Sebastian Spreng is a man of many paradoxes. A minimalist at heart, he combines the feeling of isolation from the likes of Edward Hopper with the color field technique of artists like Mark Rothko. He has formed a bridge between the psychological and the physical. His work is a continuous exploration of the evolution and survival of humankind by finding strength in dreams, hopes, and aspirations. Creating elaborately rich compositions, his work is personal, expressing the inner core of human emotions, perhaps from the many obstacles he has overcome.
Born: Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2009
Into the Ring, Friesen Gallery, Seattle, WA
2008
Liederkreis Song Cycle Opus II, Friesen Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007
Liederkreis, The Americas Collection, Coral Gables, Florida
2006
Arden Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
2005
“RING LANDSCAPES: themes & variations on Wagner's Ring”, Friesen Gallery, Seattle WA
Kent Gallery, Key West, Florida Convention Center, Miami, Florida
2004
“CHAMBER MUSIC Op.3”, Friesen Gallery, Sun Valley, Idaho Arden Gallery, Boston, MA
2003
Anthony Ardavin Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Arden Gallery, Boston, Ma
The Americas Collection, Coral Gables, Fl
2002
"Seeking Light", Friesen Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2001
"Paths", Arteconsult Gallery, Panama
" First Latin American Encounter",Museo Mediceo,Seravezza, Toscana,Italy
2000
"Inner Island", Friesen Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1999
"Reverberations", The Americas Collection, Coral Gables, Florida
Anthony Ardavin Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
1997
"Oasis", The Americas Collection, Coral Gables, Florida
Anthony Ardavin Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
1996
Galleria Arteconsult, Panama
1995
"Chamber Music", Anthony Ardavin Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
"Chamber Music", The Americas Collection, Coral Gables, Florida
1994
Centro de Arte Euroamericano, Caracas, Venezuela
1993
Anthony Ardavin Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Galleria Arteconsult, Panama
1992
"Sinfonietta / Impromptus", The Americas Collection, Coral Gables, Florida
1991
Metro-Dade Cultural Resource Center, Miami, Florida
"Water: Inspiration and Image", West Kendall Library, Miami, Florida
1990
Park Gallery, Fort Lauderdale / Boca Raton, Florida
Interamerican Art Gallery, MDCC, Miami, Florida
1989
"Silent Voyages", Galerie Helene Grubair, Miami, Florida
Galeria Atica, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1988
Spanisches Kulturinstitut in Residenz, Munich, Germany
Galerie in Burgermeisterhaus, Essen-Werden, Germany
1987
Galeria Atica, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1986
"Veranos", Galeria Martina Cespedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1982
Galeria Financ San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1981
Casa de la Cultura, Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
1980
"Interiores", Galeria Martina Cespedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1979
Casa de la Cultura, Necochea, Argentina
1978
"Variaciones Sobre Un Tema", Galeria Martina Cespedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1976
"Pueblos Blancos", Galeria Martina Cespedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1975
Galeria Martina Cespedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009
“Speak For The Trees” Friesen Gallery, Sun Valley, ID
2008
“What Does Compassion Look Like?” Friesen Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006
“Alignment”, Friesen Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005
Toronto International Artfair, Toronto, Canada
Arteamericas Art Fair, The Americas Collection, Coconut Grove
2003
Surfaces, Seattle, WA
1999
"Small Treasures at the Turn of the Century", Friesen Gallery, Seattle, WA
Villanova Fine Arts, San Salvador, El Salvador
"Latin American Artists", Louisiana Tech, Ruston, Louisiana
"Latin American Artists", Center of Fine Arts, Hollywood, Florida
1998
"Latin American Artists", Sarah Moody Gallery, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
"Latin American Artists", Turman Art Gallery, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
"The Soul", Anthony Ardavin Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
"WIZO 98", Miami Beach, Florida
MDA Art Collection, Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville, Florida
MDA Art Collection, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, Minnesota
"Latin American Artists", McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown, Ohio
Mesneros Gallery, University of West Virginia, Morgantown, West Virginia
The Art Gallery, Walters State Community College, Morristown, Tennessee
1997
"New Gallery Space", The Americas Collection, Coral Gables, Florida
"Contemporary Latin American Artists", Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Noel Fine Arts, Charlotte, North Carolina
"Latin American Artists", Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee University
"Latin American Artists", Johnston City, Tennessee
"Yellow", Anthony Ardavin Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
"San Salvador Biennale", Galeria 1-2-3, San Salvador, El Salvador
1996
"Art Miami 96", The Americas Collection, Miami Beach, Florida
Pentimento Fine Arts, Toronto, Canada
"Red", Anthony Ardavin Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Galeria 1-2-3, San Salvador, El Salvador
1995
MDA Art Collection, University of California, Berkeley, California
MDA Art Collection, Blackhawk State Capitol, Arizona
"Banco Santander", The Americas Collection, Miami, Florida
"Gallery Artists", Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, Florida
1994
"Limited Graphics Edition", The Americas Collection, Coral Gables, Florida
La Raza Council, Miami Beach Convention Center, Florida
"Art Against AIDS 94", Coral Gables, Florida
"Small Format", The Americas Collection, Coral Gables, Florida
1993
"Art Miami 93", The Americas Collection, Miami Beach, Florida
"In the Eye of the Beholder", Main Library, Miami, Florida
Bijutsu Sekai Galleries, Tokyo, Nagoya, Kobe, and Kyoto, Japan
1992
"Art Miami 92", The Americas Collection, Miami Beach, Florida
"Landscapes Real and Imagined", The Americas Collection, Coral Gables, Florida
"Argentinean Artists", Novus Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Bijutsu Sekai Galleries, Tokyo, Japan
Arte BA 92, Buenos Aires, Argentina
"AQUI", Museum of Art, Orlando, Florida
1991
Hortt Memorial Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
"Spirit of Place", Bijutsu Sekai Galleries, Tokyo, Japan
"Art Against AIDS", Frances Wolfson Gallery, Miami Florida
The Americas Collection, Coral Gables, Florida
1990
Hortt Memorial Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
"Contemporary Landscape", North Miami Museum, Florida
Weiterbildungszentrum, Dusseldorf, Germany
"Miami Artists: 50 Years of Collection", Main Library, Miami, Florida
Public Works and Awards
2007
Album Cover for the 2007 Grammy Award Winner for Best Choral Performance
1995
George Armitage Memorial, Miami-Dade Government Center, Florida
Personal Achievement Award MDA State of Florida
1990
Award of Merit, Hortt Memorial Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Selected Collections
Art in Public Places, Miami, Florida
BAC International, Miami, Florida
Banco del Itsmo, Panama
Banco Santander, Miami, Florida
Barclays Bank, Miami, Florida
Burgermeisterhaus, Essen-Werden, Germany
Essen Sparkasse Sammlung, Essen, Germany
GBM Corporation, Miami, Florida
MDA Art Collection, Tucson, Arizona
Merrill Lynch, Panama
Miami-Dade Public Library System, Key Biscayne, Florida
Museo Rosa Gallisteo de Rodriguez, Santa Fe, Argentina
Pan Am Sat Collection, Miami, Florida
Seattle University, Seattle, Washington
Sunbank, Miami, Florida
Tropicana Collection, Bradenton, Florida
Other Experience
Cover art for Henryk Gorecki's Kleines Requiem CD, Telarc 80147 - 1996
Cover art for J. Rodrigo CD CLASICA Magazine, Argentina, January issue 1998
Cover art for the Missouri Review, IX 1991, University of Missouri
Cover art for the New World Symphony, 1995-96 Season, Miami Beach, Florida
Featured Artist, 1996-97 Season, Florida Philharmonic Orchestra Playbills
Featured Artist, 1994-95 Season, Florida Philharmonic Orchestra Playbills
1998-99 Season Program and Poster, Florida Grand Opera, Miami, Florida
Stage Design for Jean Cocteau's L'Aigle a deux tetes, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1978
Selected Reviews and Publications
“Speak For The Trees”, Andria Frisen, Marquand Books, 2009
“El jardin de la creacion” Complot Magazine, March 2007
“Representaciones de una experiencia espiritual” Carlos M. Luis, El Nuevo Herald, 13 June 2007
“Wagner's "Ring" infuses artist's landscapes” Lucia Enriquez, The Seattle Times, 26 August 2005 “Ring Landscapes” Adriana Herrera, El Nuevo Herald, 7 August 2005
“Hitting all Art Basel parties is not for the faint of heart” Jane Wooldridge, The Miami Herald 6 December 2003 “Tree-lined formula” Cate McQuaid, The Boston Globe, 22 August 2003
“El arbol como protagonista” Redaccion del Dominical, Le Prensa, 7 April 2002
“The Americas Collection” Carol Damian, Art Nexus, May- July 2000 “El color de la genialidad” People Magazine Spanish Edition, April 2000
“Writing and painting about Chamber Music” Elisa Turner, The Miami Herald, 27 March 1995
“Striking miniatures in Spreng exhibition” Elisa Turner, The Miami Herald, 14 October 1992
“Paintings reflect fascination with sea” Cindy Ycaza, The Miami Herald, 18 August 1991
“Floating skies and impossibly blue seas” Judy Cantor, Buenos Aires Herald, 3 January 1988
“Spreng Named Philharmonic’s Featured Cover Artist” Stuart Findley, The Sun Post “The Americas Collection” Kelly Josephsen, Curious Magazine“The Americas Collection” Elisa Turner, Arte al Dia International
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