2008 news + highlights

20 March - 30 April 2008
JESUS MATHEUS: VISUAL MANUAL AT CLA GALLERY, BOSTON
CLA Gallery, Center for Latino Arts | 85 West Newton Street, Boston, MA
Opening reception 20 March, 6-9 pm | Gallery Talk with the Artist 16 April, 6-8 pm

for images of the exhibition click here

Jesus Matheus presents a precise selection of new works that include minimal, abstract oil paintings, prints, drawings, and three dimensional wood constructions. This cohesive presentation confirms the maturity of Matheus’ work and the artist’s place in the notable resurgence of abstract geometric art. Esperanza Leon participated in the selection and installation of this exhibition, and also contributes to the exhibition catalogue that will be presented at the Gallery Talk.

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l - r: Jesus Matheus, Esperanza Leon, Terence McCulley, Elisabeth Gonzalez

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24 April - 19 May 2008
MARIA SCHON EXHIBITING AT SPANIERMAN GALLERY
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for Spanierman exhibition information and images click here

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2 October 2008
ESPERANZA LEON: ILLUMINATING LATIN AMERICAN ART IN THE EAST HAMPTON STAR
Read the article by Janet Goleas
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December 2008
EDUARDO BARCENAS WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD IN VENEZUELA
Selected to participate in the II Bienal Arturo Michelena, Barcenas will be awarded officially on 6 December the Andrés Pérez Mujica Prize for his work titled Un hombre que mira desde el silencio [Man Gazing from Silence], 2008 (photo credit Ramsés Larzábal). The long standing juried exhibition celebrated its 64th edition and is held currently as a biennial in Valencia, Carabobo state.
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through 10 December 2008
ASTOLFO FUNES IN ITALY
Historias de Vida on exhibit at Galeria Primo Piano, with a text by Doris Sacquena
Astolfo Funes, Mujer contemporanea, 2008