Pedro Pacheco
Pedro Pacheco
Port Jervis, NY, United States
About Pedro Pacheco
Pedro Pacheco's artistic career encompasses over fifty three years of creativity with paintings and photographs exhibited around the world. He was born and educated in Spain. Master in Fine Arts Degree from The University of Barcelona (Spain). 2012 - Merit Award National Open Exhibition. Douglaston . NY 2011 - Merit Award National Open Exhibition. Douglaston NY. 2009 - Artist of the Month (September 2009) NAL New York 2008 - Second Prize . National Open Exhibition in National Art League.NY 2006 - Citation. of Excellence ( As a curator and artist) Town of Hempstead. NY. 2006 - Recognition of Professional Photographers of New York City 2004 - Special selection of one of his painting to celebrate 25 years of the Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts. 2002 - Certificate of Excelence Town Hall Hempstead 2002 - Selection by Biennial 2002 Town Hall Flushing, NY 2002 - Honorable Mention National Jury Exhibition. Ceres Gallery. Soho. NY 2001 - Second Prize National & International Open Exhibition National Art League. NY 2001 - The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant Award 2000 - Selection by the Discovery Program sponsored by The NY State Council for the Arts 2000 - Second Prize, Archdiocese of New York. 2nd. Exhibition Religious Hispanic Art 2000 - First Prize, Open Exhibition. National Art League. Douglaston.NY 1999 - Award of Citation. Town of Hempstead. New York 1996 - Award of Excellence. Manhattan Art International. New York 1996 - Honorable Mention. Fine Art Museum of Long Island, New York 1995 - Award of Selection. 12 Galleries of Manhattan. "Art Initiativcareer starting with the Silver Medal SENAL 70 in Barcelona where he exhibited with Joan Miro in Palacio de la Virreina. He received The Card of Gold given to the Best Foreign Artist International Exhibition in Treviso, (Venice) Italy. . In 1973 The BBC in London filmed a report on his life and artwork. In 1976, Her Majesty the Queen of Spain agreed to attend the inauguration of his exhibition of paintings "Towards a Projection in the Cosmos" as a tribute to the author and anthropologist Theilard de Chardin, in the City of Barcelona (Spain), In 1995 he was invited by the the Mayor of the City of Jerusalem, Mr. Ehud Olmert and his best friend Josef Carmel, Colonel of The Army of Israel, Cultural Adviser of the President of Israel, and Vice-Chairman of The University of Tel-Aviv; to Jerusalem as a guest to work for two mounts in a studio in the International Cultural Residence Mishkenot Sha'ananim which resulted in a solo exhibition in Jerusalem. While there he created an art installation located in the area of the Caves of Qumran by burying one of his large painting dedicated to the People of Israel. In June 1995 he arrives in the city of New York In 1996 The Department of Immigration of the United States granted him the O-1 Visa for considering him a person who possesses extraordinary ability who had demonstrated a record of extraordinary achievement in art and has been recognized nationally or internationally for those achievements. In 2001 he received a grant award for his career from THE POLLOCK KRASNER FOUNDATION OF NEW YORK. His painting “When the Morning was Broken”, inspired in September 11, is in permanent exhibition in Washington DC. In THE PATRIOT MEMORIAL HALL of the DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency, Pentagon). In 2006, as an artist-photographer he worked, for the New York Senator, Mrs. Hillary R. Clinton. He is citizen of the United States since 2006. His other positions involving art include as gallery director, curator, judge and art critic. IN SEPTEMBER 2011 TWO OF HIS PAINTINGS IN THE GLASGOW MUSEUM ARE INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL PATRIMONY OF U.K.. ALSO INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL CATALOG. His artwork is located in Museums in Glasgow, Venice, Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem and Barcelona, also in private collections throughout the world, and in The Collections of The Queen of Spain, Elizabeth Taylor, Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clark.( Director and Author of the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey”. He presently lives and works in New York City.
Education:
Master Fines Art University Of Barcelona.
Events:
2018.- Second Price. NAL New York
2015- First Price. NAL. NY
2012 - Merit Award National Open Exhibition. Douglaston . NY
2011 - Merit Award National Open Exhibition. Douglaston NY.
2009 - Artist of the Month (September 2009) NAL New York
2008 - Second Prize . National Open Exhibition in National Art League.NY
2006 - Citation. of Excellence ( As a curator and artist) Town of Hempstead. NY.
2006 - Recognition of Professional Photographers of New York City
2004 - Special selection of one of his painting to celebrate 25 years of the Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts.
2002 - Certificate of Excelence Town Hall Hempstead
2002 - Selection by Biennial 2002 Town Hall Flushing, NY
2002 - Honorable Mention National Jury Exhibition. Ceres Gallery. Soho. NY
2001 - Second Prize National & International Open Exhibition National Art League. NY
2001 - The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant Award
2000 - Selection by the Discovery Program sponsored by The NY State Council for the Arts
2000 - Second Prize, Archdiocese of New York. 2nd. Exhibition Religious Hispanic Art
2000 - First Prize, Open Exhibition. National Art League. Douglaston.NY
1999 - Award of Citation. Town of Hempstead. New York
1996 - Award of Excellence. Manhattan Art International. New York
1996 - Honorable Mention. Fine Art Museum of Long Island, New York
1995 - Award of Selection. 12 Galleries of Manhattan. "Art Initiative". New York
1976 - Award of Excellence. La Vanguardia Art Club. Barcelona. Spain
1973 - Card of Gold to the Best Foreign Artist. Treviso (Venice) Italy
1970 - Silver Medal. SENAL -70.The Best Exhibition presented in Barcelona. January
Exhibitions:
His exhibitions have included the following cities around the world from 1970 to present: Barcelona and Madrid (Spain), London, Antwerp (Belgium), Glasgow (Scotland),Venice (Italy), Tel-Aviv (Israel), Jerusalem and New York. These exhibitions number 32 solo and 96 select group exhibitions.