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Exhibit 1990,” Taipei, Taiwan “Intergraphic 90,” West Germany “China...4,” Blum Helman Warehouse, New York, NY “I Biennial Christian Dior,” Museo Contemporaneo Sofia Imber, Caracas, Venezuela “Juxta-Position,” Steelcase Corp. New York, NY “Lines of Vision,” Hillwood Art Gallery, May to June, New York, NY “Lines of Vision,” Blum Helman Gallery, July to Aug., New York, NY “Lines of Vision,” Murray State University, Kentucky
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The installation itself is meant to replicate the feeling of childhood within participants. The videos that play within the heart sculptures all play scenarios that depict children playing or individuals reminiscing about childhood memories. Even the chairs and desks are arranged in a format similar
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Segunda Bienal,” Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas Sofia Imber, Caracas, Venezuela “Honors Nine Artist Featured in 1995-96 Biennial Exhibition I in Baltimore,” Walter Gomez Gallery, Baltimore, MD “Untitled,” Trout Gallery, Dickenson College, Carlyle, PA “Untitled,” Vista
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is an interactive video installation in which Damast utilizes the theme of time to re-imagine childhood from an adult perspective. The installation consists of several chairs and desks which the participant can use. Upon each desk sits a sculptural replica of a heart. Within the sculpture, a video
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She traveled frequently throughout her life, which helped to develop her artistic palette. From 1964 to 1966, Damast studied in Paris. From 1967 to 1968, she returned to her native
Venezuela. From 1969, she traveled throughout South America in order to cultivate and incorporate more Latin American
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Contemporary Hispanic Artists,” Affiliated with the Museo del Barrio, Montclair State Collage Art Gallery, Montclair, NJ “Gallery Artist,” Virginia Miller Gallery, Miami, Florida “Juxtaposing Perceptions,” Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, New York “4th International Biennial
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1991 Galeria de Arte Ascaso, Valencia, Venezuela “Chicago
International Art Exhibition,” Nan Miller Gallery, Rochester, NY “The Awakening,” The Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, CT “Latin American Drawings Today,” San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA “Bijoux Wizo XIV,” Salon Anual de Arte, Caracas,
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The painting exemplifies the style in which Damast frequently uses throughout her career. When Damast initially moved to New York in 1972, the city was the forefront of the Surrealist movement. The Surrealist style dominates this painting through the display of ambiguous and mysterious imagery.
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1998 “IX Muestra de Pintura y Escultura Latino Americano,” Galeria Espacio, San Salvador, El Salvador “Festival de Arte 98,” Caracas Venezuela 1997 “La Casa, Su Idea. Enjemplo de la Escultura Reciente,” Plaza de España, Madrid “III Bienal, Barro de America,” Museo Alejandro Otero, Caracas,
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2000 Museo de Arte Lia Bermudez, Maracaibo, Venezuela Gallery Artists, Galeria de Arte Ascaso, Valencia, Venezuela “Confrontacion,” Galeria Ateneo de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela 1999 Museo de Arte Lia Bermudez, Maricaibo, Venezuela Gallery Artists, Galeria de Arte Ascaso, Valencia,
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Damast was born during 1944 in Delta Amacuro, Venezuela. She was the third oldest of her parents' children and was expected to help take care of her younger siblings. Her close family upbringing became a main artistic theme that she expressed throughout her career.
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While in Venezuela, Damast attended Ramon Zapata School of Theatre and Literature from 1961 to 1963. She then transitioned into the School of Plastic Arts and, through a school program, was able to travel throughout Europe for several years.
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1987 “Images of a Culture,” Gray Art Gallery, North Carolina “Gallery Artists,” Metro Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA “Gallery Artists,” Galeria Freites, Caracas, Venezuela
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