Consu Tolosa Mixed Media Painter
🌐 www.consutolosa.com ✉ consu@consutolosa.com ☎ 971- 570-4650
EXHIBITS
2017
July - Crossroads + Pivots (Solo Show)
Basil Hallward Gallery
Powell's Books on Burnside, Portland Oregon
June - Recycled Rain Project (Juried Group Show)
Ford Gallery, Portland, Oregon
June - Fire on the Water: A Dragon Boat Inspired Show (Juried Group Show)
Antoinette Hatfield Hall - P5 Centers for the Arts, Portland OR
May - Black Wagon on Mississippi Avenue, Portland OR (Group Show)
February- Featured artist at First Thursday Pop-Up
The Gallery Loft at the Hairy Lobster, Portland, Oregon
February - Anna Bannannas Cafe in St. John’s (Solo Show) - Portland, Oregon
January - Divided we stand: Portland artists react to post-election America (Group show)
Ford Gallery, Portland, Oregon
January - La vida Veggie (Solo Show) - Hillsboro, Oregon
Scheduled Show for later in 2017:
September - Equilibrium - Portland, Oregon
October - Insomnia - Hillsboro, Oregon
November - Powell's Books on Burnside (Juried Group Show)
Basil Hallward Gallery
November - Siren Nation Festival Presents: Reflections (Juried Group Show)
Albina Press on Hawthorne - Portland, Oregon
November - Anna Bannannas Cafe in St. John’s (Group Show) - Portland, Oregon
December - Big 500 Show - (Group Show by Invite)
Ford Building Main Floor Gallery, Portland OR
2016
December - Big 500 Show - (Group Show by Invite)
Ford Building Main Floor Gallery, Portland OR
November - Siren Nation Festival Presents: Celebration, A 10-year Anniversary Show
Albina Press on Hawthorne - (Juried Group Show)
July- August - Laminae: Working in Layers - Red Dot, Artists at Work Collective
Second Story Gallery. Camas WA (Group Show)
July -People’s Art of Portland Presents: 88 Strong
Goodfoot, Portland OR (Group Show by Invite)
June-July - Recycled Rain Project
Ford Gallery, Portland (Juried Group Show)
June - Symphony of Wings, Cactus Gallery
Los Angeles, CA (Juried Group Show)
May-June- Woodland Wonders, A Personita Show
Black Wagon on Mississippi Avenue, Portland OR (Solo Show)
May- Siren Nation’s Paint Your Art Out
Salvageworks, Portland OR (Group Show)
April-May - Collections - Red Dot, Artists at Work Collective.
Lake Oswego Library, Lake Oswego (Group Show)
April-May - Brother’s Grimm Fairy Tale Art Show
Portland’5 Center for the Arts- Portland (Juried Group Show)
March-April - Loteria II! - Cactus Gallery
Los Angeles, CA (Juried Group Show)
February-March- Love of Portland - People’s Art of Portland Gallery
Pioneer Place Mall, Portland, OR (Group Show)
2015
February- March- Love of Portland - People’s Art of Portland Gallery
Pioneer Place Mall, Portland, OR (Group Show)
March - Black Wagon on Mississippi Avenue, Portland OR (Solo Show)
April-May - LOOKING IN - Red Dot, Artists at Work Collective.
Eastside Exchange Building, Portland (Group Show)
May - Personitas RAW - Blendily
1627 Studios, NE Alberta, Portland (Solo Show)
May- June - Recycled Rain Project
Olympic Mills, Portland (Juried Group Show)
June- Fire on the Water: A Dragon Boat Inspired Show (Juried Group Show)
Antoinette Hatfield Hall - P5 Centers for the Arts, Portland OR
July - Siren Nation’s Paint Your Art Out
Olympic Mills, Portland OR (Group Show)
July - People’s Art of Portland Presents: 88 Strong
Goodfoot, Portland OR (Group Show by Invite)
September- Verum Ultimum Gallery: Abstract Catalyst
Juried Group Show (Portland Oregon)
October - So Many Days, So Many Dead
People’s Art of Portland Gallery
Pioneer Place Mall, Portland, OR (Group Show)
November - PDXtraordinaire - Red Dot, Artists at Work Collective.
Architectural Heritage Center, Portland (Group Show)
November- Pathways to the Pacific Northwest - Siren Nation
2014
September- LOOKING UP - Artists’ Bootcamp Group Show
Muse Art & Design, Portland OR
September - October Siren Nation’s Paint Your Art Out
Olympic Mills, Portland OR (Group Show)
October-November - Things that go Bump in the Night
People’s Art of Portland Gallery
Pioneer Place Mall, Portland, OR (Group Show)
November- Siren Nation Festival Presents: Natural Wonders
Albina Press on Hawthorne - (Juried Group Show)
December- January - Big 500 Show - (Group Show by Invite)
Pioneer Place Mall Galleries, 3rd Floor: Peoples Art of Portland Gallery, Mark Woolley Gallery, A.I.R. Gallery, Portland OR
ART FAIRS & SALES
2016
October 2016 Joined Artistic Portland Gallery and Retail Space
Downtown Portland, OR (318 SW Taylor Street)
May -- St. John’s Bizarre (Juried)
2015
March 7 & 8 - The Buckman Sale,
Buckman Elementary School, Portland OR (Juried)
June 14 - Small Works, Big Cause
Basic Space Gallery, Portland OR
November - Siren Nation Festival
Holiday Art Sale at Kennedy School , Portland OR
December - Handmade NW Presents: Formal Holiday Artisan’s Fair
Red Rose Ballroom, NE Alberta St. Portland, OR
2014
November 1 & 2 - Siren Nation Festival
Holiday Art Sale at Kennedy School , Portland OR
November 22nd - Artrageous Holiday Art & Craft Extravaganza
Alberta Abbey, Portland OR
December 12 & 13 - Alberta Studios Holiday Open Studios
1627 Studios, NE Alberta, Portland OR
2013
November 30- Gray Saturday - Holiday Art Sale, Portland, OR
November 7-10 - Call of Wild Soul - Artist’s Bazaar
Sacred Art Retreat - Earthrise, the Institute of Noetic Sciences
Petaluma, CA
COMMISSIONS
• Baby Portraits - Private Collections 2013-2017
(Portland, OR - Athens, GA - Nashville, TN - Montevideo, Uruguay - Portland, ME)
• Wedding Celebration- Painting printed on a water bottle, June 2015
• Process Work Institute
Winter Intensive Promotional Materials (2014 & 2015)
2013 Video Illustrating basic Process Work concepts- Illustrations
2013 Anxiety - Video illustrating a process-oriented treatment
approach of anxiety featuring Art Dolls & other artwork.
• Siren Nation
2015 PYAO Images for promotional/Marketing Materials
2014 Official Festival Poster
LIVE PAINTING EVENTS
June 27, 2015 and September 6, 2014 - Participated in a live painting & auction fundraiser for Siren Nation (www.sirennation.org) during the opening of the show Paint Your Art Out. Both times a pieces had to be created from start to finish in the span of 3 hours while being auctioned live (silent auction). Both events were a success: Consu completed each painting and they were both Sold.
MEDIA
June 30, 2017 - XRAY FM radio interview about “Crossroads + Pivots,”
the solo show at Powell’s Books running in July.
November 2016 - UWC Impact Stories about the Arts
Online http://www.uwc.org/news/?pid=37&nid=3&storyid=370
May 2015 - Interview on A Global Walk
Online http://aglobalwalk.com/interview-with-consu-tolosa/
MEMBERSHIPS - Member at Red Dot, Artists at Work - Art Collective - 2012-2016
Juried Member at Artistic Portland, Artist’s Cooperative -
www.artisticportland.com - October 2016 - February 2017
EDUCATION
All foundational art courses completed as prerequisites to entering a Master’s Program in Art Therapy at Marylhurst University (MA obtained in May 2000) were part of undergraduate coursework.
Recent Art Development Under the following Mentors:
Jennifer Mercede Joan Fullerton
Tracy Verdugo Jesse Reno
Erin Faith Allen Mindy M. Lacefield
Teesha Moore Lilla Rogers
TEACHING
Consu Tolosa also teaches an online course here.
2017
July - Crossroads + Pivots (Solo Show)
Basil Hallward Gallery
Powell's Books on Burnside, Portland Oregon
June - Recycled Rain Project (Juried Group Show)
Ford Gallery, Portland, Oregon
June - Fire on the Water: A Dragon Boat Inspired Show (Juried Group Show)
Antoinette Hatfield Hall - P5 Centers for the Arts, Portland OR
May - Black Wagon on Mississippi Avenue, Portland OR (Group Show)
February- Featured artist at First Thursday Pop-Up
The Gallery Loft at the Hairy Lobster, Portland, Oregon
February - Anna Bannannas Cafe in St. John’s (Solo Show) - Portland, Oregon
January - Divided we stand: Portland artists react to post-election America (Group show)
Ford Gallery, Portland, Oregon
January - La vida Veggie (Solo Show) - Hillsboro, Oregon
Scheduled Show for later in 2017:
September - Equilibrium - Portland, Oregon
October - Insomnia - Hillsboro, Oregon
November - Powell's Books on Burnside (Juried Group Show)
Basil Hallward Gallery
November - Siren Nation Festival Presents: Reflections (Juried Group Show)
Albina Press on Hawthorne - Portland, Oregon
November - Anna Bannannas Cafe in St. John’s (Group Show) - Portland, Oregon
December - Big 500 Show - (Group Show by Invite)
Ford Building Main Floor Gallery, Portland OR
2016
December - Big 500 Show - (Group Show by Invite)
Ford Building Main Floor Gallery, Portland OR
November - Siren Nation Festival Presents: Celebration, A 10-year Anniversary Show
Albina Press on Hawthorne - (Juried Group Show)
July- August - Laminae: Working in Layers - Red Dot, Artists at Work Collective
Second Story Gallery. Camas WA (Group Show)
July -People’s Art of Portland Presents: 88 Strong
Goodfoot, Portland OR (Group Show by Invite)
June-July - Recycled Rain Project
Ford Gallery, Portland (Juried Group Show)
June - Symphony of Wings, Cactus Gallery
Los Angeles, CA (Juried Group Show)
May-June- Woodland Wonders, A Personita Show
Black Wagon on Mississippi Avenue, Portland OR (Solo Show)
May- Siren Nation’s Paint Your Art Out
Salvageworks, Portland OR (Group Show)
April-May - Collections - Red Dot, Artists at Work Collective.
Lake Oswego Library, Lake Oswego (Group Show)
April-May - Brother’s Grimm Fairy Tale Art Show
Portland’5 Center for the Arts- Portland (Juried Group Show)
March-April - Loteria II! - Cactus Gallery
Los Angeles, CA (Juried Group Show)
February-March- Love of Portland - People’s Art of Portland Gallery
Pioneer Place Mall, Portland, OR (Group Show)
2015
February- March- Love of Portland - People’s Art of Portland Gallery
Pioneer Place Mall, Portland, OR (Group Show)
March - Black Wagon on Mississippi Avenue, Portland OR (Solo Show)
April-May - LOOKING IN - Red Dot, Artists at Work Collective.
Eastside Exchange Building, Portland (Group Show)
May - Personitas RAW - Blendily
1627 Studios, NE Alberta, Portland (Solo Show)
May- June - Recycled Rain Project
Olympic Mills, Portland (Juried Group Show)
June- Fire on the Water: A Dragon Boat Inspired Show (Juried Group Show)
Antoinette Hatfield Hall - P5 Centers for the Arts, Portland OR
July - Siren Nation’s Paint Your Art Out
Olympic Mills, Portland OR (Group Show)
July - People’s Art of Portland Presents: 88 Strong
Goodfoot, Portland OR (Group Show by Invite)
September- Verum Ultimum Gallery: Abstract Catalyst
Juried Group Show (Portland Oregon)
October - So Many Days, So Many Dead
People’s Art of Portland Gallery
Pioneer Place Mall, Portland, OR (Group Show)
November - PDXtraordinaire - Red Dot, Artists at Work Collective.
Architectural Heritage Center, Portland (Group Show)
November- Pathways to the Pacific Northwest - Siren Nation
2014
September- LOOKING UP - Artists’ Bootcamp Group Show
Muse Art & Design, Portland OR
September - October Siren Nation’s Paint Your Art Out
Olympic Mills, Portland OR (Group Show)
October-November - Things that go Bump in the Night
People’s Art of Portland Gallery
Pioneer Place Mall, Portland, OR (Group Show)
November- Siren Nation Festival Presents: Natural Wonders
Albina Press on Hawthorne - (Juried Group Show)
December- January - Big 500 Show - (Group Show by Invite)
Pioneer Place Mall Galleries, 3rd Floor: Peoples Art of Portland Gallery, Mark Woolley Gallery, A.I.R. Gallery, Portland OR
ART FAIRS & SALES
2016
October 2016 Joined Artistic Portland Gallery and Retail Space
Downtown Portland, OR (318 SW Taylor Street)
May -- St. John’s Bizarre (Juried)
2015
March 7 & 8 - The Buckman Sale,
Buckman Elementary School, Portland OR (Juried)
June 14 - Small Works, Big Cause
Basic Space Gallery, Portland OR
November - Siren Nation Festival
Holiday Art Sale at Kennedy School , Portland OR
December - Handmade NW Presents: Formal Holiday Artisan’s Fair
Red Rose Ballroom, NE Alberta St. Portland, OR
2014
November 1 & 2 - Siren Nation Festival
Holiday Art Sale at Kennedy School , Portland OR
November 22nd - Artrageous Holiday Art & Craft Extravaganza
Alberta Abbey, Portland OR
December 12 & 13 - Alberta Studios Holiday Open Studios
1627 Studios, NE Alberta, Portland OR
2013
November 30- Gray Saturday - Holiday Art Sale, Portland, OR
November 7-10 - Call of Wild Soul - Artist’s Bazaar
Sacred Art Retreat - Earthrise, the Institute of Noetic Sciences
Petaluma, CA
COMMISSIONS
• Baby Portraits - Private Collections 2013-2017
(Portland, OR - Athens, GA - Nashville, TN - Montevideo, Uruguay - Portland, ME)
• Wedding Celebration- Painting printed on a water bottle, June 2015
• Process Work Institute
Winter Intensive Promotional Materials (2014 & 2015)
2013 Video Illustrating basic Process Work concepts- Illustrations
2013 Anxiety - Video illustrating a process-oriented treatment
approach of anxiety featuring Art Dolls & other artwork.
• Siren Nation
2015 PYAO Images for promotional/Marketing Materials
2014 Official Festival Poster
LIVE PAINTING EVENTS
June 27, 2015 and September 6, 2014 - Participated in a live painting & auction fundraiser for Siren Nation (www.sirennation.org) during the opening of the show Paint Your Art Out. Both times a pieces had to be created from start to finish in the span of 3 hours while being auctioned live (silent auction). Both events were a success: Consu completed each painting and they were both Sold.
MEDIA
June 30, 2017 - XRAY FM radio interview about “Crossroads + Pivots,”
the solo show at Powell’s Books running in July.
November 2016 - UWC Impact Stories about the Arts
Online http://www.uwc.org/news/?pid=37&nid=3&storyid=370
May 2015 - Interview on A Global Walk
Online http://aglobalwalk.com/interview-with-consu-tolosa/
MEMBERSHIPS - Member at Red Dot, Artists at Work - Art Collective - 2012-2016
Juried Member at Artistic Portland, Artist’s Cooperative -
www.artisticportland.com - October 2016 - February 2017
EDUCATION
All foundational art courses completed as prerequisites to entering a Master’s Program in Art Therapy at Marylhurst University (MA obtained in May 2000) were part of undergraduate coursework.
Recent Art Development Under the following Mentors:
Jennifer Mercede Joan Fullerton
Tracy Verdugo Jesse Reno
Erin Faith Allen Mindy M. Lacefield
Teesha Moore Lilla Rogers
TEACHING
Consu Tolosa also teaches an online course here.
