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C. GRIMALDIS GALLERY January 8, 2014 PRESS RELEASE January 29 - March 1, 2014 Opening Reception: Thursday, January 30, 6-8pm C. GRIMALDIS GALLERY OPENS SOLO EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS BY RENÉ TREVIÑO C. Grimaldis Gallery is pleased to present Axial Precessions, a solo exhibition of paintings by Baltimore-based artist René Treviño. The exhibit will be on view from January 29 through March 1, 2014, with an opening reception on Thursday, January 30 from 6 - 8 p.m. Axial Precessions is a new series of paintings by René Treviño of round forms, including celestial bodies, cultural and art historical ob- jects and patterns, star charts and astrological maps. There is something universal, reassuring, unifying and meditative in these mandala- like forms. Often mistaken for silk-screens or digital prints, Treviño’s work is in fact meticulously hand-painted with acrylic on Mylar. His artwork is interwoven with themes of identity, challenging traditional ideas of race and sexuality. He feels compelled to make thoughtful and beautiful work that confronts societal assumptions and gives new insight into the human experience in a personal quest for heroism, bravery, and a need to define his place in the world. René Treviño was born in Kingsville, TX, and lives and works in Baltimore, MD. His work has been highlighted in group exhibitions at the Museum of Art, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT; the Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE; the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Washington Project for the Arts both in Washington, D.C. He has also had solo shows at C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD; Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD; the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA and School 33 Art Center in Baltimore. He was named Best Local Artist by the Baltimore City Paper and was a finalist for the Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize in 2006; and, in 2009 was awarded a Creative Baltimore Fund Artist Grant. Treviño holds a Master of Fine Arts from Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in New York. Hours for C. Grimaldis Gallery, which is free and open to the public, are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Press Enquiries: Jennifer Tam, E: [email protected] T: (410)539-1080 ### C. Grimaldis Gallery has continuously operated in Baltimore since 1977. It has established itself as Baltimore’s oldest contemporary art gallery, and an important venue in the region. The gallery specializes in post WWII American and European art with an emphasis on contemporary sculpture. 523 N. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21201 T(410)539-1080 F(410)539-2229 www.cgrimaldisgallery.com [email protected] RENE TREVINO AXIAL PRECESSIONS ~ ` Tenango (Red), 2013, acrylic on mylar, 36 x 36 inches Iron Bowl, 2013, acrylic on mylar, 36 x 36 inches Tenango (Rainbow), 2013, acrylic on mylar, 36 x 36 inches
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C. GRIMALDIS GALLERY
January 8, 2014
PRESS RELEASE
January 29 - March 1, 2014Opening Reception: Thursday, January 30, 6-8pm
C. GRIMALDIS GALLERY OPENS SOLO EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS BY RENÉ TREVIÑO
C. Grimaldis Gallery is pleased to present Axial Precessions, a solo exhibition of paintings by Baltimore-based artist René Treviño. The exhibit will be on view from January 29 through March 1, 2014, with an opening reception on Thursday, January 30 from 6 - 8 p.m.
Axial Precessions is a new series of paintings by René Treviño of round forms, including celestial bodies, cultural and art historical ob-jects and patterns, star charts and astrological maps. There is something universal, reassuring, unifying and meditative in these mandala-like forms. Often mistaken for silk-screens or digital prints, Treviño’s work is in fact meticulously hand-painted with acrylic on Mylar. His artwork is interwoven with themes of identity, challenging traditional ideas of race and sexuality. He feels compelled to make thoughtful and beautiful work that confronts societal assumptions and gives new insight into the human experience in a personal quest for heroism, bravery, and a need to define his place in the world.
René Treviño was born in Kingsville, TX, and lives and works in Baltimore, MD. His work has been highlighted in group exhibitions at the Museum of Art, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT; the Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE; the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Washington Project for the Arts both in Washington, D.C. He has also had solo shows at C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD; Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD; the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA and School 33 Art Center in Baltimore. He was named Best Local Artist by the Baltimore City Paper and was a finalist for the Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize in 2006; and, in 2009 was awarded a Creative Baltimore Fund Artist Grant. Treviño holds a Master of Fine Arts from Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in New York.
Hours for C. Grimaldis Gallery, which is free and open to the public, are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Press Enquiries: Jennifer Tam, E: [email protected] T: (410)539-1080
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C. Grimaldis Gallery has continuously operated in Baltimore since 1977. It has established itself as Baltimore’s oldest contemporary art gallery, and an important venue in the region. The gallery specializes in post WWII American and European art with an emphasis on contemporary sculpture.
523 N. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21201 T(410)539-1080 F(410)539-2229 www.cgrimaldisgallery.com [email protected]
RENE TREVINOAXIAL PRECESSIONS
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Tenango (Red), 2013, acrylic on mylar, 36 x 36 inches
Iron Bowl, 2013, acrylic on mylar, 36 x 36 inches
Tenango (Rainbow), 2013, acrylic on mylar, 36 x 36 inches
