Born 1983, El Salvador
Lives and Works in San Francisco, CA

EDUCATION

  • MFA New Genres, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California
  • BFA Computer Animation and Sculpture, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon
  • BS Geology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • 2012
  • Mixed Media and Installation Works, Eli Ridgway Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • Not a Particle or a Place but an Action, James Cohan Gallery, New York, NY
  • 2010
  • Lux vs. Lumen, Baer Ridgway Exhibitions, San Francisco, CA
  • 2009
  • Dubitatio, Baer Ridgway Exhibitions, San Francisco, CA
  • 2007
  • 1871©, Toronto Images Festival, Toronto, Canada
  • 2006
  • The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast, Matmos, San Francisco, CA
  • 2005
  • One on One, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 2002
  • Olympia Hippodrome, Schneider Museum, Ashland, OR
  • Positive Negative, A.I.R. Space, Ashland, OR
  • In*stru'ment, Performance Room, BFA Show, Ashland, OR)
  • 2000
  • Megamorphosis, A.I.R. Space, Ashland, OR

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • 2011
  • SECA Award Exhibition, SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA
  • Bay Area Now 6, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
  • 2009
  • Tomorrow, Steven Wolf Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • East Meets West, Baer Ridgway Exhibitions, SF, CA, (group screening)
  • 2008
  • Howl In The Hole, Garage Space Biennale, San Francisco, CA
  • 2006
  • PAH-Fest, Christopher Coppola Film Festival, Grants, NM
  • Vernissage, SFAI MFA Graduate Exhibition, Fort Mason, SF, CA
  • Collaborations, SFAI Exhibition, SFAI, San Francisco, CA
  • Contemplating Inappropriateness, CELL Space, San Francisco, CA
  • Reconsidered Materials, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
  • The Pied Piper of Palestine, Studio 10, SFAI, SF, CA
  • A Park Within, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 2005
  • SFAI + CCA, SWELL Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • Out of Sight, The Film Booth, San Francisco, CA
  • Flux You, The Garage Space, San Francisco, CA
  • One Day This May Not Exist, Cinematheque, San Francisco, CA
  • The Next Generation, LASPA, San Francisco, CA
  • Continuing MFA Show, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • Hands On Hands Off, Cinematheque, San Francisco, CA
  • Overdrawn, Cell Space, San Francisco, CA
  • 2004
  • Darkness from the Light, Pete’s Cafe, San Francisco, CA
  • Garage Sale VI, The Garage Space, San Francisco, CA
  • 2003
  • Sidewalk Closed, Pete’s Cafe, San Francisco, CA
  • Ten Ants Only, SWELL Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • SFAI + CCA, Play Space Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 2001
  • Lit from the Inside, A.I.R. Space, Ashland, OR

 

PERFORMANCES

  • 2009
  • DUBBO POWER, Treasure Island Music Festival, TI, CA,
  • In Search of Caruso, Mezzanine, Noise Pop, San Francisco, CA)
  • 2008
  • Lost At Sea, Treasure Island Music Festival, TI, CA
  • 15 Years, Mezzanine, Noise Pop, San Francisco, CA
  • 2007
  • Pirate Booty, Treasure Island Music Festival, TI, CA
  • Freedom, Mezzanine, Noise Pop, San Francisco, CA
  • 2005
  • Trix Binix Summon the Meteors, Edinburgh Castle, San Francisco, CA
  • Trix Binix Summon the Meteors, ATA, San Francisco, CA
  • 2004
  • Return of Futurism, Club 1015 Folsom, San Francisco, CA
  • Obsessive Patterns, Live Worms, San Francisco, CA
  • 3 is the Magic Number, Blake’s, San Francisco, CA
  • 2003
  • Death of Ghost Boi, Makeout Room, San Francisco, CA
  • Cracker Jacks, Build Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • Masking Tape Junk, Mimi Barr, San Francisco, CA
  • Schizophonic, Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, CA
  • Outside In Inside Out, The Garage Space, San Francisco, CA

 

PRESS

  • 2012
  • Baker, Kenneth."50 Years of Bay Area Art: The SECA Awards." San Francisco Chronicle, January 4
  • 2011
  • Hotchkiss, Sarah. "SECA at SFMOMA: Current and Past Winners." KQED Arts, December 19
  • 2010
  • Chun, Kimberly. "Mauricio Ancalmo: Artist Makes old Machines Dance." San Francisco Chronicle.
  • Comings, Arthur. "Creative Dissonance: Mauricio Ancalmo at Baer Ridgeway Exhibitions." Examiner.
  • 2009
  • Granade, Rives. "Mauricio Ancalmo at Baer Ridgway Exhibitions." Examiner
  • Vogel, Tracy "Mauricio Ancalmo:Dubitatio." SFweekly.
  • C.I.A. "The Beast Beats: Mauricio Ancalmo-Dubitatio."
  • Bamberger, Alan. "Mauricio Ancalmo-Dubitatio." Art Business
  • 2007
  • Kross, Melissa. "1871©." Stumble Upon
  • Paine, Nicholas. "Vinyl Fever." EARS XXI
  • Wells, Katherine. "Museum of Human Perception." Black Ink Review
  • Franceschini, Amy. "Shotgun Review: 1871© at the Exploratorium." Shotgun Review
  • Takayama, Robynn "Film Review: Last Weekend."
  • Olson, Marisa S. "1871©." Rhizome
  • Polta, Steve. "One Day This May No Longer Exist." SF Cinematheque

 

AWARDS AND HONORS

  • 2011
  • Eureka Fellowship, Fleishhacker Foundation, San Francisco, CA
  • 2010
  • SECA Award Winner, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
  • 2006-2007
  • Artist in Residence, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
  • James Irvine Foundation Grant Recipient, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
  • Francis Ford Coppola Award, Best Short Film, PAH Fest, Grants, NM