Jose Acosta

 

Jose Acosta

Education - Arts Students League of New York

Cuban American Artist - Born San Jose Cuba 1966 - Lives in New York

 EXHIBITIONS

2^nd Bronx Biennial 2010 -  Bronx, NY

Amsterdam Whitney Gallery 2005 - New York, NY

Artlook Contemporary Art Watch 2010, New Art Center - NYC, NY

Art Society of Kingston 2003 to 2011 - Kingston, NY

Art Along the Hudson 2009 - Poughkeepsie, NY

Artwell Gallery 2008 and 2009 - Torrington, CT

Artexpo 2005 and 2006 and 2009 - New York, NY

Art for Aids 2005 & 2011 - San Francisco, Cal.

Art Off The Main 2008 to2009 & Online 2010 - NYC, NY

Arts Upstairs Gallery 2005 to 2011 - Phoenicia, NY

Avalon Archives Museum of Roots, Rock and Roll 2009 - 2010 - Putnam, NY

Barrett Art Center 2004 to 2010 - Poughkeepsie, NY

Biblioteca Criolla 2011 – Jersey City, NJ

Boonsboro Art Center 2011 – Boonsboro, Maryland

Care 4 Needy Copts 2008 - New Jersey

Cartus Corperation 2010 – Danbury CT.

Center Framing & Art 2008 to 2011 - West Hartford, CT

CAN (Contemporary Art Network) 2010 and 2011- NYC, NY

Cornell St Studios 2007 - Kingston, NY

Cuban Cultural Center 2011 – NYC, NY

Dutchess County Fair 2004 - Rhinebeck, NY

Dutchess Arts Council Show 2009 - Poughkeepsie NY

Exodo Galeria 2007 to 2011 - Puerto Rico

Farfetched Gallery 2005 to 2006 - Kingston, NY

G.A.S. (Gallery And Studio) 2007 to 2010 - Poughkeepsie NY

Habla Underground 2009 – Los Angeles, CA

Howland Cultural Center 2006 to 2011 - Beacon, NY

IBM Show 2006 - Poughkeepsie, NY

International Caribbean Art Fair 2007 and 2009 - New York, NY

International Immigrants Foundation 2009 - NYC, NY

Intrepid Museum 2007 - New York, NY

Jose Marti Academy 2009 and 2010 - Union City, NJ

Kent Art Association 2008 to 2010 - Kent, NY

Lancome 1986 - New York, NY

Lichtpause 2005 - Germany

Marion Royael Gallery 2011 – Beacon, NY (Exclusive Artist Representative in NY)

Mollendo Peru 2011 – Provincial de Islay Peru

Muddy Cup 2007 and 2008 - Poughkeepsie, New York

MIWAA 2007 - NYC, NY

Millstreet Loft 2010 - Poughkeepsie, NY

Muddy Cup Studios 2008 - Kingston, New York

Others Fair 2007 - New York, NY

Palace Theatre 2007 and 2009 - Stamford, CT

Peru San Alejandro Academy  2010 to 2011- Arequipa Peru

Pritzker Gallery 2007 and 2010 and 2011- Highland, NY

Putnam Arts Council 2007 to 2011 - Carmel, NY

QbaVa 2009 to 2011 – Union City, NJ

Queens Museum of Art 2009 & 2010 - Queens, NY

Rhinebeck Savings Bank 2009 - Wappinger Falls, NY

Rich Forum 2007 and 2008 - Stamford, CT

RiverWinds Gallery 2010 - Beacon, NY

Skybox Gallery 2005 -- Kingston, NY

St James Theatre 2009 - New Zealand

Stamford Art Association 2010 to 2011, Stamford, CT

SUNY Orange 2007 -- Middletown, NY

The Art Students League 2003 to 2006 - New York, NY

The Gallery at Kent 2008 and 2009 - Kent, CT

The Times Square Lobby Gallery 2006 - New York, NY

Tower 48 2006 - New York, NY

Union City Performing Arts Center 2009 - Union City, NJ

Varga Gallery 2005 to 2011 - Woodstock, NY

Vassar Alumni House 2011 – Poughkeepsie, NY

Venezuelan Embassy 2009 - Washington DC

Ward Nasse 2005 to 2010 - New York, NY

Walkway Over The Hudson 2009 - Poughkeepsie, NY

Woodstock Artist Association 2005 to 2010 - Woodstock, NY 

  AFFILLIATIONS

Artist Space -- New York, NY

Art Society of Kingston -- Kingston, NY

Barrett Art Center -- Poughkeepsie, NY

CUE Art Foundation- New York, NY

Dutchess County Arts Council - Poughkeepsie, NY (Board Member)

Howland Cultural Center -- Beacon, NY

Putnam Arts Council -- Carmel, NY

The Arts Students League -- New York, NY

Woodstock Artist Association -- Woodstock, NY

COLLECTIONS

Lancome -- New York, NY

Touro College, NY

University of Pennsylvania, PA

World Bank -- Washington, D.C.

United Cerabral Palsy, NY

Healthy Families, NY

Over 300 Private Collections around the World.

 AWARDS & HONORS

Dutchess County Fair -- Best of Show 2004 -- "At the Fair"

Dutchess County Fair -- First Place 2004 -- "Protecting the Little Ones"

Putnam Arts Council -- 2nd Place Body of Work 2005 -- "La Vida Carnival" "At the Beach"

Barrett Art Center -- Honorable Mention 2005 -- "Escape from Cuba 2"

Barrett Art Center -- 1st Place Member's Show 2006 -- "La Vida Carnival"

Putnam Arts Council -- 1st Place Body of Work -- "Three Cats Jazz Club"

"Where Dreams Can't Go" 2007.

Woodstock Artist Association -- 1st Place American Scenes Show 2007 -"Wild West Show"

Art Society of Kingston- Volunteer Award Recognition January 2007

World Bank buys all my work at the ICA Fair in NYC, 2007.

Sociedad De Escritores, Poetas Y Pintores De America -- Honor al Merito November 2007

University of Pennsylvania Aquires "Staying Alive" painting to display at campus art library 2008.

Barrett Arts Center - Honorable Mention 2008 Members Show - "Flowers & Dots"

Interview Channel 41 Morning News October 1st 2008.

Interview with Julio Nunez The Immigrant Lives Oral History Project. 2 Hour Interview in Spanish 2008.

Award by Asociacion Nacional De Periodistas de New York 2008.

Honorary Diploma Touro College New York 2009.

One of 3 Artist from Poughkeepsie Area chosen to represent Art Along Hudson Exhibition 2009.

Chosen to represent the City of Beacon by creating a City Emblem for Walkway Over the Hudson 2009.

Chosen to be in the book Antologia de Pintores Hispano Americanos, My art is on the cover of book along with 8 Pages of pictures and bio inside 2009.

Award of Premio Arte for Art in NYC 2009.

Chosen to exhibit at the Venezuelan Embasy in Washington DC 2009.

Participated in group show COLORS at The Queens Museum of Art 2009

Bourbon Street Chosen to be displayed at Avalon Archives Museum of Roots, Rock and Roll in New York

Two Certificate of Appreciation by Mayor Brian P. Stack & Board of Commissioners Union City, NJ 2009.

Sworn in as a Member of Colegio Nacional de Periodistas de la Republica de Cuba en el Exilio 2009.

Elected to serve on the board of the Dutchess Arts Council three year term starting 2010.

Certificate of Appreciation by Mayor Brian P. Stack & Board of Commissioners Union City, NJ 2010.

Interview for CAW Magazine in 2009 and 2010

Interview for Hispanic Executive Quarterly 2010.

Who’s Who in American Art 2009 to  2011

Sept 2010 Became a member of French Academy Arts-Sciences-Letters Paris France.

2011 Chosen to Participate in “We Are You” Hispanic American art exhibition .

2011 Winner of Bronze Medal from French Academy Arts-Sciences-Letters Paris France.