CV/Bio
MARIO CESPEDES
Membre de la Asso. des Arts Plastiques-Maison de L'Unesco-Paris, France.
Place of Birth: La Paz-Bolivia.
AWARDS
1974-Paulista Asso. of Fine Arts. G. Medallion. Sao Paulo-Brazil.
-Brazilian National Biennial. Award and right to represent Brazil in the XIII
International Biennial of Sao Paulo-Brazil.
-36th exhibition of Paulista Asso. of Fine Arts. Sao Paulo-Brazil.
1980-San Bernardino County Museum, Silver Medallion, San Bernardino, CA.
84-La Quinta Arts Festival. Grand prize winner, La Quinta, CA.
85-AICA 9th Annual Western Art. Gold Medallion. San Dimas, CA.
93-La Quinta Arts Festival. Best of the show. La Quinta, CA.
94-Southwest Arts festival, 2nd place, Indio, CA.
-La Quinta Arts Festival, Award of Excellence and purchase of a painting
by The City of La Quinta, CA.
95 -Southwest Arts Festival. 1st place, Indio, CA.
-Affair in the Gardens, Award of Excellence, Beverly Hills, CA.
-KPRS Arts Festival, Best of the show, Las Vegas, Nevada.
98-11th Annual Boulder Creek Festival. Best painting, Boulder Creek, CO.
2000 -Southwest Arts Festival. First place, mixed media. Indio, CA.
09-Indian Wells Arts Festival. Best painting, mixed media. Indian Wells, CA.
ONE MAN SHOWS
1971-Kennedy Art Gallery. Bahia, Brazil.
75-Itau Bank Art Gallery, Sao Paulo-Brazil.
79-Vered International Gallery, East Hampton, New York.
81-La Tortolita Galleries, Tucson, AZ.
83-Delphine Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA.
86-Prestige Gallery, Palm Desert, CA.
87-Azevedo Gallery, San Diego,CA.
89-Blinder Fine Arts, Santa Monica, CA.
90-ArtExpo, Los Angeles Convention Center, L. Angeles, CA.
-Agnisiuh Gallery, Sedona, AZ.
96-Debora Hudgins Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
2000-ArtExpo, Javits Convention Center, N.Y., New York.
OTHER EXHIBITIONS
1970-International Association of Art (UNESCO-United Nations) S. de Chile.
-XXIII National Exhibition of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
-Ecological Art, Cultural Foundation of Brazilia, Brazilia, Brazil.
-Images Messages D'Amerique Latine, Centre Culturel Villeparisis, France.
1977-Editions & Comunicaciones Marginales D'Amerique Latine, Maison de la
Culture du Havre, France.
-XIII International Biennial of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
-XII Grand Prix International, Montecarlo, Monaco.
1979-International ArtExpo, Javits Center, N.Y., New York.
-XIV International Biennial of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
1980-San Bernardino County Museum, San Bernardino, CA.
82-Festival of Arts. Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach, CA.
84-Von Grabill Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
-Annual Celebrity Show. Biltmore Galleries, L. Angeles, CA.
86-AICA 10th Annual Western Art, San Dimas, CA.
-Lubbock Arts Festival, Lubbock, TX.
87-Americana Museum, El Paso, TX.
92-Americana Art Show. Beverly Hills Hotel. Beverly Hills, CA.
-American Realism. San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA.
-Los Angeles County Fair Fairplex, L. Angeles, CA.
-Southwest Arts Festival. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
-America Haus Sttutgart, Sttutgart, Germany.
2000-Santa Barbara Fine Art Show, Santa Barbara, CA.
2009-Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO.
BIBLIOGRAPHy
Diario de Noticias (Newspaper) 01/23/71. Bahia, Brazil. By Cristina Cardoso.
A Gazeta ( Newspaper) 04/25/72. Sao Paulo, Brazil. By Jos Luyten.
Jornal do Brasil ( Newspaper) 09/25/72. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By Alberto
Beuttenmuller.
Itau Magazine 05/26/75 Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Folha da Tarde Ilustrada ( Newspaper) 05/12/75. Sao Paulo, Brazil
O Estado de Sao Paulo ( Newspaper) 11/01/75. Sao Paulo, Brazil.
El Diario ( Newspaper) 03/20/81. La Paz, Bolivia. By Luis Aranda.
La Opinion (Newspaper) 03/20/81. L. Angeles, CA. By Octavio Costa.
The Arizona Daily (Newspaper) 10/14/81. Tucson, Arizona. By Leyla Cattan.
News Press ( Newspaper) 10/15/83. Santa Barbara, CA. By Richard Ames.
La Quinta Arts Festival (catalog) 03/09/84. La Quinta, CA.
Desert Sentinel ( Newspaper) 03/07/85. Desert Hot Springs, CA.
By Sharisse Von Strauss
Southwest Profile ( art magazine) 03/86. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Southwest Art Magazine 08/86. Houston, Texas by Karen haber.
Aboard Airline Magazine 02/87. Houston, Texas by Karen Haber.
The Desert Sun ( Newspaper) 04/04/93. Palm Springs, Ca. by Joe Mayer.
La Quinta Arts festival ( catalog) 03/94. La Quinta, CA. By Jean McKig.
San Diego Downtown News (Newspaper) 04/2009 by Joseph Greenberg.
PUBLIC ARTWORKS
1999- Bus Shelter Community Program. Commissioned by The County of
Los Angeles Department of Public Works. L. Angeles, CA.
2001-Outdoor Mural, located between Chandler Blvd., and Vineland Ave.,
North Hollywood.
artwork commissioned by The Valley South Regional Arts Council,
L. Angeles, CA.
- PHASE I Mural over the front entrance of The Graham Library.
- PHASE II Mural over the lateral side of The Graham Library, facing
Firestone Blvd.
Graham Library is located at 1900 E. Firestone Blvd., L. Angeles, CA.
Murals were commissioned by The County of L. Angeles-Department
of Public Works.
