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Gerardo Gonzalez-Quevedo - Represented by Artspace C GQ
( Cuba, 1972 - present )
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Artist: Gerardo Gonzalez-Quevedo ( Cuba, 1972 - present ) -
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Main Category: Mixed Media
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Genres: Contemporary American Art
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Biography: Gerardo Gonzalez-Quevedo, born in Havana, Cuba, emigrated to the United States in 1988 and settled in Miami. He went to New York to study art at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. While in New York his paintings were shown at the Visual Arts Gallery in SoHo and at 135 Skillman Street in Brooklyn. Gerardo returned to Miami in 1997 and has exhibited his work extensively in traditional and alternative spaces. Gerardo’s paintings have been written about in The Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, Diario Las Americas, and The New Times. He was a featured artist in Casa & Estilo Internacional Magazine (Octubre/Noviembre 2001). He illustrated the book Frases de El Procaz Euardo by Eduardo B. Ferrer (1999). His fan design was selected to be included in the catalog for “Fan Exhibition” in Tokyo, Japan (1996).
Gerardo Gonzalez-Quevedo’s paintings and “wall hangings” are made by gathering different images, memories, and rhythms together in one composition. The layering and overlapping of images that occurs during the painting process is a significant aspect of his artwork. He cuts and pieces together different fragments of paintings, digital imagery, and fabrics when creating his “wall hangings” and room installations. When he creates paintings on a stretched canvas, they are constantly turned around and worked in all directions. This method of working allows for the exploration of more dynamic possibilities in balance and composition. Gerardo’s way of connecting these ideas creates a discord/harmony similar to that in jazz. The language of jazz and his experiences in the urban landscape serve as major inspirations for his work.
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Exhibition History: EDUCATION
1996-1997 School of Visual Arts, New York
Certificate in Art Education
1991-1995 School of Visual Arts, New York
Bachelors of Fine Arts in Painting
Certificate in Art Therapy
PUBLICATIONS AND AWARDS
2001 “En Planos Visuales”, Casa & Estilo Internacional –
Magazine Article (Octubre/Noviembre 2001)
2000 “Trazos”, Tamiami Magazine Article (Abril 2000)
1999 Frases de El Procaz Eduardo – Book Illustrations
1996 “Fan Exhibition”, Tokyo, Japan - Published in
exhibition catalog
1991 National Foundation for Advancement in the
Arts, Miami, Florida, Honorable Mention Award
in Visual Arts
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
2001 Blue Angel Gallery, “Layered”, Miami, FL
2000 South Art, “Rehearsals/Ensayos”, Miami, FL
2000 Actors’ Playhouse, “Ensayos”, Coral Gables,
FL
2000 Consulado General de Colombia,
“Mecanismos”, Coral Gables, FL
1999 South Art, “Raw Elements”, Miami, FL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2004 Artspace C GQ, Miami, FL
2004 Momenti Loft Gallery, Miami, FL
2004 LUDANI, North Miami Beach, FL
2001 Lab6, Miami, FL
2001 Virginia Miller Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
2000 6street Visual Arts Collective, Miami, FL
2000 Blue Angel Gallery, Miami, FL
1999 OY Art Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
1999 Blue Angel Gallery, Miami, FL
1999 Miami Dade Public Library (Shenandoah
Branch), Miami, FL
1998 Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1998 South Art, Miami, FL
1998 OY Art Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
1998 Blue Angel Gallery, Miami, FL
1998 Kitzen Fine Art, Coral Gables, FL
1996 135 Skillman Street, Brooklyn, NY
1994 Visual Arts Gallery, SoHo, NY
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Collections: Lenny & Ira Galvish, Miami FL
Juan De Lara, Miami FL
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