Born in 1992, León, Guanajuato, Mexico.

EDUCATION

2014 BA, Studio Art. Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 | The Price of This Dream. MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA.

2022 | Somewhere In Between. Airport Atrium Gallery. Atlanta, GA.

2021 Somewhere In Between. MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA.

2014 Synchronicity. BA Thesis Exhibition. Blackbridge Hall. Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA. 

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023 | Context 2023. Filter Space, Chicago, IL.

2022 | Prologue. Echo Contemporary Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA.

2022 | Expanding Narratives. NicholsAtlanta, Atlanta, GA.

2022 | Of the Fantastic: Extraordinary ATL. Arts and Entertainment, Atlanta, GA.

2022 Gathered V. The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA

2021 Little Things. Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA

2021 EngageMINT. MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA 

AWARDS

2022 | Artadia. Atlanta Awardee. Atlanta, GA.

2022 | Selected Artist. MINT Leap Year Residency 2022 -2023. Atlanta, GA. 

2022 | Finalist. Aperture 2022 Portfolio Prize. 

2022 | Juror-Selected Winner. Gathered V. The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA.

2021 | Artist Grant Ricipient. IDEA Capital. Atlanta, GA. 

2021 | MINT and Atlanta Celebrates Photography Inaugural Fellowship Winner. Atlanta, GA. 

2021 | Lensculture B&W Photography Awards. 1st Place Single. Amsterdam, Netherlands.

2014 | Goizueta Scholarship. Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA. Awarded from Fall 2010 to Spring 2014. 

PUBLICATIONS

2022 | Nothing Left but Healing. Pomegranate Press. Richmond, VA. 

ARTICLES | REVIEWS

2022 | “Review: MOCA GA’s “Gathered V” reveals depth and diversity of Georgia artists” ARTS ATL, February 2022. 

2022 | “José Ibarra Rizo - Bre and James Forever” LENSCULTURE, January 2022. 

2022 “It’s all black and white: stunning monochrome images – in pictures” THE GUARDIAN, January  2022.

2021 “ACP Week: MINT + ACP Fellowship - José Ibarra Rizo,” LENSCRATCH, October 2021. 

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