Pedro Cruz-Castro: Resume

Born: 1970, Caracas, Venezuela

Exhibitions

2002	"Across the Bridge" The Wright Gallery, Kingston, NY
2001	"New York Underground" Silvestre Galleries, Surf City, NJ
2001	"Par Avion" Carolina Figueredo Galeria, Caracas, Venezuela
2000	Group Show, The Art Students League of New York, NY
1999	"Across the Bridge..." Open Studios, Long Island City, New York
1999	Group Show, The Art Students League of New York, NY
1998	"Encounters", Cinque Gallery, New York, NY
1998	"Jigoku", Cave Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1998	"Venezuelan Talent in New York", Consulate General of Venezuela, New York, NY
1998	Group Show, The Art Students League of New York, NY
1997	"Across the Bridge..." Open Studios, Long Island City, New York
1997	Group Show, The Art Students League of New York, NY
1997	"We all are AVAP", Pro-Venezuela Center, Caracas, Venezuela
1997	"Solo Exhibition", New York Public Library, (Branch at 96th Street and Lexington), New York, NY
1996	Group Show, The Art Students League of New York, NY
1996	"We all are AVAP", Pro-Venezuela Center, Caracas, Venezuela
1994	Solo Exhibition, "What your eyes might uncover", Tabaco Bar, Caracas, Venezuela
1994	Art and Photography Exhibition, Second Edition, Ministry for Foreign Ralations, Caracas, Venezuela

Professional Experience

1997-98	Volunteer for Cinque Gallery, Soho, NY
1996-97	Assistant to Arnaldo Ferrara (Sculptor), Soho, NY
1992-95	Ministry of Transportation and Comminications, Art Department, Caracas, Venezuela
1991	Corpa Advertising Agency, Art Department, Graphic Designer, Caracas, Venezuela
1989-90	Serigraficos B.G.V. Art Department, Caracas, Venezuela

Education

1996	Began a four (4) year program of study in Fine Arts (painting) at The Art students League of New York.
1996	Course "Decisive Ruptures of Art During the 20th Century" Space Union Bank, Caracas, venezuela.
1994	Attendance at the 5th Biennial of Havana, Theory and Critical Encounters, Cuba.
1994	Xilography and Silk-screen technique Courses, National Art Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela.
1993	Drawing and Painting, School of Visual Arts "Cristobal Rojas", Caracas, Venezuela.
1992	Seminary to Experiment on new materials applied to the Graphic and Fine Arts, Aerography Center, caracas, Venezuela.
1992	Sculpture Workshop, School of Visual Arts "Cristobal Rojas", Caracas, Venezuela.
1991-92	Course on Airbrush, Aerography Center (Air brush Studio Color), Caracas, Venezuela.
1987-91	Major in Graphic Design, Jose Maria Vargas University, Caracas, Venezuela.

Artist Statement

"EMBODY"

The Fundamental consistent theme which is represented in all of my work is the human body, along with this is my fascination with mother nature's ever astounding creations, her cycles of conception and destruction (evolution).

Together with this subject, my work strongly reflects my fixation with organic matter, and my attempt to draw parellels between nature and substances of man-made chemical compounds (specifically my interests are concentrated on Rubber, Resin, Latex, Foam and Plexiglass).