GREENWICH, CONN.- The C. Parker Gallery in Greenwich, Connecticut presents the new exhibition "Roberto Juarez: Crossing Five Decades" (Feb. 28 - April 15), featuring works created by the New York artist between 1983 and 2023. "This is the first time an exhibition chronicles five distinct eras of artmaking by Roberto Juarez," says Tiffany Benincasa, the Gallery's owner and curator. "We are honored to present this group of exquisite paintings, illuminating his position in the canon of art history in the New York art world, for our tenth anniversary season." The gallery is located at 409 Greenwich Avenue, near Manhattan (just a 40-minute train ride from Grand Central Station, where one of Juarez's public commission murals majestically holds court in the public waiting area of the Station Manager's Office).
Juarez's artistic trajectory is the stuff of New York legends. He was one of the first Latinx artists of Puerto Rican and Mexican descent to break into the NYC art scene during the pivotal '80s era that changed the art world, alongside other young artists of color who broke through barriers during that era - and Juarez continues to have a prominent career today. "This selection of artworks represents the feeling of crossing through different eras of my work," says Roberto Juarez. "For me, it's important that my love of painting comes through. I want the joy in my work to always be essential. This new exhibition also points ahead, showing how change and growth are still where I'm at today," adds Juarez.
Juarez frequently employs painterly floral motifs, often inspired by the traditions of Hispanic and non-Western painting. His mother was from Puerto Rico, and his father was from Mexico. He was born in 1952 in Chicago. Juarez has a BFA from San Francisco Art Institute (1975), and Graduate Studies at the University of California at Los Angeles (1978).
