biography of Efren ORDONEZ (1927-2011)

Birth place: Chihuahua, Mexico

Addresses: Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Profession: Painter, sculptor

Studied: Univ. Nuevo Leon.

Exhibited: Dreyer Gallery, Houston, Tex, 1965 (solo); "Confrontacion," 1966 & "Solar Show," 1968, Palacio Bellas Artes Mexico City; "6 Mexican Artists", Ariz. State Univ., 1968; "50 Ordo-ez Works," Govt. Palace, Monterrey, Mex., 1972. Awards: medal of honor for painting, Mex., 1959.

Work: MoMA, Mexico City. Commissions: Cristo Rey (stained glass), 1963, Maria Reina (mural), 1964 & 12 Apostles, 1965, Sem. Sch., Monterrey, Mex.; Morelos, Govt. Montemorelos, Mex., 1968; Sagrado Corazon (fiber glass), Sagrado Corazon Church, Mexico City, 1970.

Comments: Preferred media: oils, acrylics, watercolors, concrete, iron. Positions: juror, Chapultepec Gal., Inst. Nat. Bellas Artes, Mexico City, 1967. Teaching: instr. drawing, Univ. Nuevo Leon, 1953-55; instr. watercolor, Monterrey Inst. Technol., Mex., 1955-57. Publications: illusr., Soc. Artistica Technol (covers), 1957-70; illusr., Esther M. Allison Poetry, 1969; illusr. (cover), Soc. & Trabajo Soc., 1970.