ROBERTO CHAO
M.FA, M.Ed.
ROBERTO CHAO
M.FA, M.Ed.
EDUCATION
| M. Ed. 1997 | Cambridge College. Cambridge, MA. |
| M.F.A. 1982 | National School of Fine Arts. University of Mexico. U.N.A.M. Mexico City. Concentration in Mural Painting. |
| B.F.A. 1977 | School of Fine Arts. Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. San Juan, PR. Concentration in Printmaking. |
| Also attended Univ. of Massachusetts, 1990 and 98 G.Ed. Courses; and Mass. College of Art, 1989, Art Ed. Courses. | |
| Statement | Everybody has the potential to be creative. People only need motivation, and be given the opportunity to do it. |
COMMUNITY ART PROJECTS
| Spring 03. | Guernica Project. Creative interpretation of the powerful Picasso's anti-war mural to be displayed on several locations throughout MA. Acrylic on canvas, 18' by 8'. |
| Winter 02. | Peace Throughout History. 18 plywood panels attached to the wall, with local youths. Peace Park, Jamaica Plain, MA. |
| Summer 02. | Urban Arts/BPS/Tobin School. Creation of 5 giant banners with school students. 15' by 5' ea. acrylic on canvas hanging at the Auditorium walls. |
| Spring 01. | Urban Arts/IBA/BCA. Travleing mural on plywood panels, with H. School youth. 32' by 8', self-standing. Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center. South End, MA. |
| Winters 01-02. | Massachusetts H. School Drama Guild Festival. Scenery for Statewide Play Contest. Somerville, MA. |
| Fall 00. | Fall 00. East Somerville School. Book-mural on plywood with students. Somerville, MA. |
| Spring 98-00-02. | Spontaneous Celebrations. Coordinator and artist for the May Day Celebration Mural Project. Jamaica Plain, MA. |
| Spring 98. | Tent City Inc. Mural on plywood with young artists. South End, MA. |
| Spring 97. | East Boston Service Center. Mural on plywood with local youths. MA. |
| Spring 97. | Tent City Inc. Billboard on canvas with local youths. South End, MA. |
| Summer 95. | "Youths Works/Art Works", from UrbanArts. Exterior Mural on plywood at the Boys and Girls Club, on Blue Hill Ave. Roxbury, MA. |
| Spring 95. | YouthBuild Boston H.S. Murals on Walls inside the Center. Boston, MA. |
| Winter 94. | "First Night". Billboard w. Peer Leaders from YMCA Egleston Sq. Boston, MA. |
| Summer 94. | "Talented Youth Teens", with Nuestra Comunidad, Orchard Park and Madison Park. Mural on Dudley St. & creation of: banners, hats, plates, signs. |
| Summer 93. | "Fresh Walls on Villa Victoria". Community Mural on plywood at the South End with local youths on Main Plaza. Boston, MA., w/ grant from N.E.F.A. |
| Winter 92-93. | "Rice & Beans/Raza & Bravura". Leading Art Workshops and Art Show at The Space Gallery w/ Egleston Sq. Youths, w/ grant from Mass. Cultural Council. |
| Summer 1992. | "100 Anniversary" of the Harriet Tubman House. Boston, MA. Mural on Canvas. |
| August - Oct. 90. | "A Cry for Happiness". Community Mural on Egleston Sq. with X-MEN and neighbors, w/ grant from Mass. Council on the Arts and Humanities. |
| Summer 87. | "Fresh Walls on Egleston Sq.", Hernández School. Boston, MA. Community Mural, w/ Heritage grant from Mass. Council on the Arts and Humanities. |
| Summer 86. | "Paint the Point". Salem, MA. Community Mural, w/ Heritage grant from Mass. Council on the Arts and Humanities. |
| Feb. - June 86. | Centro Presente. Cambridge, MA. Art Consultant, mural project w/ grant from Mass. Council on the Arts and Humanities. |
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
| Scollay Sq. Gallery | Piano Factory 25th Anniver., City Hall, Boston, MA Aug. 99. |
| Space 12 Gallery. | 1st. Celebration of Glue Magazine. Boston, MA July 98. |
| Piano Factory Gallery. | Annual Shows. Boston, MA 99, 97, 95, 94, 92, 91, 87. |
| Wake Up the Earth Celebration. | Fair and Parade. Jamaica Plain, MA May 97. |
| Northeastern University. | International Student Center. Boston, MA March 96. |
| Boston City Hospital. | Fund For Excellence. October 95. |
| I.C.A. | "Public Interventions". Boston, MA April-July 94. |
| Harriet Tubman House. | U.S.E.S. " Reflejos II". Boston, MA Jan. 94. |
| Artist Foundation Gallery. | "Sitting at the Same Table". Boston, MA Dec. 93. |
| Piano Factory Gallery. | "Censorship". Boston, MA Oct. 93. |
| The Space Gallery. | "Rice & Beans". Boston, MA June-August 92. |
| Boston Center for the Arts. | "Artist Ball". Boston, MA 92, 91. |
| Y.M.C.A. Egleston Sq. | "Homage to Hector Morales". Boston, MA April 92. |
| Cambridge Multicultural Art Center. | "Keys of Infinity". Cambridge, MA Oct. 91. |
| Gallery of The 3 Worlds. | Silkscreen Calendar. Managua, Nicaragua. Jan. 91. |
| Massachusetts College of Art. | "Jigsaw Puzzle". Boston, MA Sept. 87. |
| Casa Las Américas. | Silkscreen Calendar. Havana, Cuba Dec. 84. |
| Foro de Arte Contemporáneo. | "Dead on The Stage". Mexico City Nov. 80. |
| Salón de la Plástica Mexicana. | "Nicaragua Venció". Mexico City 79. |
| Palace of Fine Arts. | "Selection of Prints". Mexico City 79. |
| Carrillo Gil Museum. | "Uruguayan Art". Mexico City 77. |
| American Institute of Graphic Arts. | Silkscreen Calendar. NY 78. |
| United Federal Savings. | Shows I & II. SJ. Puerto Rico 77-76. |
ARTICLES & MEDIA COVERAGE
| Caleidoscopio. | TV Ch. 10. Talk Show. Interview. Montevideo, Uruguay. July 23, 1999. |
| ArtsMedia Magazine | "Border Crossings". Boston. June 1998, p. 16. |
| Glue Magazine | "Is it Utopia?". Interview. Sept. 1997, p. 6 - 7. Boston. |
| Times-Free Press | East Boston Social Center Unveils Mural. June 25, 1997, p.1. Channel 2 |
| Latino Families in Boston. | Interview. Sept. 1996. |
| Voice & Style | Northeastern University Newspapers. Feb. 28, 29 and March 6, 1996. |
| Channel 56 | "Mosaic". Interview. Boston. May 14 and 21, 1995. |
| Channel 2 | La Plaza. Interview. Boston. March 4, 1995. |
| South End News | "Brattle Book Shop Mural". Boston. Oct. 27, 1994, p. 16. |
| Channel 7 | Revista. "Our Pride Mural". Interview. Boston. Oct. 26, 1994. |
| The Boston Herald | "Northestern Univ. Studio Program". Boston. Oct. 26,1994, p. 48 |
| South End News | "Cross Walks". Boston. Sept. 15, 1994, page 3. |
| La Semana | "Mayor Menino Awards". Boston. March 31, 1994, p. 7. |
| El Mundo | Boston. March 31, 1994, page 14, and June 11, 1992, p. 2. |
| Channel 2 | La Plaza. "Behind The Hoods" 93; & "Drop Out 4 Stories", Emmy Award 92. |
| UDAC Update | Urban District Assessment Consortium. Boston College. Fall 1993, p. 3. |
| Stuff Magazine | Boston. Dec. 1993, p. 59. |
| El Universal News. | Boston. Nov. 24, 1993; June 3, 10, 1992, and May 20, 1992, p. 4. |
| Channel 56 | "Mosaic". Boston. Sept. 1993. |
| The Boston Globe | August 15, 1993, p. 2+8; Feb. 24, 1993, p. 31; June 17, 1992, p. 48; August 15, 1987, p. 19. |
| South End News | Boston. July 8, 1993; Oct. 24, 1991, and April 11, 1991, p. 12. |
| The Boston Herald | Feb. 28, 1993, and June 21, 1992, p. 43. |
| The Fine Print Magazine | Boston. Vol. 1, # 10, Oct. 1992, p. 10. |
| Channel 3 | Boston News. August 1992. |
| Jamaica Plain Gazette | Boston. May 22, 1992. |
| Art Dynamo Magazine | Boston. Vol. 1 # 3, 1991, p. 9. |
| Bay State Banner | Boston. Oct. 31, 1991. |
| Canal 4 | TV. News. Managua, Nicaragua. Silkscreen Workshop Interview. Jan. 1991. |
| Barricada | Newspaper. Managua, Nicaragua. Nov. 25, 1990. |
| El Universal | Newspaper. Mexico City. Nov. 30, 1981, p. 14. |
| El Heraldo | Newspaper. Mexico City. Sept. 19, 1979, p. 10E. |
| El Mundo | Newspaper. Puerto Rico. June 10, 1977, p. 8. |
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Art coordinator to the May Day Celebration, Jamaica Plain, MA. May 2000.
Latino Political Task Force. Silkscreen Poster. Recognition Mayor Menino. March, 94.
The Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards. Boston, MA. State Judge 89-88-87.
N.E.F.A. Grant to create Comm. Mural at Villa Victoria Plaza. Boston, MA. 93.
Massachusetts Cultural Council. Grant to create an Art Show at The Space Gallery 92.
Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities. Heritage Grants: 87-86-85.
Inclusion, Biographic Dictionary of Mexican Painting. Mexico, 83. (Comparable to Who's Who in American Art).
