Exhibitions at Indigo Arts

José Garcia Montebravo: Cuban Self-Taught Painter

October 6, 2006 to November 3, 2006

PHILADELPHIA - Marking its 20th year of exhibiting international folk and contemporary art in Philadelphia, Indigo Arts Gallery offers two shows featuring the arts of Latin America: José Garcia Montebravo: Cuban Self-taught Painter and Prints from Oaxaca: Masters of the Mexican Tradition.

De la Tierra de los Sueños - From the Land of Dreams

May 5, 2006 to July 30, 2006

Prints and Paintings from Oaxaca, Mexico:
Modesto Bernardo, Enrique Flores, Abelardo Lopez, José Eddie Martinez, Leovigildo Martinez, Lorena Montes, Felipe Morales, Rodolfo Morales, Fernando Olivera, Filemon Santiago and others.

Sky Above and Earth Below: Tibetan Landscapes and Thangka paintings

December 2, 2005 to February 26, 2006

Tibetan Landscapes and Thangka paintings by Karma Tsering Lama, Nima Gyamcho Lama & Binod Moktan

Visions to Heal the World: Huichol Art by José Benitez Sanchez, Maximino Renteria de la Cruz and others

October 7, 2005 to November 27, 2005

Featuring Visionary Yarn-paintings and Beadwork from Mexico's Sierra Madre

Mysteries and Miracles: Folk Art from Northeast Brazil

April 1, 2005 to July 31, 2005

Wood-cut prints by José Francisco Borges, Ivan Borges, Severino Borges, José Miguel da Silva, Marcelo Soares, Abrao Batista and others from Pernambuco, Brazil.
Carved wood milagré ex-votos from Ceara and Pernambuco.

PHILADELPHIA - The new exhibition opening at Old City’s Indigo Arts Gallery on April 1st features two distinct folk arts from Brazil’s Northeast: the folheto tradition of wood-cut prints, represented by the work of José Francisco Borges and others, and the carved wooden ex-votos called milagrés.

African Visions: Sculpture, Textiles, Paintings and West African Hairdresser Signs

November 5, 2004 to January 30, 2005

Philadelphia, PA - Indigo Arts Gallery in Old City demonstrates the many different expressions of African creativity with the exhibition African Visions, opening on November 5th. Like the ambitious exhibit currently at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, African Art, African Voices, the show includes work of many media and styles.

Susan Rodriguez: Stealing Water from the Moon

October 1, 2004 to October 31, 2004

Pastel Collages, Prints, Scrolls and Ceramic works

Masters of Haitian Art

May 7, 2004 to September 24, 2004

Paintings, Sculpture and Vodou Banners

In commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of Haiti’s independence as well as the 60th anniversary of Port-au-Prince’s Centre d’Art, Indigo Arts Gallery presents Masters of Haitian Art. In a time of political turmoil and great deprivation in Haiti, we pay tribute to the incredibly rich cultural and artistic heritage of the Black Republic with an exhibition of some of Haiti’s leading artists of the last sixty years.

Ignacio Fletes Cruz: Nicaraguan Primitivista Painter

March 5, 2004 to May 2, 2004

Philadelphia, PA - Noted Nicaraguan Primitivista artist, José Ignacio Fletes Cruz exhibits his lush landscapes and scenes of peasant life at Indigo Arts Gallery in Old City, Philadelphia, during the months of March and April. Fletes Cruz was on hand for the opening reception at Indigo Arts Gallery on First Friday, March 5th, from 5 to 9pm and at the gallery on saturday afternoon, March 6th (2-6pm), to demonstrate and discuss his work. The exhibit is on display through May 2nd.

Cuban Visions/ Visiones Cubanas

October 3, 2003 to November 30, 2003

Paintings and Works on Paper by José Fuster, Alicia Leal, Manuel Mendive, José Garcia Montebravo, Pelly, Luis El Estudiante Rodriguez, Jorgé Sanfiel, Roberto Torres Lameda and others.
Celebrating El Festival Cubano 2003,
Philadelphia’s third annual celebration of Cuban Art and Culture

Artists: Richard Bruff Bruff, José Fuster, Arnaldo Garcia Rodriguez, Roberto Torres Lameda, Angel Llopiz Martinez, Manuel Mendive, José Garcia Montebravo, Pelly, Luis “El Estudiante” Rodriguez, Luis Joaquin Rodriguez, Jorgé Sanfiel & Wayacon