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"Will Work For Hope"
oil pastels with a hand-carved texture
Awarded the Judges' Choice Award - 2002
Carnegie Art Museum - Oxnard, CA - August 2002. |
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"Alegria !!"
pastels on arches paper
1st Place - Painting category - 1999 - Goleta Valley Art Association
Juried Art Contest - Donated by the artist to the Transition
House’s annual fund-raising gala event where it was
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"Oneness"
charcoal and graphite on kozo paper
Best of Show/1st Place in Drawing/Painting - 1998,
"Fine Art Santa Barbara" National Art Festival. |
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"Redemption"
pastels on arches paper
1st Place/Best of Show - Painting Category - 2000
Santa Barbara Art Association Juried Art Contest - Arts Primavera
Festival. |
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"The Music of My Heart"
pastels and ink on paper
1st Place - Judges’ Choice Award - 1997 - Selected as
the Official Image for the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra’s
poster and publicity campaign. |
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WHAT'S NEW...WHERE TO SEE MAURICIO...
April, 2006:
ARCESIO is setting up and opening a new
art studio in Bend, Oregon. The newest, coolest and most eclectic
art gallery in the Northwest !!
October - November, 2005:
SOhO in Victoria Court hosted another exhibit by ARCESIO entitled
"Por aquí, rumbo al Corazón", a new collection
of original monotypes and paintings.
October, 2005:
ARCESIO co-hosted an art booth for Arts Alive!! Creativity Center
- www.artsalivesb.com in the Gardens of santa Barbara County Courthouse
during the 3rd Annual Santa Barbara Festival of Art & Jazz.
www.santabarbarafestival.com.
September, 2005:
The Studios were opened to the public during the Santa Barbara
Studio Artists' Fourth Annual Open Studio Tour to benefit Direct
Relief International. Receptions were held for several artists,
and their studios were then opened to the public in a tour forum.
sb-studioartists.org
July, 2005:
Mauricio was invited for the second year to host an art exhibit
booth on the lawn of the Carnegie Art Museum in Oxnard during
the annual Salsa Festival. Kids and adults alike visited and learned
a little bit about art!!
Carnegie Art Museum
424 South C Street
Oxnard, CA 93030
April - May, 2005:
Three of Mauricio Arcesio's paintings and drawings were exhibited
at David Ryan Gallery in Orcutt, 55 mi. North of Santa Barbara,
as part of a group show examining abstract expressionism. www.DavidRyanGallery.com
March - April, 2005:
Mauricio exhibited his latest works of art at Whistle Stop Art
Studios concurrently with two other artists, Josepha DI RADO and
Ruth Ellen HOAG. See their website at www.WhistleStopArtStudios.com.
February, 2005:
ARCESIO exhibited at Red's Art Gallery in the Heart of the Funk
Zone in Santa Barbara all of February and March. His latest set
of charcoals complemented Red's cozy ambience See the Full Screen
360 VR Tour of his exhibit at Red's HERE.
January, 2005:
Mauricio Arcesio continues to teach drawing and painting classes
at ARTS ALIVE!! CREATIVITY CENTER in Santa Barbara, CA (www.artsalivesb.com).
He has been teaching at ARTS ALIVE!! since April of 2004. Teaching
continues to give Mauricio a great opportunity to share his passion
for the Arts and to practice joy, oneness, abundance, imagination
and love with in our wonderful community.
December 2004 - January, 2005:
Mauricio spent some time in the Sea of Cortez, Baja California,
on the Espiritu Santo islands, where he had the great privilege
of scuba diving and swimming with wild, graceful and very playful
seals and sea lions. These islands are home to a very large colony
of seals and marine birds. Given the spectacular habitat in and
around the islands, Mauricio had the opportunity to do some underwater
and landscape photography as well as day-long excursions to sketch
and document great ideas as part of his ongoing marine-life series
of paintings.
April, 2004:
Mauricio Arcesio was invited to exhibit his paintings and a
few Chocolate Sculptures at the Arts Alive!! opening Fri., April
23, 2004. Mauricio will be teaching drawing and painting at Arts
Alive this Spring and Summer.
March, 2004:
Arcesio's paintings were selected to be exhibited for the month
of March at the saks Fifth Avenue 2004 "Arts Primavera Extravaganza"
in Santa Barbara, CA.
December, 2003:
EUROPEAN EXHIBIT ANNOUNCEMENT: Mauricio Arcesio was invited
to exhibit his paintings at the 2003 Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte
Contemporanea in Florence, Italy in December 2003. As of this
writing, this was Arcesio's third major European exhibition. Congratulations
Mauricio !!
November 7-8, 2003:
Arcesio joined Santa Barbara Studio Artists for the Open Studio
Tour 2003 and opened his sudio to the public along with several
other local artists. The event was sponsored by the Santa Barbara
Studio Artists.
October 1 - November 30, 2003:
Arcesio exhibited a new collection of charcoals and oil pastels
titled "FULL BRAIN EXCURSION: From the Left Brain to the
Right Brain" at the Optical Underground, 280 Sutter St. @
Grant in downtown San Francisco (415-982-5106). This was Mauricio's
first San Francisco exhibit, and it met with rave reviews from
visitors and passersby alike.
August, 2003:
On Friday, August 1, Mauricio Arcesio
was selected as a Finalist and then awarded Second Place in Painting
(Inner Peace, oil pastels) at the Carnegie Art Museum's 10th Annual
Classic Competition. The reception and award ceremony took place
in Oxnard, CA.
Carnegie Art Museum
424 South C Street
Oxnard, CA 93030
May, 2003:
Mauricio was invited to give an art lecture
on painting with oil pastels at
Buena High School, Ventura, CA 93003
When: Wednesday, May 21, 2003
Sponsored by the Carnegie Art Museum's
One-on-One Arts Program
Arcesio was also selected as the cover
artist for "Harvest 2003," a 175-page Fine Arts magazine
published by Allan Hancock College and its editorial staff.
Cover Art: Putting Myself Together - Oil
Pastels with a hand-carved texture - 32" x 40"
Additionally, Mauricio is being featured
in Dining and Destinations - Santa Barbara, CA -
Spring/Summer 2003 Issue (www.griffin-pub.com).
A full-page article describing Arcesio's
art, his art studio and techniques is featured in
this handy magazine, and includes full-color photos of his art.
February, 2003:
Mauricio Arcesio was invited to give a
lecture and demonstration of his oil pastels paintings at Ventura
College in Ventura, CA, on February 12, 2003 at 10:30 AM. This
event took place in Ms. Hiroko Yoshimoto's classroom.
The Carnegie Art Museum sponsored this
lecture through their One-on-One Arts Program and Continuing Education
Workshops.
Mauricio Arcesio taught a workshop on February
22-23, 2003, on oil pastels and a unique painting technique that
involves hand-carved textures. The 2-day class was held at the
Carnegie Art Museum in Oxnard, CA.
January, 2003:
The December-January 2003 issue of Tinta
Latina, a bilingual magazine published monthly and distributed
in Southern California, featured an article written about Mauricio
Arcesio’s artwork and his studio in Santa Barbara, CA. For
further information, please visit www.tintalatina.net.
December, 2002:
Mauricio Arcesio was invited by the Carnegie
Art Museum to give Art Lectures and Demonstrations to High School
Students throughout Santa Barbara And Ventura Counties as part
of the "One-on-One" Art Program. First Lecture: December
19, 2002 at Santa Paula High School. These lectures will continue
through 2003 at various locations. Check back often for future
dates and places.
Mauricio Arcesio was commissioned to design
the cover artwork for a book. Title: Hear the Angels Whisper by
Vanessa Ebner - 2002 - 1st books Publishers - www.1stbooks.com.
Title of Painting: Jennie’s Golden Spirit.
November, 2002:
Arte Divino Studio was open to the public
during the Artist's Open Studios 2002 along with 26 other prominent
Santa Barbara artists. The event was sponsored by the Santa Barbara
Studio Artists.
October, 2002:
Mauricio Arcesio showed his latest artwork
at La Arcada Open Air Art Fesitval 2002 October 26th and 27th
at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art courtyard in downtown Santa
Barbara...
October 5th and 6th, 2002:
Arcesio exhibited his artwork at FINE
ART SANTABARBARA 2002, Fifth Edition (ranked in the Top 100 Art
Festivals in the United States). The exhibit was held at the historic
Santa Barbara Courthouse, in its sunken gardens. Over 150 Artists
participated in the exhibit.
Mid-August to September, 2002:
Mid-August 2002: Mauricio Arcesio networked
with art galleries, did plein-air sketching and painting, and
scuba-diving in Guanacaste, Costa Rica - (Central America).
August, 2002:
Mauricio Arcesio was presented with the
"Judges' Choice Award 2002" at the Carnegie Art Museum
on Friday, August 2, 2002. Before an audience of about 150 people,
the judges selected Mauricio's painting "Will Work for Hope"
for its powerful composition, its spiritual imagery and beautiful
rendering of oil pastels. . . Click for PHOTO
June through July, 2002:
Arte Divino Studio was on vacation, networking
with art galleries, scuba diving and hiking into rain forests
in Hawaii !! Happy summer !!
May 25-26, 2002:
One of 23 featured artists, Mauricio participated
in this year's Artists' Open Studios Tour in Santa Barbara, CA.
The Gallery was open to the public for two days.
May 11-12, 2002:
Mauricio Arcesio accepted an invitation
to participate in The SCAPE (So. CA Artists for the Protection
of the Environment) Show Open-Air Exhibit at La Arcada Court and
the Library Arts Plaza in downtown Santa Barbara, CA. The event
was sponsored by Santa Barbara Visual Arts, Southwest Art Magazine,
and SCAPE.
March through April, 2002:
Arte Divino Studio exhibited their 10
most recent paintings at David Ryan Gallery in Orcutt, CA
March 2nd through April 15th.Visit David Ryan Gallery - www.davidryangallery.com
January 2002:
Arte Divino Studio exhibited at Gallery
113 for the last three weeks of January, 2002. The theme was "RELATIONSHIPS
FOUND IN LIGHT, COLOR AND MOVEMENT." Gallery 113 is at La
Arcada Courtyard, 1114 State St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101.
October 2001:
Mauricio Arcesio was invited to exhibit
six of his paintings at Saks Fifth Avenue in downtown Santa Barbara
as part of a month-long, visual-arts festival and celebration
entitled Art in October.
October 12-13-14, 2001:
Mauricio Arcesio was invited to exhibit
his artwork at an Open-Air Art Festival held at the La Arcada
Courtyard in Downtown Santa Barbara from October 12th through
the 14th, 2001.
