Bio
Dacey Dia Villarreal was born in Ripon, Wisconsin, and moved to Bakersfield over 20 years ago. In Wisconsin, she obtained her BFA in Art Education, from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. In 2011, she completed her MFA in Fine Art at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco. Villarreal has dedicated over 20 years to teaching drawing, painting, and graphic arts at the high school and college levels.
Villarreal is currently an adjunct professor at Bakersfield College and teaches Art Appreciation. Villarreal worked as an adjunct professor at Taft College, where she taught Drawing and Composition, Painting, and Introduction to Art.
In 2020 during the Covid lockdown, Villarreal founded the online art gallery Art Brut 27. The online gallery has exhibited art worldwide and is acquiring a nice following on Instagram and Facebook. Art Brut 27 works closely with artists to help promote artists from the raw to the professional. Villarreal was fortunate to work closely with Sandy Skoglund on the Nature of Color art show.
Villarreal has exhibited work in soul, group, and online shows. To name a few places that you may have seen her work: The Bakersfield Museum of Art, The Metro Art Gallery, The Foundry, and the Bakersfield Art Association. Villarreal lives in Bakersfield with her husband David and their two children.
Resume
Education
MFA 2011 Fine Art Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
BFA 1998 Art Education University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI
Professional Experience
2020-Present Founder, Art Director, Curator, Art Brut 27 (online art gallery)
2018-Present Art Director/Branding Black Chateau Enterprises, Los Angeles, CA
2015-Present Adjunct Art Professor, Bakersfield College, Art Appreciation, Bakersfield, CA
1999-Present Art Teacher (High School), Bakersfield, CA
2022-Present Kern Learn Program, Beginning/Intermediate Art
2008-2022 Independence High School, Beginning/Intermediate/Advance/AP/Creative Arts/Graphics Arts
1999-2008 Ridgeview High School, Beginning/Intermediate/Advance/AP/Creative Arts/Graphics Arts/Ceramics/Cartooning
2022-Present VPA Department Chair, Kern Learn, 2008-2016 Independence High School 2005-2008 Ridgeview High School
2010-2013 Adjunct Art Professor, Taft College, Drawing/Painting/Printmaking/Art Appreciation, Taft, CA
2010 Internship Art Teacher, CSUB, Beginning Painting, Bakersfield, CA
1999-2001 Museum Assistant/Curator Assistant/Education Director, BMoA Bakersfield, CA
Exhibition Record
2023 Faculty Show-Group Show Bakersfield College, CA
2021 Faculty Show-Group Show Bakersfield College, CA
2019 Faculty Show-Group Show Bakersfield College, CA
2016 Breathe-Group Show Metro Galleries, CA
2016 Composition-Group Show Empty Space, CA
2016 Latination 7-Group Show Metro Galleries, CA
2015 Celebrations of a Moment-Solo Show Wire and Pearl, CA
2015 Faculty Show-Group Show Bakersfield College, CA
2015 Visual Arts Festival-Group Show BMoA, CA
2015 Teachers Who Are Artists-Group Show Younger Gallery, CA
2015 Those Who Teach Can-Group Show Art Institute of Hollywood, CA
2015 Latination 6-Group Show Metro Galleries, CA
2015 Real People-Group Show Old Court House Arts, IL
2014 Botanicals-Group show Light, Space & Time (online)
2014 Member Show-BAA Group show Stars Theater, CA
2013 The Stories We Tell-Group show The Phoenix Gallery, NY
2013 Layered Beauties-Solo show BAA, CA
2013 Eye Gallery: 96 Hours-Group show BMoA, CA
2013 Visual Arts Festival-Group show BMoA, CA
2013 Latination 5-Group show Metro Galleries, CA
2013 Monochromatic-Group show The Foundry, CA
2013 Art Imitates Art 2-Group show The Foundry, CA
2013 BLANK Gone Wild!-Group show NXcaffe, CA
2013 Fifty Shades of Color-Faculty show Taft College Gallery, CA
2013 Textures & Exploration- Solo show Dagny’s, CA
2013 It Isn’t Easy Being Green-Group show The Foundry, CA
2012 Small Works Show-Group show Metro Galleries, CA
2012 Chairs and Stools-Group show BAA, CA
2012 Visual Arts Festival-Group show BMoA, CA
2011 Spring Art Show-Faculty Show Taft College, CA
2010 Burn the Witch-Group show Spot Light Theater, CA
2010 Visual Arts Festival-Group show BMoA, CA
2008 Visual Arts Festival-Group show BMoA, CA
2007 Visual Arts Festival-Group show BMoA, CA
Awards
2020 Silver-W3 Award-Website-Best Visual Appeal - Aesthetics
2020 Canopus/Platinum-Vega Awards-Website Aesthetics
2020 Silver-MUSE Advertising Awards-Double Blind Book Cover
2015 Third place-Visual Arts Festival, Bakersfield, CA
2014 First place-Latination 6, Bakersfield, CA
2014 Best Art Project in KHSD-Peak Awards, Bakersfield, CA
2013 Best in Show-It Isn’t Easy Being Green Exhibit, Bakersfield, CA
2012 People’s Choice Award-Chairs and Stools, Bakersfield, CA
Bibliography
2015 Stefani Dias, “Art Teachers: That's how it's done, kids," The Bakersfield Californian, April 9, 2015, 30.
2013 Stefani Dias, “Brave the heat for some cool art,” The Bakersfield Californian, July 4, 2013, 20.
2013 Stefani Dias, “Chapter 7: Many Doors,” The Bakersfield Californian, June 6, 2013, 16 & 17.
2013 Stefani Dias, “Artists blooming in winter,” The Bakersfield Californian, January 3, 2013, 21.
2010 Jessica Miller, “New Taft College Art Instructor,” Taft Independent, August 8, 2010, 7.
2001 Jason Gutierrez, “Splash of Color,” The Bakersfield Californian, March 10, 2001, 9.
Publications
Women's Caucus for Art, Stories We Tell. Instant Publishers, 2013.
Cover Artist: Griffin, Shamir. Identity in Shades: Wisdom & Soul. CreateSpace Platform, 2013. Print.
Art Editor: Review of various artists’ work, Wisconsin Review, Vol. 30, Issue 1, 2, and 3, 1998.
Art Editor: Review of various artists’ work, Wisconsin Review, Vol. 31, Issue 1, 2, and 3, 1997.
W. Enstice & M. Peters, Drawing; Space, Form and Expression, 2nd Edition, 1996, 57.
Conferences
Art of Education Winter Conference, 2021-Present, Online
National Art Education Association Conference, 2018 Seatle, WA
National Art Education Association Conference, 2014 San Diego, CA
College Art Association Annual Conference, 2012, Los Angeles, CA
California Art Education Association Conference, 2011, Bakersfield, CA
California Art Education Association Conference, 2001, Cambridge, CA
California Art Education Association Conference, 2001, Bakersfield, CA
Professional Service
1999-Present Curator of art shows for high school and college students
2024 Art Mix art donation, Bakersfield, CA
2020 Featured Artist, The Bookfest, Online
1999-2018 Chalk artist in Via Arte’ BMoA, Bakersfield, CA
2015-2018 Director of KHSD Visual Arts Showcase, Bakersfield, CA
2011-2018 Installation of art for Panorama Art Show, Bakersfield, CA
2014-2016 Art Mix art donation, Bakersfield, CA
2013 Art Imitates art donation, Bakersfield, CA
2012 Paint the Town Red art donation, Bakersfield, CA
2011 California Art Education Association presenter, Bakersfield, CA
2011 20/30 Club art donation, Bakersfield, CA
2009-2011 I.H.S. Fine Arts Booster Club art donations, Bakersfield, CA
2002-2006 CASA art donations, Bakersfield, CA
Professional Organizations
College Art Association
California Art Education Association
National Art Education Association
Bakersfield Museum of Art
Exhibitions Juried
2020 Nature of Color Juror with Sandy Skoglund-Art Brut 27
2011-2013 Assisted Curator at Bakersfield College Jones Gallery