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Charles “Pancho” Cruz
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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, Cruz 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 are often reminiscent of impressionist paintings, while his portraiture takes its intensity from his chaotic, but controlled, line, which captures what is essential in his subject.
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
2010
- Santos y Otros Creatures, Creativity Explored
2009
- Inscriptions, Creativity Explored
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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