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Artist Statement:
Born: Brooklyn; New York.
Raised:New Haven; Connecticut.
"I am completely self-taught.
& although I work in all
mediums, I consider myself
first & foremost a Painter. My
subject matter is everything
having to do with life. Love,
hate, joy, fear, pain,
happiness, sorrow, &
everything in between. I Paint
what others can't or won't. I
believe that ideas are only as
good as the content that
embodies them. I Paint the
truth. I have no time to
waste. Neither the viewers,
nor mine. I leave that to the
pretenders & posers, content
on ideas without substance &
clean hands. Painting should
be as real as the Paint on the
canvas, or piece of paper; or
what have you. I do not mean
that it has to be figurative,
but that it should carry the
weight & conviction of a soul.
Then if it is any good, the
viewer will either love it, or
hate it. & this is what I am
after."
pedro ...
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
2009
Connecticut Post, 'Celebration
of 'Roots' at City Lights'
September 4, 2009.
2007
Fairfield County Weekly, 'Art
in the First Degree: Doing
Time, Making Art' March 29 -
April 4th. Illustrated 'Front
Cover".
2004
Made In Prison: Contemporary
Art By Incarcerated Men &
Women Exhibition Catalogue,
Herndon Gallery, Antioch
College, Yellow Springs; ...
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Collections:
Collectors
Ms.Sonia Angelica Cruz,
Clinton; Ct.
Mr.Manuel Tomas Cruz, Fremont;
California.
Mr. Angel Cruz Jr., Newport;
Virginia.
Ms. Sonia Vazquez Cruz,
Florida; Puerto Rico.
Ms. Sherrica Moore, Westbrook;
Ct.
Mr. Corey Moore, Westbrook;
Connecticut.
Jennifer Mc Donold Peltier &
Richard & Jaden Yu, Berkeley;
California.
Mr. Dan Wallace Smith
"Louisiana ...
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Exhibitions for Pedro Martin De Clet:
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"DEM BONES, DEM BONES"
November 1, 2009 – December 13, 2009
Opening reception: Sunday November 1, 2009, 4-6pm
Dem Bones, Dem Bones presents the expansive theme of mortality from the sobering to the celebratory. Depictions of bones often fascinate as they repel. Associations to imagery such as skulls and skeletons are often seen as negative, but many cultures embrace these images as life affirming embodiments of consciousness. Dem Bones, Dem Bones features several invited artists from the tri-state area and a large group of works selected from a call for entries. The exhibit includes work in all media that references the Latin phrase Memento mori: (be mindful of death), skull and skeleton imagery and funereal art. Lectures and an interactive family workshop are planned to coincide with the exhibit. Curated by Lydia Viscardi...
Featured Artists: Vincent Dion, Roxanne Faber Savage, Susan G. Hammond, Grace Knowlton, Lucy Krupenye, and Jak Kovatch exhibiting painting, sculpture, mixed media, photography and installation; Elizabeth Clay Biddle,
Renee Coe, Jo Ann Davidson, Pedro-Martin de Clet, Andrea Geller, Carl Glickman, Joleen Grussing, Joan Harmon, Martha A. Hawkins, Joan Levy Hepburn, Norman Jensen, Gregory Karas, Casey Laird, Philip La Rose, Gail Lee, Monica Lenci, Kimberly Linn, Jane R. Lubin, Amy Mielke, June B. Myles, Steven Parton, Julio Cesar Pena Peralta, Robert Perucci, Harvee Riggs, Marjorie Tomchuk, Wendy Shalen, Nomi Silverman, Karen Sorensen, Jackie Szrynski, Eloy Francisco Sosa, Terry Spring, Richard Ventre, Ismael Vivar, Richard Wilkinson, and Carolyn Wilson...
Contact Lydia Viscardi with questions: lydiaviscardi@carriagebarn.org
The Carriage Barn is located in Waveny Park
681 South Avenue (Route 124)
New Canaan, CT
1/4 mile north of Merritt Parkway Exit 37
Tel: 203-972-1895 / Fax: 203-966-2388
thegallery@carriagebarn.org
"Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness"
October 2, 2009 - September 5, 2010...
Friday • October 2, 2009 • 7 PM: PREVIEW PARTY for AVAM's newest exhibition "Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness"
Artists, Lenders, Museum Members, exhibition curator Roger Manley, museum Founder Rebecca Hoffberger and YOU! gather to celebrate "Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness," American Visionary Art Museum's 15 thematic mega-exhibition. Music, Beverages, Light Fare and Fantastic Art. Open to the public. Ticketing info to come.
American Visionary Art Museum
800 Key Highway
Baltimore; Maryland. 21230
Phone: 410-244-1900
Fax: 410-244-5858
http://www.avam.org
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2004
Pedro Martin de Clet "Patriot", York Square Cinema Gallery, New Haven; Connecticut. September 29 - November 8, 2004
2003
"Self-Portraits" The New Haven Free Public Library, New Haven; Connecticut. October 1 - 31, 2003.
2002
"A Year Later", The New Haven Free Public Library, New Haven; Connecticut. September 3 - 30.
"Protest", The Buttonwood Tree Gallery in Middletown; Connecticut. April 15 - May 31.
2001
"Collages": 1993-2001, The New Haven Public Library, New Haven; Connecticut. September 7-October 31.
"The Fall of Icarus" & Other Works, The Henry Carter Hull Library, Clinton; Connecticut. September 1-November 30. Reception: November 24, 4 - 8 pm.
"La Ventana Abierta" (The Open Window), Ninth Square, New Haven; Connecticut. June 30-September 15th.
1999
"The Fall of Icarus", Norwalk Community Technical College Gallery; August 25-October 8.
1998
"Immortal: Pedro Martin De Clet, The Paintings of a Demi-God", The Discovery Museum, Bridgeport; Ct. Sept.6-Oct.31.
"The Odyssey: 2 & a Half Years after 6 & a Half", CPA Annual Show, Hartford Civic Center Mall, May 6-31.
1997
"Boricua", The Buttonwood Tree, Middletown;Ct. Sept.1-Oct.10.
1996
Night Gallery, Dagget Square, New Haven;Ct. March - April. Solo
Parkville Business Center, Hartford;Ct. February-April. Solo
1995
Parkville Business Center, Hartford;Ct. August-October.
1993
"Pedro Martin DeClet - Born Behind Bars", The Buttonwood Tree, Middletown;Ct. November-December.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009
"DEM BONES, DEM BONES", The Carriage Barn, New Canaan; Ct.
November 1, 2009 – December 13, 2009
Opening reception: Sunday November 1, 2009, 4-6pm
'Defense Mechanisms', PS122 Gallery, New York, NY.
October 17th - November 8th
Opening Reception: October 17th 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
"Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness", American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore; Maryland.
October 4, 2009 - September 5, 2010...
"Transplanting Roots / Transplantando Raices: Caribbean, Latin American & Latino Artists Living & Creating in Connecticut..."
City Lights Gallery & Frame Shop, Bridgeport; Ct.
September 9 - October 16...
"La Lucha por la Identidad / The Struggle for Identity"
The Akus Gallery: Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic; Ct...
Aug. 20 – Oct. 4, 2009
2008
Ideat Village, New Haven; Ct.
June 14th - June 28th.
2007
'Creating Second Chances', Black Rock Art Center, Bridgeport; Ct.
March 1 - 31.
2005
CPA Alumnae Show, Charter Oak Cultural Center, Hartford; CT., November 3rd - December 30th.
2003
Made In Prison: Contemporary Art by Incarcerated Men and Women
Curated by Julia Dzwonkoski and Kye Potter, Herndon Gallery: Antioch College, 795 Livermore Street, Yellow Springs, OH 45387, November 7, 2003 - February 6, 2004.
City-Wide Open Artists Studios, Science Park, New Haven, CT, October 7 - 29, 2003.
"THE ART OF HISTORICAL REVELATION: THE DIVIDED WORLD," The York Square Cinema Gallery, New Haven, CT, June 19 - July 18, 2003.
Hygienic Art 24, Hygienic Gallery, New London; Connecticut. January 25 - February 9.
2002
City-Wide Open Artists Studios, Chamberlain Building 50 Orange Street, October 14-31 & Pirelli Building on Long Wharf, New Haven; Connecticut. October 26 & 27.
' Outsider In/Sight' *Silent Auction for Fellowship Place, Yale University Art Gallery Sculpture Garden & Lecture Hall, New Haven; Connecticut. May 30
2001
"Reflections" September 11, Norwalk Community College, Norwalk; Connecticut. November 16 - January 11.
City-Wide Open Artists Studios, New Haven; Connecticut. October 15-31.
New Haven Healing Arts Collective: An Exhibition of Works & Words by New Haven Artists, New Haven Public Library, New Haven; Ct., May 3-June.
2000
City-Wide Open Artists Studios, Smoothie Building, New Haven; Ct. October 6-21.
1999
"In Bloom", Norwalk Comm. Tech. College Gallery; June 4-August 17.
1997
"39 Annual Barnum Festival Juried Art Exhibition, The Discovery Museum, Bridgeport;Ct. June 26 - August 1.
CPA Annual Show, Civic Center Mall, Hartford;Ct. June 5-28.
"Out of Into", Lukacs Gallery, Fairfield University; February 24-March 21.
"Heaven & Hell", Real Art Ways, Hartford;Ct. January 17 - March 9.
1996
CPA Annual Show, Hartford Civic Center Mall, Hartford;Ct. May
1995
"Art from Connecticut's Prisons", New haven Free Public Library, Ct. November- January,1996.
CPA Annual Show, Tower Business Center, Hartford;Ct. May
1994
CPA Annual Show, Tower Business Center, Hartford;Ct. May
1993
"A Wealth of Grays", Uncommon Perspectives From Ct. Artists", Silvermine Guild, New Canaan;Ct. June-July.
CPA Annual Show, Artworks Gallery, Hartford;Ct. May
1992
CPA Annual Show, Jewish Community Center, West Hartford;Ct. May
* C.P.A.- Connecticut Prison Association
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