Wilfredo Chiesa "The Deeps"
Jeffrey Leder Gallery
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Wilfredo Chiesa's paintings reflect his deeply spiritual process, which result in brightly energetic, moving works. Profoundly engaged with the "metaphysical nature of painting," Chiesa's studio approach is very much about process — "the act of creating expands and multiplies the experience of living." Almost primal in their simplicity, Chiesa’s works have a deceptive complexity and elegance of emotion.
He was born in Old San Juan and studied at the School of Plastic Arts of Puerto Rico. He has held over 30 international solo exhibitions and has participated in numerous group shows, including the Sao Paulo Biennial, the Cuenca Biennial, and the Ljubljana Biennial. Chiesa is Professor of Art at University of Massachusetts Boston, where he has been teaching for over 25 years. He has also been a visiting artist and juror at many other academic institutions. In addition to painting, Chiesa has worked on limited-edition Artist Books and has also created public site-specific installations in Venice, Italy and New York City.
Chiesa's works are included in public collections in the United States, Latin America and Europe including those of The Museum of Modern Art, São Paulo, The Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá, La Casa del Libro, San Juan, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Harvard University, The Library of Congress in Washington, The National Library in Paris, The International Print Museum in Fredrickstad, and The Institute for Art and Culture in Catania.
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Schedule
from February 20, 2011 to March 19, 2011
Opening Reception on 2011-02-20 from 14:00 to 19:00