Caleb Duarte

Caleb Duarte & Xun Gallo - In Collaboration

Past Work

Bio

Education

2009
- MFA, SCULPTURE, SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
2003
- BACHELORS OF FINE ARTS, SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
1997
- STUDIED PAINTING AT FRESNO CITY COLLEGE, FRESNO, CA.

Exhibitions - Group Shows

2009
- THROUGH FUTURE EYES THE ENDURANCE OF HUMANITY YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, SAN FRANCSCO
- CACASITAS VOLADORAS MISSION CULTURAL CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO CA
- TIDE - IN COLLABORATION WITH MIA ROLLOW THESIS GRADUATE SHOW SULLIVAN GALLERIES, SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO IL
2008
- LIVING PRESENT OF SPACE, INSTALLATION WITH RED POPPY ART HOUSE YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, RFBI SAN FRANCISCO CA
- RED DOT ART, FAIR NEW YORK, GALLERIA BUENAS ARTES STUDIO ONE STUDIO ONE OPEING, OAKLAND CA
2007
- Domestic Alchemy, MACLA, San Jose CA
2006
- NUEVO ARTE, MEXICAN MUSEUM OF ART (NATIONALLY TRAVELING EXHIBITION), NEW YORK, CHICAGO, HOUSTON, LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO
- A FLIGHT, JACK FISHER GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- GEN ART EMERGE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- 1ST BIENAL DE DIBUJO DE LA AMERICAS, FIRST DRAWING BIENNALE OF THE AMERICAS UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, LA GALERIA DE LA CIUDAD, TIJUANA, MEXICO
- EL CORAZON, SOMARTS, SAN FRANCISCO CA
2005
- NOT ROCKET SCIENCE, BAYANNELE, OAKLAND CA
- CALIVERA, OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA, OAKLAND, CA
- COMECIELO, RED POPPY ART HOUSE, SAN FRANCISCO CA
- VISUAL ALCHEMY, OAKLAND ART GALLERY, OAKLAND CA
- GROUND, WORKS GALLERY, SAN JOSE, CA
2004
- A RESPONSE TO INDIVIDUAL ISOLATION, THE RED POPPY ART HOUSE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- PABLO NERUDA CENTENNIAL, THEATER ARTO, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- RE-MIX, SOMARTS, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- TWO HEADED MONSTER, NEW COLLEGE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
2003
- OCHO, A.R.T. GALLERY, OAKLAND BOX THEATER, OAKLAND, CA
- URBAN GRAFFITI, WARNER BROTHERS STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD, CA
- LAND RITES, GALERIA DE LA RAZA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- ART SHELTER, RUNNING WATERS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO, CA
- WEAVING, CLUB GALLIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- UNDERGRADUATE SENIOR EXHIBITION SHOW, WALTER MCBEAN GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO
2002
- INDIGENISMO, DIEGO RIVERA GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE
- SUBSTANCE OF CHOICE, GALERIA DE LA RAZA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- LOS MUERTOS, SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- RESPONSES TO ITALIAN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE, DIEGO RIVERA GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE
2001
- Passing Through, Palazzo Picclolmmi Pienza, Italy
- Video Diary, Artist's, Television Access, San Francisco
- Warehouse, Installation with Ramiro Martinez, Proteus Building, Hanford, CA.
- New Works, Presidents, Fresno City College, Gallery, Fresno, CA.

Solo Shows

2008
- DIRT WALLS, LIMNN ART GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO CA
- NEW TEMPORARY SANCUARY MOVEMENT, MAPP STREET PERFORMANCE, SAN FRANCISCO CA.
2007
- Cuartitos, JACK FISCHER GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO CA
2006
- BAJO COSTO, EL JOVEN CREADOR, SANTIAGO DE CUBA, CUBA
- GORDO, RICHMOND ART CENTER, RICHMOND CA
2005
- CASITAS NEGRAS-WITH BLUE, EAST BAY MUDD, OAKLAND CA
- SHIPPING CONTAINER, PORT OF OAKLAND JACK LONDON, OAKLAND CA
2004
- THIS IS THE LINE, BODY PERFROMENSE, MISSION CULTURAL CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO
- PISOS DE TIERRA, GALLERY 727, LOS ANGELES, CA
- LOS MATAMOSCAS, FOLSOM ST. MISSION DISTRICT, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 24TH AND BRYANT, SAN FRANCISCO, CA VALENCIA AND 18TH STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- PEACE BOAT, N.G.O JAPANESE CRUISE SHIP JAPAN, BRUNEI, THE PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE, INDIA
- ANOTHER WORLD, MURAL PAINTING, 2004 WORLD SOCIAL FORUM MUMBAI, INDIA
2003
- CASA DE PERRO, DIEGO RIVERA GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE
2002
- FALL OF THE EMPIRE, BALAZZO GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- CASITA, SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE ROOFTOP, SAN FRANCISCO CA

COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS AS ART PRACTICE

2008-2009
- CHIAPAS-CHICAGO CONNECTION
  NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART AND THE STATE OF CHIAPAS, AN ON GOING COLLABORATION WITH ARTIST IN CHIAPAS MEXICO AND CHICAGO ILLINOIS FOR DUEL EXHIBITIONS IN 2008-2009-2010
- UN MUNDO
  CONTINUING ORAL HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCULPTURE PRACTICES WITH IN THE COMMUNITY OF EL PITAL, HONDURAS. NEXT PROJECT, NEW TEMPORARY SANCTUARY MOVEMENT-(ON GLOBAL MIGRATION) JANUARY 2009
2006-2007
- BREAKARTS
  ARTE EN LAS CALLES, WORKING WITH HOMLESS YOUTH DOWN TOWN MEXICO. TWO WEEK RESIDANCY VIDEO AND VISUAL ART AND MUSIC PROJECT.
- PROJECTO LUZ
  HERMOSIO BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO-TRANSFORMING TRASH CONTANIERS AND USED FABRIC INTO A LARGE FICTIONAL SAIL BOAT FOR THE EXPLORATION OF CHILDRENS IDEAS.
- UN MUNDO
  EL PITAL HONDURAS, WORKING WITH FAMILIES IN ART AND CRITICLE THINKING
- EAST PALO ALTO MUSIC AND MURAL PROJECT
  LEAD ARTIST FOR YOUTH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF IDEAS THROUGH MURAL PAINTING.
  THROUGH THE PROJECT WE EXPLORED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES IN EAST PALO ALTO CA. WITH REGARD TO THE HISTORY AND IMPACTS OF INDUSTRIAL POLLLUTION
2003-2006
- OPERA PICCOLA, BERKELEY, CA
  RESIDENT TEACHING ARTIST. SUBJECTS: PAINTING, DRAWING, PHOTOGRAPHY, SET DESIGN. TEACHING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA.
2006
- INTERNOS
  INTERNATIONAL MURAL CONFERENCE, SANTIAGO DE CUBA DESIGNED AND CREATED TWO LARGE MURALS IN COLLABORATION WITH THIRTY CUBAN AND INTERNATIONAL ARTIST
2005
- RED POPPY ART HOUSE
  SAN FRANCISCO, CA TEACHING ARTIST. PAINTING AND DRAWING TO ADULTS. INTERMIDIATE AND ADVANCED
- MATAMOSCAS
  PAINTING COLLECTIVE WITH FRED ALVORADO AND RAFAZ ,STREET MURAL INTERVENTION, BORDERLANDIA SAN FRANCISCO A VIDEO ART AND FILM COLLECTIVE ORGANIZING A WEEK LONG FILM FESTIVAL IN DEALING WITH US/MEXICAN BORDER ISSUES
- SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART
  GUST LECTURE FOR TEEN YOUTH ARTS PROGRAM THIRD STREET COMMUNITY CENTER, SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA COURSE DESIGNER AND LEADING INSTRUCTER FOR TEEN SUMMER ARTS WORKSHOPS, BODY CASTING AND SELF-PORTRAIT PROJECTS FOR SELF EMPOWERMENT.
2004
- PEACE BOAT, JAPAN CA
  TEACHING CRITICEL IMAGE MAKING IN RESPONSE TO THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM, BOMBAY INDIA 2004 TO JAPPANNESSE PEACE BOAT WORLD TOUR PASSANGERS, STOPPING WITH PORT NGOS IN OKINAWA, MANILA PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE, BRUNEI, SRI LANKA, AND MUMBAI INDIA

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

MEXICAN MUSEUM OF ART, SAN FRANCISCO CA

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

JACK FISHER GALLERY
PAULA BLANCO GALLERY

SELECTED ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS

June 2008
- ART LTD Magazine, Artist Profile by Dewitt Cheng
February 2008
- SAN FRANCISCO Chronicle, Kenneth Baker, Cuartitos at Jack fisher gallery
FEBRUARY 2007
- GALLERY CRAWL, KQED PUBLIC TELIVISION on Domestic Alchemy exhibition ORIGIONALY AIRED February 6, 2007
- METRO ACTIVE, Silicon Valley California, ON VISSUAL ALCHOMY, Michael S. Gant
MARCH 2007
- SPARK, KQED PUBLIC TELEVISSION Artist Profile
May 2007
- ART LTD Gallery Review on Cuartitios,at Jack Fisher Gallery, Dewitt Cheng
September 2007
- Art Week, on Urban Shelter, Jakki Spencer
February 23, 2007
- SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE, New York (Reuters) on Nuevo Arte, Christine Kearney
September 17, 2004
- Los Angeles Times, gallery review, A Feel for Activism, A Deft Touch, Leah Ollman

Statement

In recent years, my body of work consisted of the reinterpretation of the image temporary installed as sculptural installations in construction type frame-works such as beds of dirt, objects suggesting basic shelter, and towers created out of dry wall and found driftwood, cement, and insulation. The intention was to create objects that explore the ideas of shelter within the “first” and “third” worlds and the basic necessities needed to keep the body functional. The use of the iconic “HOME” as a universal symbol is used in my work as a platform for criticism and contemplation of architecture as well as the truths and illusions established by religious, cultural, and financial institutions.

My current body of work continues to focus on that theatrical stage using HOME as mythical images for understanding reality. It focuses on the ritualistic aspects as theater along with public intervention and art education within community building. The creation of portable platforms as social sculpture in community collaboration has become the focal point of my “object making” practice. These sculptural theatrical platforms become a center for symbolic community actions addressing issues like global migration, urban sprawl, cultural isolation, mobility, ideas of sanctuaries as social protection, and oral and visual histories.

“Duarte melds contemporary art concerns and an updated social realism into a new and compelling synthesis that is simultaneously passionate and sober, and both timely and timeless. In an era governed by jingoist fantasy and the exploitation of social and economic division, he reinserts politics —without rancor or false theatricality— into art and reasserts our common humanity.” Dewitt Cheng, 2007

Bio

Caleb Duarte, born 1977, migrated from Northern Mexico to the farm working communities of the Central Valley in California. He began to paint at an early age and continued his studies at the San Francisco Art Institute and at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Duarte has exhibited his work in Pienza Italy, Mumbai India, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Santiago de Cuba, Mexico, Miami, New York, and through out the Bay Area. His work has been reviewed by the Los Angeles Times, Art LTD magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, SPARK public television, and others. Duarte has worked with communities in Honduras, Mexico, Cuba, Japan, and the US. His work explorers the possibilities that art can have in celebrating creative thinking and social awareness, transforming the residue of tragedy into opportunities for healing.