Art Reception: Shedding Light/Arrojando Luz by Talavera-Ballon
Organization:
spark arts
Category:
Visual Arts
Geographical Area:
San Francisco
Start
Date:
7/16/2016
End Date:
7/16/2016
Start Time:
5:00 PM
End Time:
9:00 PM
Event
Info:
Artist reception July 16, 5-9pm, Exhibition June 25th - July 31st
Spark Arts is pleased to show Talavera-Ballon's latest exhibition, Shedding Light/Arrojando Luz from June 25th - July 31st. We will host a reception for the artist on Saturday, July 16th from 5pm-9pm.
Talavera-Ballon is a Peruvian-born painter based in San Francisco, CA. A disciple of acclaimed artist Luis Palao Berastain, he skillfully captures the essence of ordinary people's lives and their surroundings across diverse regions and cultures of the Americas. He explores themes that highlight important social and cultural aspects of the people and places he has encountered. His work is also a tribute to immigrants like himself who left their home countries in search of new horizons.
Talavera-Ballon has exhibited in several art galleries, museums and universities across Peru, Chile, Argentina and the US including the U.S. Embassy, Lima, Peru Museo Qoricancha, Cuzco Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Cuzco the Peruvian Embassy, Washington, DC the Latino Art Museum, Pomona, CA the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA, UCSF and UC Berkeley. He has has been selected for the San Francisco Arts Commission 2015-2016 Pre-Qualified Artist Pool and as a finalist in ArtSpan's 2015 San Francisco Open Studios Guide Cover Competition. He has also participated in several live painting events such as Friday Nights at the de Young Museum and Art Beats SF. He been featured in several publications and newspapers and appeared on television and radio in California and Peru. He works as a freelance artist and makes a living off the art he creates. He's been making masterpieces for over eighteen years...and continuing...
Join Spark Arts at our reception on July 16th to meet the artist and discuss his works with him directly.
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