José Carlos Casado
Originally from Spain, in NY for 24 years. MFA from School of Visual Arts, NY.
Work shown in multiple solo and group shows and received several recognitions, including Picasso Foundation grant, LaCaixa Foundation scholarship, MIT's Leonardo Excellence Award, two New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowships, Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone/LMCC grant, and Queens Council on the Arts grant.
Residencies at Vermont Studio Center, Anderson Ranch Residency, Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai, and Santa Fe Art Institute. Created several Public Art projects, at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens, Castle Williams in Governors Island, Women Center Plaza in Madrid, Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem, and Rufus King Park in Queens. He is currently working on a commission for a permanent public art project by Percentage for the Arts, NYC Culture.
Casado created a foundation in 2010 to raise funds to build schools in India, two has been built.