Jesús Matheus
b. 1957 Caracas, Venezuela - lives in Boston, Massachusetts
Since 1973, Jesús Matheus has studied the art of print-making, both in his native Venezuela, as well as in Brazil. His paintings and drawings reflect this graphic background through their linear and textural layers.
Matheus executes drawings, paintings, and installations that evoke a history culled from the artist's research on culture and ethnicity, his expeditions throughout South America, and other personal experiences. He cites modern Latin American artists such as Joaquín Torres-García and Wifredo Lam, as well as indigenous and pre-Columbian craft and folk art, as strong influences on his geometrically minimalist artistic production.
In 2014, a solo exhibition of the artist's work was on view at Cecilia de Torres, Ltd. in New York. This show, entitled "Jesús Matheus: The Ideogram of Place," was curated by Juan Ledezma, and was accompanied by a catalogue of the artist's oeuvre.
Matheus has taught drawing and print-making at the Armando Reverón Institute in Caracas, and has exhibited extensively around the globe.
The artist's work is part of several public and private collections including: the Cisneros Foundation and the Carlos Cruz-Diez Museum of Illustration and Design in Venezuela; the Wifredo Lam Center in Cuba; and the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop in New York.
Please click for CV and Chronology
Jesús Matheus. Form. Sign. Place.
Gallery exhibition catalogue with a foreword written by Cecilia de Torres and texts by Juan Ledezma and Jesús Matheus. Includes a retrospective survey, an illustrated chronology and an exhibition checklist, 84 color plates, 88 pages.
$ 20.00 + postage
John Angeline Review- Courtesy of Art Nexus Number 96, March 2015
Press Release, Jesús Matheus: The Ideogram of Place
La Geometría Filosofal, María Angelina Castillo, Talcualdigital.com, May 15, 2013
Jesús Matheus en cuatro costados, Jessica Morón, El Universal, May 14, 2013, Caracas, Venezuela
Grids and ribbons, Cate McQuaid, The Boston Globe, December 17, 2013.
Jesús Matheus' Current Solo Exhibition at Galería Odalys
We are pleased to announce Jesús Matheus' current solo exhibition:
Jesús Matheus Piedras Cantadas, Galería Odalys, Madrid, Spain.
On view February 13 to April 24, 2021
For more information about the exhibition please click here.
JESÚS MATHEUS IN THE COLLECTION OF CENTRO ATLÁNTICO DE ARTE MODERNO
We are pleased to announce Jesús Matheus' painting titled Gran Construcción (2017) is now part of the permanent collection of the CAAM (Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain.
JESÚS MATHEUS NEW EXHIBITION
We are pleased to announce Jesús Matheus new exhibition:
The White Studio, Ranivilu Art Gallery, Miami, FL
On view until Nov. 10, 2018
For more information, please click here.
JESÚS MATHEUS' NEW EXHIBITION
We are pleased to announce Jesús Matheus' new exhibition:
Construcción, Galería Manuel Ojeda, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
On view September 29 through October 3, 2017
Opening Reception: Friday, September 29, 2017 at 8:30 pm
For more information, please click here.
Jesús Matheus Upcoming Solo Exhibition
We are pleased to announce Jesús Matheus upcoming exhibition:
Neoglifos, Sala Trasnocho Arte Contacto, Caracas, Venezuela
Opening Reception: Sunday, November 1st, 2015, 11am.
For more information about this exhibition, please click here.
Jesús Matheus new group exhibition at All We Art Gallery
We are please to announce Jesús Matheus new group exhibition:
New Art Resolutions, All We Art Gallery, Washington, DC, January 15 - February 19, 2015
Opening Reception: January 15, 2015, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Jesús Matheus upcoming exhibition at ArtBlock
We are pleased to announce Jesús Matheus upcoming exhibition:
Time Pieces, The Gallery at ArtBlock, from November 15, 2013 to January 11, 2014
Opening reception on November 15 from 6-8pm
For more information, please email Margaret Kruse at info@galleryatartblock.com
Jesus Matheus Exhibition at Artepuy Caracas
We are pleased to announce Jesús Matheus' upcoming exhibition:
CUADRADO INQUIETO, Artepuy, May 16th - June 30th
Opening reception Thursday May 16th at 7pm.
Jesus Matheus Exhibition at Ideobox Miami
We are pleased to announce Jesús Matheus' upcoming exhibition:
Square Totem, Ideobox Artspace, May 2nd - July 5th
Opening reception Thursday May 2nd 7pm-10pm