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2010

National Art Exhibition /
Muestra Nacional de Artes Plásticas
Two works by Carmelo Sobrino were selected by the curatorial committee of the national art show which cosisted of Arlette de la Serna, curator of the Museo de Arte de Ponce, Juan Carlos López Quintero, curator of the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico and Marilú Purcell Villafañe, curator and y director of the Programa de Artes Plásticas del Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. The exhibition opened on December 9, 2009 and lasted till February 28, 2010 at the Arsenal de la Puntilla, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. The catalogue is available through the ICP.

2009

Rosario Ferré's mural in Caguas

Carmelo Sobrino helped writer-artist Rosario Ferré and her husband, the architect Agustín Costa in the production of the mural in front of Las Catalinas Mall in Caguas. Article in El Nuevo Día (pdf)

Dia de muertos
BlackBoxArt Foundation and the Consulado General de México in Puerto Rico are inviting to a group show entitled "La Muerte - transicion y celebracion de vida". Among the 44 artists you'll find Carmelo Sobrino, who lived for a while in Mexico. Nov. 2-28, 2009, 1600 Ave. Fernandez Juncos (exhibition space at La Respuesta).
More details can be found on the BlackBoxArt Foundation website.

Charity Event

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"Artists' personal studios" at Petrus:
Sobrino exhibits "The pleasures of life"
Carmelo Sobrino has developed for his exhibition in the Petrus Gallery (opening September 3, 2009 at 7 p.m.) a series of large formats of paintings and drawings in which he searches for "The Pleasures of Life / Los placeres de la vida".

In primary colors and using the concept of the story board that forms part of the world of commercials, Sobrino creates works that can be enjoyed individually or in various different orders in order to create one's personal story. Popular language and chlichés lead to the celebration of pleasures that we can all connect with.

The other artists that participate in "Artists' personal studios" in Hoare Street # 726 in Miramar are Frances Picó, Dafne Elvira, Beatriz Otero, Bernardo Medina and Felipe Jiménez. Press communiqué (pdf in Spanish)


Art auction for a good cause
On June 11, 2009 an auction was held at the Galería Nacional in Old San Juan. Carmelo Sobrino and more than 30 other artists participated in this event for a good cause. Details see El Nuevo Día and El Vocero articles (pdf)


Adversity is a teacher
Carmelo Sobrino expresses his opinion on the economic and cultural crisis in El Nuevo Día, May 19, 2009 (Maestra adversidad, pdf in Spanish)

New book by Juan Flores
"The Diaspora Strikes Back - Caribeño Tales of Learning and Turning" features a painting by Carmelo Sobrino on its cover.


Auction at the MAPR

"La virgen de la habitacion" - details: endi.com (pdf)

Sobrino co-founded
the contemporary artists' flea market
El Pulguero de los Artistas was celebrated for the second time on April 18 and 19, 2009. Details: www.el-status.com/pulguero.

Facing Locality

Sobrino participated with "Seven Windows / Siete ventanas", a collaborative work with Lisa Ladner, in a show curated by Luis Camnitzer at the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts, Frederiksted, St. Croix (USVI). The show ran March - April 2009.

Sobrino at the new Galería 778
On February 19, 2009 Carlos Moyka opened a new space at 778 Ave. San Patricio, Urb. Las Lomas, San Juan.
The first exhibition consists of a collective show featuring 24 Puerto Rican and international artists. "Diálogos de la imagen" unites drawings, paintings, sculptures and ceramics. Among the local artists are Carmelo Sobrino, María Antonia Ordóñez, Gladys Nieves, Johnny Betancourt, Rafael Rivera Ortiz, Juan Ramón Velázquez, Antonio Navia, Julio César Díaz and others.
The gallery is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. "Diálogos de la imagen" will be shown through March 14.
Read article in El Vocero (pdf, Spanish)

2008

Memorias actuales (Present Memories)
- opening exhibition at the Topacio Gallery
The new gallery located at 53, Ave. Cementerio Nacional, Hato Tejas, Bayamón (Puerto Rico) opened its doors in November with a solo show by Carmelo Sobrino. Read the article that appeared in El Nuevo Dia (pdf, Spanish)

Círculo del Arte - Museo de Arte de Ponce
In September Carmelo Sobrino, Antonio Martorell and Eddie Ferraioli presented their art works created for the Ponce Museum's Círculo del Arte. The event was held in Martorell's studio in Ponce and was open to the members of the MAP and collectors. For more information please consult the MAP's website.
>> description of Sobrino's work (pdf, Spanish)

Flea market of contemporary artists

El Pulguero de los Artistas was co-initiated by Sobrino. Review: www.el-status.com/pulguero.

Carmelo Sobrino in his studio in Puerta de Tierra/San Juan; photos by Lisa Ladner, January 2008; enlarge photos

La vida es magica, article by Mario Alegre Barrios, El Nuevo Dia, January 16, 2008 - the artist's 60th birthday!

TILL 2007

Omix factum for PROA

Carmelo Sobrino colaborated in the “Omix factum” project to raise money for the Artists' Asistance Program (PROA) of the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico. For this project Andrés Salas had created a wooden, 3 feet high human sculpture and the Museum had invited 35 artists to be creative with it. All the figures were on display between November 3rd and 15th, 2007 and were for sale during the “Grand Art Auction" at the MAPR (Nov 15, 2007).
> see press release

Sobrino @ Homespot
Carmelo Sobrino showed recent works under the title "Vecindarios" ("neighbourhoods") from Sept. 6th, 7 pm on at Homespot, Paseo Covadonga # 52, Puerta de Tierra (San Juan, Puerto Rico).
This exhibition consisted of about 20 works in various forms and medias. The paintings, drawings and sculptures portrait communities and the environment on the island. “These works allude to our communities and personalities. They are psycological studies that enter in a dialog with our culture... the discurse includes my preocupation with the environment and talks about the necesity of creating awareness", said Sobrino.
> Read article in El Nuevo Día (pdf)
> See webpage of Homespot/Galería Petrus

>> The Cortés Art Collection at the MUAC:
The Caguas Art Museum (MUAC) exhibited until January 2008 70 works from the collection of Chocolate Cortés - among them was a painting by Carmelo Sobrino.
> Read article in El Nuevo Día (pdf)

>> Sobrino was represented in the exhibition "Puerto Rican Art: Image of a Culture. From the Collection of Cooperativa de Seguros Múltiples de Puerto Rico", Orlando Museum of Art (website screenshot, pdf), August 25 - October 28, 2007

>> Sobrino is part of OCTOPUS/PULPO, an anthology of 51 artists and writers, conceptualized by Papo Colo. National Gallery of the ICP, Convento Los Dominicos, Old San Juan, March/April 2007 - Details
>> Sobrino was invited to lecture at the prestigious Centro León in the Dominican Republic: About the event, May 06 (pdf) / Credo (pdf)
>> Sobrino participates in the ApoyArte project of the UCB. Exhibition & Auction.
>> "Horizontes y Musarañas" - catalogue available at the Museo de Arte de Ponce (MAP), Puerto Rico
>> Images from the Ponce inauguration (MAP newsletter, pdf)
>> Mural "Tránsitos" for the theatre house Victoria in Humacao