Born: Quito, Ecuador in 1956
Moves to the United States in 1960
Lives and works in New York and New Jersey
EDUCATION
1987 M.F.A. Hunter College, New York, NY
1982 Artists/Teachers Institute, Stockton State College, NJ
1980 The Brooklyn Museum School, Brooklyn, NY
1979 B.F.A. Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
1977 Pratt Graphics Extension Program
AWARDS
1995 Colombian Ecuadorian Association of America Award in the Visual Arts
Jersey City Museum, "Award of Merit"
The Mayor's Office, "Award of Merit"
1992 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
1990 Fulbright Fellowship, Full Grant
1986 Schwartz and Hofflich C.P.A. Award, Silvermine
Artists' Guild
1986 Schwartz and Hofflich C.P.A. Award, Silvermine
1982 New Jersey Council on the Arts, "ATI" Scholarship
1979-80 Robert Smithson Memorial Scholarship Artists' Guild
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2001 HVCC Gallery, "Soiled," Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY
Upper Usedan Gallery, "After ArtOmi," Bennington College, VT
Nohra Haime Gallery, ÒHome, Home on the Range,Ó New York
2000 QCC Art Gallery, "Rascal in La La Land," Queensborough Community College
Queens, NY
Nohra Haime Gallery, "Lines and Lies," New York
Art Museum of the Americas Gallery, OAS, "Bastidas by Hugo Bastidas," Washington D.C.
1998 Nohra Haime Gallery, "Tagged, Up a Tree, The Package and Others," New
York
The Courtney Gallery, New Jersey City Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
1997 Nohra Haime Gallery, "Sonatas and Crescendos," New York
1996 Aljira, "Hugo X. Bastidas: Move Along and Other Recent Works," Newark, NJ
Nohra Haime Gallery, "Collision Course and other Recent Pictures," New York
1995 Nohra Haime Gallery, "Topic Graphic Pictures," New York
1994 Nohra Haime Gallery, "Absurdities," New York
1989 E.T.S. Gallery, Princeton, NJ
1986 Hunter College Art Gallery, New York
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
1999 SFCC Gallery, "Within the Landscape", William F. Draper and Hugo X. Bastidas.
Spokane, Washington.
Arts Guild of Rahway, Black and White, Howard McCalebb and Hugo X. Bastidas, Rahway, NJ
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2005 Elaine E. Jacob Gallery, "Images of Time and Place: Contemporary Views of
Landscape," Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Biennial de Rio Bamba, "US Latino Diaspora: Neo Latinos," Rio Bamba, Ecuador
Nohra Haime Gallery, "Body Human," New York
The Club House, "Behind the Green Door IV," New York
Casa de la Cultura, "Neo Latinos in Ecuador," Ambato, Ecuador
Korean Consulate, "East Here and Neo Latinos," New York
Galerie Thorsten, "Mojacar Expo," Berlin, Germany
Century Association, "New Members Show," New York
2004 Lehman College Art Gallery, "Images of Time and Place: Contemporary Views
of Landscape," Bronx, NY
Nohra Haime Gallery, "In the Back Room," New York
Robenson Art Gallery "Immigration and Expectations," Rutgers University,
Newark, NJ
Galerie Thorsten, "Artist from Valparaiso," Berlin, Germany
Galleria N”mes, "Convergence, International Artists Show," N”mes, France
Galeria de Arte de San Telmo,"Artistas Plasticos Intenacionales," Defensa
718, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Century Association, ÒCenturions Paint Centurions, New York
The Club House, ÒBehind the Green Door IV,Ó New York
Salander OÕReilly Gallery, ÒSmall Works,Ó New York
Century Association, ÒProfessional PaintersÕ Exhibition,Ó New York
Art Student League, ÒMasters Now Show,Ó New York
Art Guild of Rahway, ÒSpectrum of Tradition & Multiculturalism,Ó Rahway, NJ
Lemmerman Gallery, NJCU, "Trans-cultural New Jersey," Jersey City, NJ
Montclair State University Art Gallery, "Trans-cultural New Jersey," Montclair,
NJ
Aldo Castillo Gallery, ÒArt at War,Ó Chicago, IL
Okaloosa -Walton Art Center, ÒPast, Present, Future,Ó Niceville, FL
Perth Amboy Art Center Gallery, ÒNeo Latinos,Ó Perth Amboy, NJ
Nohra Haime Gallery, ÒIn the Back Room,Ó New York
2003 Lowe Museum, Paradise Lost? Aspects of Landscape in Latin American Art,
Miami, Fl.
South Side of Lamar, "Art for Peace," Austin, Tx, exhibition traveling to
Dallas, Miami, Poland, Bulgaria.
Mead Art Museum - "Off the Beaten Track: Great Escapes," Amherst, MA
100 New Jersey Artists Make Prints, Georgia; Lamar Dodd School of Art
University of Georgia, Athens. Arkansas; Arkansas State University
Galleries, Jonesboro. Iowa; University of Iowa Museum. Indiana; Purdue
University Galleries. Minnesota; Tweed Museum, University of Minnesota,
Duluth. Washington; Whitman College, Walla Walla.
Exit Art, "Reactions", New York,
Visual Aids, "Postcards from the Edge," New York
Stedman Gallery, "The Visual Imaginary of Latinas/os," Rutgers Camden, NJ
Morris Museum, "The Art of Collecting Fine Art", Morristown, NJ
The Club House, "Behind the Green Door II," New York
Salander O'Reilly Gallery, "Small Works", New York
Century Association,Professional Painters' Exhibition, New York
Art Students League, Masters Now Show, New York
2002 Exit Art, "Reactions," New York
Nohra Haime Gallery, "Art is Art," New York
Kenkeleba Gallery, "The Visual Image of Latino Artists," New York
Artists Guild Art Center, Rahway, NJ
The Morris Museum, "Fine Art of Collecting," Morristown, NJ
Arij Gasiunasen Gallery, Palm Beach
Nils Rykken Gallery, "Painterly Paint," The World
Artempresa, "Horses for Raoul," Buenos Aires, Argentina
Salander-O'Reilly Gallery, "Small Works of the Arts Student's League
Instructors," New York
The Century Association, "Professional Painters Show," New York
The Club House, "Behind Closed Dors II," New York
New Jersey State Museum, "100 New Jersey Artists Make Prints,"
Trenton, travaling to The Morris Museum, Morristown, The
Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ
The Century Association, "The Sketch Club: A Tribute to Don Holden,"
2001 Zimmerli Art Museum, "Prints," Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Global Imprint: Prints from New Jersey to South Africa and Points in Between, The Rutgers Center for Innovative Paper and Prints, Rutgers, New
Brunswick
"Sharjah International Arts Biennial," Sharjah, Arab Emmirates
The G Spot Colab Gallery, "Chrono/Zone," New York
Star 67, "American Sandwich," Brooklyn, New York
Momenta Art, Brooklyn, New York
John Woodward Gallery, "Paper Invitational," New York
Rutgers University, "The Visual Image of Latino Artists in New Jersey," New
Brunswick, NY and traveling
Art Student's League, "Masters Now," New York
Century Association, "Member's Painting Show," New York
El Museo del Barrio, "Voices from our Communities," New York
MPI Media Productions International, "takeheART," New York
2000 Woodward Gallery, "Paper Invitational," New York
Galaxy Gallery, "Ecuadorian Masters," New York
Nohra Haime Gallery, "Major Works," New York
Bennington College, Bennington, VT
John Woodward Gallery, "Paper Invitational," New York
Doudanay Paper Mill Gallery, "Land Escape," New York
Century Association, "MemberÕs Painting Show," New York
Art in Embassies Program, Madagascar.
1999-2000 Nohra Haime Gallery, "Into the New Century," New York
Nathan Cummings Foundation, "Present Continuous," New York
Nohra Haime Gallery, "The Use of The Hand," New York
1999 Under Dybbolsbro-Kulturfabrikken, "New York to Copenhagen," Copenhagen,
Denmark
Woodward Gallery, "Nature: Outdoors/Inside," New York
1998 "A Temporary Visual Art Encampment in a Liberated Zone," New York
1997 "A Temporary Visual Art Encampment in a Liberated Zone," New York
1996 Art Miami, Nohra Haime Gallery, Miami
Ben Shahn Galleries, "ART: New Jersey," The William Paterson College of New Jersey, Wayne, NJ
City Without Walls, "Talking Pictures: End of the Century Show," Newark, NJ
Muscarelle Museum of Art, "American Drawing Biennial," Williamsburg, VA
Art Chicago, Nohra Haime Gallery, Chicago
Jersey City Museum, "New Jersey Art Annual Fine Arts," Jersey City, New
Jersey
Nohra Haime Gallery, "XVth Anniversary", New York
1995 Art Miami- Nohra Haime Gallery, Miami, FL
Matsuzakaya Art Gallery, "Charity Exhibition for the Kobe Earthquake
Victims," Osaka, Japan
Aljira, "Modern Life," Newark, NJ
Tribeca Gallery," Viewing Points," New York
1994 FIAC - Nohra Haime Gallery, Paris
The Roger Smith Gallery, "Latin American Magic Realism" New York
41st Arts Festival of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Kentler International Drawing Space, "Dissonant Worlds" New York
Aljira, "100 x 100," Newark, NJ
The Roger Smith Gallery," The Sports Show," New York
1994 Nohra Haime Gallery, "The Body Human," New York
Aljira," The Definitive Decade Show," Newark, NJ
The Roger Smith Gallery, "Works on Paper," New York
1993 City Without Walls Gallery, "12th Annual Metro Show," Newark, NJ
St. John's Chapel Gallery, "St. John's 19th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary
Spiritual Art," Newark, NJ
Aljira, "Latino Visions II: Artists from the Newark Metropolitan Area," Newark,
NJ
Aljira, "Salon and Sale," Newark, NJ
The Barron Arts Center, "The American Professional League, Open State
Juried Exhibition," Woodbridge, NJ
Jersey City Museum, "Contacts/Proofs," Jersey City, NJ
1992 Tribeca 148 Gallery, "Urban Alchemy," New York
31 Desbrosses Street, "Local Fauna," New York
Aljira, "Environmental Exploration," Newark, NJ
Webo, "Cabaret Voltaire," New York
1991 Hunter College Art Gallery, "The First Decade," New York
The Tallahassee Gallery, "Mayday M'aidez," Tallahassee, FL
Jersey City Museum, "New Jersey Arts Annual," Jersey City, NJ
The Barron Arts Center, "Impressions of Vacation Spots Around the World,"
Woodbridge, NJ
1989 1989 2b Gas Station, "Land Minds, An Exhibition of Outdoor Art and Sculpture," New York
Blum Helman Warehouse, "China: June 4, 1989," New York
Silvermine Artists' Guild, "Artists of the Northeast," New Canaan, CT
1984 Kenkeleba Gallery, "Sticks and Stones - Modern/Post Modern Sculpture,"
New York
1983 Silvermine Artists' Guild, "Artists of the Northeast," New Canaan, CT
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2005 Camac, Art Residency, Nogent-sur-Seine, France
2005 Gallery Boreas Summer Salon, Reykjavik, Iceland
2004 Gallery Boreas Artist residency, Reykjavik, Iceland
2002-2003 Governing Committee Member, Art for Diversity, New York, NY
2002 Fundacion Valparaiso, residency, Mojacar, Spain
Bennington College, visiting artist, Bennington, Vermont
2000 Bennington College, Painting Instructor Residency, Bennington, VT
City Without Walls, Juror "The Metro Show," Newark
Bennington College, Artist Residency, Bennington, VT
1999 Arts Student League, Instructor, New York
The Innovative Print Center, Artist Residency, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
1998 Jersey City State College, Adjunct Instructor, Jersey City, NJ
Aljira, Co-curator of exhibition "Long Hot Summer- The Sequel", Newark, NJ
1997 Aljira Center for the Arts, Board of Trustees, NJ
1996 City Without Walls, Curator of exhibition "Talking Pictures : End of Century", Newark.
1991-96 Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts, Adjunct Professor, Newark, NJ
1990 Cotopaxi Academy, Lecturer, Quito, Ecuador
1990-91 Universidad Central, Professor of Advanced Sculpture, Quito, Ecuador
1981 Rutgers University Newark, Sculpture Demonstration and Lecture, NJ
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
1995 Public Art Program "Mural Project," Jersey City, NJ
1991 Universidad Central, Quito, Ecuador
La Plaza 24 de Mayo, Quito, Ecuador - as winner of "Concurso de
Escultura en Homenage a la Musica Nacional"
1983 Elm Street Public Park, "Ticky Talk," Kearny, NJ
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Art Omi, New York
Asian American Arts Center, New York, NY
Fulbright Commission, Quito, Ecuador
Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ
Montclair Museum of Art, Montclair, NJ
Museo de Arte Moderno de Santo Domingo
Museo del Barrio, New York
Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Newark Museum Library, Newark, NJ
Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ
Queens Community College Art Gallery
The Century Club, New York
The State Museum of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ
The Zimmerli Art Museum. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Universidad Central, Quito, Ecuador
Yale University Art Museum, Richard Brown Baker Collection, New Haven, CT
SELECTED CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Advanta Corporation, Miami
Banque Sudameris, Paris
Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ
Medallion, New York
Nagedman and Company, Inc. New York, NY
2003 Rutgers University/Newark, Newark, NJ
2002 Northwest Museum of Art and Culture, Spokane, Washington
SFCC, Spokane, Washington
Montclair State University: visiting artist lecture, Montclair, NJ
The Century Association, New York
William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
2001 Benninton College, Bennington, VT
Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY
American University, Sharjah, Arab Emmirates
2000 Queensborough Community College, Queens, NY
Bennington College, Bennington, VT
1999 Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
1991 Cotopaxi Academy, Quito, Ecuador
"A Painter's View Of Our Society,"Newsday, New York, January 23, 2000, illustrated.
Anreus, Alejandro. Latino Visions II: Artists from the Newark Metropolitan Area, Aljira,
Newark, 1993, exhibition catalogue, illustrated.
Art Speak, New York, April 1984.
Artists of the Northeast Group Show, New Canaan CT, Silvermine Artists' Guild, 1983,
exhibition catalogue.
Artists of the Northeast Group Show, New Canaan CT, Silvermine Artists' Guild, 1986,
exhibition catalogue.
Art Festival of Atlanta, Atlanta, 1994 Visual Arts exhibition catalogue, p. 46.
Art Students League of New York. New York, Faculty Catalogue. p. 21
Art Students League of New York. New York, Faculty Catalogue. 2002- 2003, p. 19,
illustrated.
Behrens, Ahn. "Exhibition creatively capture Latino diversity," The Jersey Journal, Jersey
City, October 9, 2004
Bischoff, Dan. "Shades of Gray," The Star Ledger, Newark, April 21-27 2000, p 25, illustrated.
Bobby, Kate. "The Artistry of Hugo Bastidas at QCC," Little Neck Ledger, Little Neck,
January 6, 2000, illustrated.
Carvalho, Denise. "Furious Reality," Cover Magazine, New York, May 1996, p. 24,
illustrated.
Clark, Trinkett. Off the Beaten Track: Contemporary Mindscapes. Amherst, Mead Art
Museum, September 7 - December 18, 2003, exhibition catalogue, illustrated in
color p.6.
Dawson, Jessica. "Without Hue: A Rainbow of Grays," The Washington Post, Washington
DC, December 14, 2000, p.C5, illustrated.
DeVuono, Frances. "Landmines," New Art Examiner, Chicago, November 1989, p. 48.
________. Within the Landscape: William Draper and Hugo Bastidas, Spokane Falls
Community College Art Gallery, Spokane, WA, January 2002, exhibition brochure,
illustrated.
Dunkin, Amy. "The Art of Collecting Art," Business Week, Boulder, May 17, 1999, p. 160.
Dunning, Catherine. Jersey City Museum Newsletter, Jersey City, Fall 1995, p. 3.
Ecker, Ken and Carol Drisko. Mayday M'aidez, Tallahassee Gallery, 1990, Tallahassee, exhibition catalogue, illustrated.
Enwezor, Okwui. Modern Life, Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, September
1995, exhibition leaflet.
Florida Flambeau, Tallahassee, April 27, 1990, p. 11.
Gold Coast Magazine, Jupiter, July 1990, pp.11-12, illustrated
Gordon, Jeff. "Hugo Bastidas", NY Arts Magazine, issue 12, New York, July-August 1997,
illustrated.
Hepworth, Charles. Sonatas and Crescendos, Nohra Haime Gallery Editions, New York, 1998, illustrated.
Huedekorn Magazine, Issue 4-88.
Huedekorn Magazine, Issue 1-89.
Hunter College Art Gallery. The First Decade, Hunter College Art Gallery, New York,
October 1, 1991, exhibition catalogue.
"Isn't It Ironic?"Queens Tribune, New York, January 13, 2000, illustrated.
Jones, Kelli. Sticks and Stones - Modern/Post Modern Sculpture, Kenkeleba Gallery, New
York, 1984, exhibition catalogue, illustrated.
Kartofel, Graciela. "Hugo Bastidas at Nohra Haime Gallery," Artnexus, Miami, No. 29, August-October 1998, pp.136-7, illustrated.
Korotkin, Joyce. "Hugo Bastidas," M/The New York Art World, New York, Vol. 3, No. 9, May, 2000, pp.13, illustrated.
________. "Hugo Bastidas,"NYArts, New York, Vol.6, n.5, 2001, p.70, illustrated.
Long Shot, Vol. 16, Long Shot Productions, Hoboken, NJ. April 1994, pp. 50-52, illustrated.
Long Shot, Vol. 17, Long Shot Productions, Hoboken, NJ. April 1995, p. 100, illustrated.
Lopez, Angel. "Los Absurdos de Bastidas en Nohra Haime Gallery," Noticias de Arte, New
York, July-August, 1994. p. 5, illustrated.
Martinez, Arturo. "Artist Passionate About Human Rights,"The Sunday Star-Ledger, Newark, January 28, 2001, illustrated.
Materson, Melanie. "Soiled," Hudson Valley Community College Paper, Troy, December 2001.
McCalebb, Howard. "Rascal in La-La Land: Hugo Xavier Bastidas," Queensborough Community College Art Gallery/The City University of New York, New York, 1999, exhibition catalogue, illustrated.
McConnell, Elizabeth. "Monumental Interpretation: Artist Presents Different View of Local Monuments," The Weehawken Reporter, Weehawken, September 21,1997, p.1, illustrated.
McGione, Peggy. "Paint Me A Picture," Sunday Star-Ledger, Newark, May 24, 1998.
Melrod, George and Danny Simmons. "Un Pintor Ecuatoriano en Nueva York," Semana, Bogota, June 15, 1997, pp.12-13, illustrated.
Nahas, Dominique. "Hugo Bastidas at Nohra Haime," Art in America, New York, February
2003, p. 113, illustrated.
Nazario, Isabel. The Visual Imagery of Latinas/os in New Jersey, Center for Latino Arts and
Culture, Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ, 2002, exhibition catalogue, illustrated.
Newark Star Ledger, Newark, June 23, 1991.
New Jersey Arts Annual, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, 1990, exhibition catalogue,
illustrated.
O'Day, Tom. Within the Landscape: William Draper and Hugo Bastidas, Spokane Falls
Community College Art Gallery, Spokane, WA, January 2002, exhibition brochure,
illustrated.
Ona, Lenin. "Artista en Nueva York," Opinion, New York, June 20, 1997 p.5.
Paik, Tricia. "Reviews: Hugo Bastidas," Cover, New York, Vol 13 No. 2, 1999, p. 16,
illustrated.
Paradise Lost? Aspects of Landscape in Latin American Art, Lowe Art Museum, Miami, exhibition catalogue, 2003, pp. 77, 90, illustrated.
Parker, Katherine and Leah Jacobson. Urban Alchemy, Tribeca 148 Gallery, New York,
1992, exhibition catalogue, illustrated.
Peraza, Nilda. Object/Art Object, Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, New York,
exhibition catalogue, illustrated.
"Plano De La Avenida 24 De Mayo," Hoy, New York, May 5, 1991, p. 2c.
"QQC Art Gallery to Present Exhibition by Latino Artist," Newsday, January14, 2000.
Raynor, Vivien. "Narrowing 400 Entries Down to 29: A Fine Job of Selection," The New York
Times, New York, June 24, 1990.
"Works That Are Immune From Any Trends," The New York Times, New York, December 26, 1993.
"Around Newark, Many Vantage Points On Modern Life," The New York Times, New York, November 5, 1995, p.16.
"Africa and Ecuador: What 3 Artists Saw," The New York Times, New York, March 3,1996, p.13, illustrated.
Rubenstein, Betty. "Sculptor's Figures Speak Volumes" Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee,
May 11, 1990, p.22E
Russell, Gloria. "Artists examine the role of landscape," Sunday Republican, Amherst,
December 14, 2003.
Schneider, Michael. "Visual Culture and Environmental Sustainability in the work of Bastidas
and Straus Didactic Reminders," Cogen, Vol. 1, July 2003.
www.publicnature.com/co-gen/7.html
Schneider Enriquez, Mary. "Hugo Bastidas. Nohra Haime Gallery," Artnexus, Miami, No. 47,
Vol.1, 2003, pp. 130-131, illustrated.
Simmons, Danny. "Hugo Bastidas," Oneworld, New York p.62, illustrated.
Sharjah International Arts Biennial, Sharjah, April 2001, Exhibition catalogue, illustrated.
Sheehan, Susan. "Carey Maloney: Simple But Personal Treasures Highlight His New York
Apartment" Architectural Digest. September 2001. pg. 274.
Sullivan, Al. "Portrait Of An Artist: A Unique Perspective," Hudson Current, Hudson County, NJ, May 18-24, 1995, pp. 5 & 8, illustrated
Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, May 1, 1990.
The Record, Bergen County, NJ, February 14, 1996, p.3, illustrated.
"Things to Do," The Record, Bergen County, NJ, February 14, 1996, p.3, illustrated.
Turner, Patricia. "Art Exhibit Extends Vacations," Newark Star Ledger, Newark, September 13, 1990, p. SO-1.
Voices from our Community, El Museo del Barrio, New York, 2001, exhibition catalogue.
von Hoffman, Nicholas, "Geoffrey Bradfield - A Well-Traveled Designer with Visual
Calling," Architectural Digest, March 2004, illustrated
Watkins, Eileen. "ART," Newark Star Ledger, Newark, December 8, 1989, p.87.
."Exhibit Studies Humanity in High-Tech World, The Sunday Star Ledger, Newark,
November 5, 1995, p. 18.
."Latino Artists Have Due in Shows at Aljira Gallery," The Sunday Star Ledger,
Newark, January 9, 1994, p. 14, illustrated.
."Faculty Exhibition at Lyons," The Star Ledger, Newark, April 18, 1996, p. N4,
illustrated.
______."Artists Find Forum at College Galleries," The Sunday Star-Ledger, Newark, February 18, 1996, Section 4, p. 11, illustrated.
."New Jersey Museums Co-Hosting Arts Festival," The Sunday Star-Ledger, Newark,
June 30, 1996, p.11, illustrated.
."Staff Displays Creative Faculties", The Star Ledger, Newark, April 19-25, 1996,
p. 29.
Zieher, Scott. "Notes from Spanish Harlem", NYARTS, New York, April, 2001, p. 61,
illustrated.
______. "Hugo Bastidas: Omens in Grisaille, an Overview," Digital City, October 2002,
Zorovich, John. "Urban Art Back on the Drive," The Jersey City Reporter, Jersey City, August 20, 1995, p. 3.