Andy Bueso
San Juan, PR, 1950-2000
Biography Details
Painter. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Puerto Rico in 1976, and a Master's degree from Pratt Institute in New York in 1981. Throughout his career, he was the recipient of several awards and recsuch as: Primer Premio Arte Joven de Puerto Rico in 1972, Honorable Mention in the International Contemporary Art Prize of Montecarlo in 1990, Doctorate ad Honorem from the International Academy of Contemporary Art in Brussels, Belgium in 1992 and selected for Who's Who in International Art from Switzerland in 1999. His work has been exhibited in more than a dozen solo exhibitions and as many more collectives in and outside of Puerto Rico. His artistic production deals with topics associated with the Caribbean and his style harmonizes geometric shapes of fluid movements and free forms.
Artist Statement
"I create my work with the same respect with which I treat a human being. I establish a dialogue between what I want it to be and what it wants to be. The final product is a mutual agreement. I don’t try to fool people, or my work. I do as my father taught me, if I'm going to paint the Virgin and it comes out with mustache, I might as well paint San Jose".
Andy Bueso, 1999
Source: Vincens, Marilyn. “Sin marco ni ná”. El Nuevo Día (San Juan, PR), November, 14, 1999, p. 94.
"The musical language translated into visual planes has been my discipline because I've been a musician. There are blue pieces, as there is vibrant music in jazz, and sweet and aromatic flavors in painting"
Andy Bueso, 1988
Source: Rodríguez, Jorge. “Los pintores performers”. El Mundo (San Juan, PR), September, 8, 1988, p. 43.
Formation
Education
1992
- Doctorate ad Honorem. International Academy of Contemporary Art, Brussels, Belgium
1979-1981
- Masters in Fine Arts. Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, United States
1968-1976
- Bachelors in Fine Arts. Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Professional Experience
1999-2000
- Columnist. El Nuevo Día Newspaper, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1988-2000
- Founding member and Consultant. Fundación Pictórica Alfonso Arana, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1988-2000
- President of American Delegations. Asociación Internacional Plástica Latina, Paris, France
1985-2000
- President and Art Director. Arte de Nuestra Tierra, Inc., San Juan, Puerto Rico
1985-2000
- Founder and Professor. Academia de Arte Bueso, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1987-1989
- Activities Coordinator. Pratt Office of Alumni Resources, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1986-1988
- Professor. Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1983-1987
- Art Consultant. Animación Boricua, Inc., Isla Verde, Puerto Rico
Exhibitions
Solo Shows
2004
- Homenaje a Andy Bueso, Uri Art Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1999
- A Puertas Abiertas, (studio opening), Academia de Artes, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1996
- Obras Recientes, Citibank Center Atrium, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1994
- Magical Musical Images, Puerto Rico Business and Trade Exhibition, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Miami, Florida, United States
1992
- El Sabor del Chocolate, Galería Rojo y Negro, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
- Mitologías Tropicales, Museo del Voluntariado de las Casas Reales, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1991
- Recent Drawings and Paintings, Corinne Timsit International Galleries, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1990
- Recent Paintings and Works on Paper, Galería Don Juan, Arecibo, Puerto Rico
- Recent Paintings and Works on Paper, Bueso Open Studio, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1989
- Recent Paintings, Corinne Timsit International Galleries, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1988
- San Juan Tropical, Universidad de Puerto, Mayagüez Campus, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
- Trópico, La Librería Gallery, Florida, United States
1987
- Paisajes Agrícolas, Art Gallery, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- San Juan Tropical, Fragmentos de Luz, Museo de Arte e Historia, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1985
- Paisajes Agrícolas, Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1984
- Trópico, Fridman Gallery, Isla Verde, Puerto Rico
1981
- Trópico, Pratt Institute M.FA. Thesis Exhibit, New York, United States
- Bueso, Del Rio Gallery, New York, United States
1980
- Trópico, Café-Galería La Tertulia, New York, United States
1978
- One Man Show, Galería Guatíbiri, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Group Shows
1999
- Artex International Collective, Artex, Tokyo, Japan
- Latin American Artists, Coral Gables International Art Center, Florida, United States
1996
- Salón Internacional de la Acea, La Villa Olímpica, Barcelona, Spain
1995
- Colectiva Navideña, Galería Botello, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1994
- Art for the World, The Fridman Gallery, Isla Verde, Puerto Rico
- Formas y Colores, Sala de Exposiciones R-G Plaza, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
- Noche de Luz Antillana, Galería Prinardi, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1993
- Canadian Collective Exhibit, Chez Pierre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Carnaval, Galería Normandie, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Alumni International, Pratt Manhattan Center, New York, United States
- Alumni International, Pratt Institute, New York, United States
1992
- Plástica Latina de Puerto Rico, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Colectiva Navideña, Galería de Arte Nader, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Group Show, Galería Cándido Bidó, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 500 Years of Puerto Rican Painting, Cuartel de Ballajá, Museo de las Américas, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1991
- Bueso en dos tiempos, Galería Don Juan, Arecibo, Puerto Rico
- Small Format, Luigi Marrozzini Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1990
- Trilogía Plástica, Galería Don Juan, Arecibo, Puerto Rico
1989
- Harvard Club Association Auction, Museo de Arte de Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico
1988
- Caribbean Pratt Alumni Exhibit, Galería Tetuán, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1987
- Group Show, Gallerie Hautefeuille, Paris, France
- Second Annual Miniature Show, Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1986
- Color and Conception, Gallery 59, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1983
- UNESCO Art Contest, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1981
- 10 Latin American Artists, Cayman Gallery, New York, United States
- Latin American Artists, Montclair State College, New Jersey, United States
1980
- First Hispanic Heritage Artist’s Exhibit, U.S.A. Federal Plaza Building, New York, United States
Awards, Distinctions and Achievements
1999
- The International Order of Merit. International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England
- Les Grands et Nouveux Noms de l’Art de 20th siecle.
- Who’s Who in International Art, Laussane, Switzerland
1997
- Prix de Composition Surrealiste. Plástica Latina Internacional, Saint Amand Montrond, France
1995
- Prix Des Delegations. Plástica Latina Internacional, Saint Amand Montrond, France
1994
- Honorable Mention, “Brasil en San Juan”, Plástica Latina Internacional, Salon International du Val d’Or, France
1992
- Doctorate ad Honorem. International Academy of Contemporary Art, Soignies, Belgium
1990
- Silver Medal. Académie des Arts, Sciences et Lettres, Paris, France
- Gold Medal. International Academy of Contemporary Art, Soignies, Belgium
1989
- Honorable Mention. Plástica Latina Internacional, Beuvriere, France
- Honorable Mention. XXIII Prix International d’Art Contemporain, Monte Carlo, Monaco
1986
- Grant. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1979
- Grant. Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1978
- Mención de Honor, “Lo Mejor de Lo Mejor”, Arte Joven 1978, Royal Bank of Canada, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1972
- First Prize. Arte Joven 1972, Royal Bank of Canada, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Second Prize. IBEC Art Contest, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Collections
- Museo de Arte de Bayamón, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Bibliography
Catalogues
“Andy Bueso: Redescubrimiento”, Galerías Prinardi, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, 1999.
“Bueso, Obras Recientes”, Atrio del Citibank Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1996.
“Bueso, Pinturas y Medios Mixtos”, Museo de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1982.
“Homenaje a Andy Bueso”, URI Art Gallery, Arte Puertorriqueño y Latinoamericano, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2004.
Newspapaers
Rodríguez, Jorge. “Los pintores performers”. El Mundo (San Juan, PR), 8 de septiembre de 1988, p. 43.
Vincéns, Marilyn. “Sin marco ni ná”. El Nuevo Día (San Juan, PR), 14 de noviembre de 1999, p. 94.