Maya Christina Gonzalez
3452 16th St. #102, San Francisco, CA 94114
phone 415.385.4399
e-mail:mzmaya@mayagonzalez.com

• 2007  Encantada Galleria, SF, CA "Nana's Big Surprise!"
• 2004 University of Santa Barbara Multicultural Center , CA
  "Seventh Annual Chicana/o Art Exhibition"
• 2003 Encantada Galleria, SF, CA "Snake Skull Woman"
• 1998 Encantada Galleria, San Francisco, CA "For the Momeant: Images of Women and Fruit"
• 1998 17 Reasons, San Francisco, CA "Maya's Women"
• 1997 Galleria Posada, Sacramento, CA "Into the Light"
• 1995 Studio 24, San Francisco, CA "La Llorona"
• 1994 Studio 24, San Francisco, CA "Dias de los Muertos"
• 1993 Baba Yaga's Dream, Eugene, OR "Pulse"(installation/performance accompanied show)
• 1992 New Zone Gallery, Eugene, OR "Come Into the Light"
• 1989 Keystone Gallery, Eugene, OR "Home"
• 1988 One Common Thread, Eugene, OR "Images of Women"

• 2006-2007  December 16 – July 8 “Connecting Cultures,” Phoenix Airport Museum, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ
• 2006  November 1 – November 26 “Celebration of Day of the Dead,” Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco de Young, Golden Gate Park, SF, CA
• 2005 March 21 - May 16 Hispanic Research Center of Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
  "Triumph of Our Communities: Contemporary Mexican American Artists"
• 2005 March 18 - April 30 MACLA (Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana), San Jose, CA
  "Chicana/o Biennial"
• 2004 Mesa Southwest Museum/Hispanic Research Center of Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ
  "Chicano Art for our Millennium"
• 2004 Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Chicago, IL
  "Dias de los Muertos"
• 2003 Encantada Galleria, San Francisco "Dias de los Muertos"
• 2002 Encantada Galleria, San Francisco "Dias de los Muertos"
• 2002-2004 De Cordova Museum/Gallery on the Go Program - tour
• 2002-2005 Exhibits USA, Touring Show, "Just Like Me" - catalogue
• 2001 Mexican Museum, San Francisco
  "Chicanos en Mictlan: Dia de los Muertos in California" - catalogue

• 2001 Destination Foundation, San Francisco, "Tails of the City" Fundraiser Auction, sponsored by Microsoft
• 2000 Encantada Galleria, San Francisco, CA "Intimas"
• 2000 Galleria Posada, Sacramento, CA "Mujeres de la Valle"
• 2000 Plaza de la Raza Cultural Center for the Arts and Education, Los Angeles, CA
  "Hecho En Califas" - Catalogue - 2 year tour
• 2000 Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA "Tenth Annual Best of Children's Book Illustrations"
• 1999 Reading the World Conference, USF, San Francisco, CA
  "From the Wonderful Wizard of Oz to Grandfather's Journey's"
• 1999 Pacific Book Auction, San Francisco, CA "Children's Book Illustrations"
• 1998 Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA "Dias de los Muertos"
• 1998 Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA "Ninth Annual The Best of Children's Book Illustrations"
• 1997 Encantada Galleria, San Francisco, CA "Dias de Los Muertos"
• 1995 Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Chicago, IL "Dias de Los Muertos"
• 1995 Arte Americas: Casa de la Cultura, Fresno, CA "La Luz del Valle"
• 1995 Benefit Art Auction, Diamond and Jewelry Mart, San Francisco, CA
  "Artists to Artists in Kobe"
• 1994 Cooper, White and Cooper, San Francisco, CA "Cultural Expressions"
• 1994 Somar Gallery, San Francisco, CA "Public/Private"
• 1993 William White Gallery, Eugene, OR "Group Show"
• 1993 Maude Kernes Art Center, Eugene, OR "Art in the Vineyard Invitational"
• 1993 Cinco de Mayo Downtown Invitational, Eugene, OR
• 1993 New Zone Gallery, Eugene, OR "Zone for All"
• 1992 New Zone Gallery, Eugene, OR "War and Peace"
• 1992 Maude Kernes Art Center, Eugene, OR "Art in the Vineyard Invitational"
• 1991 William White Gallery, Eugene, OR "Group Show"

Children's Book Press, San Francisco, CA

• 2007 "My Colors, My World" by Maya Gonzalez

• 2007 "Nana's Big Surprise!" by Amada Irma Peréz

• 2007 "On My Block" anthology by 14 artists

• 2002 "My Diary From Here to There" by Amada Irma Peréz

Pura Belpre Honor Award
Americas Award

• 2000 "Iguanas in the Snow and Other Winter Poems" by Francisco Alarcón

Pura Belpre Honor Award
Americas Award Commended List

• 1999 "A Room of My Own" by Amada Irma Peréz

Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children Book Award, Southwest Texas State University, TX

• 1998 "Honoring Our Ancestors: Stories and Portraits by 14 Artists"
• 1998 "Angels Ride Bikes and other Fall Poems" by Francisco Alarcón

Americas Commended List
Recommended by the Elementary School Library Collection
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices

• 1997 "From the Bellybutton of the Moon and other Summer Poems" by Francisco Alarcón

Americas Commended List
Skipping Stones Honor Award
School Library Journal Starred Review
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices

• 1996 "Laughing Tomatoes and other Spring Poems" by Francisco Alarcón

Pura Belpre Honor Award
National Parenting Publications Gold Medal Award
Riverbank Review "Children's Books of Distinction" Finalist

• 1996 "Just Like Me: Stories and Self-portraits by 14 Artists"

Small Press Book Award Finalist

• 1994 "Prietita and La Llorona" by Gloria Anzuldúa

Americas Honor Award
Smithsonian Notable Book

Rigby, Crystal Lake, IL

• 2001 "What Fine Gardeners"
• 1998 "Face Toward the Sky"
• 1996 "I Come From Two Lands"
• 1996 "The Crying Mountain"

Scott Foresman Addison Wesley, Glenview, IL
(subdivision of Simon and Schuster)

• 1999 "Amigos Inseparables" by Nicholosa Mohr for Reading 2000

Barefoot Books, New York, NY

• 2000 "Fiesta Feminina" anthology of Mexican folktales about women

American Folklore Society's Aesop Prize 2001
Parent's Choice Recommended List 2001
Booklist Editor's Choice
Booklist Top Ten Children's Books On Women's History

• 2005 "Triumph of Our Communities: Four Decades of Mexican American Art" published by Bilingual Press at Hispanic Research Center of Arizona State University, Mesa, Az
• 2005 "Sky Woman: Indigenous Women Who Have Shaped, Moved, or Inspired Us” published by Theytus Books, Ltd, Penticton, BC, Canada
• 2004 "Chicano Art for Our Millennium" published by Bilingual Press at Hispanic Research Center of Arizona State University, Mesa, Az
• 2002 "Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Art: Artists, Works, Culture and Education"
  published by Bilingual Press at Hispanic Research Center at Arizona State University
• 2000 "Curve" Magazine featured artist - June Issue
• 2000 "Something About the Author" Reference Book published by Gale Research
• 1999 "Mujeres En Lucha" Invitation and Poster Design for La Raza Centro Legal, Inc., San Francisco
• 1998 TARGET Easter ad for "People Espanole" and "Latina" March 1999
• 1998 " Latina" Magazine article illustration - February 1999 Issue
• 1998 "La Frontera" Magazine Featured Artist - Issue # 8
• 1998 "Arts Monthly" Cover artist SF - New York Times Insert
• 1998 "Girlfriends" Magazine Featured artist - September Issue
• 1998 "Living Chicana Theory" Cover artist Third Woman Press, Oakland, CA
• 1998 "Oppositional Wetness: Mujeres Living Theory" Poster for UC Berkeley Chicana and
  Latina Studies conference
• 1996 "Achieving a Broader Vision" poster for Latino Coalition for a Healthy California
• 1995 "Day of the Teacher" Poster for NEA
• 1995 "Mango, Bananas and Coconuts: A Cuban Love Story" Cover artist Arte Publico Press, Houston, TX
• 1993 "CSWS REVIEW" Center for the Study of Women in Society,
  University of Oregon Cover and featured artist
• 1993 "Lavender Network" and "Blue Stocking" Magazines Cover artist
• 1993 "Intown Magazine" Featured artist Eugene, OR

• 2006-2007 Teaching workshops: student teachers, universities, conferences, libraries, schools
• 1996-2003 "Children's Book Press Outreach Program"
  teaching students and training teachers in Bay Area and Los Angeles schools
• 1996-2001 WritersCorps teacher training, San Francisco, CA
• 1999 Guest appearance on Bay Area People/Fox Network as children's book illustrator
• 1997 Created and presented plaque to Rigoberta Menchu Tum for San Francisco
  Women's Building Mural Dedication
• 1997 UC Davis Medical Center Collection "Reclining Into Seven"
• 1992 NEA Grant Jury Board
• 1989 "Fearless Art" Class taught at the University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
• 1989 "Fearless Art for kids" Class taught at Maude Kernes Art Center, Eugene,OR
• 1987 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR Fine and Applied Art Dept.
• 84-86 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR Creative Writing Dept.

• 2007 San Francisco Arts Commission Cultural Equity Grant
• 2001 "Hispanic Americans Profiles of Excellence"
  Honoree of ABC-7 and
  San Francisco Board of Supervisors
• 2001 "Hecho En Califas: The Last Decade"
  Certificate of Recognition,
  State of California Senate
• 2001 Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award
  Southwest Texas
  State University, TX