Jaime Ruiz Otis

Available Works

Biography

*1976 , Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico (lives and works in Tijuana, Mexiko)                                                             

Jaime Ruiz Otis is an important protagonist of the Tijuana art scene. Born on the frontier, in his youth he experienced, the transformation from a post- NAFTA world of globalization and of im- and export . Ruiz Otis "found" his art in the industrial waste and recycling dumpsters in the many "maquiladoras" ( assembly plants in northern Mexico and in Central America, the imported parts or semi-finished goods for export) scattered in the border region of Tijuana. Using these discarded materials Jaime Ruiz Otis transformed "waste" into art that focuses on the geographical and cultural importance of the region. He creates minimalist installations, which he himself describes as "primitive", that - with a touch of irony - describe the economic and cultural reality and the unique life on the border. What was once discarded now becomes symbolic, artistic significantly and strikingly nice looking. Ruiz Otis stands as an example of how art is concerned with the impact of the commercial integration of Tijuana by the United States to the city and its impact on the people.

Solo Shows

2011   Registros de Labor, La Caja Galeria. Tijuana, B.C. Mex

2010   Registros de Labor, Galeria Arroniz, Mexico,D.F.

2010    Cumulo, MUAC,  Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico ,D.F.

2008    Trade-Marks , Centro Cultural Tijuana

2007   Sobras Recientes, Galeria La Caja Negra, Madid, Spain

2005    Cerca Series: Jaime Ruiz Otis San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art; San Diego,

2004    Strange Kind of Temple, Art in General, Mexico Now Festival, New York

Group Shows

2014   5 Künstler von der mexikanischen-US-amerikanischen Grenze, Art Virus, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland

2013   La
 estampa
 de 
nuestro 
tiempo, 
Museo
 de 
Arte 
Abstracto 
Manuel
 Felguérez, 
Zacatecas, 
Mexico    

2013   X 
FEMSA 
Biennial, 
Antiguo 
Colegio
 de 
San
 Il de fonso ‐ UNAM,
 México
City. Formas 
y 
Pasajes. 
Escultura 
contemporánea, 
Centro 
de 
las 
Artes, CONARTE,
 Monterrey, 
NL.

2013   The 
Endless 
Cycle 
of 
Idea 
and 
Action,
 BBVA 
Bancomer ‐ MACG 
program
for
 Contemporary Artists, 
Museo
 de 
Arte 
de 
Sinaloa, 
Culiacan, 
Mexico

2013   Abstracción 
13, 
Museo 
de 
Arte 
Abstracto 
Manuel 
Felguérez, 
Zacatecas, Mexico.

2012   The
 Endless 
Cycle 
of 
Idea 
and 
Action, 
BBVA
 Bancomer-MACG 
program
 for 
Contemporary
 Artists, 
Museo 
de 
Arte 
Carrillo 
Gil, 
Mexico 
City; 
Museo 
de 
Arte 
de 
Ciudad 
Juárez,
  Chihuahua; 
Museo 
de 
Arte 
de 
Nogales,
 Sonora,
 Mexico.

2012   The 
Very 
Large 
Array: 
San
Diego / Tijuana 
Artists 
in
 the
 MCA
 Collection,
 Museum 
of 
Contemporary 
Art 
San 
Diego, 
CA. X 
Bienal 
Monterrey 
FEMSA, 
Museo 
de 
Arte 
Contemporáneo 
de 
Monterrey
 (MARCO), 
Monterrey. The 
Value 
of 
Stuff, 
TJ
in
China, 
Beijing, 
China. El
 Panal/ The 
Hive, 
Polygraphic 
Triennial, 
San
Juan, 
Puerto 
Rico.

2011   Des-hielo, solo-project, ChACO Art Fair, Santiago, Chile

2011   Obra Negra, Centro Cultural Tijuana, Tijuana B.C.Mexico,   

2010   Moscow Biennale for Young Art,  Moscow, Ru.

2010    Descartes, the Collaborative-MoLAA, Long Beach,CA.,

2009   20 Años del FONCA, Biblioteca Vasconcelos Library, Mexico city

2009    x Bienal de Cuenca,  Cuenca, Ecuador

2009    Hecho en Casa, Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico city

2009    PavillioM, Contemporary Mexican Art, Venice Biennale

2009    CIGE , Beijing, China

2007    IM/Polis , Transitio/MX ,Laboratorio Arte Alameda, Mexico City

2006    Strange New World, Art and Disaing From Tijuana. Museum Of Contemporary Art, San Diego.,Ca

2006    TRANSactions , Contemporary Latin American and Latino Art. , MCASD La Jolla ,CA

2005   Tijuana Sessions, Alcalá 31, Mexico in Arco 05

2004   Specific Objects, The Minimalism Influence, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, Ca.

Scholarship/Grants

10-12   Fellowship, Young Art Program, BBVA Foundation

10-12   Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, 2010-2012

08-09   Grant from Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes for young creators, Mexico

05-06   Grant from Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes for young creators, Mexico

02-03   Grant from Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes for young creators, Mexico

97-01   Grant from Fondo Estatal para la Cultura y las Artes for young creators, Baja California, Mexico