Biography of José Ventura

Born in 1955 in El Salvador, José Ventura has drawn and painted as far back as he can remember. Graduating from the Art School, he worked several years at the National Museum while pursuing his painting. He studied several years in Mexico, then migrated in Canada where he continued to paint, inspired by his childhood memories, the remembrance of his native land and the discovery of his new country.

After a year spent in France, haunting museums, painting and exhibiting, he returned to Canada in 1992 and became fascinated by glass. Learning the techniques of glass painting, he designed and executed stained glass pieces for churches and private homes. He perfected the blending of two traditional glass techniques, fusing and painting, to create pieces that bear the full flavor of his style. In 1996, with his partner, he created the carved glass panels that make up the entrance of St. Andrews Wesley church in downtown Vancouver.

In 1998, always striving to express his vision in his highly personal, playful way, he started to paint on ceramics. His many customers and friends have very well received his whimsical dishes, vases, bowls and teapots.

José Ventura continues to paint on canvas, work in glass and paint on ceramics. He is planning several exhibitions and has many art projects for the next few years as head of his company José Ventura Designs.

Art Galleries Representing José Ventura


Assiniboia Gallery
2429-11th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4P 0K4
Tel : (306) 522-0997, Fax (306) 522-5624
www.assiniboia.com
Contact persons : Mary Weimer and Jeremy Weimer

Foresight Art Gallery
Ibn Al Roumi st. 32
PO. Box 940631
Amman, Jordan, 11194
http://www.foresightartgallery.com

Gainsborough Galleries
441-5th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2P 2V1
Tel: (403) 262-3715
www.GainsboroughGalleries.com

Golden Cactus Gallery
Tel: 011-52-624-14-36399
www.goldencactusgallery.com
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Hambleton Galleries
781 Bernard Avenue, Kelowna, B.C., V1Y 6P6
Tel : (250) 860-2498, Fax (250) 868-4841
www.hambletongalleries.com
Contact persons : Stuart and Tracy Turcotte

Hampton Gallery
Old Fire Hall No 1, 101, 125 4th Avenue, Kamloops, B. C., V2C 3N3
Tel and Fax : (250) 374-2400
www.hamptongalleries.com
Contact person : Grace Brown

Doctor Vigari Gallery
1312 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC, V5L 3X6
Tel: (604) 255-9513
www.doctorvigarigallery.com
Contact person: Bill Gotts

Artist links

Karin Momberg
Adriepaint Naive Art in Holland

Publications

Books
- Treasured Moments, Assiniboia Gallery, 1996
- Marrying the Animals, Cornelia Hoogland, Brick Book, London Ontario, 1995

CD cover

Vienen Llegando, Adriàn Goizueta y el Grupo Experimentàl, New Songs from Costa Rica, 1990

Exhibition History

2009 -- Solo show, Foresight Callery, Amman, Jordan
2009 -- Solo show, Assiniboia Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan.
2003 -- Solo show, Assiniboia Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan.
2001 -- Solo show, Assiniboia Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan.
2000 -- Solo show, Bessborough Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
1999 -- Group show, West End Gallery, Victoria, B.C.
1998 -- Solo show, Assiniboia Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan.
1997 -- Solo show, Hambleton Gallery, Kelowna, B.C.
1996 -- Show, Centenial Museum, Kelowna, B.C.
1996 -- Honorable mention at the SFU 1996 Biennial Exhibition for Glass.
1996 -- Creation of glass panels for St. Andrews Wesley Church, Vancouver.
1996 -- Solo show, Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta.
1995 -- Show, Seymour Art Gallery, North Vancouver.
1994 -- Solo show, Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta.
1993 -- Solo Show, Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta.
1992 -- 10th Juried Exhibition, Community Arts Council of Vancouver, B.C.
1992 -- Solo show, Ace Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
1991 -- Collective exhibition, Galerie Simonof, Paris, France.
1990 -- 7th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, B.C. Artists in the Square, Vancouver, B.C.
1989 -- Vancouver East Cultural Center, Vancouver, B.C.
1986 -- Collective exhibition for Amnesty International Anniversary, Vancouver, B.C.
1986 -- Vancouver East Cultural Center, Vancouver, B.C.
1985 -- Oasis Gallery, Kamloops, B.C.
1985 -- (N)on Commercial Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
1984 -- Centenial Museum, Kelowna, B.C.
1983 -- Public Art Gallery, Kamloops, B.C., First prize - Annual Juried Show.
1978 -- Collective exhibition, Coyoacanence Stage, Mexico City, Mexico.
1975 -- Collective exhibition, San Salvador, El Salvador.