Education

• M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design
• B.F.A., University of Alaska Anchorage

Biography

Mariano Gonzales is the coordinator of illustration and printmaking and has taught foundation, photography, digital arts, metalsmithing, sculpture and painting courses at UAA. He has conducted numerous art workshops and lectures throughout Alaska. He has exhibited extensively in Alaska in both solo and group exhibitions. In 2015, Gonzales had a solo exhibition of his work entitled “A Man in the Shadows” at the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center. He was honored as the "Outstanding Individual Artist," 2010 Anchorage Mayor’s Awards for the Arts, and received the "Excellence in Photography" award in 2004 from the Alaska Photographic Society. His work is featured in collections at the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, the Alaska State Museum in Juneau, the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Museum, and the School of Business at UAA. Gonzales has also served as a panelist in many symposia on Alaskan Art, and as a tertiary reviewer for the educator’s program - SIGGRAPH ASIA.  He was featured in an article in Tikkun, Fall 2012, entitled “A Salvo Against War, Torture and Racism, the Art of Mariano Gonzales” by Paul Von Blum. 

Teaching Responsibilities

• Computer Art
• Intermediate Graphic Design
• Advanced Graphic Design
• Senior Seminar

Professional & Department Service

• Bachelor of Fine Arts Committee
• Student Resources Committee
• Printmaking Coordinator
• Illustration Coordinator

Exhibitions

Solo

Group

 

Awards

• Outstanding Individual Artist, Anchorage Mayor’s Awards for the Arts, Anchorage, AK
• Excellence in Photography Award, Alaska Photographic Society, Anchorage, AK