Palma Corral (American/Mexican, b. 1974, Chihuahua, Mexico) creates conceptual multidisciplinary art installations using images, objects, organic substances, sounds, text and video. Her work studies the existential issues of the human experience and its permutations in contemporary life, at times using her own life experience as a metaphorical examples of the human condition. She takes both a phenomenological and psychological experimental approach to her installation work and incorporates ideas and symbolic images from history, language, mythology, philosophy, psychology, religion, science and art.
Palma holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA), (1998) and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Marylhurst University (2018). She is currently working on a Master of Art degree in mental health counseling at Lewis & Clark College.
She has received the Best of Show (2003) and Best Mixed Media Awards (2002) at the Art Center in Pendleton, OR. She was awarded The Abraham and Ann C. Helman Award, (1998) for her senior thesis show at PNCA, Portland, OR.
Currently she works for Lines for Life as an Emotional Support Counselor. Palma was the Finance Director for the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education from 2010 - 2020. Her other professional administrative rolls have included being one of the Co-Founders and Co-Curators of Place, an installation gallery in Portland, OR, an Art Consultant at Art Works Gallery in Vancouver B.C., she was the Vice-President/Manager of LawGallery.com in Vancouver B.C., she was Gallery Director of the Betty Feves Memorial Gallery in Pendleton, OR, and worked at PNCA as both an Exhibition Coordinator and the Anna B. Crocker Children’s Art Archive Assistant, in Portland, OR. She served on the Board of Directors of the Western Front Society in Vancouver, B.C. and of tEEth in Portland, OR. Currently she lives and works in Portland, OR.
Palma Corral (mexicana/estadounidense, n.1974 Chihuahua, México) crea instalaciones de arte conceptuales y multidisciplinarias usando imágenes, objetos, substancias orgánicas, sonidos, textos y videos. Su trabajo estudia las cuestiones existenciales y experiencias del ser humano en sus diferentes permutaciones en la vida contemporánea y a veces usa su propia experiencia como ejemplo metafórico de la condición humana. Palma toma una doble perspectiva de la fenomenología y de la psicología experimental para crear sus instalaciones. Incorpora ideas e imágenes simbólicas de la historia, lenguaje, mitología, filosofía, psicología, religion, ciencia y arte.
Palma recibió su licenciatura en Bellas Artes con concentración en fotografía en el Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA, 1998) y recibió su licenciatura en psicología en Marylhurst University (2018). Actualmente está trabajando en una maestría en arte en consejería de salud mental en Lewis & Clark College.
Recibió los premios Best of Show (2003) y Best Mixed Media (2002) en el Art Center de Pendleton, Oregon. Recibió el premio Abraham and Ann C. Helman Award (1998) por su tesis en PNCA, Portland, Oregon.
Actualmente trabaja para Lines for Life como consejera de apoyo emocional. Palma fue directora financiera del Museo Judío de Oregón y del Centro para la Educación sobre el Holocausto de 2010 a 2020.. Sus otros puestos profesionales y administrativos han incluido ser cofundadora y co-curadora de Place en Portland, Oregon. Fue consultora de arte en Art Works Gallery en Vancouver, Canadá, fue vicepresidente de LawGallery.com en Vancouver, Canadá, directora de la Betty Feves Memorial Gallery en Pendleton, Oregon y trabajó en PNCA como coordinadora de exhibiciones y archivista del Anna B. Crocker Children’s Art Archive en Portland, Oregon. Ha participado en las mesas directivas del consejo de administración del Western Front Society en Vancouver, Canadá y de tEEth en Portland, Oregon. Vive y trabaja en la ciudad de Portland, Oregon.
March 23 - May 3, 2013
Stimulus, Sensation, Thought | Estímulo, Sensación, Pensamiento
SUM Gallery, Portland, OR
October 27 - November 28, 2012
Fragmentation Control | Control de Fragmentación
Milepost 5, Portland, OR
December 18 - February 11, 2012
The Red String | Hilo Rojo
International Paradiastole Pageant | Reinado Internacional Paradiástole
Place, Portland, OR
June 19 - August 21, 2010
Great Terrible Mother | Gran Madre Terrible
Disintegrating Appearances | Desentigracion Apariencias
Place, Portland OR
June 1 - June 30, 2009
Home | Hogar
Raw Canvas, Vancouver, BC
February 7 – March 5, 2005
Symbols and Rituals | Symbols and Rituals
Betty Feves Memorial Gallery, Pendleton OR
April – May 2004
Mythical Animal Woman Archetype | Mujer Animal Mítico Arquetipo
Pendleton Art Center, Pendleton, OR
October 8 – November 29, 2004
Symbols and Rituals | Símbolos y Rituales
Pendleton Art Center, Pendleton, OR
April 10 – May 17 2003
La Vasija de la Vida | The Vessel of Life
Pendleton Art Center, Pendleton, OR
April – May 2002, Pendleton OR
Mi Árbol (My Tree)
Pendleton Art Center, Pendleton, OR
July - August 2002
Misterios Pequeños | Small Mysteries
Free Spirit Gallery, Pendleton, O R
August 18 - September 20, 2000
Cinco Elementos de La Exictencia | Five Elements Of Existence
Gorge Artist Retreat, Washougal WA
May 2000
Cinco Elementos de La Exictencia | Five Elements Of Existence
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
May 1999
The Things You Do | Las Cosas Que Haces
Martial Arts Gallery, Portland, OR
January 1999
Words are Weapons | Las Palabras Son Armas
Martial Arts Gallery, Portland, OR
October 10 – December 10, 1998
Mi Árbol y Yo | My Tree and I
Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement, Portland, OR
June – October 1998
My Tree and I | Mi Árbol y Yo
Regional Arts and Culture Counsel, Portland, OR
May – June 1998
Water and Blood | Agua y Sangre
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
April 1998
Un O
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
October 1997
Photo Collage on Glass I and II | Collage de fotos sobre el vidrio I y II
Boyd Gallery, Portland, OR
April 1997
Body | Cuerpo
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
December 1996
Open Book | Libro Abierto
PDX Warehouse, Portland, OR
June 2002
Friendly Fascism | Amistoso Fascismo
Time Specific Art Performance, Pendleton, Oregon
July 2001
Recuerda la Tierra | Remember the Earth
Gorge Artist Retreat, Washougal, WA
August 18 – 20, 2000
Elemental Dance | Danza Elemental
Masked Dance with Fire | Danza Enmascarada Con Fuego
Gorge Artist Retreat, Washougal, WA
July 1999
The Earth Serpent Dance | La danza de la Serpiente de Tierra
The Wind Bird Dance | Danza del Pájaro de Viento
The Water Creature Dance | La Danza de la Criatura de Agua
OHM-Freak Planet Sunday Night Performances, Portland, OR
2003
Best of Show
Regional Arts Exhibit, Pendleton Center for the Arts, OR
2002
Best Mixed Media
Regional Arts Exhibit, Pendleton Center for the Arts, OR
1998
The Abraham and Ann C. Helman Award
Senior Thesis Show, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
2010 - 2012
Board Member
tEEth, Porltand OR
2008 - 2010
Board Member
Western Front Society, Vancouver, BC
2004 - 2005
Exhibition Committee
Pendleton Center for the Arts, OR
2003 - 2004
Graphic Designer
Pendleton Farmers Market, OR
2020 - Current
Emotional Suport Counselor
Lines for Life
2010 - 2020
Finance Director
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education , Portland, OR
2009 - 2010
Art Consultant
Art Works Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2008 - 2009
Principal / Photographer
Alma Luz Studio, Burnaby, BC
2005 - 2008
Vice-president/Manager
LawGallery Inc. Burnaby, BC
2002 - 2004
Director
Betty Feves Memorial Gallery, BMCC Pendleton, OR
1998 - 2001
Archivist / Exhibition Coordinator
Continuing Education Adult & Children Programs, PNCA, Portland, OR
1998 - 2000
Picture Framer
Beards Frame Shop, Portland, OR
2018
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR
1998
Bachelors of Fine Arts in Photography
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
23 de marzo - 3 de mayo
Estímulo, Sensación, Pensamiento | Stimulus, Sensation, Thought
SUM Gallery, Portland, OR
27 de octubre - 28 de noviembre 2012
Control de Fragmentación | Fragmentation Control
Milepost 5, Portland, OR
18 de diciembre - 11 de febrero 2012
Hilo Rojo | Red String
Reinado Internacional Paradiástole | International Paradiastole Pageant
Place, Portland, OR
19 de junio - 21 de agosto 2010
Gran Madre Terrible | Great Terrible Mother
Desentigracion Apariencias | Disintegrating Appearances
Place, Portland OR
1 de junio - 30 de junio 2009
Hogar | Home
Raw Canvas, Vancouver, BC
7 de febrero – 5 de marzo 2005
Símbolos y Rituales | Symbols and Rituals
Betty Feves Memorial Gallery, Pendleton OR
15 de abril – 14 de mayo 2004
Mujer Animal Mítico Arquetipo | Mythical Animal Woman Archetype
Pendleton Art Center, Pendleton, OR
8 de octubre – 29 de noviembre 2004
Símbolos y Ri tuales | Symbols and Rituals
Pendleton Art Center, Pendleton, OR
10 de abril – 17 de mayo 2003
La Vasija de la Vida | The Vessel of Life
Pendleton Art Center, Pendleton, OR
3 de abril – 5 de mayo 2002
Mi Árbol | My Tree
Pendleton Art Center, Pendleton, OR
julio - agosto 2002
Misterios Pequeños | Small Mysteries
Free Spirit Gallery, Pendleton, OR
18 de agosto - 20 de septiembre 2000
Cinco Elementos de La Exictencia | Five Elements Of Existence
Gorge Artist Retreat, Washougal WA
mayo 2000
Cinco Elementos de La Exictencia | Five Elements Of Existence
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
mayo 1999
Las Cosas Que Haces | The Things You Do
Martial Arts Gallery, Portland, OR
enero 1999
Las Palabras Son Armas | Words are Weapons
Martial Arts Gallery, Portland, OR
10 de octubre – 10 de diciembre 1998
Mi Árbol y Yo | My Tree and I
Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement, Portland, OR
junio – octubre 1998
Mi Árbol y Yo | My Tree and I
Regional Arts and Culture Counsel, Portland, OR
mayo – junio 1998
Agua y Sangre | Water and Blood
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
abril 1998
Un O
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
octubre 1997
Collage de fotos sobre el vidrio I y II | Photo Collage on Glass I and II
Boyd Gallery, Portland, OR
abril 1997
Cuerpo | Body
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
December 1996
Libro Abierto | Open Book
PDX Warehouse, Portland, OR
June 2002
Amistoso Fascismo | Friendly Fascism
Actuacion de tiempo específico, Pendleton, Oregon
julio 2001
Recuerda la Tierra | Remember the Earth
Gorge Artist Retreat, Washougal, WA
18 de agosto – 20 de septiembre 2000
Danza Elemental | Elemental Dance
Danza Enmascarada Con Fuego | Masked Dance with Fire
Gorge Artist Retreat, Washougal, WA
julio 1999
La danza de la Serpiente de Tierra | The Earth Serpent Dance
Danza del Pájaro de Viento | The Wind Bird Dance
La Danza de la Criatura de Agua | The Water Creature Dance
OHM-Freak Planet Sunday Night Performances, Portland, OR
2003
mejor en la exposición
Regional Arts Exhibit, Pendleton Center for the Arts, OR
2002
Lo mejor de técnica mixta
Regional Arts Exhibit, Pendleton Center for the Arts, OR
1998
The Abraham and Ann C. Helman Award
Exposicion de Tesis, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
2010 - 2012
mesas directivas
tEEth, Porltand OR
2008 - 2010
mesas directivas
Western Front Society, Vancouver, BC
2004 - 2005
Comité de Exposiciones
Pendleton Center for the Arts, OR
2003 - 2004
Diseñadora Gráfica
Pendleton Farmers Market, OR
2020 - actual
Consejera Emocional
Lines for Life
2010 - 2020
Directora de Finanzas
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, Portland, OR
2009 - 2010
consultora del arte
Art Works Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2008 - 2009
Principal / Fotógrafa
Alma Luz Studio, Burnaby, BC
2005 - 2008
Vicepresidente / Gerente
LawGallery Inc. Burnaby, BC
2002 - 2004
Directora
Betty Feves Memorial Gallery, BMCC Pendleton, OR
1998 - 2001
Archivera / Coordinadora Exposición
Continuing Education Adult & Children Programs, PNCA, Portland, OR
1998 - 2000
Enmarcadora
Beards Frame Shop, Portland, OR
2018
licenciatura en psicología
Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR
1998
licenciatura en Bellas Artes
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR