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Mario Cespedes
'Dreamscape', Bolivia, Brazil, California, Sao Paulo Biennale, UNESCO

About the Item

Signed lower right, 'Mario Cespedes' (Bolivian-American, born 1940) and created circa 1985. Matted dimensions: 24 H x 18 W x .25 D inches. Born in Bolivia, Mario Cespedes immigrated to Sao Paolo, Brazil at the age of 14. A self-taught artist, Cespedes acquired his early knowledge of art by visiting museums and learning from other artisans in the city’s public markets as a teenager. Much of his work was inspired by the Andes and Amazon River in South America and frequently comments on pollution and deforestation. Mario Cespedes is a member of the Paris International Association of Plastic Arts, partnered with UNESCO, and has exhibited widely and with success throughout South and North America including at the San Bernardino County Museum (1980), the Brazilian National Biennial (1974) as well as in Germany (1992) and France (1970, 1977). ONE MAN SHOWS 2000- ArtExpo/ Javits Convention Center, N.Y., NY. 1996- Debora Hudgins Gallery/ Scottsdale, AZ. - Agnisiuh Gallery/ Sedona, AZ. 1990- ArtExpo./ Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA. 1989- Blinder Fine Arts/ Santa Monica, CA. 1987- Azevedo Gallery/ San Diego, CA. 1986- Prestige Gallery/ Palm Desert, CA. 1983- Delphine Gallery/ Santa Barbara, CA. 1981- La Tortolita Galleries/ Tucson, AZ. 1979- Vered International Gallery/ East Hampton, NY. 1975- Itau Bank Art Gallery/ Sao Paulo, Brazil. 1971- Kennedy Art Gallery/ Bahia, Brazil. AWARDS AND LOCATIONS 2009 - Best Painting, mixed media, Indian Wells Arts Festival /Indian Wells, CA. 2000 - First Place, mixed media, Southwest Arts Festival / Indio, CA. 1998 - Best Painting, 11th Annual Boulder Creek Festival / Boulder Creek, CO. 1995 - 1st place, Southwest Arts Festival/ Indio, CA. - Award of Excellence Affair in the Gardens/ Beverly Hills, CA. - Best of Show, KPRS Arts Festival/ Las Vegas, Nevada. 1994- 2nd Place, Southwest Arts Festival/ Indio, CA. - Award of Excellence and purchase of a painting by The City of La Quinta, La Quinta Arts Festival/ La Quinta, CA. 1993- Best of Show La Quinta Arts Festival/ La Quinta, CA. 1985- Gold Medallion, AICA 9th Annual Western Art/ San Dimas, CA 1984- Grand Prize Winner, La Quinta Arts Festival/ La Quinta, CA. 1980- Silver Medallion, San Bernardino County Museum/ San Bernardino, CA. 1974- G. Medallion, Paulista Association of Fine Arts/ Sao Paulo, Brazil. - Award and right to represent Brazil in the XIII International Biennial of Sao Paulo-Brazil. - Brazilian National Biennial/ Sao Paulo, Brazil. - 36th exhibition, Paulista Association of Fine Arts/ Sao Paulo, Brazil. OTHER EXHIBITIONS 2009 - Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO. 2000 - Santa Barbara Fine Art Show, Santa Barbara, CA 1992 - Americana Art Show/ Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA. - American Realism/ San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA. - Los Angeles County Fair/ Fairplex, Los Angeles, CA. - Southwest Arts Festival/ Albuquerque, New Mexico - America Haus Stuttgart/ Stuttgart, Germany. 1987 - Americana Museum/ El Paso, TX. - Lubbock Arts Festival/ Lubbock, TX. 1986 - AICA 10th Annual Western Art/ San Dimas, CA. - Annual Celebrity Show/ Biltmore Galleries, Los Angeles, CA. 1984 - Von Grabill Gallery/ Scottsdale, AZ. 1982 - Festival of Arts/ Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach, CA. 1980 - San Bernardino County Museum/ San Bernardino, CA. 1979 - International Art Expo./ Javits Center, N.Y., New York. - XIV International Biennial/ Sao Paulo, Brazil. 1977 - Editions & Comunicaciones Marginales D'Amerique Latine, Maison de la Culture du Havre, France. - XIII International Biennial/ Sao Paulo, Brazil. - XII Grand Prix International/ Montecarlo, Monaco 1970 - International Association of Art (UNESCO-United Nations) /S. de Chile. - XXIII National Exhibition of Modern Art/ Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. - Ecological Art, Cultural Foundation of Brasilia/ Brasilia, Brazil. - Images Messages D'Amerique Latine/ Centre Culturel Villeparisis, France.
  • Creator:
    Mario Cespedes (1942 - 2005)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20.25 in (51.44 cm)Width: 15 in (38.1 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    painting: minor rippling, minor toning, minor restoration; mat: minor scuffs, minor corner bumping; unframed.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3446758272
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