"It
takes one solitary eye to be sensitive to the upheaval in our communities.
Change is the byword. The orchards of a short time ago have succumbed
to the fierce growl of the bulldozer. Synthetic life in a plastic bubble,
the shopping center, the marketing of goods and services have robbed us
of our humanities. Air conditioning and ersatz music is our new aesthetic.
Raymond Cuevas has reached out and captured some of the tranquil beauty
still tremulously evident in our fragile countryside. Witnessing his painting
evokes the sense of beauty still evident if one has the ability to discover
it. Enjoy these visual episodes while you may."
Mario Armand Zamparelli
Raymond Cuevas, born and raised in Los Angeles, California is a graduate of Chouinard Art Institute, studying with Ed Reep, Harold Kramer, Rex Brandt, Elmer Plummer and Donald Graham. He also studied painting and drawing with Arnold Mesches and Bentley Schaad at Otis Art Institute.
He started painting in 1985 concentrating mostly on the unique landscape of the Los Angeles and San Gabriel area. He is currently focusing on the remaining beautiful rural areas of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. Mr. Cuevas is a member of the California Art Club.
| Exhibits: |
| 2011 | 100th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art |
Bonhams & Butterfields Made in California Auction, May 23 |
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| 2010 | Bonhams & Butterfields Made in California Auction, November 23 |
| 2009 | 98th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art |
| 2008 | 97th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art |
| 2006 | 95th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art |
| 2005 | Bonhams & Butterfields California, American Paintings & Sculpture Auction, August 8 |
Scenes of American Labor, Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, California |
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| 2004 | 94th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art |
Spiritual Spectrum: Paintings and Sculptures by the California Art Club |
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, California |
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| 2003 | Spring Art Exhibit, The Arroyo Collection, South Pasadena, California |
93rd Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art |
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On Location in Malibu 2003, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu, California |
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| 2002 | En Plein Air, Tirage Gallery, Pasadena, California |
92nd Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, California Art Club, Pasadena Museum of History |
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California H2O, The Old Mill, San Marino, California |
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New Directions, Tirage Gallery, Pasadena, California |
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9th Annual Art Auction, Santa Barbara Historical Society, Santa Barbara, California |
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| 2001 | The Art of Ray Cuevas and Karl Dempwolf, Peregrine Galleries, Montecito, California |
En Plein Air, Tirage Gallery, Pasadena, California |
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The Art of Ray Cuevas, Live Oak Gallery, Ventura, California |
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The Art Collectors, Vincent Price Gallery, East Los Angeles College, Los Angeles |
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John Moran Auction, California Plein Air Paintings, February 13 |
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Down from the Center, Tirage Gallery, Pasadena, California |
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| 2000 | The Figure, Tirage Gallery, Pasadena, California |
Butterfield and Butterfield American and California Paintings and Sculpture Auction, Dec 13 |
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Southern California Scenes, Prufrock Gallery, Pasadena, California |
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Art in the Parks, Tirage Gallery, Pasadena, California |
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Views from Center, Tirage Gallery, Pasadena, California |