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Luis Cruz Azaceta Biography
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1942 |
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Azaceta's works are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Smithsonian Institution, New York; and the Whitney Museum of Art, New York, among others. He has been recipient of numerous awards, including the Cintas Foundation Fellowship, the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Grant.
Born in Havana, Cuba in 1942.
Lives and works in New Orleans.EDUCATION: School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
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1967 |
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Acquires U. S. Citizenship
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1976 |
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Cintas Foundation, Institute of International Education, New York
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1981 |
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National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC
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1982 |
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Creative Artist Public Service (CAPS), New York, NY
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1984 |
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Mira: Canadian Club Hispanic Award
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1985 |
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National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC
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1985 |
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Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Grant, New York, NY
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1985 |
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New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY
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1989 |
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Mid-Atlantic Grant for Special Projects
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1991 - 1992 |
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National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC
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1992 |
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Penny McCall Foundation
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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No Bounds, Gertrude Herber Institute of Art, Augusta, GA* (solo)
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2007
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Sin Palabras/Without Words, Galeria Lyle O. Rietzel, Santo Domingo, DR (solo)
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2007
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Ambulatory: Museum Plan, Galeria Ramis Barquet, New York* (solo)
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2007
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Local Anesthesia, Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA * (solo)
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2007
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Atraves del Espejo: Arte Cubano Hoy, Allegro Galeria, Panama
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2007
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Latin American Art: Myth & Reality, The Nassau County Museum of Art, New York
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2007
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Peep (Kerry Stokes Art Collection), Tarrawarra Museum of Art, Melbourne, Australia
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2006
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Art Basel Miami Beach, Galeria Ramis Barquet, Miami, FL
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2006
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Bloom: Paintings and Constructions by Luis Cruz Azaceta, Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art, Jacksonville, FL (solo)
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2005
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Eyeshot, Galeria Ramis Barquet, New York (solo)
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2004
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Happy/Deadly, Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans (solo)
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2003
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Navegante, Galeria Ramis Barquet, Monterrey, Mexico. (solo)
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2003
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Joy-Ride, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, Florida (solo)
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2003
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25th Anniversary Exhibition, Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA.
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2003
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Paper, Galeria Ramis Barquet, New York, NY.
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2003
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Inside the Paper, Centro Cultural Espanol, Miami, FL.
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2003
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Rutgers Center for Innovative Print & Paper, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
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2002
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Structuring Fear, Galeria Ramis Barquet, New York (solo)
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2002
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NO/NY, Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA (solo)
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2001
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Prayers-Beads-Cells, Arthur Roger Gallery (solo)
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2001
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New Orleans Mapping, Fredric Snitzer Gallery (solo)
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2001
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Miami Adrift, Generous Miracles Gallery, New York (solo)
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2000 - 2001
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The Figure: Another Side of Modernism, The Human Figure in Painting from 1950 to the Present, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY
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2000
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This is Not the Place, Ramapo College, Berrie Center, Mahwah, NJ
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1999
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Contemporary Narrating in American Print, Whitney Museum of American Art at Champion, Stamford, CT
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1999
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Saints, Sinners and Sacrifices: Religious Imagery in Contemporary Latin American Art, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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1999
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FIAC, Paris Art Fair, Galeria Ramis Barquet, Paris, France
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1999
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Peintures et Sculptures D'Amerique Latine, CHEFS D'OEUVRE DU XXcme SIECLE (colecion Museo de Beaux Artes de Caracas, Venezuela, Festival de Biarritz, France
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1999
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Contemporary Collaborations: The Artist and the Master Printer, Sherman Gallery, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
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1999
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Material Preception: Celebrating Art & Architecture, LA Salle Gallery at National Bank Plaza in Charlotte, NC
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1999
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Accounts Southeast Transience, SECCA, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC
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1999
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Fabled Impressions, Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA
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1999
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Back Streets, Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA (solo)
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1998
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Bound, Mary-Anne Martin/Fine Art, New York (solo)
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1998
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Breakout, Galerķa Ramis Barquet, New York (solo)
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1998
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Susurro, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, Florida (solo)
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1998
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Hybrid States, Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ (solo)
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Alternative Museum, New York, NY
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The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
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Chemical Bank Collection, New York, NY
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Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
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Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
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Fine Arts Collection, University of California, Davis, CA
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Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, FL
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Fulton Montgomery Community College, State University of New York
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Greenville County Art Museum, SC
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Harlem Art Collection, State Office Building, New York, NY
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The Houston Fine Arts Museum, TX
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