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By Elizabeth Pollock
   

As Pablo Neruda states so eloquently …“the poet must achieve a balance between solitude and solidarity, between feeling and action, between intimacy of one’s self, the intimacy of mankind, and the revelation of nature.”

Ruben Gonza Biography

 

Ruben Gonza was born in Moca, Dominican Republic.  He is a member of the Dominican College of Plastic Artist, The International Association of Plastic Artist, and founder of the “Group of Fives”.

During his career Ruben Gonza has done more than 24 international and national expositions. In 1994, he did the third and last of the series on Dominicans life at the museum San Juan Bautista in Puerto Rico. “Cotidianidades” as the series was known present to the public daily shades of social and cultural life.

In his last presentation on March 16th 2009 “Impressions”, at the Italian Cultural Center, art’s critics Virgina Goris stressed that Gonza contemporary and figurative art is “…in essence environmentalist,  a song of life, to the human beings that make it, and to nature and its emotions…”

Individual Showings

2009, “Impressions”, Italian Cultural Center, Dominican Republic.

2006, “Latin Art”,  Pollock Gallery, Caracas Venezuela.

1999, “Varios”, Toledo Gallery, Dominican Republic.

1994, “Daily Life III” San Juan Bautista Gallery, Puerto Rico.

1993, “Daily Life II”, Hispanic Cultural Center, Dominican Republic.

1991, “Daily Life”, Guillo Perez Gallery, Dominican Republic.

1988, “Tropical Environment”, Theater House, Dominican Republic.

1986, “Movement and Color”, French Cultural Center.

 Group of Five showings

1990, “Expressions”, House of Theater, Dominican Republic.

1989, “Two forms of Expression”, Dominican-American Cultural Institute. Dominican Republic.

1989, “Feelings”, Daniels Gallery, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

1989, “Varios II”, Dominican Cultural Center, New York, New York.

1988, “Colectiva II”, Theater House, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

1987, “Sin Nombre II”,  Arroyo Hondo Chapel, Dominican Republic.

1987, “Grupal II”, Ambassador  Hotel, Dominican Republic.

1986, “Grupal”, Del Sol Gallery, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

1985, “Sin Nombre”, Art Center, Santiago, Dominican Republic.

1984, “Varios”, Cultural Center, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

1984, “Colectiva”, City hall of Tamboril, Santiago, Dominican Republic.