José Manuel Cruz
1966 BORN APRIL 13, 1966 IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
(ATTENDED THE CITY OF NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
EDUCATION
1996 BA, FINE ARTS/JERSEY CITY STATE COLLEGE/Summa Cum Laude
1984 DIPLOMA, ARTS HIGH SCHOOL, NEWARK, NJ
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 TRIANGLE CULTURAL ART GALLERY, RALEIGH, NC
2019 TRIANGLE CULTURAL ART GALLERY, RALEIGH, NC
2019 NCCU ART MUSEUM, DURHAM, NC
2016 WBGO ART GALLERY, NEWARK, NJ
2012 HERB YOUNG COMMUNITY CENTER, CARY, NC
1997 NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NEWARK, NJ
1996 NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NEWARK, NJ
1996 BELLEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, BELLEVILLE, NJ
1995 JERSEY CITY STATE COLLEGE, JERSEY CITY, NJ
1994 JERSEY CITY STATE COLLEGE, JERSEY CITY, NJ
1993 JERSEY CITY STATE COLLEGE, JERSEY CITY, NJ
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 FEEL/REVEAL/HEAL
THE YARD & EPIC LOUNGE, WASHINGTON, DC
2020 DIAMANTE HERENCIA 2020 VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
DIAMANTE GALLERY.RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC
2020 NC CAM SHOW, NC COMTEMPORARY ART MUSUEM
RALEIGH, NC
2019 28TH ANNUAL ART IN THE ATRIUM-DREAM WITH YOUR EYES WIDE OPEN
MORRISTOWN, NJ
2019 TRIANGLE CULTURAL ART GALLERY/REPRESENTATION
RALEIGH, NC
2018 “THE RISE OF THE PHOENIX” FREDRIC JAMESON GALLERY
DUKE UNIVERSITY, DURHAM, NC
2016 “ART IN YOUR FACE” ART AT 123 GALLERY/ART RESIDENCY
WILSON, NC
2016 “GATEWAYS” SMITHSONIAN ANACOSTIA COMMUNITY MUSEUM
WASHINGTON, DC
2016 “URBAN BRICKS” RICH HEARTED JUICE BAR
NEWARK, NJ
2016 REFLECTIONS GALLERY AT WAKE MED HOSPITAL
CARY, NC
2015 “EFECTOS SECUNDARIOS CULTURALES”
WEEMS GALLERY, MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, NC
2015 “I AM QUIXOTE” (CELEBRATING 400 YEARS)
DURHAM ARTS COUNCIL, DURHAM, NC
2012 “ART IN THE ATRIUM 20TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBIT
CELEBRATING OUR LEGACY, MORRIS MUSEUM, MORRISTOWN, NJ
2011 “WAKE COUNTY ART TEACHER EXHIBIT” MEREDITH COLLEGE
RALEIGH, NC
2011 “WAKE COUNTY ART TEACHER JURIED EXHIBITION”
ARTSPACE, RALEIGH, NC (Honorable Mention)
2010 “WAKE COUNTY ART TEACHER EXHIBIT” MEREDITH COLLEGE
RALEIGH, NC
2010 “WAKE COUNTY ART TEACHER JURIED EXHIBITION”
ARTSPACE, RALEIGH, NC
2003 “THE EXHIBITION XI, ART REACH 2003” CITY WITHOUT WALLS
NEWARK, NJ
2002 “THE EXHIBITION X, ART REACH 2002” CITY WITHOUT WALLS
NEWARK, NJ
2001 “GENESIS: THE INITIAL EXHIBIT” ELLEN ASHLEY GALLERY
NEWARK, NJ
2001 “ART ATTACK . . . A VISUAL HEARTBEAT” ART IN THE ATRIUM
MORRISTOWN, NJ
2000 “COW PARADE 2000 NY/NJ” WEST ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
WEST ORANGE, NJ
2000 “CITATION OF EXCELLENCE” ART REACH 2000 CITY WITHOUT WALLS
NEWARK, NJ
2000 “CELEBRATION OF HERITAGE” CROSS ROADS THEATER
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ
2000 “10TH ANNIVERSARY RETROSPECTIVE OF THE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
THE NEWARK MUSEUM, NEWARK, NJ
1999 “THE EXHIBITION VII, ART REACH 1999” CITY WITHOUT WALLS
NEWARK, NJ
1997 “SAY IT LOUD” ARTI IN THE ATRIUM MORRISTOWN, NJ
1996 “THE EXHIBITION V, ART REACH 1996” CITY WITHOUT WALLS
NEWARK, NJ
1996 “15TH ANNUAL METRO SHOW” CITY WITHOUT WALLS
NEWARK, NJ
1995 “ARTIST IN RESIDENCE” NEWARK MUSEUM, NEWARK, NJ
1995 “CULTURAL IMAGES . . . SWEET POTATO PIE” ART IN THE ATRIUM
MORRISTIOWN, NJ
1994 “THE EXHIBITION II, ART REACH 1994” CITY WITHOUT WALLS
NEWARK, NJ
1994 “HERITAGE/THE DREAM CONTINUES” ART IN THE ATRIUM
MORRISTOWN, NJ
1993 “12TH ANNUAL METRO SHOW” CITY WITHOUT WALLS
NEWARK, NJ
1993 “NEW PAINTINGS” MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM, MONTCLAIR, NJ
1993 “THE EXHIBITION I, ART REACH 1993” CITY WITHOUT WALLS
NEWARK, NJ
1993 “LATINO VISIONS II” ALJIRA-A CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
NEWARK, NJ
1992 “LETTERS TO A FRIEND” CITY WITHOUT WALLS, NEWARK, NJ
1991 “CULTURAL SIDE EFFECTS” GALLERY KOREA, NEW YORK, NY
1990 “BLACK UNITED FUND OF NJ POSTER EXHIBITION”
SHOWBOAT CASINO, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
AWARDS
2016 “RACIAL PROFILING” MUSEUM PURCHASE
“GATEWAYS” SMITHSONIAN ANACOSTIA COMMUNITY MUSEUM
WASHINGTON, DC
2014 “BEST IN SHOW FOR TECHNIQUE”
DOWNTOWN RALEIGH STREET PAINTING FESTIVAL, RALEIGH, NC
2011 “FEATURED ARTIST”
DOWNTOWN RALEIGH STREET PAINTING FESTIVAL, RALEIGH, NC
2010 “BEST IN SHOW FOR CREATIVITY”
DOWNTOWN RALEIGH STREET PAINTING FESTIVAL, RALEIGH, NC
2008 “BEST IN SHOW FOR ORIGINALITY”
DOWNTOWN RALEIGH STREET PAINTING FESTIVAL, RALEIGH, NC
2007 “BEST IN SHOW FOR TECHNIQUE”
DOWNTOWN RALEIGH STREET PAINTING FESTIVAL, RALEIGH, NC
2000 “COW PARADE 2000 COMPETITION, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY
WEST ORANGE, NJ
3349 POTTHAST COURT, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27614
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