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Francisco Javier Hernandez Carbajal (AKA) Brujo de la Mancha 5236 Chester Ave. Philadelphia, PA. USA. 19143-4350

http://www.brujodelamancha.com http://www.OllinYoliztliCalmecac.org Email:[email protected] SKYPE:brujodelamancha Phone: 01 (215) 384-3369

Artist's Statement: I am an multidisciplinary, self-taught artist. My mission as an artist is to awaken the spirituality in the human mind through an approach that utilizes the arts to emphasize a connection between nature and today's modern society. Drawing on cultural narratives of Mexican indigenous traditional art, my art connects humans with nature and spirituality in modern society. My artwork is my self-expression about my own experiences. As someone who did not have the privilege to attend art school. Artwork Sumary: I transform discarded objects into works of art that manifest experiences viscerally rooted in my subconscious. My sculptures and puppets draw on the southern Mexican traditional art of Alebrijes, a papier maché or wooden sculpture depicting demons, trolls, animals, and other mystical or magical creatures. I work in a wide range of media, including sculpture, painting, drawing, puppetry, writing, ceramics, clay flutes, Aztec dance & music, digital video, music & photography and non-profit art management. Biography: I am a multidisciplinary, self-taught artist. Born in Mexico City in a mixed Mexican-indigenous and Spanish working class family. In my childhood, during visits to my father’s family around Xico, Veracruz in Mexico, I experienced the surviving Mayan, Olmec, Aztec and Catholic cultures, traditional farming, and popular crafts that represent and express the life of the indigenous Mexican people. Later, I cultivated a sense of freedom to express my personal dreams and reality by immersing myself in indigenous cultures in the states of Oaxaca, Veracruz, Puebla, Michoacan and Tlaxcala. I grew up believing and experiencing independent thinking, realizing that people are rich in resourcefulness in their own power for self-control. My paternal grandmother migrated from Xico, Veracruz to Mexico City before I was born, and I have continued this family experience with my own migration to Philadelphia eleven years ago, where I have joined the diversity of lives and cultural exchanges of this city. In Mexico a great emphasis is placed on the connection between human beings and the natural world. In 2007 I got my Aztec name “Tletxayacoatl” (The Snake with the Face on Fire) in a summer solstice ceremony in Chicago with Master “Ocelotcoatl” (The Jaguar & Snake) and Master “Xavier Quijas Yxayotl”. I also won a grant from The Institute for Cultural Partnership to learn how to make “Tlapizcalli” clay flutes with the Master “Xavier Quijas Yxayotl”, my first formal training in art. I have continued this work on my own making a clay instrument called the “Ehekachiktli” -The Dead Whistle- an instrument that is very old. My artistic name BRUJO DE LA MANCHA was giving to me by my friends through my artistic development. My name, Brujo, means "witch" in Spanish. Because transformation is a magic power that humans have inside, I encourage people to focus on the present, to recycle and embrace what they have around them now. I WILL EXPRESS MY SELF IN ART TO LIVE AND CREATE. My Goals: a) Cultural Exchange. b) Popular Arts in education. c) Nonprofit Arts Management. e) Art Therapy. By having these goals, I hope to reach my ultimate goal, which is to reach out to diverse communities and continue to remain connected to my own community. This will help me to understand the vast diversity in the workings of the human mind, just as art helps people to understand themselves and to realize their potential. Art provides a chance for many people and communities to express themselves in ways that they would not during their "regular" life. Art in many forms, allows people to get away from the more materialistic approaches to life that many people have. Getting involved in the arts helps people in some way to see the other side of the coin - a new way to look at things - maybe a new approach to life, as my art does for me. I have over ten years of experience in community-building through popular arts in education among diverse populations in Philadelphia. I speak both English and Spanish fluently, I have worked in international and in

multicultural settings which have both required and nurtured my respect for diversity. I’m a self-starter, I take independent initiative, and have developed communication and interpersonal skills through many years of teaching, cultural work, community organizing, and nonprofit management. I have always shown professional and personal integrity in my work, standing up for what is right even in the face of severe adversity. I’m competent with Microsoft Word and Excel on PC and MAC and with internet and e-mail applications. In 2003, I co-founded the Aztec cultural organization and dance troupe Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac (OYC). The experience of founding this organization and guiding it, until it became well-established in the community and financially self-sustaining for the long-term future, has given me excellent organizing skills. In 2005, I won an Arts Management Internship with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, where I participated in a six month observation of Pennsylvania’s funding of nonprofit arts organizations, including the Institute for Cultural Partnership, Mt. Pleasant Hispanic American Center, and the Philadelphia Folklore Project. I also have a certificate in Nonprofit Management through the Hispanic Leadership Development Program at The Nonprofit Center at La Salle University, as well as a certificate of Strategic Planning for arts-oriented, nonprofit organizations through the University of Massachusetts Amherst Arts Extension Services. Work Experience: Freelance Non-For profit Art Consultant: 2006 - present Aztec Dance troupe “OLLIN YOLIZTLI CALMECAC”: 2003 - present Organize and present monthly Aztec Dance ceremonies; Artist in Residence Programs, coordinate group rehearsals, tours, organize budgets, grant applications, supervising 6 dancers, report activities to the Board of Directors. Freelance Art Preparatoria: 1999-Present Assist in the production of museum exhibits, most notably “Travels in the Labyrinth: Mexican Art” in the Arthur Ross Gallery of the Univ. of Penn., The National Liberty Museum, the Awater Kent Museum and Taller Puertorriqueño. The Clay Studio: The Clay Mobil: 2007 - 2008 Teacher and assitant for mosaic Murals, Arts in Humanities culutral concepts, in after school programs, senior centers, juvenile correction centers, high-risk middle and high school students, around the city of Philadelphia. Taller Puertorriqueño and Alzheimer’s Association of the Delaware Valley: 2002 - 2006 Taught watercolors and art therapy to patients with memory loss – including an annual art exhibition. Mann Adult Center: 2005 Taught Clay to Senior Citizens for art activities with an exhibition of their own artworks, annually. Taller Puertorriqueño in conjunction with Congreso de Latinos Unidos: 11/2004 Taught drawing to at-risk youth. Philadelphia Public Schools: 2004 Taught papier maché mask workshops for after school programs. Raices Culturales Latino Americanas: 11/2003 Taught paper maché and wire workshops for the Mexican tradition of the “Day of the Dead” . Taller Puertorriqueño: 2003 Taught drawing, painting and ceramics to children attending summer camps. NorriSquare Civic Association: 2003 Taught drawing, painting, and ceramics to children aged 6-10 in summer camps & after-school program.

Work Volunteer Experience: Vipassana meditation:2001-Current Attend retreats involving silent and intensive practice every 6-8 months or a least one per year. Serve as course manager, kitchen manager, and translator. www.Dhamma.org Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Harrisburg: 2005 - 2007 Reviewed grant applications for nonprofit community arts organizations across Pennsylvania. One panel per year Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Harrisburg: 2007 Reviewed grant applications for Artist in Residency programs for nonprofit community arts organizations across Pennsylvania. One panel per year DUTV (Drexel University Television): 2003 Volunteered as a cameraman for the local news and the 2003 Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride from Philadelphia to New York. DUTV Is an educational cable station operated as a service by Drexel University. Independent Media Center & Prometheus Radio: 1999 – 2005 Served as a DJ, engineer, mentor and volunteer with Radio Volta, a project of the Philadelphia Independent Media Center. Spiral Q Puppet Theater: 10-11/1998- 1999 Worked in the artistic foundation development for the theater in 1998-99 to create shows in Philadelphia. Teaching & making puppets, acting and playing music. Workshops: Rutgers University “Center For Latino Arts And Culture”: 11/ 2-4/2007 Held paper maché workshop and altar exhibition on the “Day of the Dead” celebration with the community, at the New Brunswick Public Library. Rutgers University Museum: Professional Development: 10/12/2007 Held papier maché workshops for school teachers on the Mexican Indigenous art called “Alebrijes”. University of Pennsylvania: 11/2003 Held paper maché workshops and altar exhibitions for the Day of the Dead Celebration. Spiral Q Puppet Theater: 10-11/1998- 1999 Held paper maché workshops for the Day of the Dead presentation and the Parade Organization. Public Talks: The 2nd Annual Philadelphia Immigration Cultural Conference (PICC): 4/25/2009 at Temple University. The objective of the conference was to bring students from around the city to address issues that immigration brings to youth. This year PICC featured seminars on topics centered on the themes of immigration culture, education, and policy. We find these topics to be important areas to address because they all deal with the impact of immigration on America and more specifically to students. Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac performed and I gave a talk about "Identity in the XXI century" Scribe Video Center & The Society for Cinema and Media Studies, Latinos/a and African-American Caucus: 03/07/2006 Talk and Discussion about the creation of the Video “Aztec Dance in Philadelphia” as a part of a monthly screening series, called “Storyville” and national conference in Philadelphia.

Institution for Cultural Partnership (ICP). Does it Run in the Family? Community Oriented Family Health History: 4/5/2006 Arts, Storytelling and Healing: Aztec Healing Dances Talk and video presentation “Aztec Dance in Philadelphia” Conferences: Philadelphia MALI-PCA Leadership Development Workshop: 2008 Multicultural Arts Leadership Institute (MALI) fueling the diversity of arts, connecting and building community across cultures in Silicon Valley and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) program Preserving Diverse Cultures created the Leadership Development Workshop to collaborate with multicultural arts leaders to developments and strengthening and further our multicultural arts leadership. 5th Annual PA Migrant Students General Assembly: Student Leadership Institute: 7-31-2008 Harrisburg PA Invited as an observer by the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs and the Pennsylvania Migrant Education Program, in Association with the Pennsylvania Department of Education, as part of the 19th PA Migrant Student Leadership Institute. Americans for the Arts & Preserving Diverse Cultures Track in Philadelphia: 6 19 - 22, 2008 Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. With 45 years of service, we are dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. Open Dialogue X, The Association of American Cultures (TAAC): Preserving Diverse Cultures Track in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: 8-18 - 21, 2006-2005 TAAC convenes artists and cultural workers that are reflective of our pluralistic society to inform and advocate for democratic cultural policy. Residences as Art Teacher: Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership: 5/2008 Residency at Independence Charter School five weeks program (two days a week). Held papier maché workshop on mask making, acting in groups and solos as well with 95 students 10 to 13 years old. Classes were in Spanish and English Please Touch Museum: 2/2004 Created Mobiles with recycled objects, Aztec headdresses and life size cut out puppets. Awards: Finalist in “Transito MX 02”: Festival Internacional de Artes Electronicas Video: 10/2007 The Transitio MX 02 festival titled Nomadic Borders has the initiative of creating action and reflection over the concept of community. In this sense, an illusion is made to the metaphor of the border as a non-place, a symbolic site that draws a territorial line and opens a new possible future for convergence to occur. the film "Danza Azteca en Filadelfia" was used for this festival. City of Philadelphia, Office of Truancy & Delinquency Prevention:"Unsung Hero Award": 5/2006 Asset to the Community Award from the EPIC Community Stake holder Group of South Philadelphia for unselfish dedication to the quality of life within the community. City of Philadelphia, Art in City Hall: Visions and Voices: 9/2004 Recognition from the Mayor of Philadelphia as a prominent member of the Philadelphia community of Latino artists.

Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership: 2005-2008 Listing as an Artist and Multidisciplinary Cultural Art Teacher in the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Directory of Arts in Education Grants: Institution for Cultural Partnership (ICP) and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA): 2007 Master and Apprenticeship a grant to learn how to make clay flutes and Native Mexican Music. With Master Xavier Quijas Yxayotl. Culminating in a presentation “The Fall of the Bellybutton of the Moon” festival, free for the public in Philadelphia PA. Pennsylvania Council on the Arts: Preserving Diverse Cultures: 2007-2009 Grantee Artistic Director salary for Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac.org . Pennsylvania Council on the Arts: Arts Management Internship: 2005 Internship for Arts development and management, including internship time at the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the Institute for Cultural Partnerships, the Mt. Pleasant Hispanic American Center, and the Philadelphia Folklore Project. Education: In USA: Pennsylvania Council on the Arts: Arts Management Internship: 2005 Internship for Arts development and management, including internship at the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Institute for Cultural Partnership, Mt. Pleasant Hispanic American Center, and Philadelphia Folklore Project. Ending with the certification in Arts Management Diplomas from. University of Massachusetts Amherts: Arts Extension Service: 2006 Online course on strategic planning and development for arts-oriented, nonprofit organizations, plus forums and workshops. The Nonprofit Center at La Salle University and the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania: 2005 Monthly courses in nonprofit management with Hispanic Leadership Development Program. In Mexico: Colegio de ballichers No. 6 Vicente Guerrero: 1994-1996 Studies related to logic, psychology, philosophy and liberal arts. Escuela Secundaria Tecnica No. 58 Austin Nañes y No. 107: 1990-1994 Studies related to electricity, carpentry, clothing design and liberal arts. Diploma. Escuela Primaria Muralismo Mexicano: 1983-1990 Studies related to puppetry, dance, mime, special arts programs and liberal arts. Inspiration: Vipassana meditation: 1999-Current Attend retreats involving silent and intensive practice every 6-8 months or a least one per year. www.Dhamma.org

Arts Commissions: The Village of Arts in Humanities: The Teddy Honey Bear Tree honoring “Elner Dawkins” 2007 To create a Bottle Tree (South African Tradition) in memory of a person of the community who has served there. Penn State University Nutrition Link Program: 2004 Created nine educational puppets for statewide Nutrition Link Programs. Called “Professor Popcorn” Solo Exhibitions: First Friday in Philadelphia Old City:

2000-3

Street exhibitions at monthly gallery walks.

2008-2009

The Art Work of Brujo de la Mancha.

Paintings, Drawing, Performance El Huarache Azteca Mexican restaurant: Paintings, Drawings Rocket Cat Cafe Philadelphia:

12-2007/2-2008 The Art Work of Brujo de la Mancha.

Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures Raices Culturales, Taller Puertorriqueño, Hace Philadelphia:

6/2007

Vereda Cultural

1/2007

Mexican Art in Harrisburg

7/2006

Mexican Art in Harrisburg

5/2006

Mexican Art in Harrisburg

5/2006

Mexican Art in Harrisburg

2/2004

Latino Heritage Month

2/2004

Noches de Arte en el Barrio

6/2000

Reincarnations from the future

6-9/2009

In your dreams

Paintings Whitaker Center Harrisburg PA: Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures WITF Harrisburg PA: Paintings and Drawings Jump Street Harrisburg PA: Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures Pinnacle Health Harrisburg PA: Paintings and Drawings Please Touch Museum Philadelphia: Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures The Lighthouse Philadelphia: Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures- Installation Borders Bookstore Philadelphia: Sculptures Group Exhibitions: Philadelphia City Hall: Paintings, Sculptures Folk and Traditional Arts in Pennsylvania Today: A statewide

6-2009/6-2011 Making It Better

traveling exhibition by the Institute for Cultural Partnership.

Double Clay flute and Dead whistle First Exhibition of the Art4Barter Project. at Henry Bermudez Studio: Drawing

1/ 2009

Art4Barter project

Artesano Gallery: Painting

4/2008

Memorias

The Clay Studio: Clay Flute

2/2008

Annual Students Teachers Winter Show.

Raices Culturales: Paintings

12/07-5/08

Vereda Cultural

International Art Expo in Philadelphia:

11/2007

Art Display

9/2007

A Celebration of Visual Traditions

2/2007

A Celebration of Visual Traditions

10/2006

A Celebration of Visual Traditions

8/2006

“Full Deck” La Loteria

6/2006

A Celebration of Visual Traditions

Paintings, Drawings African American Museum Philadelphia: Sculpture Jump Street/Whitaker Center Harrisburg: Sculpture African American Cultural Center of Greater Pittsburgh: Sculpture Mattie Rhodes Gallery Kansas City, MO: Painting Penn State University: Sculpture Fringe Festival: High wire Gallery Philadelphia A Post Apocalyptic Fashion Show :

9/2005

The Runway at the End of the World

10/2004

Celebration of Latino Heritage Month

8/2004

Visions from Post-Modern Aztlan

1/2003

El Mundo del Arte

Recycling Clothing Design Philadelphia City Hall: Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures Taller Puertorriqueño Philadelphia: Paintings Project HOME Philadelphia: Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures Performance History: I have been performing since 2003 as the co-founder of Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac, Philadelphia’s first arts organization to teach indigenous Mexican culture, language, dance and music. In 2009 the Highlights were “Telemundo” in San Jose, California for the Mexica New Year, The Philadelphia Society for Art, Literature & Music, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and The National Library of Congress in Washington, DC. In 2008, highlights were that "Puerto Rican Panorama" put the television show on the World-Wide Network. They decided to begin with this presentation. This will live in history: that first Puerto Rican Panorama in crossing

the entire world on the Network has been the Aztec show. I also performed at The African American Museum in Philadelphia, & the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology of the University of Pennsylvania as part of the "Summer Wonder" and the "Google Works” in Reading, PA. In 2007, highlights were at the Kimmel Center Inc. for the Performing Arts, Academy of Music, for the Summer Solstice Ceremony, and “The Fall of the Bellybutton of the Moon” with Master Xavier Quijas Yxayotl, free for the community. In 2006, highlights included “The Fall of the Bellybutton of the Moon” festival, a four-day master class in drumming and Clay Flute, by The Master Xavier Quijas Yxayotl, culminating in a performance at the Wilma Theater; and our performance at Philadelphia’s International House at the premiere of our documentary, produced with the help of Scribe Video Center. In 2005, we performed Aztec Dance Ceremonies with other Native American groups, at the National Museum of the American Indian, in Washington, DC, for Hispanic Heritage Month at the State Capitol in Harrisburg, and in support of the “Spirit of the Seventh Fire” a traveling Native American show. The high point of 2004, was our Dance Ceremony for the opening of the Cacao exhibition at the Academy of Natural Sciences. Other Performances as a guest: Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby: 2009 The Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby is a part of The Trenton Avenue Arts Festival is in its fourth year, people and artists with cycle-sculpturists. Beyond all the crazy costumes, intricate mechanisms and sweet rides, "The purpose of the fest is to celebrate the creative people who are finding homes in this neighborhood." The Fringe Festival: Mirror Dance Company: Fringe Live Arts Festival: 9/2007 Principles of Uncertainty was created as a working model for large-scale multimedia events, utilizing scientific theories and structures to generate performative experiments from various creative disciplines. The work is adapted to each location, and incorporates dancers and musicians from the community. Earth Charter Community Summit: University of the Arts: “Dystopia/Utopia + Elements of Change”: 10/2006 Performance as main dancer and some choreography Mexican Cultural Center & The Ethical Society building in Philadelphia Lila Downs Benefit Performance: 6/2005 Provided opening Aztec Drum performance for this show to benefit college-bound Mexican high school students. The End of the Word Circus Philadelphia, PA: 2004 Performed as clown and musician, video background and dancer. The Not Nothing Circus Philadelphia, PA: 2003 Performed as clown and musician, video background and dancer. “Carnivolution”: Circus Sideshow Tiberino Museum, Philadelphia, PA: 2003-2008 Performed as clown and musician, video background and dancer.