EDUCATION
2021 Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison Wisconsin
Program: Printmaking
Focus: Interdisciplinary arts
2020 Master of Arts (M.A.)
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
Program: Printmaking
Focus: Interdisciplinary arts
2018 Bachelor of Art (B.A.)
Minors: Marketing.
Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
Major: Graphic Design
Achievement: Department Scholar
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2019- 2020 Project Assistant: George L Mosse Humanities, University of Wisconsin
Madison, Madison, WI, Advisor: John Hitchcock, Teaching, exhibiting, curating,
installation, community engagement.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
2020 – Present Ruth Davis Design Gallery Assistant: University of Wisconsin Madison,
Madison, WI. Curating, fabricating, graphic design specifics.
2019 Andares del Arte Popular (Oaxaca) International Internship
1003, Ruta Independencia, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oax, Mexico.
Worked as a Graphic designer, Web design, promotions and Marketing.
2018 – 2019 Marketing Intern: Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI
Working with Invoices, Settlements, Community engagement.
2015 – 2018 Sculpture Assistant: Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
Dealt with fabrication, welding, casting, public art.
2015 – 2016 Printmaking Studio Assistant: Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
Responsibilities include: Refilling inks and lab Maintenance.
2015 – 2016 Freelance Designer: 466 Chandler St, Macomb, IL.
Logo designs, Posters, and photography services.
2015 – 2016 Assistant Manager: Galera Dos, Davenport, PA.
Manager and aided the workplace
2008 – 2015 Team Leader: Seal Rite, Rockford, IL. Team leader at Seal Rite,
Maintaining responsibilities within my department.
AWARDS / HONORS
2020/2021 Creative Arts Awards, Division of the Arts, B136 Lathrop Hall, 1050
University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706
Russell and Puala Panczenko MFA Prize, University of Wisconsin 750
University Avenue Madison, WI 53706
2019/2020 Bridge to Success Scholarship, Office of Student Financial Aid University Of Wiscosnsin-Madison
3Arts, 180 N. Michigan Avenue, #329 Chicago, IL 60601
Dane Arts Grant, Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission * Room 421, City County Building
210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Madison WI 53703.
Paul M. Binzel Grant, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
Speedball Award, Statesville, NC
2018/2019 Grant Development Award, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
Blick Purchase Award, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL
IAP Graduate and professional Student Abroad Scholarship,
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2017/2018 Ed-GRS Fellowship, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
Art Departmental Scholar, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2016/2017 Patricia Bulkeley Scholarship, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
Tuition Waiver (Spring), Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
Tuition Waiver (Fall), Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
1st Place Juried Show WIU Student Gallery 2018
2015/2017 Talent Grant (Fall) Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
WIU Semester Honors (Fall).
American Advertising Federation Award
Talent Grant (Spring), Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
ORGANIZATIONS
2018 – 2020 Vice President of Hot Fresh Press
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI.
2018 Casa Latina, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
2016 – 2017 Vice President of Kappa Pi International Art Honor Society
Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
2015 – 2016 Advertising Federation, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
SERVICES
Community involvement / Volunteer work
Assistant to Professor Duke Oursler in fabrication and sculpture.
Advertising club activities provided ads for local businesses.
Designed a permanent Rocky statue for Western Illinois University.
First Wednesdays at Western Illinois University Department of Art, Macomb, Illinois. Assisted with workshops, demos, supplemented materials for professors.
PUBLICATION
2021 Isthmus, https://isthmus.com/events/roberto-torres-mata-panczenko/
2021 artdaily, https://artdaily.com/news/135300/Roberto-Torres-Mata-is-the-Chazen-Museum-of-Art-s-2021-Panczenko-MFA-Prize-winner
2021 Tone Madison, https://www.tonemadison.com/articles/roberto-torres-mata-explores-migration-in-an-immersive-chazen-show
2019 On Wisconsin, pg. 19 Exhibition Campus Art Exchange
2018 Western Illinois University Department of Art 2016-2017 Yearbook, Through www.Blurb.com
PRESENTATIONS
2020 Mid America Print Council, Panel discussion, Issues on environmental migration through a decolonized
understanding.
2020 Chazen Museum of Art, Our Kind of Happy hour: Community Alter Project, Panel Discussion.
SKILLS and STRENGTHS
Printmaking AutoCAD Ceramics Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop Welding Wood Work Microsoft Word
Adobe Illustrator Casting Fabrication Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel
EXHIBITONS/CV
2021 UHS Art Exhibit, Madison, WI
27th Parkside National Print Exhibition, Kenosha, WI
Untethered: Our Journey Beyond Borders, Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, WI
Relief Conspiracy: The Harlow Gallery, Hallowell, ME
2020 Carpeta Grafica: Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art, Cheney, WA
Center of Visual Arts: Roots Up Rooted, Wausau, WI
Mid America Print Council open portfolio
LUX Center for the Arts: Surface Impressions, Lincoln, NE
Master of Arts, UNCERTAIN PASSAGE solo Exhibition, Madison, WI
Madison Municipal Building 2020 Exhibition, Art & Nature, Madison, WI
Design 2020 Exhibition, Madison, WI
The Year of the Environment, Overture Center of the Arts, Madison, WI
Paper & Clay Exhibition, Logan, UT
Murmuracion Card Exchange, Toronto, Canada
Madison Music Experience, Café Coda, Madison, WI
Speedball Art showcase, San Miguel, Puerto Rico
Progress: A survey of the 2020 UW Graduate Printmaking Students
Big Ten Print Exchange, Providence, RI
Overture Center: Earthly Kin, Madison, WI
Wally Douma Gallery, Madison, WI
2019 Cuentos, Mtos, y Leyendas Exchange, Spokane, WA
Campus Art Exchange, Union South, Madison, WI
PRINTMAGEDDON Annual Grad Print Show: 7th floor Gallery, Madison, WI
On the Level: A Group Assemblage Tangent, 7th floor Gallery, Madison, WI
PrintFest: International Print Center New York, New York City, New York
Second Year Review Show, Art Lofts, Madison, WI
DEVILS DICTIONARY traveling exhibition, Vox Populi Print Collective, Madison, WI
Make a Good Impression: Abel Contemporary Gallery, Stoughton, WI
Synergy: From Manila To Acapulco, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL
Art Beyond Borders, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
First Year Show, Art Lofts, Madison, WI
39th Annual Secura Fine Arts Exhibition, Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, WI
Grand Challenges, School of Education, Madison, WI
Tangible Gestures, Terrain Gallery, Spokane, WA
Public Print, Overture Community arts Center, Madison, WI
Nine by Nine: Portfolio Exchange and Performances, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, Tennessee
Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, Illinois
Southern Printmaking Conference International, Dallas, Texas
Alumni Invitational Exhibition, Macomb, Illinois
University Wisconsin of Madison and University of Tennessee Exchange, Madison, Wisconsin
WUD Art 91st Student Art Show, Wisconsin, Madison
GIBs Emergence Exhibition, Madison, Wisconsin, Madison
2018 Printfest: International Print Center New York, New York City, New York
Community Alter Project: Remembrance & Celebration 2018, Ruth Davis Design Gallery, Madison,
Wisconsin
Dia De Los Muertos Exhibition, Higher Art Gallery, Traverse City, Michigan
Mata Solo Exhibition, Annex Gallery, Macomb, Illinois
College Invitational Juried show, Figge Art Museum, Davenport
Advance Sculpture Exhibition, Annex Gallery, Macomb, Illinois
Ancestral Union Installation, Student Union, Macomb, Illinois
Rocky Community Project, Macomb, Illinois
2017 Day of the Dead, Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa.
Senior Show, Main Gallery, Macomb, Illinois.
Western Illinois University Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Macomb, Illinois
2016 SIN FRONTERAS, Macomb, Illinois
16th Annual Postcard Print Exchange, University Print Society, Ames, Iowa
PERMENEANT COLLECTIONS
(2018) Galesburg Civic Art Center, 114 East Main Street, Galesburg, Illinois 61401
(2019) The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996
(2019) Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA 30144
(2020) Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN 47405
(2020) University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S, Canada
(2020) The University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI 53706
(2020) The Kohler Art Library, WI 53706
(2021) Chazen Museum of Art, WI 53706
2021 Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison Wisconsin
Program: Printmaking
Focus: Interdisciplinary arts
2020 Master of Arts (M.A.)
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
Program: Printmaking
Focus: Interdisciplinary arts
2018 Bachelor of Art (B.A.)
Minors: Marketing.
Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
Major: Graphic Design
Achievement: Department Scholar
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2019- 2020 Project Assistant: George L Mosse Humanities, University of Wisconsin
Madison, Madison, WI, Advisor: John Hitchcock, Teaching, exhibiting, curating,
installation, community engagement.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
2020 – Present Ruth Davis Design Gallery Assistant: University of Wisconsin Madison,
Madison, WI. Curating, fabricating, graphic design specifics.
2019 Andares del Arte Popular (Oaxaca) International Internship
1003, Ruta Independencia, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oax, Mexico.
Worked as a Graphic designer, Web design, promotions and Marketing.
2018 – 2019 Marketing Intern: Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI
Working with Invoices, Settlements, Community engagement.
2015 – 2018 Sculpture Assistant: Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
Dealt with fabrication, welding, casting, public art.
2015 – 2016 Printmaking Studio Assistant: Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
Responsibilities include: Refilling inks and lab Maintenance.
2015 – 2016 Freelance Designer: 466 Chandler St, Macomb, IL.
Logo designs, Posters, and photography services.
2015 – 2016 Assistant Manager: Galera Dos, Davenport, PA.
Manager and aided the workplace
2008 – 2015 Team Leader: Seal Rite, Rockford, IL. Team leader at Seal Rite,
Maintaining responsibilities within my department.
AWARDS / HONORS
2020/2021 Creative Arts Awards, Division of the Arts, B136 Lathrop Hall, 1050
University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706
Russell and Puala Panczenko MFA Prize, University of Wisconsin 750
University Avenue Madison, WI 53706
2019/2020 Bridge to Success Scholarship, Office of Student Financial Aid University Of Wiscosnsin-Madison
3Arts, 180 N. Michigan Avenue, #329 Chicago, IL 60601
Dane Arts Grant, Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission * Room 421, City County Building
210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Madison WI 53703.
Paul M. Binzel Grant, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
Speedball Award, Statesville, NC
2018/2019 Grant Development Award, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
Blick Purchase Award, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL
IAP Graduate and professional Student Abroad Scholarship,
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2017/2018 Ed-GRS Fellowship, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
Art Departmental Scholar, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2016/2017 Patricia Bulkeley Scholarship, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
Tuition Waiver (Spring), Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
Tuition Waiver (Fall), Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
1st Place Juried Show WIU Student Gallery 2018
2015/2017 Talent Grant (Fall) Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
WIU Semester Honors (Fall).
American Advertising Federation Award
Talent Grant (Spring), Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
ORGANIZATIONS
2018 – 2020 Vice President of Hot Fresh Press
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI.
2018 Casa Latina, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
2016 – 2017 Vice President of Kappa Pi International Art Honor Society
Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
2015 – 2016 Advertising Federation, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
SERVICES
Community involvement / Volunteer work
Assistant to Professor Duke Oursler in fabrication and sculpture.
Advertising club activities provided ads for local businesses.
Designed a permanent Rocky statue for Western Illinois University.
First Wednesdays at Western Illinois University Department of Art, Macomb, Illinois. Assisted with workshops, demos, supplemented materials for professors.
PUBLICATION
2021 Isthmus, https://isthmus.com/events/roberto-torres-mata-panczenko/
2021 artdaily, https://artdaily.com/news/135300/Roberto-Torres-Mata-is-the-Chazen-Museum-of-Art-s-2021-Panczenko-MFA-Prize-winner
2021 Tone Madison, https://www.tonemadison.com/articles/roberto-torres-mata-explores-migration-in-an-immersive-chazen-show
2019 On Wisconsin, pg. 19 Exhibition Campus Art Exchange
2018 Western Illinois University Department of Art 2016-2017 Yearbook, Through www.Blurb.com
PRESENTATIONS
2020 Mid America Print Council, Panel discussion, Issues on environmental migration through a decolonized
understanding.
2020 Chazen Museum of Art, Our Kind of Happy hour: Community Alter Project, Panel Discussion.
SKILLS and STRENGTHS
Printmaking AutoCAD Ceramics Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop Welding Wood Work Microsoft Word
Adobe Illustrator Casting Fabrication Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel
EXHIBITONS/CV
2021 UHS Art Exhibit, Madison, WI
27th Parkside National Print Exhibition, Kenosha, WI
Untethered: Our Journey Beyond Borders, Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, WI
Relief Conspiracy: The Harlow Gallery, Hallowell, ME
2020 Carpeta Grafica: Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art, Cheney, WA
Center of Visual Arts: Roots Up Rooted, Wausau, WI
Mid America Print Council open portfolio
LUX Center for the Arts: Surface Impressions, Lincoln, NE
Master of Arts, UNCERTAIN PASSAGE solo Exhibition, Madison, WI
Madison Municipal Building 2020 Exhibition, Art & Nature, Madison, WI
Design 2020 Exhibition, Madison, WI
The Year of the Environment, Overture Center of the Arts, Madison, WI
Paper & Clay Exhibition, Logan, UT
Murmuracion Card Exchange, Toronto, Canada
Madison Music Experience, Café Coda, Madison, WI
Speedball Art showcase, San Miguel, Puerto Rico
Progress: A survey of the 2020 UW Graduate Printmaking Students
Big Ten Print Exchange, Providence, RI
Overture Center: Earthly Kin, Madison, WI
Wally Douma Gallery, Madison, WI
2019 Cuentos, Mtos, y Leyendas Exchange, Spokane, WA
Campus Art Exchange, Union South, Madison, WI
PRINTMAGEDDON Annual Grad Print Show: 7th floor Gallery, Madison, WI
On the Level: A Group Assemblage Tangent, 7th floor Gallery, Madison, WI
PrintFest: International Print Center New York, New York City, New York
Second Year Review Show, Art Lofts, Madison, WI
DEVILS DICTIONARY traveling exhibition, Vox Populi Print Collective, Madison, WI
Make a Good Impression: Abel Contemporary Gallery, Stoughton, WI
Synergy: From Manila To Acapulco, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL
Art Beyond Borders, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
First Year Show, Art Lofts, Madison, WI
39th Annual Secura Fine Arts Exhibition, Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, WI
Grand Challenges, School of Education, Madison, WI
Tangible Gestures, Terrain Gallery, Spokane, WA
Public Print, Overture Community arts Center, Madison, WI
Nine by Nine: Portfolio Exchange and Performances, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, Tennessee
Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, Illinois
Southern Printmaking Conference International, Dallas, Texas
Alumni Invitational Exhibition, Macomb, Illinois
University Wisconsin of Madison and University of Tennessee Exchange, Madison, Wisconsin
WUD Art 91st Student Art Show, Wisconsin, Madison
GIBs Emergence Exhibition, Madison, Wisconsin, Madison
2018 Printfest: International Print Center New York, New York City, New York
Community Alter Project: Remembrance & Celebration 2018, Ruth Davis Design Gallery, Madison,
Wisconsin
Dia De Los Muertos Exhibition, Higher Art Gallery, Traverse City, Michigan
Mata Solo Exhibition, Annex Gallery, Macomb, Illinois
College Invitational Juried show, Figge Art Museum, Davenport
Advance Sculpture Exhibition, Annex Gallery, Macomb, Illinois
Ancestral Union Installation, Student Union, Macomb, Illinois
Rocky Community Project, Macomb, Illinois
2017 Day of the Dead, Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa.
Senior Show, Main Gallery, Macomb, Illinois.
Western Illinois University Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Macomb, Illinois
2016 SIN FRONTERAS, Macomb, Illinois
16th Annual Postcard Print Exchange, University Print Society, Ames, Iowa
PERMENEANT COLLECTIONS
(2018) Galesburg Civic Art Center, 114 East Main Street, Galesburg, Illinois 61401
(2019) The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996
(2019) Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA 30144
(2020) Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN 47405
(2020) University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S, Canada
(2020) The University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI 53706
(2020) The Kohler Art Library, WI 53706
(2021) Chazen Museum of Art, WI 53706
