Chicago Cultural Center, Illinois, USA.
2009 – Institute for Women’s Leadership. New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.
2016 – Alebrije Festival, Dreams Huatulco Spa, Oaxaca, Mexico.
2016 – Art on Caravan, Mexico City, Mexico.
2017 – Alebrije Festival, Dreams Huatulco Spa, Oaxaca, Mexico.
2019 – Presentation on life and artwork at Oaxaca Lending Library. Oaxaca, Mexico.
2019 – Hotel Presidente Intercontinental. Mexico City, Mexico.
2019 – Mercado 369, Dallas, USA.
2023 – Voices of Copal. Casa de México Foundation in Spain.
2024 – 1st National Culmen Congress. Anáhuac University, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Workshops
2006 – Idyllwild Arts Summer Program. Los Angeles, California, USA.
2014 – Design Encounter. Guanajuato, Mexico.
2017 – Jules Verne School. Mexico City, Mexico.
2017 – “Voices of Copal”, Alebrije Festival, Dreams Huatulco Spa, Oaxaca, Mexico.
2019 – “Alebrijes: Wooden Fantastic Animals” at Sesc Avenida Paulista. São Paulo, Brazil.
2021 – Mask Making Workshop. Residence of Popular Arts of Mexico at the University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
2020 – “Paint Your Nahual”, Casa de Lago UNAM. Mexico City, Mexico.
2023 – Share Oaxaca, CRIT, Quintana Roo, México.
2024 – Workshop “An Interactive Hands-on Workshop by Jacobo & María Ángeles”, MCA Chicago, USA.
Collections
FONART: National Fund for the Promotion of Crafts.
MAP: Museum of Popular Art, Mexico City.
MEAPO: State Museum of Popular Art. Oaxaca, Mexico.
UN: Organisation of the United Nations.
FAHHO: Alfredo Harp Helú Foundation.
National Museum of Mexican Art.
Fomento Cultural Banamex.
University thesis
2006 – “Application of information design as a tool for the dissemination, promotion and development of the artistic and handicraft workshop of Jacobo and María Ángeles”.
Author: Mirel Fraga Quiroz.
School of Sciences, Arts and Humanities. Department of Architecture and Design.
University of the Americas Puebla. Cholula, Puebla, Mexico.
2016 – “International Business Project: Export business plan for the company Voces de Copal RL. de C.V.”.
Authors: Jimena Fernández Ibarra, Diana Cuevas Fernández, Magaly Leyva García, Alejandra Cuevas Fernández, Carolina Zamora Tabares and Valeria Félix Galindo.
School of Economics and Business. Universidad Anahuac. Huixquilucan, Estado de México.
México.
2019 – “Social and economic value in social enterprises: the case of the handicraft sector in Oaxaca”.
Author: Daniela Alejandra Baltazar Domínguez.
Master’s degree in Administration. University of Guanajuato. Division of Economic and Administrative Sciences. Guanajuato, Mexico.
Emerging exhibitions and sales
1994 – 2021 – Exhibition and sale at the Latin American Festival of the Bazaar del Mundo. San Diego, California, USA.
2000 – Exhibition and sale at Lamanai Gallery. Akumal, Yucatán, Mexico.
2000 – 2005 – Exhibition and sale at Eagle Dancer Gallery. Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
2001 – Exhibition and sale at the American Indian Gallery. Island, Oregon, USA.
2001 – 2010 – Exhibition and sale, Heard Museum Native Mexican Art Collection. Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
2002 – 2002 – Exhibition and sale at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Tucson, Arizona, USA.
2002 – 2004 – Exhibition and sale at the Nuestra Tierra Gallery. Half Moon Bay, California, USA.
2003 – Exhibition and sale at the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation. San Bernardino, California, USA.
2004 – 2009 – Exhibition and sale at Tohono Chul Park. Tucson, Arizona, USA.
2005 – Exhibition and sale at the Southwest Museum. Arizona, USA.
2005 – Exhibition at the University of California at Santa Cruz. California, USA.
2005 – Sale at the University of Southwestern California. Los Angeles, California, USA.
2005 – Exhibition and sale at the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation. San Bernardino, California, USA.
2006 – Exhibition and sale at Harvey Meadows Gallery. Colorado, USA.
2006 – Exhibition and sale at the Museum of Popular Art. CDMX, Mexico.
2006 – Sale at the Rhode Island Convention Center. Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
2008 – Exhibition and sale at Luna Jewelry. Davis, California, USA.
2008 – Sale at Casa Oaxaca. Albany, California, USA.
2008 – Sale at Sanchez Concert Hall. Pacifica, California, USA.
2008 – 2014 – Exhibition and sale at the National Museum of Mexican Art. Chicago, Illinois, USA.
2009 – 2019 – Sale at the Western National Parks Association store. Tucson, Arizona, USA.
2009 – Sale at Griffith Park. Los Angeles, California, USA.
2010 – Sale in Washington D. C., USA.
2013 – Sale at Peyote People Gallery. Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.
2015 Exhibition and sale at the Western National Parks Association. Santa Monica, California, USA.
2015 – Exhibition and sale at the Latin American Bazaar at the Autry Museum of the American West. Los Angeles, California, USA.
2016 – Sale at the Museum of Southwest Arizona. Arizona, USA.
2016 – Sale at Harvard-MUN 2016 at ITAM Campus Rio Hondo. CDMX, Mexico.
2016 – Sale at Atalaya Restaurant. CDMX, Mexico.
2017 – Sale in Oaxaca Pavilion, Tianguis Turístico. Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.
2017 – Sale in Tokyo and Kiso, Japan.
2017 – Sale at the Regional Museum of Cholula. San Andres Cholula, Puebla.
2018 – Exhibition and sale at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Ibiza, Spain.
2018 – Exhibition and sale at the Latin American Bazaar at the Autry Museum of the American West. Los Angeles, California, USA.
2019 – Exhibition and sale at “One of a kind” in collaboration with Chula House. Chicago, Illinois, Mexico.
2019 – Exhibition and sale “Una Noche de Arte” organized by CiBanco at Hotel Royal Pedregal. CDMX, Mexico.
2019 – Exhibition and sale at Colectika Gallery. Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.
2019 – Exhibition and sale “Tonas y Tallas Zapotecas” organized by Arte Yawi gallery at Hotel Presidente. CDMX, Mexico.
2019 – Exhibition and sale “Alebrijes” at Mercado 369. Dallas, Texas, USA.
2021 – Exhibition and sale “50 years of Bazaar del Mundo”. San Diego, California, USA.
2022 – Exhibition and sale “Oaxacan Woodcarvings Trunk Show” at the Western National Parks Association. Tucson, Arizona, USA.
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