Jesus Zamarron

“In my work I enjoy expressing spontaneity and randomness with line and color, this gives the paintings a type of freedom and ease that contrasts the deeper voices of the subject matter, the story behind. So at the end, my art is about life itself, a struggle between the yin and yang, the laughter and the seriousness of being alive.“


Zamarrón is a graphic artist whose work has been presented in different media: internet, television, video, print, as well as art galleries. He has exhibited his work both in Spain, the United States and Northern Europe. His early work had been featured in several collective shows at Facultad de Bellas Artes of Madrid (Painting and Audiovisual Media), where he graduated in 1994. He has worked with Madrid’s Galería Gaudí on shows for international festivals. The Spanish Consulate of San Francisco invited him to represent Spain with his paintings at the emblematic Palace of Fine Arts. He has shown his art at the prestigious 111 Minna Gallery and Roll Up Gallery. He has participated in many SF ARTS SPAN Open Studios at Art Explosion Gallery and other venues such as The Fort Mason Center, where he had a sold out show in 2010. He has curated art group shows in his own studio gallery: ARTS ON 9TH, and h...

2011-2014 MA, Masters of Art in Education; Academy of Art University; San Francisco, CA

1995-1996 Classes in both the "Multimedia Studies Program” at San Francisco State University and "Graphic Design Certificate” at University of California Berkeley Extension

1994 CAP, Pedagogical Adaptation Program; University of Almeria

1989- BFA, Complutense University; Madrid, Spain 1994

1988: “Drawings” Group Show, R.C. Alfonso XII,
Escorial

1989
1994: Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting and audiovisual), Madrid

1990: “Group Exhibition” Fine Arts students against teachers' strike of Facultad de Bellas Artes, Madrid

1991: “Corridors’ Paintings in the Corridors” Collective Show at Fine Arts School, Facultad de Bellas Artes, Madrid

1991
1993: “Concert Posters” Design and production for the Summer Courses of the Complutense University, Almeria

1990
1992: “My Trip” Video-creation of 30 minutes. International Shows Video of Cadiz. Assistant director and production, Almeria

1990
1992: “Video-creation” MSFERA 5 minutes. Video Festival, Canary Islands Official Selection, Assistant director and production. Postproduction: “Channel Si”, Almeria

1992: “Fast Paintings Competition” Collective Show, El Retiro Park, Madrid

1993: Group Show. Facultad de Bellas Artes, Madrid

1994: “Drawing Classes” Friday Live Model Sketching at legendary San Francisco Art Institute.
“The Ghosts of Dawn” Video-creation about a painting of the artist: Juan Jose Romero production assistant, along with PGC Almeria.
“Post Industrial Landscape” Production assistant in the exhibition: “A Mindful Geography-Marking Pl...