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Hector Duarte

Hector Duarte was born in 1952 in Caurio, Michoacan, Mexico. He is an artist living and working in Chicago, Illinois and his studio in Mexico.

Duarte is a painter, printmaker, and muralist building upon the Mexican muralist tradition and the community mural movement and co-founder of the Julio Ruelas Print Workshop in Zacatecas, Mexico; La Casa de la Cultura in Zamora, Mexico; and Taller Mestizarte in Chicago.

Background

Studied Mural Painting at the workshop of David Alfaro Siqueiros (1977)

Illinois Arts Council Artists Fellowship (2008)

Artistic Production Award, Secretary of Culture of the state of Michoacan (2005, 2007)

National Endowment for the Arts Regional Artist's Project Grant (1994)

Normal Editions Projects

Duarte participated in a collaborative print project at Normal Editions Workshop during a short term residency at the School of Art at Illinois State University, October 2006. (pdf file of poster)

Duarte's visit was sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs, MECCPAC (Multi-Ethnic Cultural and Co-Curricular Programming Advisory Committee), the School of Art, and Normal Editions Workshop for a public lecture, class discussions, interacting with students, faculty and staff in addition to the print project.

Artist Hector Duarte drawing.

Hector Duarte drawing with a Korn's lithographic crayon on a stone at Normal Editions Workshop in 2006.

Resources

Artist Website

Chicago Public Art Group

Latino Art Midwest

Prints from Normal Editions

Viejo Con Bandana is included in the Illinois Artists traveling exhibition available from Normal Editions Workshop.

Viejo Con Bandana

Viejo Con Bandana

Hector Duarte
two-color lithograph
22" x 17"
edition size: 40 arabic numeral
copyright 2009
NEW work #06-102

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Collaboration with Hector Duarte

Hector Duatre sketching

Hector Duatre sketching

Hector Duarte working on a color sketch for the collaborative print project

Duarte drawing

Duarte drawing

Hector Duarte drawing at Normal Editions

drawing on the litho stone

drawing on the litho stone

Hector Duarte drawing the image on the lithography stone

Duarte"s drawing on the stone

Duarte"s drawing on the stone

A view of the image in progress while Hector Duarte draws it

Duatre visits Lithography II class

Duatre visits Lithography II class

Hector Duarte with students in the Lithography II class

Duarte with drawing class

Duarte with drawing class

Hector Duarte visiting a Life Drawing II class

Duarte visits Intaglio class

Duarte visits Intaglio class

Intaglio Students reviewing the print portfolio
Hector Duarte shared with the class

Duarte with intaglio class

Duarte with intaglio class

Hector Duarte in an Intaglio class

public lecture

public lecture

Hector Duarte speaking at the public lecture October 17, 2006

lecture hall

lecture hall

A view of the lecture hall before the public talk began

Duarte lecture

Duarte lecture

Lori Niemtschk and Hector Duarte show a reductive woodcut print during the public lecture. Brenda Mendoza helps as an interpreter.

public lecture

public lecture

Hector Duarte during the public lecture

reception

reception

School of Art reception honoring Hector Duarte

reception

reception

Authentic Mexican cuisine for the reception

reception

reception

Reception in the Lithography Studio for Hector Duarte

reception

reception

Hector Duarte, speaking with Joyce Apple from the Office of Student Affairs

reception

reception

Hector Duarte speaks with a student during the reception

reception

reception

Hector Duarte surrounded by ISU students, faculty and friends
at the School of Art reception

Hector Duarte at edition print signing.

Hector Duarte at edition print signing.

Hector Duarte (and family) with Veda Rives and Richard Finch at edition print signing.

IACA Acknowledgement and Copyright

Normal Editions Workshop acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

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