Selene Perez
b. 1982, Mexico ∙ CE artist since 2006
Photo by Evguenia Shtill
Selene Perez is known for her vast bestiary of strong, graphic drawings of animals and emotive portraits. Ranging from seven-legged cats to flocks of geese in flight, Perez makes her creatures with the simplest of marks across an array of media. The influence of printmaking is evident in all of her work. Collectors are a fan of Perez’ ink blot swans and her portraits of Frida Kahlo, one of her favorite artists.
The vivid contrast between dark and light, and fine line and densely black form, are skillfully balanced. Perez handles her subjects with a sense of whimsy that softens the stark black and white pieces.
Perez's imaginative creatures came to life in her gull pillow made in collaboration with CB2 in 2014. In 2013, her work was featured in Outside In: The Art of Inclusion, Crawford Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland. Perez continues to be popular at the Outsider Art Fair on New York each year.
Select Exhibitions & Projects
2020
Art Changes Lives at Parc 55, San Francisco, CA
Of Here From There | De Aquí Desde Allá, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Mother Nature!, Outsider Art Fair, New York, NY
2019
5 and 2 Others, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA curated by Mildred Howard
5 WOMEN at Outsider Art Fair 2019, New York, NY
The Grand Finale, Spark Arts, San Francisco, CA
Creativity Explored at Cutting Ball Theatre, San Francisco, CA
2018
World of Frida, Bedford Gallery at Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
"From" All Over the Place, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, San Francisco, CA
6 Women of Creativity Explored, Marriott Stanton Hotel, Miami, FL
2017
Black White, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2016
Ripe, Creativity Explored Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Bird in the Hand, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA
2015
Here, There and Everywhere, Sheffer Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Tree of Life, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Forte, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2014
Shoerageous, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
INK, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
A Curious Menagerie, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2013
Outside In: The Art of Inclusion, Crawford Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland
For the Birds, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco's Calacas: Day of the Dead, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2012
Fabulous, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2011
SMALL, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Faces, Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Black and White and Read All Over, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
