Hugo Crosthwaite Bio

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BORN
Tijuana, Mexico

EDUCATION
1997 BA/Applied Arts and Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, California,
1994 Southwestern College, Chula Vista, California

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
Borderlands, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ
2021
Hugo Crosthwaite, Pierogi at The Armory Show 2021, The Javits Center, New York, NY
2019
Hugo Crosthwaite: Tijuas! Death March, Tijuana Bibles and other Legends,
Luis de Jesus Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (9 Nov-21 Dec)
2018
Tijuana Bibles,
Pierogi, New York, NY (13 Oct – 18 Nov)
Resident Artist,
PROGRAMMING, Mana Contemporary Miami, FL Installations at the Station, Liberty Station, San Diego, CA (public art project)
2017
Hugo Crosthwaite: In Memoriam Los Angeles, Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, Museum of Social Justice, Los Angeles, CA (with the California Historical Society, 6 Sept 2017 – 25 Feb 2018)
Tijuanerias 2017, Bienal de Cuenca, La Casa de las Posadas, Cuenca, Ecuador
2016
Resident Artist, mural installation, Mana Contemporary Chicago, Chicago, IL
2015
Tijuana Radiant Shine, Luis de Jesus, Los Angeles, CA (16 May- 20 June)
2013
Hugo Crosthwaite: Studies for CARPAS, Luis de Jesus Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (18 May-29 June)
Word Play, Noel Basa Fine Art, San Diego, CA
2012
Carnivorall, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY (7 Sept-7 Oct)
Tijuanerias, Luis de Jesus, Los Angeles, CA (14 Apr-26 May)
Hugo Crosthwaite, VOLTA Basel, presented by Luis De Jesus, Los Angeles, Basel, Switzerland
2010
Brutal Beauty: Drawings by Hugo Crosthwaite, San Diego Museum of Art, California (27 February – 18 July 2010)
Hugo Crosthwaite, 25CPW, 25 Central Park West, New York
Dark Dreams, Noel-Baza Fine Art, San Diego, CA (5 March–20 March)
2009
Escape Rates Escaparates, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
2008
Hugo Crosthwaite, Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia
2006-8
Escena Pastoral, installed in the foyer of the Bass Museum of Art, Miami, Florida
2005
Maniera Obscura – In a Dark Manner, ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, Miami, Florida
2004
Caprichos, Tropico de Nopal Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2003
Tablas de una Novena & Other Drawings, David Zapf Gallery, San Diego, California
Urbe Tenebrosa, Tropico de Nopal Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2002
On the Border of Surrealism, Daniel Saxon Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2001
Hugo Crosthwaite, Galerie D’Art International, Solana Beach, California
2000
Tablas de una Novena, Centro Cultural Tijuana (CECUT), Tijuana, Baja Californía, México.
Más allá de lo Etéreo, Sponsored by Centro Cultural Tijuana (CECUT), Itinerary: Casa de la Cultura, Hermosillo, Sonora; Galería de Arte Moderno DIFOCUR, Culiacán, Sinaloa; Galería Carlos Olachea, La Paz, Baja Californía Sur; Galería de la Cuidad, Mexicali, Baja Californía, México.
1997
Urbe Tenebrosa, Galería Multiforo del Instituto de Cultura de Baja Californía (ICBC), Tijuana; Tijuana State Gallery, Tijuana, Baja Californía, México
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Make Art Not War: Pierogi for Peace,Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
2021
Pulp, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
2020
Otros Lados: Itzel Basualdo, Hugo Crosthwaite, and Judithe Hernández, Frost Art Museum, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
2019
Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, National Portrait gallery, Washington D.C.   
San Diego Surreal,
Oceanside Museum Of Art, CA 
Body Language,
Hyde Gallery of Art, Grossmont College, San Diego, CA
2018

PROTEST: An American Tradition, Misfit Pictures HQ, La Jolla, CA (April 21 – 30)
Art 365: Works from the Permanent Collection, Brad Cushman Gallery, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
2017
Sin Título, P.S. Satellites, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery and The Art Gallery of the Consulate of Mexico, New Orleans, LA (Curated by Dan Cameron, 17 Nov – 28 Dec)
Mano a Mano: Hugo Crosthwaite and Jose Hugo Sánchez, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA (7 Nov 2017 – 7 Jan 2018)
Mano a Mano: Hugo Sanchez vs Hugo Crosthwaite, La Caja Galeria, Tijuana, Mexico
Extra-Ordinary Collusion, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA (paired with scientist Laura Tan, 20 May – 2 July)
Figurative Futures, 101/EXHIBIT, Los Angeles, CA (22 July – 26 Aug)
2016
XIII Bienal de Cuenca, Impermanecia, In Memoriam, Cuenca, Ecuador
Rage for Art (Once Again), Pierogi, New York, NY
Displacement: Symbols and Journeys, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Winter Park, FL
2015
The House on Mango Street: Artists Interpret Community, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago
Convergence, Cabrillo National Monument, Point Loma Penninsula, San Diego, CA
2014
11th Annual FEMSA Monterrey Biennial, Monterrey and Mexico City, Mexico
PIEROGI XX: Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
Pasaje Urbano de un Presente Bizarro/Urbanscape from a Bizarre Present, TJ IN CHINA Project Room, Tijuana, Baja California Mexico (11 April – 30 May)
2013
Tijuana Makes Me Happy, Consulate General of Mexico, Los Angeles, CA
California-Pacific Triennial,Curated by Dan Cameron, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA (30 June – 17 Nov)
The New World, Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Chaffrey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (15 Jan-30 March)
2012
Behold, America!, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA (10 Nov 2012-10 Feb 2013)
The Very Large Array – San Diego / Tijuana Artists in the MCA Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, CA (29 Nov 2012-1 Jun 2014)
Modus Vivendi, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY (29 June-29 July)
Morbid Curiosity – The Richard Harris Collection, Chicago Cultural Center, IL (28 Jan-8 July)
2011
Fax, Knoxville Museum of Art, TN (26 Aug-6 Nov)
Subjective / Objective, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY (24 June-31 July)
Uncovering – Butoh Performance, The Lab, New York, NY (10-16 June)
The Nature of Drawing, The Anthony Giordano Gallery, Dowling College, Oakdale, NY (23 Jan-18 March)
2010
Drawing Theresa, Noel-Baza Fine Art, San Diego, CA (Dec 2010-March 2011)
Bare, Naked & Nude, Noel-Baza Fine Art, San Diego, CA (10 Nov–18 Dec)
El Grito: The Cry for Independence, 16 August – 11 October 2010, University of Arkansas Little Rock, USA.
The Figure Five Ways, A figurative exhibition featuring five contemporary artists: Hugo Crosthwaite, Michael Ferris, Jr., Susan Jamison, Sophie Jodoin & Emily Metzguer, 8 April – 27 June 2010, Schick Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York
Survey Select – Narrative Painting Exhibition, San Diego Warehouse Space (14 July – 28 August)
Dark Dreams, Noel-Baza Fine Art, San Diego, California (5 March – 20 March)
2006-9
TRANSactions: Contemporary Latin American and Latino Art, Itinerary: Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, California; Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia; Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina; Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Nebraska
2008
Pierogi in Wynwood, concurrent with Art Basel Miami, Miami, FL
Perspectivas/Perspectives: Latin American Art 1930 – 2008, Noel-Baza Fine Art, San Diego, CA
Gray Scale: Hugo Crosthwaite, Andreas Gehrke, Darina Karpov and Michael Schall, Pierogi 2000, Leipzig, Germany
Pierogi Et. Al., Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Apocalyptic Summer, Pierogi 2000, Brooklyn, NY
22nd Annual International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, New Jersey
Scene/Seen: Recent Acquisitions from the Luckman Fine Arts Complex Permanent Collection, 1979-2006, Luckman Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles, CA
6th Benefit Art Auction, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, CA
2007
Impressions – Contemporary/Modern Prints 1960-Present, Edward Cella Art + Architecture, Santa Barbara, CA
Luck of the Draw, Hunsaker/Schlesinger Fine Art, Santa Monica, CA
Night of 1000 Drawings – A Benefit for ARTISTS SPACE, Artists Space, NY
Panorama Latinoamericano Part II, ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, Miami, FL
INCOGNITO, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
Merrill Lynch’s Arteaméricas – the Latin American Art Fair, featured artist of ArtSpace/Virginia Miller GalleriesMiami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL (March 16-18)
2006-7
La Primera Bienal de Dibujo de las Americas, Rafael Cauduro Tijuana 2006, Palacio de Cultura, Tijuana, México
From Mexico to Tierra del Fuego: Latin American Art of the 21st Century, Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia
Strange New World/Extraño Nuevo Mundo: Arte y diseño desde Tijuana, Itinerary: Mexican Cultural Institute, Washington DC; Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, CA; Santa Monica Museum of Art, CA
2006
Bridge Art Fair Miami06, featured artist of ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, The Catalina Hotel and Beach Club, Miami, FL (December 7-10)
Paper Traces: Latin American Prints and Drawings from the Museum’s Collection,
San Diego Museum of Art, CA (23 Sept – 31 Dec)
A Contemporary Journey: MoLAA’s Permanent Collection, Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA
Inspiration: Mexico, David Zapf Gallery, San Diego, CA
Merrill Lynch’s Arteaméricas-the Latin American Art Fair, featured artist of ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, Coconut Grove Convention Center, Miami, FL (March 3-6)
2005-6
VII Bienal Monterrey FEMSA de Pintura, Escultura e Instalación, Centro de las Artes, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, México.
2005
Young Latin Americans, ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, Miami, FL
Acquisitions, Loans and Donations to the Permanent Collection 2003 & 2004, Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA
Latin American Invitational 2005, ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, Miami, FL
Merrill Lynch’s Arteaméricas-the Latin American Art Fair, featured artist of ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, Coconut Grove Convention Center, Miami, FL (April 7-11)
2004-5
XII Bienal Rufino Tamayo, Organized by Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo, Cuidad de México, México, Itinerary: Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo, Cuidad de México; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca; Galería del Centro de Difusión Cultural Instituto Potosino de Bellas Artes, San Luis Potosi; Museo de Arte de Sinaloa, Culicán; Museo de Arte de Querétaro; Espacio Cultural Metropolitano, Tamaulipas, México.
2004
Art at War, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL
Art at War, Aldo Castillo Gallery, Chicago, IL
Likeness and Presence: Contemporary Religious Expressions, Galeria Otra Vez, Self Help Graphics, Los Angeles, CA
Mujeres de Juarez: Art Against Crime, Hispanic Museum of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
LARVA, Organized by Centro Cultural Tijuana (CECUT), Tijuana, Baja Californía, México. Itinerary includes Tijuana, Monterrey and Guanajuato – Cervantino Festival.
La Figura Humana/The Human Figure, Southwestern College Art Gallery, San Diego, CA
Latin Visions: Mexican Artists Look at Erotica, X-ART Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003
BenchMark Project, Sponsored by the San Diego City College Foundation, San Diego, CA
Artists of Baja Norte, Galerie D’Art International, Solana Beach, CA
2002
The Perception of Appearances: A Decade of American Contemporary Figurative Drawing, Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
II Bienal Internacional de Estandartes, V Salón, Centro Cultural Tijuana (CECUT), Tijuana, Baja Californía, México.
Ando Grabando, Etchings for Tijuana, Self Help Graphics, Galería Otra Vez, Los Angeles, CA
2001
Pintura Fresca, Luckman Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles, CA
Grabados Cruzando Fronteras, Galería 23 y 12, Vedado, La Habana, Cuba.
2000
Transmigration: Rituals and Items, Itinerary: Sala de Arte de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja Californía, Tijuana, Baja Californía, México; Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, California, USA.
AWARDS
2019
First-Prize Winner of the Fifth Triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, Washington, DC
2015
Grand Prize Award for Painting and Drawing, 12th Annual FEMSA Monterrey Biennial, Monterrey Mexico and Mexico City, Mexico
2014
Grand Acquisition Prize, 11th FEMSA Monterrey Biennial, Mexico
2008
22nd Annual International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, New Jersey
Juror: Carter Foster, Curator of Drawings, Whitney Museum of American Art.
2006-7
La Primera Bienal de Dibujo de las Americas “Rafael Cauduro” Tijuana 2006
Palacio de Cultura, Tijuana, México.
2005-6s
VII Bienal Monterrey FEMSA de Pintura, Escultura e Instalación
Centro de las Artes, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, México.
2004-5
XII Bienal Rufino Tamayo
Organized by Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo, Cuidad de México, México.
2001
Fondo Estatal para la Cultura y las Artes (FOECA) Jóvenes Creadores, Mexicali, Baja Californía, México.
COVERS
2010 
Naked: The Nude in America, Bram Dijkstra
2006 
San Diego CityBeat, Vol. 4, Issue 40, May 17
2005 Arte Al Dia International, No. 109, Summer
2002 Minor Omissions: Children in Latin American History and Society, Edited by Tobias Hecht, University of Wisconsin Press
2002 Across the Line/Al Otro Lado: The Poetry of Baja California, Edited by Harry Polkinhorn and Mark Weiss, Junction Press, San Diego
2001 Luca: Discourse on Life and Death, By Rochelle Owens and Marjorie Perloff, Junction Press, San Diego
2000 GUERRA, Poems by Armando Gonzalez B., Impresos Graficos de Tijuana, Baja Californía, México

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2021
“SOUTH TRAIN Independent Artist United Making the Hippest Trip at the Border,” Digital Journal, September 1st, 2o21
Otten, Liam. “‘The Outwin: American Portraiture Today’ Kemper Art Museum hosts fifth triennial Smithsonian portrait competition,” The Source Washington University in St. Louis, August 12th, 2021
Dixon Evans, Julia, “Hugo Crosthwaite: A Life In (Stop) Motion,” KPBS, July 21st, 2021
Kelley, John, “Dibujos de Cuarentena (Mexico),” The San Diego Union Tribune, March 26th, 2021
2020
“Springfield exhibit draws on socio-political themes; Artists chosen in Smithsonian Portraiture competition,” Journal Inquirer,  October 2nd, 2020
2019
Jenkins, Mark, “Portraits that bend the rules of portraiture, in ‘The Outwin 2019’,” The Washington Post, Dec 12th, 2019
Kennicott, Philip, “A new generation of portraits asks: Can you see these people?” The Washington post, Nov, 19th, 2019
Miranda, Carolina, “Art Openings in L.A. this week: Hugo Crosthwaite at Luis de Jesus,“ Los Angeles Times, Nov 7th, 2019
Asmelash, Leah.”Latino artist wins prestigious portrait competition for depiction of a migrant woman.” CNN. October 31st, 2019
“Hugo Crosthwaite wins 2019 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition with an animation.”Making A Mark. October 29th, 2019
ART: Hugo Crosthwaite Wins $25,000 USD National Portrait Gallery Prize.” Feel Free Artz. October 27th, 2019
Rocha, Michael James.”San Diego artist Hugo Crosthwaite wins National Portrait Gallery’s top prize.” The San Diego UnionOctober 26, 2019
“Hugo Crosthwaite Wins $25,000 USD National Portrait Gallery Prize.” Hypebeast. October 26th 2019
Michelson Andrea,“This Year’s Outwin Winners Challenge the Norms of Portraiture.” Smithsonian. October 25th, 2019
Sharp, Sarah Rose, “Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Celebrates the Modern Portrait.” Hyperallergic.October 25th, 2019
“National Portrait Gallery Awards Hugo Crosthwaite Its $25,000 Triennial Prize.Artforum. October 25th, 2019
National Portrait Gallery Announces Winners of the 2019 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition and Opening of “The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today.” Cision. October 25th, 2019
“Hugo Crosthwaite Awarded First-Prize In Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery’s Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition.”Artfix daily. October 25th, 2019
Kenny, Mack.”San Diego artist wins top prize in US portrait competition with immigration-themed animation,” The Art Newspaper. October 25th, 2019
“The Outwin 2019.” Google Arts & Culture. October,2019
Rocha, MichaelJames.”Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery announces finalists for prestigious competition.
Cross-border artist Hugo Crosthwaite is among them”. San Diego Union, May 28, 2019
“National Portrait Gallery Announces 2019 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition Finalists
Press Release,” Smithsonian News Desk, May 2019
2018
Duffy, Savannah, “New art display from NTC Foundation adds color to Liberty Station in Point Loma,” La Jolla Light, Aug 29, 2018
Ocaño, Manuel, “Familias unidas, familias separadas: los contrastes de la frontera plasmados en murales,” Univision, Aug 19, 2018
“Have a beer with artist Hugo Crosthwaite at Stone Brewing,” sdnews.com, Aug 16, 2018
Hugo Crosthwaite artista de Tijuana creará 16 murales en Liberty Station, TijuaNotas, Aug 9, 2018
Daichendt, James G., “Breaking barriers with art: Public interaction influences Hugo Crosthwaite’s work at Liberty Station,” The San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug 8, 2018
Stone, Chris, “Talk to Me, Says Tijuana Artist, as Moving Murals Emerge at Liberty Station,” Times of San Diego, Aug 8, 2018
Guerrero, Jean, “Tijuana Artist Highlights Trump’s Family Separation Policy Through San Diego Murals,” KPBS, Aug 7, 2018
Garrick, David, “New Liberty Station murals all about improvisation,” The San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug 5, 2018
“Downtown Briefs: August 2018,” San Diego Downtown News, Aug 3, 2018
Jennewein, Chris, “From Skateboards to Doors: 6 Art Installations Coming to Liberty Station,” Times of San Diego, April 11, 2018
Figueroa, Rhadamés, “Proyectos de artistas mexicanos se exhibirán en Liberty Station,” The San Diego Union-Tribune, March 31, 2018
“Six new art installations chosen for Liberty Station,” sdnews.com, March 27, 2018
2017
Miranda, Carolina, A., “Why you should see Hugo Crosthwaite’s L.A.-inspired mural — before he destroys it bit by bit,” Los Angeles Times, Dec 27, 2017
d’Addario, John, “In the orbit of Prospect.4: Satellite exhibits round out the scene,” The New Orleans Advocate, Dec 12, 2017
Hickey, Alan, “Art Draws from Dueling Visions of Border,” Between the Lines, Nov 29, 2017
Bookhardt, D. Eric, “Review: contemporary Mexican artists converge in Sin Titulo (Untitled),” Gambit/The Advocate, Nov 27, 2017
Morrissey, Kate, “Improvised mural questions ‘otherness’ and power in reflection on border,” The San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov 15, 2017
Srikrishnan, Maya, “Border Report: The Wall Protests Are Happening, Just Not at the Border,” Voice of San Diego, Nov 13, 2017
Morrissey, Kate, “Art Institute to host border-themed artistic sparring match,” The San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov 6, 2017
Gershanik, Ana, “’Sin Titulo’ exhibition to feature work of 7 Mexican artists,” nola.com, Oct 26, 2017
Burstein Hewitt, Lonnie, “LET’S REVIEW: In an ‘Extra-Ordinary Collusion’ Art/Science join forces for exhibit in Balboa Park,” La Jolla Light, June 15, 2017
2016
The Art Assignment. PBS Digital Studios, Exquisite Corpse, collaborative drawing, August, 2016
Reep, Richard, “Displacement crams all the trauma, alienation and hope of the border into one summer show at CFAM,” Orlando Weekl, July 26, 2016
Myrland, Susan, “Spring Arts Preview: Top visual art picks,” The San Diego Union-Tribune, March 18, 2016
2015
Burstein Hewitt, Lonnie, “Shipload of artists team up for event at Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego,” La Jolla Light, Dec 3, 2015
Deal, Chad, “International art and music converge on Cabrillo National Monument,” San Diego Reader, Nov 10, 2015
Miranda, Carolina A., “Studio Visit: Hugo Crosthwaite and a Giant Dashboard Jesus, channeling Tijuana’s just-do-it spirit,” Los Angeles Times, Oct 30, 2015
Johnson, Steve, “This year’s ‘Day of the Dead’ exhibit in Pilsen has somber theme — children,” Chicago Tribune, Oct 21, 2015
Davies, Abraham, “Tijuana-born artist contrasts dejection and optimism in powerful Los Angeles exhibition”, We-heart.com, June 15, 2015
Miranda, Carolina A., “Crosthwaite on Tijuana, Mexico’s missing, the power of comic books,” Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2015
Miranda, Carolina A., “Datebook: Dirigibles, comic book noir and photos of the American West,” Los Angeles Times, May 15, 2015
Duelund, Theis, “9 Ways to Have Fun in L.A. This Weekend,” Los Angeles Magazine, May 14, 2015
Stromberg, Matt, “Why Do US and European Galleries Flock to Mexico City’s Zona MACO?” Hyperallergic, Feb 7, 2015
Sierra, Sonia,“La Pintura Joven Domina Las Nuevas Propuestas de Zona Maco,” El Universal, February, 2015
2014
Casas, David, “Ganan Crosthwaite y Monroy la XI Bienal FEMSA,” crónica.com.mx, Aug 15, 2014
Mendoza Lemus, Gustavo, “El dibujo y la instalación, ganadores en la Bienal Femsa,” Milenio, Aug 14, 2014
Holslin, Jill, “Aesthetic Dislocations: TJ in China Project Space remakes Tijuana’s Image,” at the edge, May 23, 2014
2013
Zellen, Jody.”California Pacific Triennial Artists Announcement,” Press Release: Orange County Museum of Art, January, 2013
Tewksbury, Drew, “Framed: Tijuana Painter Hugo Crosthwaite Imagines a Sci-fi Future for Mexican South”, Los Angeles Magazine, November 29, 2013
Miranda, Carolina A. “Tijuana Art Comes to Los Angeles”, KCET, November 25, 2013
Miller, Michael.”Triennal,” Art Has Pacific Rim flavor, Daily Pilot, August, 2013
Voynovskaya, Nastia. “On View: 2013 California-Pacific Triennial at the OCMA”, Hi Fructose, July 15, 2013
Miranda, Carolina A. “California’s Triumphant Triennial”, Hyperallergic, July 11, 2013
Zellen, Jody.”Artist Profile: Hugo Crosthwaite,” inthemake.com, July, 2013
Philp, Hunter Drohojowska. “The California-Pacific Triennial at OCMA”, KCRW, June 25, 2013
Murphy, Mark. “California-Pacific Triennial,”Scribble08, May 1, 2013
2012
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Wood, Eve, “Hugo Crosthwaite “Tijuanerias?” at Luis De Jesus Los Angeles”, Art Ltd., July, 2012
Frank, Peter, “Hugo Crosthwaite: Luis De Jesus Los Angeles,” Artillery 6, no. 6, p. 52-53,
Ollman, Leah, “Visions of Tijuana”, Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2012
Zellen, Jody, “Recommended: Hugo Crosthwaite”, ArtScene, May, 2012
“Hugo Crosthwaite’s “Tijuanerias” Captures Border’s Demons, Drugs And Dark Spirits”, The Huffington Post, March 27, 2012
Auilar, Carlyn, “Cruzando la frontera sin cruzar”, Notes on Looking, May 19, 2012
Harnish, Tracey, “Hugo Crosthwaite”, LA Art Diary, May 24, 2012
2010
Ruggero, Lorena Nava, “Art Everywhere: Brutal Beauty @ San Diego Museum of Art,” sdcitybeat.com, June 30, 2010
Ollman, Leah, “Hugo Crosthwaite, San Diego Museum of Art and Noel-Baza Fine Art”, Art in America, June 4, 2010
Carone, Angela, “Hugo Crosthwaite’s Work of brutal Beauty,” KPBS, Feb 26, 2010
2009
Ollman, Leah, Review: “Draw the Line at Laura Schlesinger Gallery”, The Los Angeles Times, June 26, 2009
2008
Fox, Catherine, “Jigsaw Combines Density, Chaos of City,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 23
2007
Moctezuma, Alexandra, “Exhibition Review – Strange New World: Art and Design from Tijuana,” ArtForum, January
Pagel, David, “Tijuana’s Scrappy Spirit Reaches Across the Border,” Los Angeles Times, January 30
Hernandez, Daniel, “Nuevo Cool – Tijuana Art in Santa Monica,” LA Weekly, January 24
Pistor, Rahne, “More than ‘Velvet Elvis’,” The Argonaut, January 11
2006
Ollman, Leah, “Inventing Tijuana,” Art in America, December , p. 76
Pincus, Robert L., “’Paper Weight,” The San Diego Union Tribune, November 23
Grant, Daniel, “Latin American Art Takes Off,” ARTnews, October
“Borderland,” Juxtapoz, September
Pincus, Robert, “Finding Their Ways: Artists offer us a chance to see their worlds,” The San Diego Union Tribune, July 6
Lewinson, David, “Crossing Borders – Tijuana’s art migration heads north for MCASD’s mega exhibit,” Riviera, May
Beckman, Rachel, “Exhibition Review – Extraño Nuevo Mundo/Strange New World,” Washington City Paper, April
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Harvey, Anthony L., “Neighborhood Art Exhibits Not to Miss,” InTowner Newspaper, March
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2005
Lucie-Smith, Edward, “Hugo Crosthwaite – A New Post-Modernist,” Arte Al Dia International, no. 109, Summer
Evora, Jose Antonio, “ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries: Caras nuevas entre los invitados,” El Nuevo Herald, June 26
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Spiegler, Eileen, “Critic’s Pick,” The Miami Herald, April 1
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2004
Sorell, Victor Alejandro, “A Global Response to War Rendered in Words and Images,” New York Arts Magazine, October 26
González Rosas, Blanca, “XII Bienal Rufino Tamayo,” Proceso, No. 1453, September
Twardy, Chuck, “Exhibit Shines Light on Unsolved Mexican Murders,” Las Vegas Weekly, August 26
Schillaci, Kelle, “Scenes of Crime,” Las Vegas City Life, August 18
Casey, Juliet V., “Art Exhibit Puts Focus on Crimes Against Women,” Las Vegas Review-Journal, August 14
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2003
Kendricks, Neil, “Mexican Sampler – Exhibit Showcases some of Baja California’s Promising Artists,” The San Diego Union-Tribune, September 25
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2001
Myers, Holly, “From Nine Tijuana Artists: Perspectives as Fresh as the Paint,” Los Angeles Times, November 24

COLLECTIONS
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, CA
Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA
San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA
Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL
Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
Tijuana Cultural Center (CECUT), Tijuana, MX
Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA