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.
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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. Andrew’s 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 at U.B.C. 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.
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