Jorge Fusaro Martínez
Born November 21, 1977
Currently lives and works in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Recent Projects
2017 Co-editor, Pa la posteridá, antología sobre el paso del huracán Maria por Puerto Rico, Ediciones del Flamboyán
2016 Casa de Artistas, Artist Residence, Puerta de Tierra
2015 Restoration project: stairs and dome at Palacio de Santa Catalina en La Fortaleza (Governor's house). In charge
of selecting, training and supervising a team of 18 artists and craftsmen to work on the pigmentation and application of
24k gold leaf in the structure. Worked under the supervision of Arq. Pablo Ojeda, master conservationist.
2015 Los Muros de la Uni, curated mural project featuring nine local urban artists at the University of Puerto Rico:
Bayamón.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018
Muestra Nacional de Artes, Instituto de Cultura de Puerto Rico: San Juan, PR.
Oller en el Oller , Museo Francisco Oller: Bayamón, PR
Lady Madonna , Jheronimus Bosch Art Center: The Netherlands
Women and Human Rights , Center for Visual Arts: Colorado
Subasta Anual, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico : Santurce, PR.
Apoyarte : Museo de las Américas y Universidad de Bayamón : San Juan, PR.
2017
Beer Coaster at Arte Jangueo, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico 2017, Bayamón, PR.
Arte para Vieques y Culebra, Vanderbilt Hotel: Condado, PR. Curated by Marilu Purcell y Silvia Villafañe.
Cease & Desist, Cielo: Santurce, PR. Curated by Ray Luis Luna.
Art Night 2017 (Washington Project for the Arts) , Hitchcock Cole, Washington, DC. Curated by R. Schmidt .
La Silla Nuestra de Cada Día, Espacio Emergente, Bayamón, PR.
2016
Paz para Colombia , Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá. Curated by Jorge Restrepo.
Art Night 2016 (Washington Project for the Arts) , Hitchcock Cole, Washington, DC. Curated by Lauren Hilyard .
Aliens LV_426 , Espacio Minerva: Santurce, PR.
Acción Artística de la Comunidad , Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico (MAC): Santurce, PR.
El Cartel de Santurce , Espacio Minerva: Santurce, PR.
Carga Pesada , Santurce es Ley: Santurce, PR.
2015
City + Life, PH21 Gallery: Budapest, Hungary. Curated by Zsolt.
En Tránsito (en Saludo a la 4ta Trienal Poli/gráfica de Puerto RIco, Caribe y América Latina) , Espacio Alfonso
Arana:
Viejo San Juan, PR. Curated by Dianne Brás Feliciano.
Art Night 2015 (Washington Project for the Arts), Hitchcock Cole, Washington, DC. Curated by J.W. Mahoney
Los Muros de la Uni, mural at the University of Puerto Rico-Bayamón.
Armas de Destrucción Colectiva , Taller Secreto: Río Piedras, PR. Curated by Vargas Bernard.
Ecotage , Galeria Matadero Art: San Juan, PR Curated by Dianne Brás Feliciano
2014
Navidarte: Festival Formato Pequeño , Matadero Art: San Juan, PR
Genesis, Galeria Matadero Art: San Juan, PR
Noche de Arte, El Zipperle: San Juan, PR
2004
Under the Stars , Barker Commons: Pasadena, CA
Solo Exhibition
2017 2cm artist collective, Deconstrucción del Trópico (MECA Art Fair Satellite Project) , Scharneco BBQ: Miramar, PR.
2010 Solo Exhibition, Haiti, deux ans après ( Hope Portraits of Haiti) , Edelman’s: Soho, New York
Awards
2016 People’s Choice, Art Night 2016 (Washington Project for the Arts) , Hitchcock Cole, Washington, DC.
2015 Fotografía Magazine, Ten Best Photos “ FotoMobile Vol.3 ”, July 2015
2005-2016 Poster design and print, Festival of Nations , City of Pasadena: Pasadena: CA
2011 Photography Cover Page, Canarsie Courier Brooklyn, NY Newspaper
2016 Summa Cum Laude, Master's Degree
Bibliography
Astor Blanco, Anna: “El Paisaje en Matadero”, Visión Doble, June 2015
Brás Feliciano, Dianne: “Explosiones Nucleares y Ratones Exploradores: Crítica sociopolítica a través del arte”, April
2015
Staff, “Explosiones Nucleares y Ratones Exploradores”. El Mundo Puerto Rico, April 2015
Torres, Maria Elba: “El Pequeño Formato en Matadero Art”, Vision Doble, December 2015
Brás Feliciano, Dianne: “Fundar una Galería de Arte en Tiempos de Crisis”, Visión Doble, vol. xyz, November 2014
Brás Feliciano, Dianne: “Inauguran Espacio Artístico en Antiguo Matadero”, Diálogo UPR, August 2014
Newspaper Cover Page, Canarsie Courier Brooklyn, NY Newspaper, 2011
Schwabsky, Barry (Compiler), Songs not yet Heard, Fuller Press November 2006, p. 7
Teaching/Workshops
2011, Guest lecturer, Praxis, Orlando, Florida
2007, Guest lecturer, Pepperdine University: Pasadena, CA
2010, Guest lecturer, Leadership Conference: Orlando, FL
2010, Keynote speaker, Technology and Culture Symposium: San Juan, PR
2000, Guest lecturer, Margarita Janer: Guaynabo, PR
2001, Interview, New Media Art and Disability, Tu Mañana WAPA TV
2001, Guest lecturer, Gabriela Mistral: Guaynabo, PR
Curatorial Projects
2017, “Inconsciente Colectivo”, Eduardo Cabrer solo show
2016, “Bomba en el Batey”, Hector López
2015 Group Exhibition, En Tránsito (en Saludo a la 4ta Trienal Poli/gráfica de Puerto RIco, Caribe y América Latina) ,
Espacio Alfonso Arana: Viejo San Juan, PR. Co-curated with Dianne Brás Feliciano.
2015 “ Los Muros de la Uni”, Mural Project featuring local artists at the University's Student Union, University of Puerto
Rico-Bayamón.
2014, “Navidarte: Festival del Gran Formato Pequeño”, Matadero Art Gallery
2014, “Genesis”, Matadero Art Gallery, Co-curated with Anna Astor Blanco
Education
Diplomado en Fotografía Artística Contemporánea, Node Center for Curatorial Studies- Berlin, 2016
Masters of Arts in Theology, Arts, and Culture, Fuller Pasadena, 2006
Bachelor of Science in Marketing, E.J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University, 2000
Bachelor of Business and Communications, University of Puerto Rico, 1998
Other Education
Introduction to Contemporary Curating, Valentina Montero, Node Berlin, 2014
Artistic Contemporary Photography: Schools and Trends, Juan Curto, Node, 2014
Liquid Photography: Visions of Photographic Art in the 21st century, Node Center Berlin, 2014
Intermediate-Advanced Italian Diploma, Istituto Italiano: Florence, Italy, 2010
Certified life and business coach, International Coaching Academy: Australia, 2007
Other art & photography workshops include: Brooke Shaden / Chase Jarvis / Jeremy Cowart / Lola Salvador / Hillman
Curtis / Joe McNally