Poster by Luis Canstaneda featuring one of the sixty-five original artworks by Jaime Arredondo
Jaime Arredondo, the artist and curator behind Popul Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Quiché through Illustration, will be presenting his work at Deep Vellum on Saturday, Jan 20 at 7PM.
The sixty-five original artworks by Arredondo are on exhibition at the Irving Archives and Museum through Sunday, Feb 4. These illustrations are the culmination of ten-years of work and research.
“It is Arredondo’s hope that these works will restore the former glory of the Popol Vuh and its authors to its deserved place in human history. In turn, this will lead to a greater interest and defense of it, and the art and culture of Native and Indigenous peoples.”
For more information about the exhibition, please visit irvingarchivesandmuseum.com.
Jaime Arredondo was born in Dallas, Texas to Mexican American Tejano parents. His mother was a direct descendant of the original land granted to Spanish families in Texas dating back to the 1600s, and his father was Otomi, a large Native American nation originating from Central Mexico. He is a graduate of MacArthur High School and the University of Dallas both in Irving.
Arredondo has had numerous solo gallery and museum shows in the Southwest and in New York City, and is the recipient of numerous awards. In 2009, his paintings were published as stamps by the United Nations, and in 2015 he was commissioned to create a permanent art project for the Manhattan Transit Authority at the Zerega Station in the Bronx.
After graduating from Yale University in 1989 with a Master of Fine Arts in Painting, Arredondo moved to New York City and began teaching his course, “Of Fire and Blood: Art and Mythology of Mexico” at New York University and The New School. He continues to teach at both universities and live in New York City with his wife and daughter.
[Source: irvingarchivesandmuseum.com]