JOSE LERMA AT ROBERTO PARADISE'S NEW GALLERY SPACE IN SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO

Roberto Paradise's new gallery, an old wooden house in Santurce neighbourhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico

Rober"Tito" Paradiso, gallerist, welcoming visitors to his new space

Jose Lerma's new painting and curtain at Roberto Paradise Gallery


Jose Lerma's paintings covered with parachute cloth

painting covered with parachute installed over keyboard and producing exhibition soundtrack

Jose Lerma scribble painting over keyboard and güiro

Roberto Paradise


and Jose Lerma and Mama Lerma

Jose Lerma, Jibaro Jizz, on view at Roberto Paradise until January 25, 2012

ROBERTO PARADISE’s new space: Calle Hipódromo #610, Santurce, San Juan

http://www.robertoparadise.com/

'A PERSON OF COLOR' A MOSTLY ORANGE EXHIBITION CURATED BY JOSE LERMA IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

grafitti by Radames 'Juni' Figueroa, sculpture by Josue Pellot




A PERSON OF COLOR curated by José Lerma

"We have a lot in common. He is a person of color -- although not a color that appears in the natural world." President Barack Obama on John Boehner.

"I wanted to curate a show in the manner that I would make a painting. I thought orange would be a nice warm color to have in Milwaukee in the middle of January."
José Lerma

Artist exhibiting in the show include:
Andrew Guenther, Angel Otero, Brian Maller, Carmelle Safdie, Christopher Rivera, Cristina Tufiño, Daniel Sullivan, Derrick Buisch, Doug Mellini, Geoffrey Todd Smith, George Wilson, Gregg Perkins, Hallie Mcneill, Hans Viets, Harriet Salmon, Hector Arce, Hector Madera Gonzales, Kate Ruggeri, Kristof Wickman, Jacob Marchowsky, Jess Fuller, Joe Pflieger, Jonathan Torres, Josue Pellot, Mark Schubert, Matias Cuevas, Matt Nichols, Mike Andrews, Phillip Vanderhayden, Radames "Juni" Figueroa, Samuel Toro Rosa, Scott Calhoun, Sebastian Vallejo, Sophy Naess, Tim Bergstrom, Travis Krupka, Zach Buchner.

The Green Gallery East
1500 North Farwell Ave
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
January 21 through February 27, 2011
hours: Th 4-8 pm, F, S, Su 2 – 6 pm

ph: 1.414.226.1978
email: info@thegreengallery.biz