IAN GUZMAN
Educator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego | Lens-based artist
Lives and works in San Diego and the Coachella Valley, CA
ianguz2001@gmail.com | https://ianguzman.com
ianguz2001@gmail.com | https://ianguzman.com
Education
Bachelor of Visual Arts with a concentration in Media (2023), University of California, San Diego, USA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE/GUEST LECTURES
2025 - 15th Annual Kamil Media Awards: Invited Speaker
2025 - UC San Diego: Guest Lecture, VIS180A: Documentary Theory & Practice
2025 - UC San Diego Film Festival: Invited Judge for the Experimental Category
AWARDS/HONORS
2024 - UC San Diego Film Festival, Best Experimental Film
2023 - 13th Annual Kamil Media Awards, Finalist
2022 - UC San Diego Film Festival, Best Experimental Film
2022 - 12th Annual Kamil Media Awards, Semi-Finalist
2022 - Guapamacátaro Center for Art and Ecology, Award for Excellence
2023 - 13th Annual Kamil Media Awards, Finalist
2022 - UC San Diego Film Festival, Best Experimental Film
2022 - 12th Annual Kamil Media Awards, Semi-Finalist
2022 - Guapamacátaro Center for Art and Ecology, Award for Excellence
EXHIBITIONS/SCREENINGS
2025 - Bendito Club, Pervertido - Ram Sauce
2025 - San Diego City College Luxe Gallery - Isaac and Hallway
2024 - UC San Diego Film Festival - Three Pochos
2023 - 13th Annual Kamil Media Awards - Three Pochos
2023 - Mandeville Gallery - Three Pochos
2022 - Teatro Morelos, Guapamacátaro Center for Art and Ecology - Untitled Door Video
2022 - UC San Diego Film Festival - Smear
2022 - 12th Annual Kamil Media Award - Smear
2022 - Visual Arts Facility, UC San Diego - Portfolio Exhibition
2022 - “Boundless” at the Kamil Gallery - Untitled Multi-Channel Sculpture
2021 - Kamil Online Gallery - Untitled (Spit Piece)
SELECTED FILM AND VIDEO
Forthcoming - Monrovia, 1971 - Co-Director, short documentary on 16mm
2025 - Lobsteropolis (31 mins) - Director of Photography, short documentary
2024 - Boy Grum (31 mins) - Director, short narrative
2024 - LILAC (4 mins) - Co-Director, official music video for 12 Gauge Trixie
2023 - Three Pochos (6 mins) - Director, short narrative on 16mm
2023 - Palimpsest (7 mins) - Director, experimental nonfiction
2022 - Ralph’s Trip (5 mins) - Director, experimental nonfiction
2022 - Smear (8 mins) - Director, short narrative
2025 - Lobsteropolis (31 mins) - Director of Photography, short documentary
2024 - Boy Grum (31 mins) - Director, short narrative
2024 - LILAC (4 mins) - Co-Director, official music video for 12 Gauge Trixie
2023 - Three Pochos (6 mins) - Director, short narrative on 16mm
2023 - Palimpsest (7 mins) - Director, experimental nonfiction
2022 - Ralph’s Trip (5 mins) - Director, experimental nonfiction
2022 - Smear (8 mins) - Director, short narrative
GRANTS/RESIDENCIES
2022 - Art and Ecological Fellow, Guapamacátaro Center for Art and Ecology
2022 - Dean’s Grant, UC San Diego
2019–2023 - Provost Honors
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
2023–present - Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego: Museum Educator
2023 - Mandeville Gallery at UC San Diego: Art Preparator
2021–2023 - Triton Television at UC San Diego: Filmmaking Mentor
2022 - Garfield High School: Art Teaching Aide
2018–2019 - Palm Springs Art Museum: Museum Docent