FERNANDO R. CASAS
 (b. 1946)

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Education
Gallery Representation
Solo Exhibitions (selected)
Group Exhibitions (selected)
Videos
Blogs
Book
Writings by the Artist
Writings about the Artist in Books
Articles about the Artist
To Contact the Artist...

Education

·        1973-1978 Rice University. Ph.D. Philosophy.

·        1970-1972 Rice University.   M.A. Philosophy

·        1968-1970 The Colorado College, B.A. Philosophy, Magna Cum Laude.

·        1965-1968 Normal Superior Católica, Cochabamba. Philosophy and Psychology Program.

·        1960-1964 Private studies of Art with Don Raul Prada, Director of the School of Fine Arts of Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Gallery Representation

 Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Inc.
 2501 Sunset Blvd.
 Houston Texas, 77005 USA
 Tel: 713 522 2701

  www.Gremillion.com

Solo Exhibitions (selected)

·        The Art Car Museum, Houston, Sep-Nov 2019: Limits and Proximities - A Survey of Works Spanning Four Decades.

·        The Jung Center, Houston, March 2019: Silence, Void, Timelessness.

·        Gremillion and Co. Fine Art Gallery, Houston, Sep-Oct 2018: Limits and Proximities.

·        Gremillion and Co. Fine Art Gallery, Houston, 2014: Co-Constitutions.

·       G Gallery, Houston, 2014: Co-Constitutions.

·        Redbud Gallery, Houston, 2014: Co-Constitutions.

·        Gremillion and Co. Fine Art Gallery, Houston, Nature at the Very Verge, February 2011. 

·        Gremillion and Co. Fine Art Gallery, Houston, 2008. 

·        Gremillion and Co. Fine Art Gallery, Houston, 2005.

·        Gremillion and Co. Fine Art Gallery, Houston, January 2003.

·        Centro de Arte Boliviano Contemporáneo, La Paz and Cochabamba, Bolivia, January 2000.

·        Gremillion and Co. Fine Art Gallery, Houston, January 1999.

·        Windy Morehead Gallery, New Orleans, December 1996.

·        Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago, Chile, April 1966.

·        Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Simon I. Patino, Cochabamba, Bolivia, July 1996.

·        Galeria de Arte, Fundación BHN, La Paz Bolivia, March 1996.

·        Gremillion and Co. Fine Art Gallery,  Houston, April 1995.

·        Fundación Cultural EMUSA, “Kippus Keeping”, La Paz, Bolivia, August 1994.

·        Centro de arte Contemporáneo Simon I. Patino, Cochabamba, Bolivia, November 1993.

·        Trinity Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, October 1992.

·        Fundación Cultural EMUSA,  La Paz, Bolivia, April 1992.

·        Gremillion and Co. Fine Art Gallery, Houston, January 1992.

·        North Harris College Art Gallery,  Houston, January 1991.

·        Blue Mountain Gallery, SOHO, "An Opening of Vision," New York City, June, 1989.

·        Little Egypt Enterprises,  Houston, Texas, June 1989.

·        Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes,  La Paz, Bolivia, July 1988.

·        Salon de Exposiciones Gildaro Antezana,  Cochabamba, Bolivia, June, 1988.

·        Fundación Cultural EMUSA,  La Paz, Bolivia, August 1986.

·        Little Egypt Enterprises,  "Meditations", Houston, September 1982.

·        Duveen Gallery, Houston, November 1979.

·        Heritage Gallery, "Space and Perception", Los Angeles, September 1979.

·        Harriet Griffin Gallery, New York City, 1976.

·        Salon Municipal de Artes Plasticas,  La Paz, Bolivia, February 1973.

·        Salon Municipal de Artes Plasticas,  La Paz, Bolivia, January 1968.

·        Salon Municipal de Exposiciones,  Cochabamba, Bolivia, November 1967.

·        Palacio de la Cultura,  Cochabamba, Bolivia, June 1967.

·        Salon Municipal de Exposiciones, Cochabamba, Bolivia, December 1964.

 

Group Exhibitions (selected)

·        MotherDog Studios, 26th Annual ARTCRAWL, Houston Nov. 2019.

·        Glassell School - Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Little Egypt Enterprises & Related Studios, Sept.-Nov. 2017.

·        MotherDog Studios, 26th Annual ARTCRAWL, Houston Nov. 2018.  

·        MotherDog Studios, 25th Annual ARTCRAWL, Houston, Nov. 2017.

·        MotherDog Studios, 23rd Annual ARTCRAWL, Houston, Nov. 2016.

·        MotherDog Studios, 22nd Annual ARTCRAWL, Houston, Nov. 2014.

·        Museum of Printing History, The Artist’s Eye, Curated by Elise Armoul Miller, Houston, TX, Jun.-Sept. 2014.

·        MotherDog Studios, 21st Annual ARTCRAWL, Houston, Nov. 2013.

·        Museum of Printing History, Houston Print Making: Its Roots and Future, Houston, TX, Nov. 2012.

·        Museo de Arte Moderno,  "Amistad, Texas Art in Perú", Gus Kopriva, curator,  Trujillo, Perú  2007.

·        Nacional Museum of Peru, “Amistad, Texas Art in Perú”, Gus Kopriva, curator, Lima, Perú  2007 .

·        Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Inc. Gallery, “The Art of War”, Fernando Castro and Fernando Casas curators 2006.

·        Museo Nacional De Bellas Artes,  Bolivia, Dibujo y Artes Gráficas, Asunción, Paraguay, August 2002.  

·        Museo del Barro,  Arte Contemporáneo Boliviano, Asunción, Paraguay 2002.

·        Gremillion Gallery, Austin, Texas, October 1999.

·        The Museum of Printing History, The Best of Houston’s Printmakers, Houston, TX. February 1997.

·        Galveston Arts Center, Cerling Etching Studio, Galveston, TX. July 1996.

·        Diverse Works, Little Egypt Enterprises show, Houston, TX, November 1992.

·        International Monetary Fund Visitor's Center, "Circumstances, Myth, and Abstraction in Contemporary Bolivian Art", Washington D.C., April 1992.

·        Washington University Gallery of Art, "Printmaker", Washington, D.C., April 1992.

·        North Carolina Museum of Art, "Bolivian Painting", Raleigh, North Carolina, November, 1990.

·        Art League of Houston,  "Fifteen Years of Prints--Little Egypt Enterprises", April, 1987.

·        Hudson River Gallery, "An Eclectic Collection of Art in Various Media", Ossining, New  York, September 1985.

·        Rachel Davis Gallery, Houston, 1985.

·        The Asahi Shimbun Museum, Osaka, Japan, 1985.

·        Midtown Art Center,  "The New Nude", Houston, December 1984.

·        Museum of Fun, Tokyo, Japan, 1984.

·        Midtown Art Center,  Houston, November, 1983.

·        Midtown Art Center,  "Midtown Art Center Premier Event, Houston, November 1982.

·        Houston Arts Calendar and Directory Show,  Sakowitz Post Oak, Houston, September 1982.

·        Harris Gallery, "Selected Prints from 1974 of Little Egypt Enterprises", Houston, TX, October 1982.

·        University of Houston, The Lawndale Annex, "Latin Show", Houston 1981.

·        Galería Garcés Velásquez, "Dibujantes Latinoamericanos en Nueva York", Bogota, Colombia, April 1981.

·        University of Houston, "Art for Our Sake", Houston, October, 1980.

·        Little Egypt Enterprises, "Prints", Houston, July 1980.

·        Moody Gallery, "Prints by Little Egypt Enterprises", Houston, June 1980.

·        Toni Jones Gallery, "Introductions", Houston, July 1979.

·        Moody Gallery, "Little Egypt Print Exhibition", Houston, May-June, 1979.

·        Centro Boliviano Americano,  "Retrospective Exhibition of Four Artists, Cochabamba,  Bolivia, September, 1978.

·        The Center for Inter-American Relations,  "Lines of Vision", New York, February 1977 (Show curated by Barbara Duncan, traveled to many cities in the United States, Canada, and México.

·        Salón Municipal de Exposiciones Pedro Domingo Murillo", La Paz, Bolivia, 1973.

·        Casa Cultura, Santa Cruz, "50 Obras de Cinco Pintores" Bolivia, June 1973

·        Palacio Portales,  Cochabamba, Bolivia, 1972.

·        Palacio de la Cultura, "Salón Municipal de Artes Plásticas, 1972", Cochabamba, Bolivia, September, 1972.

 

Videos

·        Houston Art Tribe's 14th Episode with Kay Sarver featuring Fernando Casas!

·        Art Car Museum Exhibition: Video Talk and Stills, 2019.

·        Fernando Casas: Limits and Proximities, 2018.

Blogs

·        El Hurgador - Fernando Casas I, 2020.

·        El Hurgador - Fernando Casas II, 2020.

Book

·        Fernando Casas – Limits and Proximities: A Survey of Works Spanning Six Decades, 2018.

Writings by the Artist

·        "Incompleteness of the Visual World", January 2010.

·        “The Promiscuity of Power”,  ArtNexus, January 2000.

·        "The Limit of the Visual World", Leonardo, Vol. 26, November 2, MIT Press, 1993.

·        "Polar Perspective: A Graphical System for Creating Two-Dimensional Images Representing a World of Four Dimensions",  Leonardo, San Francisco, Volume 17, Number 3.

·        "Flat-Sphere Perspective", Leonardo, Paris, Volume 16, Number 1, 1983.

Writings about the Artist in Books

·          by Itsuo Sakane, ISBN4-02-255700-1, 1987.

·        Ensayos y Lecturas, by Luis H. Antezana, Pub. Altiplano, Bolivia, 1986.

·        Curvilinear Perspective, from Visual Space to Constructed Image, by Albert Flocon and commentary by Robert Hansen, University of California Press, 1989.

·        Pintura Boliviana del Siglo XX, by Fernando Romero and Pedro Querejazu, Banco Hipotecario Nacional, Jaca Book, 1989.

·        Memoria 1974-1994, Fundación Cultural Emusa, La Papelera, S. A., La Paz, 1994.

·        Retrospectiva, Dos Siglos de Pintura en Cochabamba, by Paula Lujan and Michela Pentimalli, Industrias Dinapel  LTDA, Bolivia, 1995.

·        El Dibujo en Bolivia, by Pedro Querejazu, Fundación BHN, La Paz, Bolivia 1996.

·        Pintores Bolivianos Contemporáneos,  by Armando Soriano Badani, Los Amigos del Libro, La Paz, Bolivia, 1993.

·        La Ciudad Imaginaria, By Alicia Szmulder, Editorial Offset Boliviana Ltda., La Paz, Bolivia, 1998.

·        El Gato Que Ladra, by Fernando Calderón and Javier Sanjinez, Editorial Ceres, La Paz, Bolivia, 1999.

·        Una Visión del Arte Boliviano Contemporáneo, Revista taller de análisis literario, Fundación Simón I. Patino. Ed. Colorgraf, Bolivia, 1999.

 

Articles about the Artist

·        Red Pub Magazine article by Kwane Adu Danso, 2019.

·        FABRIK, Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Issue 40, Feb. 2019 Houston, Fernando Casas, Limits and Proximities , by Donna Tenant.

·        Literal - Latin American Voices / Voces Latinoamericanas, Fernando Casas, Before Oneself, by Fernando Castro R, Sept. 2018.

·        La Razón, Tendencias, Oct. 30 2018, La Paz, Bolivia, 'After Velázquez', de Fernando Casas, by Roberto Laserna. 

·        Nueva Crónica y Buen Gobierno.  Bolivia. Abril 2014, #142.

·       Fernando Casas” by Donna Tennant, Visual Art Source.

·        “Obras de Fernando Casas inundan galerías de Houston”,  by Myrtha Fernández, Los Tiempos, May, 7, 2014.

·       “Studio Visit: Fernando Casas”, by Virginia Billeaud Anderson, The Great God Pan is Dead, January 28, 2014.

·       Wonder Years”  by Steve Jansen,  Modern Luxury Houston Magazine, May 2014.

·       “Sketches: Fernando Casas. In his three-gallery exhibition, the Houston artist confronts the big questions.” by Peter Holley, Houstonian Magazine Jan 29, 2014.

·        “’The Mirror of Time’ painting depicts Lovett’s Hall’s Iconic arcade” by Jeff Falk, Rice University News and Media,  February 7, 2014.

·        “Fernando Casas” by Fernando Castro, V Visible Magazine, June 2003.

·        “Fernando Casas” by Fernando Castro,  ARTNEXUS  No 48, April 2003.

·        “La Ultima Crucifixión de Casas”, by Sergio Cáceres G. La Prensa, 13 February 2000, La Paz , Bolivia.

·        “Nomadismo y Plenitud” by Ruben Vargas. Pulso , 10 February 2000, La Paz, Bolivia.

·        “Pintor que Atrapa el Planeta”, by Cecilia Valdes Urrutia, El Mercurio, Santiago, Chile, 19 May, 1996.

·        “Arte desde el Corazón de los Andes”, by Pedro Querejazu, El Mercurio, Santiago, Chile, 7 April  1996.

·        “Cartografía Sin Norte” by Fernando Castro, Presencia, La Paz, Bolivia, 10 March 1996.

·        “La Pintura de Fernando Rodríguez Casas” by Michela Pentimalli, Los Tiempos, Bolivia, 1996.

·        “Vemos a través de los Conceptos” by German Arauz Crespo, La Razon, La Paz, 7 April 1996.

·        “Casas Espía el Punto Ciego de la Plástica” by Juan Carlos Ramiro Quiroga, Hoy, La Paz 7 March 1996.

·        “De la Filosofía a la Pintura”, by Cecilia Baya, Revista Cultural Sopocachi, No 16, La Paz, Bolivia, 1996.

·        "Fernando R. Casas: Mas Allá de la Latitud y la Longitud" by Ronald Martinez, Opinion, 25 December 1994.

·        "Bolivians at Monetary Center", by Michael Welzenbach, The Washington Post, April 11, 1992.

·        "Fernando Rodríguez Casas at Trinity Gallery", by Ileana Marcoulesco, Art Papers, Atlanta, March 1993.

·        "La Luz Metafísica", by Ileana Marcoulesco, Rubén Vargas and Luis Antezana, Los Tiempos, La Paz, 19 April 1992.

·        "Fernando Rodríguez Casas, Pintor y Filosofo",  La Razón, La Paz, 19 April 1992.

·        "Una Exposición Extraordinaria", by Pedro Querejazu, Ultima Hora, La Paz july 31, 1988.

·        "En torno al circulo de Magnolia", by Juan Carlos Ramiro, Presencia, La Paz July 24, 1988.

·        "Entre ver y mirar", by Alvaro Diez Astete, Presencia, La Paz, July 21, 1988.

·        "La obra de Fernando Rodríguez Casas", by Luis H. Antezana, Presencia La Paz, July 13, 1988.

·        "El Circulo de Magnolia: Homenaje a Karl Popper" by Giancarla Quiroga, Los Tiempos, July 2, 1988.

·        "El vuelo de Casas", by Rene García Meruvia, Los Tiempos, Cochabamba, July 1, 1988.

·        "Lo que nos dejo Fernando R. Casas", by Renee Jaitt, Los Tiempos, Cochabamba, June 28, 1988.

·        "El Circulo de Magnolia de Fernando Rodríguez C." by Guillermo Villarroel, Los Tiempos, Cochabamba, June 1986.

·        "Sobre la pintura de Fernando Rodríguez", by Juan Quinteros Soria, Los Tiempos, Cochabamba, June 25, 1988.

·        "La Fruición del Arte",  by M. Elena Alzerreca B., Los Tiempos, Cochabamba, June 24, 1988.

·        "Supertest, Fernando Rodríguez Casas"  by Mariana (Tita Saez), Los Tiempos, June 19, 1988.

·        "La Pintura y la pintura de Fernando Rodríguez Casas", by Rafael Via Reque, Opinión, Cochabamba, June 19, 1988.

·        "La gran inspiración pictórica de Fernando Rodríguez Casas" by Rafael Via Reque, Los Tiempos, Cochabamba, June 19, 1988.

·        "Flora y la Muerte", by Luis Antezana, Los Tiempos, June 16, 1988.

·        "Las pinturas de Fernando Rodríguez Casas", by Mariano Morales Davila, Los Tiempos, June 16, 1988.

·        "Fernando Rodríguez C. Un Realismo Multidimensional"  by Luis Antezana Opinión, Cochabamba, June 12, 1988.

·        "Guidelines for Constructing a Fisheye Perspective", by Michael Moose, Leonardo, Volume 19, Number 1, 1986.

·        "Fernando Casas" by Itsuo Sakane, Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo, Japan, May 18, 1984.

·        "Fernando Casas" by Itsuo Sakane, Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo, Japan, August 10, 1983.

·        "La Obra Pictórica de Fernando Rodríguez Casas", by Luis H. Antezana, Presencia, La Paz, May 22, 1983.

·        "Casas Tied to Fourth Dimension", by Patricia Johnson, The Houston Chronicle, 1982.

·        "`Latino Show' a Major Disappointment", by Patricia Johnson, The Houston Chronicle, November 4, 1982.

·        "Artist Casas" by Hal Sussmann, Art Voices, Houston, September- October, 1981.

·        "Journey Beyond Modernism" by Hal Sussmann, Art Scene, Houston, December, 1980.

·        "Restoring Art to the People” by Donna Tennant, The Houston Chronicle, October 26, 1980.

·        "Casas Evolves a Metaphor for the Mind in Art" by Donna Tennant, The Houston Chronicle, November,  16, 1979.

·        "Artist Casas Toys with Perspective, Space Limits" by Charlotte Moser, The Houston Chronicle, August 18,  1979.

·        "Eastern Area Artists Seen in Shows Around Town", by Charlotte Moser, The Houston Chronicle, June 2, 1979.

·        "Fernando Rodríguez Casas" by Mario Lara Claros, Presencia, La Paz, June 23, 1977.

·        "Lines of Vision", Americas (O.A.S. magazine), Volume 31, Number 2.

·        "Consagración de un Pintor" by Mario Estenssoro, El Diario, La Paz, January 1, 1977.

·        Casas, by Margaret Betz, Art News, New York, November, 1976.

·        "Faces: Fernando Rodriguez", by Leslie Sowers, The Houston Post, March 29, 1975.

To Contact the Artist...

Address:

Fernando Casas
22214 Meadowsweet
Magnolia, TX 77355

Tel:

(512) 298-8119

E-mail:

fcasas1946@gmail.com