| 1966 | Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| S O L O E X H I B I T I O N S | |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Carlos Betancourt Re-Collections, Molloy College Art Gallery Long Island, NY; Re-Collections II: Journey into Infinity, J Johnson Gallery, Jacksonville, Florida; Portraits of a Dream, Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts, Miami, Florida; |
| 2008-2006 | The Cut-Out Army, Diana Lowenstein Fine Art, Miami, Florida; Carlos Betancourt: Recent Work ,Galeria Castellon, Castellon, Spain; The Hand of the Eye, Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts, Miami, Florida; Untitled 1000, Installation, Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida; |
| 2005-2003 | About the Archaic Substance, Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans; La En la Arena Sabrosa II, OMNI-Art, Art Basel Miami; Realm of Secrets, Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, Texas; |
| 2002 | Archaic Substance, Palacio de Espinola, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain; Carlos Betancourt, Robert Miller Gallery, New York; Interventions in Nature, J. Johnson Gallery, Jacksonville, Florida; Recent Photographic Works, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, Florida; |
| 2001 | Carlos Betancourt: Outdoor Photography Project Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, Florida; Installation: The Sounds, Symbols Project The American Foundation for the Arts, Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council Grant and Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs, Miami, New Forms Grant Installation, Miami Beach, Florida ; |
| 2000-1994 | New Works by Carlos Betancourt ,Galeria Casa Colon, Miami Beach, Florida; Images of a Heaven: New Works by Carlos Betancourt, St. Thomas University Atrium Gallery, Miami, Florida; Fracturism, Imperfect Utopia Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida; Carlos Betancourt: Assemblages, Coral Snake Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida |
| G R O U P E X H I B I T I O N S | |
| 2009 | Third Biennial Photography, Norton Museum, Palm Beach, Florida; Jack the Pelican Present, Brooklyn, NY; Diana Lowenstein Fine Art, Miami, Florida; Walter Otero Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico; |
| 2007-08 | Unbroken Ties, Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Photoshopping: MOOLA Collects, Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, California; Political Winter Redux , Molloy College Art Gallery, Long Island, New York; Contemporary Art Auction, Sotheby’s, New York, New York; People and Places, Selection from the Allen Thomas photography Collection, SECCA, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Salem NC; Gen X: Post-Baby-boomers and the New South, Mobile Museum of Art, Alabama; Miami Accent, Heriard-Chimino Gallery, New Orleans, Lousiana; Jack the Pelican Present, Brooklyn, NY; Aesthetics and Value, Green Gallery, Florida International University, Miami, Florida; The (last) Supper, Miami Art Basel, Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts, Miami, Florida; New Digital Age, South Florida Art Center, Miami Beach, Florida; Miami Contemporary, Freedom Tower MDCC Gallery, Florida; City Limits: Re-Collections and The Hedge Installation, DLFA, Miami, Florida; Diana Grimberg Gallery, Panama; |
| 2006-2005 | No Country is an Island, Raritan Valley Community College,Newark, NJ; Sumei Art Center, Newark, NJ; Quadrennial of Dusseldorf , Germany; Au Courant, National Gallery of the Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman, B. W. I.; Retratos: 2000 Years of Latin American Portraits, San Antonio, T Museum of Art. Organized by the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; and El Museo del Barrio; Art and Culture Center, Hollywood, Florida; Remy Toledo Gallery, New York, New York ; Miami Art Central, Miami, Florida; Go Figure! Lowe Art Museum of Art, Coral Gables, Florida; What’s New, Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts, Coral Gables, Florida; |
| 2004-2002 | The Rubin Museum of Art, The Flag Project, New York; Robert Miller Gallery, New York; Otros Lares, Galeria Senda, Barcelona, Spain; American Dream, The Ignatian Center for the Arts, Miami, Florida; Gallery Artists, Walter Otero Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Essesncies 8, Universitat da Valencia, Spain; Nepotism, Fort Lauderdale Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Dont Call it Performance, No Lo llames Performance, Museo del Barrio, New York; Photography, Robert Miller Gallery, NY; Assassins of the Mirror: the Body and the Writing, Walter Otero Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico; J. Johnson Gallery, Jacksonville, Florida; De Cuerpos y Almas, Galeria Carmen De la Guerra, Madrid, Spain; Proyecto Menu, Trans Eat Art Space, Miami, Florida; Space, Museum of Science, Coconut Grove, Florida; Museo Galeria Banco Santander, San Juan, Puerto Rico; PR 02 En Ruta, outdoor intervention, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Photography, Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, Florida; Contexto, outdoor intervention, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Art Basel, Miami Beach, Florida, Robert Miller Gallery; Neutral Zone, Art Basel Special Event - outdoor intervention, Miami, Florida; IV Bienal del Caribe, Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Mash IV , Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, Florida; Miami Tierra Caliente, Centro Cultural Osvaldo Guayasamín, Zona Colonial, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; |
| 2001-1999 | Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Inside and Out, Contemporary Sculpture, Video and Installations, Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida; Contemporary Sculpture, Video and Installations; Re-Connect, ArtCenter/South Florida, Miami Beach, Florida; 25 Powerful Artists in 25 Days New Gallery, University of Miami, C. G. Florida; IV Bienal del Caribe, Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Departing Perspectives , Espiritu Santo Bank, Miami, Florida; Mash IV , Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, Florida; Miami Tierra Caliente, Centro Cultural Osvaldo Guayasamín, Zona Colonial, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; 61st National Competition of American Painting, The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach; Group Exhibit, Galeria Casa Colon, Merida, Mexico; |
| 1998-1990 | Miami Artists Group Show, Conde-Goodman Gallery, Miami, Florida; Lucky 13, South Florida Art Center , Miami Beach, Florida; Art Against Aids VII, Coral Gables, Florida; Miami Right Now, Gallery on One, Sarasota, Florida; Sheets, Helen Cevern Gallery, New York;; Five Latin American Artists, HB Starr Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida; Fracturism, Arte BA, Buenos Aires, Argentina ; Who’s Who, South Florida Art Center, Miami Beach, Florida In Color, Lohman and Busse Gallery, Dortmund, Germany; Summer Exhibit, Ambrosino Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida; The Cuban Museum, Miami, Florida; Sheets, World Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida; Feria del Mueble, Milano, Italy; Duet in the Sun, Galaxy Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida; Miami Artist Series , Coral Snake Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida; |
| A W A R D S (selection) | |
| National Endowment for the Arts Grant, in collaboration with Florida International University Art Museum; Art Walks Grant, City of Delray, Florida ; Florida Individual Artist Fellowship, Honorable Recipient Florida; Department of State Millennium Cultural Recognition Award ; Dade County Cultural Affairs New Forms Grant ; City of Miami Beach Arts Council Grant; Miami-Dade Art in Public Places Commissions; The Digital Age: New Media Art Competition Award, Art Center South Florida; Miami Dade Community College Hall of Fame ; Arte Publico de Puerto Rico Commission; | |
| P U B L I C C O L L E C T I O N S (selection) | |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC The Frost Museum at Florida International University, Miami, Florida Miami Art Museum, Florida Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida Essencies Collecio Olor Visual Ernesto Ventos, Barcelona, Spain Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, Florida Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno, Gran Canaria, Spain San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Gulf Coast Museum, Largo, Florida; Museum of Latin American Art Long Beach, Ca MOLAA, Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, California Miami-Dade Community Foundation, Miami, Florida Recent Acquisitions: Art Bank Collection, Miami, Florida |
|
| A R T F A I R S P A R T I C I P A T I O N | |
| Art Basel-Miami, Florida; Scope-Hamptons, NY, Miami, Florida; NY, NY; Basel, Switzerland; Arco - Madrid, Spain; Pulse-Miami, Florida,NY, NY; Art Chicago-Chicago, Illinois; Circa-San Juan, Puerto Rico; Art Bologna -Italy; Art Dubai -United Arab Emirates; MACO Art Fair-Mexico City, Mexico; | |
| B O O K S - C A T A L O G U E S - B R O C H U R E S | |
| 2007-2004 | 2007 Aethetic and Values, exhibition catalog, Green Gallery, Florida International University, cover art, illus. [ color reproduction, of The Cut-Out Army, 2006 and Flag, 2004 ]. The Flag Project, Rubin Museum of Art, exhibition book. [ color reproduction of Untitled: for Kiki Smith, 2004 ] 2006 Art Basel MB 05, Art Fair catalog, pp. _____. [ color reproduction of Re-Collections, 2006 ] IKF Latin American Art Auction, exhibition catalog, Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, pp.36-37, illus.[ color reproduction of Back Stories, 2004] MOLAA Auction catalog, Museum of Latin American Art, p. 28, illus. [ color reproduction of What are the Names of your Brothers Caracaracoel? 2003 ]. Taxi Galeria, Yellow Media, Puerto Rico, illus. [ color reproduction of En la Arena Sabrosa, detail applied on car, 2006 ]. Art Bank Recent Acquisitions, Art in Public Places Trust, pp.12-13, illus. [ color reproduction of For Bob and Tibet, 2002 ]. Vaixella Imaginaria, Generalitat de Catalunya, exhibition catalog p. 53, illus. [color reproduction of KK, 2004] Betancourt, [ multiple color reproductions: exhibition book, essays by Pedro Velez, Robert Farris Thompson, Denise Gerson, Jodie Dinapolli], ISBN 0-9779021-0-2 2005 Fortune, Brandon Brame. "Best Face Forward", Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery News Catalog, Spring, pp.8-9, illus. [ color reproduction of Portrait of Liz Balmazeda, 1994 ]. Art Basel MB 05, Art Fair catalog, pp. 212-213, illus. [ color reproduction of Untitled 1000 w/ Souvenirs 2005 ]. IKF Latin American Art Auction, exhibition catalog, Miami Art Project, pp.44-45, illus,[ color reproduction of Flamboyant, 2005]. Directions to the Beach of the Dead, Poetry book by Richard Blanco, University of Pittsburg Press, cover art commision, illus. [ color reproduction of Interventions in Nature, Blanco, 2002 ] No Country is an Island, Rutgers College, Raritan Valley Community College, Paul Roberson Gallery, Exhibition Catalog, pp. 10-11, illus. [ color reproductions of multiple artworks ]. Go Figure! Multicultural Aspects of Human Form in Art, Selections from the Permanent Collection, Lowe Art Museum, catalog: 0- 9648614-7-X, p. 111, illus. [color reproduction of Yellow blossoms by Mendieta’s Ceiba, 2001]. Chicago Contemporary and Classic, p. 115 illus. [ color reproduction of Los Vanidosos Nuevamente, 2003] The Catalog 2005, Arte Americas, pp,43, 117, illus, [ color reproduction of After September, 2001; The VagueYear, 2003]. Nowhere But Here, Poetry chapbook by Richard Blanco, commissioned by the Hillstead Museum of Farmington, cover art, illus. [ color reproduction of Interventions with Aracoel Object, 2001 ]. 2004 ARCO 04, Editorial ARCO / IFEMA, exhibition catalog, Madrid, Spain Dialogos Iberoamericanos, Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia, IVAM, ISBN: 84-482-4014-6 Sarah Herman, pp. 49- 59, illus,[ b/w reproduction of Contexto, Aracoel’s Objects, 2001]. No Lo Llames Performance, Don’t Call It Performance, ISBN: 84- 933918- 3-2, exhibition catalog, curated by Barragan, Paco, text from Coco Fusto, Jjulian Zugazagoitia, Javier Panera, Rosel Goldberg), Museo del Barrio, New York, Fundacion Salamnca, Museo Reina Sofia, p. 59 illus, [color reproduciton of Intervention w/ Aracoel’s Objects, 2001-] Miami: Visions of Now, exhibition catalog, essay by Harper, Paula, illus. [ ]. Las Practicas de la Carne, by Jimenez, Felix. ( book art cover , and essay by Jimenez, Felix), ediciones Vertigo, ISBN 1-932766-03-0, pp. 318- 321 Assassins of the Mirror: The Body and the Writing, exhibition catalog, essay by Leon, Dermis P. “Gloria Estefan Live & re-Wrapped”, concert brochure. Unwrapped, commissioned art for Gloria Estefan album. Live & Unwrapped - at the Coliseum in Las Vegas”, commissioned art for Gloria Estefan concert. 100th Anniversary Humane Society of New York Photography Auction, exhibition brochure. Turning Pages, Miami Dade Community College, exhibition catalogCasa |
| 2003 | Puerto Rico 02: En Ruta,( exhibition book, essays by Marxuach, Michelle and Zaya, Antonio.), Editorial Cromart, S. L. Madrid, Spain Context/Contexto: Santo Domingo,( exhibition catalog, essays by Oquet, Charo and Zaya, Antonio.), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic A South Florida Poetry Annual, ( Poetry anthology by Luft, Mary. ) cover art commissioned, illus. [Color reproduction of Untitled, 2002] ISBN 0-9728808-0-1 ARCO 03, J. Johnson Gallery Pavilion ,( exhibition catalog, essay by Zaya, Antonio), Madrid, Spain ARCO 03, Editorial ARCO / IFEMA, (exhibition catalog), Madrid, Spain “De Cuerpos y Almas. Pornograifas-3”,(exhibition brochure, poster. Essay by Girones, Jesus. ), Galeria Carmen de la Guerra, Madrid, Spain Ferrell/Schultz. (office, collection catalog) |
| 2002 | Quinta Gran Subasta de Arte ,(exhibition brochure), Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico “Carlos Betancourt: Recent Photographic Work,” (exhibition brochure, essay by Gerson, Denise. ), Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, Florida “The Work of Carlos Betancourt: Facets of Native Ancestry in the Confluence of Contemporary Symbolism,” ( MFA Thesis by Sepulveda, Debra.), Miami, Florida Carlos Betancourt, (exhibition book, essays by Zaya, Antonio and Thompson, Robert Farris. ),Palacio de Espinola, Lanzarote, Spain |
| 2001 | Cubantime, A Celebration of Cuban Life in America, by Balido, Gisella. (book), New York: Silver Lining Books, pp. 174-175. “Miami Tierra Caliente: Exposiciones Paralelas ,”(exhibition catalog, essay by Ambrosino, Genaro. ), Centro Cultural Ecuatoriano Guayasamin, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| 2000 | Miami the Magic City. Memphis, by Suarez, Ana Veciana, ( book) TN: Towery Publishing Inc., p. 165. |
| 1999 | “Timba the Medicine: The Art of Carlos Betancourt,” (exhibition catalogue, essay by Thompson, Robert Farris. ), Galeria Casa Colon, Miami Beach, Florida |
| 1995 | “Carlos Betancourt: En la Arena Sabrosa”, (exhibition catalogue, essays by Pau-Llosa, Ricardo, and Damian, Carol.), Meza Fine Art, Coral Gables, Florida “The Color of Exile“, (exhibition catalogue, essay by Puig, Andrés.), Gallery at Natcom, Miami, Florida 1996 “Images of Heaven: New Works by Carlos Betancourt,” (exhibition brochure, essay by Sardinas, Rev. Jorge. ),St. Thomas University Atrium Gallery, Miami, Florida |
| 1994 | “Fracturism” ,(exhibition catalogue), Arte Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires |
| B I B L I O G R A P H Y - P E R I O D I C A L S (selection) | |
| 2005 - 2007 | 2007 Gershanik, Ana. "Nuestro Pueblo", The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, March 01, p.__. Lee, Linda, "The Action at the Fairs", Florida Inside Out Magazine, January-February, pp. 100-101, illus. [ color reproduction of The Cut-Out Army, 2006 ]. Omar. "MAM and MAC", Miami Sun Post, February___. 2006 Norris, Jacqueline. "The Basics of Basel", Boca Raton Magazine, Vol. 26, November, pp. 157-163, illus. [ color reproduction of Aya, 2003; Untitled 1000 w/ Souvenirs, 2005; Back Stories at Hobe Sound, 2003 ]. Risenmerg, Rafael. "Fun in the Sun", The New York Blade, March 20, p. 18, illus. [ color Reproduction of En la Arena Sabrosa II, 2005- 06; Family Portrait, 2005]. Feinstein, Roni. "Front Page", Art in America, December, pp. 39-40 Villasmil, Alejandra. "Reviews, NY: Carlos Betancourt", Arte Al Dia, March, p. 106, illus. [color reproduction of En la Arena Sabrosa II, 2006 ]. M.C. "Carlos Betancourt: Cut it Out", The Art Newspaper" December 2006, p.6, illus. [ color reproduction of The Cut-Out Army installation, 2006]. Herrera, Adriana. Art Basel MB: Tres Dias de Paroxismo", El Nuevo Herald, Dember 13, pp. d- 2d, illus. [ color reproduction of Re-collections, 2006 ]. Art Basel Miami Beach, The Miami Herald Official Art Basel Magazine, December, cover art, illus. [ color reproduction of The Cut-Out Army, 2006 ] Robinson, Walter. "Predictions for 2006, Artnet. com, January, illus. [ color reproduction of Royal Palms for the Horizon, 2002 ]. Velez, Pedro. "Marcando Territorios con Carlos Betancourt, Prototipo Magazine, April-May, pp. 39-40, illus. [ color reproductions of multiple artworks ]. Davis, Ben. "Moments in the Sun", Artnet.com, May, illus. [ color reproduction on of Re-collections, 2006 ]. "The First International Art Fair in the Caribbean", NY Arts Magazine, July-August, p.___, illus. (color reproduction of "Three Pointer en el Rio Blanco, 2002 ]. Dinapoli, Jodie. "La Arena Sabrosa: El Ultimo Ritual de Carlos Betancourt", zonamoebis.com, illus. [ color reproductions of multiple artworks ]. Arkin, Elliot Archives. "Picture Postcard for 2006", Artnet.com, December, illus. [ color reproduction of The Cut-Out Army, 2006 ]. Santelices, Manuel. "Arte Moderno en el Tropico", Ocean Drive Magazine, December, illus. [ color reproductions of The Cut-Out Army, 2006; Re-collections, 2006, detail ]. Shabaka, Onajide. "Wynwood-Design Distric and Bridge Fair at ABMB, MAEX, Miami Arts Exchange, December 24, pp.1-8, illus. [ color reproduction of The Cut-Out Army, 2006 ]. Cristopher, "A New Look Inside", Cayman Islands Net News. October 21, pp.1-5. "Last Look at Miami", Detroit Arts Blog Spot, December 27, pp.1-5, illus. [ color reproduction of The Cut-Out Army, 2006 ]. Garcia, Vanessa. "An Add for Art", Miami New Times, December 7, p.__. Estevez, Jorge. "Artist Carlos Betancourt Towers Above the Rest", CBS, December 8. Arteaga, Alicia. "Full Speed Ahead", Art Basel MB", Arte Al Dia, March, pp. 54-57. "Art Basel an Alternative Event", BPD Blue Print Directory, November-December, pp. 27-38, illus. [ color reproduction of Re-Collections 2006 ]. "Art Basel Makes Miami Even Hotter this Month", Where Magazine, Miami, cover art, illus. [ color reproduction of Re-Collections, 2006 ]. "Art Basel MB", The Miami Herald, official Art Basel magazine, December 1-4, cover art, illus, [color reproduction of The Cut-Out Army, detail, 2006]. Borger, Travieso Isa. "A Collectors Living Art", Distrikt Magazine, October, pp.48-51, illus. [color reproduction of About the Temporal and Universal., 1998]. "FIM Artist Showcase", Florida International Magazine, Novemeber, pp.98-99, illus. [ color reproduction of Family Portrait, 2005 ]. Peuser, Marcela Costa. "Balelatina", Arte Al Dia, August-September, pp.91-93.Sanderson, Marilyn, "No Country is an Island", Newark.Rutgers.edu. 2005 Damien, Carol.. "Omniart, Wynwood Neighborhood", Arte al Dia, January 2005, p. 7, illus.[ Reproduction of En la Arena Sabrosa II, 2004] Rodriguez, Jorge. "Es Arte", El Vocero, San Juan , Puerto Rico, 11 de Enero, pp.16-17, illus.[ Color reproduction of En la Arena Sabrosa II, 2004] Figueroa, Elaine. "Espejo del Mundo Visible", El Nuevo Dia, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 5 de Enero, illus.[ Reproduction of Untitled, After September 11, 2002] Harper, Paula. "Vision of Now: Miami ", Arbus , Jacksonville, Florida, September, October, pp.71-77, illus.[ Color reproduction of Back Stories at Hobe Sound, 2004 ] Turner, Elisa. "Fridamania Unleashed", The Miami Herald, July 25. Triff, Alfredo. "Art Basel Critics Pick", New Times, Miami, Florida Tschida Anne, Wooldridge Jane. Art Basel: "A Toast to Art in a very Public Place", The Miami Herald, p.13-A Evora, Jose Antonio. "Los Suenos Pendientes del American Dream", El Nuevo Herald, Miami, Florida, 4 de abril, E. Lee, Linda. "Art Basel Miami Beach: Art In Unusual Places", Art Basel / Miami Beach Magazine, December , p.54, illus.[ Color reproduction of Self Portrait with letter to Bartolome de las Casas, 2002 ] Birbragher, Francine. "Carlos Betancourt: Fundacion Arte en Lugares Publicos." Art Nexus, May - July, no. 40, p. 42, illus. Zaya, Antonio, Thompson, Robert Farris. "Carlos Betancourt: Written on his own skin", Southward Art, Latin American Art Review,#10, pp. 12-24, illus.[ Multiple color reproduction, including cover ]]. Pini, Gary . "Out on the Town" Paper Mag, December, 2004, [illus, color reproduction, En la Arena Sabrosa, 2005] Velez, Pedro. "Marcando Territorios con Carlos Betancourt," Prototipo, April-May, San Juan, Puerto Rico pp.39-40, illus. [Multiple color reproduction of artworks]. Martin Lydia. " The Color School", The Miami Herald, March 20, 1-M, 7-8M, illus, [ color reproduction of Bloosoms by Mendietas Ceiba, 2001].Evora, Jose Antonio. "Novedades de los Nuevos", El Nuevo Herald, July 7, 1-D, illus, [Color reproduction of After September, 2003]. Mclellan, Marian. "Visual Incantations", New Orleans Art Review, May-June, pp. 7-9, illus, Multiple b/w reproductions of artworks]. Velez, Pedro. "Sprytne Znaczenia Terenu Carlosa Betancourta", Fotografia, Romania, nr 17 2005, pp. 58-61 illus. [ multiple color reproduction of artworks]. Herrera, Adriana. "Miami, Capital Mundial del Arte con Art Basel, El Nuevo Herald, November 27, p. D. Martell, Marisol, "Arte Americas Miami", Art Nexus, no. 57, Volumen 3, pp 112-113, illus. [Color reproduction of The Vague Year, 2003]. Bello, Milagros. "Arte Americas 2005" Arte al Dia, 109, pp. 52-55, illus, [ Color reproduction of La Sorpresa Vanidosa, 2001]. Herrera, Adriana. Art Basel, la Fiesta del Arte Toma la Ciudad", November 27,pp A-2A illus, [ Color reproduction of Untilted 1000 w Souveniers, 2005; b/w reproduction of San Sebastian Intervention in Rincon, 2005]. Robinson, Walter. "Miami Heat" Artnet.com, December, illus. [ Color reproduction of Untitled 1000 w/ Souvenirs, 2005]. Art Basel Miami Beach, The Miami Herald Official Art Basel Magazine, december 1-4, p. 32, illus. [ Color reproduction of Untitled 1000 w/ Souvenirs, 2005] Rodriguez, Mabel. "Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts Catalitico para el Arte Contemporaneo", Art Premium Magazine, November pp. 27-30, illus. [ Color reproduction of Untitled 1000 w/ Souvenirs, 2005]. Iraizoz, Alina. "Arte y Ritualidad", Metropolis TV, Espana, May 27. Daraja, Malachi. The New York Times Institute, pp. 1-4, illus. [Color reproduction of Interventions w/ Aracoels Objects, 2003-05] |
| 2004 | Artnet, “200 Most Visited Artist in June:”, June, illus.[ Color reproduction of What are the Names of your Brothers, Caracaracol? 2002] Rodriguez, Jorge. “Una Simultanea de libros y Coda de Disenos” El Vocero, San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 30, p.81, illus. [ Reproduction of “ Self Portrait with Letter to Aracoel”, 2001] Rodriguez, Juan carlos. “Art: Back Yard Chic” New Times, Miami, Florida, April 20. illus.[ Photo of the artist] Triff, Alfredo. “A Fine Sense of Place”, New Times, Miami, Florida, December 23-29, pp. 43-45, illus.[ Reproduction of En la Arena Sabrosa II, 2004]. “Noticias: Walter Otero Gallery”, Art Nexus, volume 3, p.34, illus.[ Color reproduction Untitled, Gucci- After September 11, 2002 ) Bello, Milagros. “About Collecitons and Collectors, Luis Gutierrez & Carmen Bermudez”, Arte al Dia, August -September, pp.60-65. Triff, Alfredo. “Quake”, New Times, December 4, Miami, Florida, pp.9-10/34 Feinstein, Roni, Front Page “ Miami Beach in December: Cool Stuff”, Art In America, December, pp.33-35. “Arte y Ritualidad”, Programacion TV E, 27 Mayo, [TV program with multiple color reproductions] Allman, Td, Karnow, Catherine. “Back to the Future- the New Grand Toru”, National Geographic Traveler, 20th Anniversary Issue Tour, Pp.40-44, illus.[ Color reproduction of Intervention with Aracoel Objects, 2002-2004] Pini, Gari. “Art Basel: Out on the Town”, Paper Magazine, illus.[ Color reproduction of “En la Arena Sabrosa II, 2004] “Intercambio de regalos entre los Estefan y la Gobernadora”, El Nuevo Dia, San Juan, Puerto Rico. illus.[ reproduction of Interventions in San Antonio series, 2003 ] |
| 2003 | Austin, Tom. "Art Basel's Triumph: Five days and nights in the Universe of Hip", Ocean Drive Magazine, January 2003, pp. 176 & 178 Gonzalez, Sonia. " La Voz de los Desheredados", El Mundo, Madrid, February 15, p. 6, illus. [Reproduction of Sin Titulo, 2002 ) Corral Oscar. "Wynwood Warehouse District Comes Alive", The Miami Herald, January 12, pp. 1-2 B, illus.[ Photo of the artist] Gerson, Denise. "Carlos Betancourt photography in the 21st Century", Arte al Dia International, April, pp. 34-37 illus. [ Color reproduction of The Worshipping of my Ancestors, 2000; Intervention in a Delightful Setting, 2001; Daca Yabisi, 2001; Oubao-Moin, 2001.] Damian, Carol. "Mas Alla de Art Basel", Art Nexus, No. 48 Volumen 2, 2003, pp. 108-110. Utrera, Federico. "Arte Contemporaneo Privado", Canaria 7, Spain, May 4, 2003. pp. 1-3. Badia, Itziar, “De Cuepos y Almas”, Sublime Cronicas, Spain, julio-septiembre, illus.[ Color reproduction of Castro in Triumphant Advance to Havana, 2001] Bennett, Lennie. “The Allure of Something New”, St Petersburg Times, Sunday Arts, October 5. Pp.9-10f, illus.[ Color reproduction of Untitled, After September 11th series, 2002] Niurka, Norma. “ El Menu de Miralda”, El Nuevo Herald, Miami, December 4, illus. [ Color reproduction of “Interventions in San Antonio”, 2003] Tschida, Anne.” Art Basel fair draws contemporary Euro fashion frenzy: Miami: Sun, Sin--and Sculpture?, Variety, February 16, sp2, pb14. Turner, Elisa. “ Critic’s Pick: Turning Pages”, The Miami Herald, November 14. Santana, Andres Isaac. “De la pornografia, donde no la hubo.”, ART.ES, International Art Magazine, November, December, pp.68/69, illus.[ Reproduction of Castro in Triumphant Advance to Havana, 2001] Turner, Elisa, Chang, Daniel. “Bashes help loosen up busy Art Basel buyers, Guggenheim Oglers” The Miami Herald, December 6 McDonnell, Evelyn. “Populism: With Art Basel, there’s no time for gossip”, The Miami Herald, December 11, p.4 Turner, Elisa. “Miami artist go international”, The Miami Herald, March 16. |
| 2002 | Streitfeld, L.P. " Post Sept. 11: The Real, Surreal and Metareal in New York." NY ARTS, February, pp.__________ Gonzalez, Linette. “De Símbolos y Escritos.” Caras, January, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 114-115, illus. [Color reproductions of Think Ahead, Love Eye (Adrinkra), 2001, p. 114; Anaforuana with Letter to Caonabo, 2001; Ra or Inriri and a Spirit, 2001; Portrait of a Dream ‘Aracoel Took Care Of It’, 2001, all p. 115]. Pérez-Duthie, Juan Carlos. “En Caliente: Carlos Betancourt.” Ocean Drive, January-February, p. 51. Yee, Ivette M. “Artist Unearths His Inspiration with Archaeology.” Florida Times-Union, February 9, pp. 15-16, illus. [Reproduction of Yellow Blossom on Mendieta’s Ceiba, p. 16]. Woodhouse, John. “J. Johnson Presents Miami’s Carlos Betancourt.” The Beaches Leader, February 8, p. B1. Gallery Guide [Southeast Edition].April, Cover, p.5, illus. [Intervention in a Delightful Setting, 2001, reproduced in color on cover] Churchville, Sarah. "Carlos and Teresa Betancourt.” Florida International Magazine, May, pp. 61-62 Zaya, Antonio. " La 4ta Bienal del Caribe en Santo Domingo: la renovacion.". Art Nexus No. 44, p. 82 "Actualidad: IV Bienal del Caribe." Lapiz 170 Revista Internacional del Arte Year XX, Spain, p. 100 Turner, Elisa. " Flashphoto" The Miami Herald, August 18, pp 3M-8M, illus. [Reproduction in color of Daca Yabisi and Yellow Blossom on Mendieta’s Ceiba, p. 3M]. Alvarez Bravo, Armando. " Dos Fotografos Exhiben en el Lowe", El Nuevo Herald, Agosto 25, p.___, illus. [Reproduction of Apito y Cenizas with letter to Alberto, p. __]. Lockward, Alanna; Zaya, Antonio and Thompson, Robert Farris. "Carlos Betancourt y el Cuerpo de la Escritura" Atlantica, pp. 102-111, illus. [ Color reproduction of Untitled For Bartolome de las Casas, 2000, p.103; Boinayel did not Cry, 2001, p. 104; The Vague Year, 2000, p. 105; Self-Portrait with Letter to Abuelita, 2000, p. 106 ; For Bob and Tibet, 2001, Castro in Triumphant Advance to Havana, 2001, pp. 108-109; Think Ahead, Love Eye, 2001, p. 110. ] Fernandez Enrique and Turner, Elisa. " Snapshots from the Edge", Essay, The Miami Herald, October 27, pp. 3M-5M, illus. [Color reproduction of Magic City, 2001, p. 3M ] Tschida, Anne. "Artburst", New Times , August29th, September 24, pp. 16 26, illus. [ Color reproduction of Ojos Nuevos, 2002, p. 16; Castro in Triumphant Advance to Havana, 2001, p, 17; Isla de Sangre, 2001, p. 20. ] Turner, Elisa. " Off the Wall", The Miami Herald, November 3, pp. 3M-10M Sirgado, Miguel. "Cuba desde 37 Perspectivas Fotograficas", El Nuevo Herald, September 28, pp. 1E-3E, illus. [Color Reproduction of Magic City, 2001, p. 1-E ] Acosta. "Foro Latinoamericano de Arte en Lanzarote" Canarias 7, October 3, p. ____, illus. [Reproduction of Untitled, For Bob and Tibet, 2000 ] Cultural Quarterly, calendar listing, Fall 2002, p. 16, illus. [Color reproduction of Magic City, 2001, p. 16] Del Coso, Benat. La Voz Diario de Lanzarote, October 3, p. ____, illus. [ Reproduction of Place a Lucky Charm on my Forehead, 2000; The Worshipping of my Ancestors, 2000.] Shudel, Matt. "Art Rooms to Grow" , Sunshine Magazine, October 4, p. 28, illus. [Color reproduction of Magic City, 2001] Russell, Candice. "Cuban Sandwich", City Link, September 4, p. 65, illus. [Reproduction of Magic City, 2001. ] Schwan, Gary. "Controversial Cuban-American exhibition", The Palm Beach Post, August 30. Wooldridge Jane. "Basel show unveiled, events only problem: There's too much art to see", The Miami Herald, December 5, p. 2-A |
| 2001 | Birbragher, Francine. “Carlos Betancourt, Instalacion.” Art Nexus, April-June, pp. 28, 30. Bravo, Armando Alvarez. “Comision a Carlos Betancourt para instalacion en el MIA.” El Nuevo Herald, February 18, p. 2E, illus. “Carlos Bentancourt [sic] Awarded Public Art Commission at MIA.” South Florida Voices & Venues, March/April, vol. 7, no. 2, “Carlos Betancourt y el ritual del cuerpo.” El Nuevo Herald, February, p. 3C, illus.[ B/W reproduction of Self Portrait with letter to Aracoel, 2000] Birbragher, Francine. “Carlos Betancourt ‘Perspectivas de Salida’.” Art Nexus, April-June, p. 30. Gallery Guide [Southeast Edition].May, Cover, p. 5, illus. [Self Portrait with Letter to Bartolomé de las Casas, 2001, reproduced in color on cover]. Ruiz, Carlos Acero. “Bienal a primera vista.” El Caribe (Dominican Republic), no. 30, November 17, p. 10, illus. Salinas, Alex. “Poetic Ocean View.” New Times Miami, March 16, p. 40. Sirgado, Miguel. “La imagineria de tres artistas . . .” El Nuevo Herald, February 2, p. C3. Turner, Elisa. “A Capital in Technicolor.” The Miami Herald, February, pp. 100, 102. __________. “Art Diversifies At Multiple Venues.” The Miami Herald, May 23, p. E2. Danton, Meredith. "Cultural Elite." Florida International Magazine, July/August, p. 80 illus. [ Color reproduction of Self Portrait with letter to Aracoel] Black Book: Art Hangs, Winter 2001- 201p. 70 illus. [Color reproduction of La Cueva dle Indio] Triff, Alfredo. “Rescue 9/11”, New Times, Miami, Florida |
| 2000 | “The American Foundation for the Arts Sponsors a 24-Hour Environmental Art Installation.” GMCVB Newswire, April, illus. “Beach Sculpture.” The Miami Herald, March 23, p. 3, illus. Birbragher, Francine. “Carlos Betancourt.” Art Nexus, May - July, no. 36, p. 30, illus. [color reproduction of The Sounds, Symbols Project, 2000]. Bowden, Marilyn. “Community Honors Those Who Help Arts in Times of Financial Difficulties.” Miami Today, June 1, p. 14B, illus. Cohen, Howard. “Doomed Building is Artist’s Canvas.” The Miami Herald, January 21 Birbragher, Francine. “Departing Perspectives.” Art Nexus, April, p. 31. . “Environmental Art Exhibit Planned.” Art Business News, March, p. 30. Fernandez, Enrique. “Shapes, Poetry Welcome Spring.” Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, March 18. Hernandez, Manny. “Flash.” El Nuevo Herald, March 23 - 29, p. 8D, illus. “Huge Work to Celebrate Equinox Today.” The Miami Herald, March 19, p. 27, illus. Lynch, Marika. “Artist’s Gigantic Sculpture Springs onto Miami Beach.” The Miami Herald, March 20, p. 2B, illus.[ b/w reproduction of The Sound Symbols Project] Monroe, Brian. “Largest Art Form Since Christo to Come to the Beachfront on Sunday.” The Sun Post (Miami), March 16, pp. 9, 14, illus. ___________. “Vernal Equinoz.” The Sun Post (Miami), March 23, pp. 5, 10. “News Releases: Miami Beach is Site of One-Day Massive Beach Sculpture.” Artaffairs.com, July 25. Salinas, Alex. “Poetic Ocean View.” Miami New Times, March 16 - 20, illus. “Seattle Artists Brings Know-How to Broward Road Project.” The Miami Herald, February 9, p. 2E. Triff, Alfredo. “Something New, Something Wow.” New Times, February 3-9, p. 59. Turner, Elisa. “Artist Bond in Doomed Building.” The Miami Herald, January 30, pp. M1, M6, illus. |
| 1999 | Balmaseda, Liz. “Circle Unites All Miamians.” The Miami Herald, February 3, p. B1. Fernández, Jesús. “Lincoln Road y su compromiso con las Artes.” Diario Las Americas, Miami, January 15. Florida International Magazine, September/October, pp. 62, 71. “Gran instalacion en la playa.” El Nuevo Herald, March 12, p. 2E, illus. Meadows, Gail. “Beach Doesn’t Take Arts or Awardees for Granted.” The Miami Herald, September 18, p. 8E. Rios, Alejandro. “Carlos Betancourt, un Artista sin Fronteras.” Numero, Miami, February, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. cover, 11, 20. Gomez, Ivonne. “Para Dolores Smithies: Vivir es un reto fantastico.” El Nuevo Herald, Miami, November 21, pp. 6 - 7. |
| 1998 | “The Generation Compendium.” Generation Ñ, January-February, pp. 13 - 14, illus. [reproductions of Neutrino, p. 13; Nautilus, p. 14]. |
| 1997 | Garza, Thelma. “Miami Nice.” San Antonio News, June, p. E5. Rivas, Ana Gloria. “Five Significant Exhibitions.” The Bridge of St. Thomas University, Winter. Suero, Myra. San Antonio News, June. |
| 1996 | Fernández, Gustavo. “Arte con el Pintor Carlos Betancourt.” Variedades (Los Angeles), July 18, p. 13. Infante, Victoria. “Exposición de arte ‘Olímpica’.” La Opinión (Los Angeles), July 20, p. D1, illus. Teck, Bill. “Betancourt’s Images of a Heaven. “ Generation N, November. |
| 1995 | Bravo, Armando Alvarez. “La Arena Sabrosa.” El Nuevo Herald, Miami, July 6. Cole, Melanie. “Hispanics and Success.” Hispanic, August. Koltun, Roberto. “Juegos se tornan en pinturas.” El Nuevo Herald, Miami, June 29, illus. Martin, Lydia. “Exiles Face New Dilemma: Their Cubania.” The Miami Herald, January 8. Novo, Mireya. “Carlos Betancourt y su Osado Mundo.” Exito, Miami, May 4, pp. 48 - 50 [cover story]. Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. “Beauty and the Void: An Approach to Carlos Betancourt.” En la Arena Sabrosa, July, pp. 4 - 5. “30 Under Thirty. Carlos Betancourt: The Buzz.” Hispanic, August, illus. Turner, Elisa. “Of Balmy Beaches and Battered Balseros.” The Miami Herald, July 7, p. 12G, illus. [reproduction of El Morro]. Werne, Jo. “Unusual Tables Demand Attention.” The Miami Herald, Miami, October 1. |
| 1994 | Abella, Alex. “Florida Rhythm: Recovering Their Cultural Roots.” Los Angeles Times, pp. 36, 38. “Miami Right Now.” Sarasota Arts Review, March 8. Shack, Ruth. “President’s Message.” Dade Community Foundation Annual Report, October, pp. 2, 9. Sontag, Deborah. “The Lasting Exile of Cuban Spirits.” The New York Times, September 11, pp. 1, 5. Turner, Elisa. “Miami Beach Artist’s Splintered Vision of a Core of Fracturism.” The Miami Herald, June 21, pp. E1, E6, illus. |
| 1993 | Albin, Glen. “Miami Dotes on Two Carloses.” House and Garden, May. Bonet, Joana. El Pais , Spain, April, pp. 16 - 21. Bravo, Armando Alvarez. “Cuba-Cola: Solo Para Turistas.” El Nuevo Herald, March 19, p. D21. illus. Choquer, Luc. “Miami Derriere Folies.” Hommes Vogue, March, p. 54. Cohen, Helen. “Perchance to Dream: These Sheets are Not for Sleeping.” The Miami Herald. February 19, p. G15. DiGiacomo, Frank. “Page Six.” New York Post, April 3, p. 6. Powers, Jaqueline. “Carlitos Way.” Ocean Drive, December, pp. 84 - 86. |
| 1992 | Cosford, Bill. “Every City Has Its Time and Place. . . ” Rolling Stone Magazine, February 21, p. 36. Cuadra, Angel. “Dos Pintores Exponen el Asunto.” Diario Las Americas Miami, May 23, p. A7. Hedman, Petra. “Miami Mix Blonada Eka Delar Kuba.” Boulevard Stockholm, November, p. 26. Miller, Peter. “Postcards from the Edge.” The Sunday Times, London, June 28. Rothemberg, R. “Ed McCabe Opens in New York City.” The New York Times, February 5, p. C1, illus. |
| 1991 | Alschuler, Al. “Rookies Join Veteran Winners in Florida Style Competition.” Miami Today, May 2, illus. “Beach Designer, Miami Team Win Furniture Style Honors.” The Miami Herald. |
Carlos Betancourt is represented by: Diana Lowensteins Fine Art, Miami - Walter Otero Gallery, Puerto Rico
Jack The Pelican Presents, Brooklyn, NY- Heriard Cimino Gallery, New Orleans - Galeria Senda, Barcelona - J. Johnson Gallery, Jacksonville
The artwork of Carlos Betancourt can not be reproduced in any form or matter without the artist representative written consent.