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Charles “Pancho” Cruz

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  • Blue Beetle
  • Line of Women
  • Portrait
  • Standing Figures on Black
  • Two Figures
Charles “Pancho” Cruz
Charles “Pancho” Cruz

A true Northern Californian, Pancho Cruz was born in Sonoma in 1946 and has been working at Creativity Explored since the early nineties.

A joyful and eager artist, Cruuz likes using a variety of media and doesn’t miss an opportunity to try something new with a visiting artist. He is very skilled at depicting movement and lending subtlety to his work. His large-scale renderings of insects and people are often reminiscent of impressionist paintings.

Cruz proudly identifies himself as a Chicano artist. He also has a strong interest in other cultures and traditions, particularly that of Japan.

Selected Exhibitions

  • 2007

    • Super Heroes Super Villains, Creativity Explored
    • Transmissions, Creativity Explored
    • SF Notables Portrait Auction, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco
    • Naked, Creativity Explored

  • 2006

    • Digital Exhibition, De Young Museum, San Francisco
    • Nature Rules, Creativity Explored
    • Vessels, Creativity Explored
    • Drawing the Line, Creativity Explored
    • SF Notables Portrait Auction, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco

  • 2005

    • The Pink Show, Creativity Explored
    • Wear to Go, Creativity Explored
    • Aliens, Creativity Explored

  • 2004

    • Radiant Spaces: Private Domain, Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica and Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine
    • Don’t Call Me Retard, SF Public Library
    • Gesture, Creativity Explored

  • 2003

    • Fired and Wired, Creativity Explored

  • 2002

    • This is My Family, Creativity Explored

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