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Pen Cayetano - Represented by Belizean Arts
( Belize, 1954 - present )
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Artist: Pen Cayetano ( Belize, 1954 - present ) -
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Main Category: Painting
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Genres: Modern Art, Contemporary Realism
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Biography: Pen Cayetano was born 1954 in Dangriga in the southern part of Belize - former British Honduras. He is a self-taught painter & musician. He was painting and doing music at Pen's Art Studio at 5 Moho Road in Dangriga, until he moved in 1987 in his new Studio at 74 St. Vincentstreet. His favourite medium is oil on canvas.
Cayetano met and studied with fellow artist Benjamin Nicholas and Master Drummer Isabel Flores both Garifuna. They did several exhibitions and musical shows together.
In 1981 Pen Cayetano created the Punta Rock which is a combination of cultural Garifuna music with elements of the modern Rock music. Together with his musical group " The Turtle Shell Band" he performed all over Belize and in Mexico, Honduras , Guatemala and the USA . Nowadays the Punta Rock is Belize's number one music and performed by different bands.
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Exhibition History: 2001 "The Garifuna Journey", Cecil Cyrus Squash Complex, Kingston,
St. Vincent
1999 "Artist Pen Cayetano", Belize High Commission, London, UK (S)
1999 "Contemporary Belizean Visual Arts", Taipa Museum, Taiwan
1997 "Wald", Palast der Johanniter, Valletta, Malta, Italy
1995 Natural Museum of History, London, Great Britain
1989 Fondo del Sol, Washington D.C., USA (S)
1983 Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, USA
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Bibliography: AWARDS
1986 :
Citation from the National Garifuna Council of Belize for outstanding contribution in the field of Culture and Music
1996 :
Citation from Belize College of Arts, Science and Technology for outstanding contribution in the development of Belize
2000 :
Award from DaYabra Entertainment Los Angeles for Outstanding Leadership in Creativity , Music and Art
2001 :
Nomination for Scholars & Artists in Residence in St. Vincent by the University of the West Indies
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