Carlos Basanta, Sculptor

sculptor

Personal Details:
Place and Date of birth: Spain, 1944.
Naturalized Canadian: 1976

Academic Training:
1962 - 1966 University of Madrid
1975 Guest lecturer, Memphis Academy of Art,
Memphis, Tenn. USA
Instructor, Memphis State University

Commissioned projects:
2009 – New Westminster, B.C. “Ab Ovo – The Fertile Nest”. Hyack Square, New Westminster. Winner of the 150the Anniversary of New Westminster Public Art Competition.
2007 - North Vancouver B.C. "In Tandem". 170 W. Lonsdale.N.V. City.
2006 - Port Moody, B.C. "Play". Winner of Public Art Competition for North Shore Community Park (7 sculptures).
2005 - North Vancouver, B.C. "Logrider". Winner of North Lonsdale Townhouses Public Art Competition. (9 sculptures).
2000 - Vancouver B.C. "Oval Reflections" Simon Fraser University. Winner of Millennium project./
1999 - Whistler, B.C. Village Park Public Art. Winner of "Storyteller's chair" Project.
1998 - Tel Mond, Israel, Educational and Cultural Center. Three Sculptures.
1997 - Holon, Israel. Science and Art Center, "Walking Column".
1995 - Tel-Aviv, Israel. First International Bank of Israel. "Stonewave".
1992 - Tel-Aviv, Israel. Beit Ya'acobi, Commissioned by City Hall. "Ride".
1990 - Tel-Aviv, Israel. Ha'covshim Park, Mural.
1989 - Caesaria, Israel. Private residence. "Seven Ribbons".
1988 - Rishon Le Zion, Israel. Private residence. Bronze sculpture.
1985/86 - Tel-Aviv, Israel. Even-Ziv Parking building, Carlebach st. facade "The Yellow Car".
- Tel-Aviv, Israel. Even-Ziv Parking building, Saedia Gaon st. facade. Ceramic tile Mural, "Twelve Cars, One Falling".
1983 - Tel-Aviv, Israel. FF Ltd. Copper and Ceramic Murals.
1979 - San Francisco, CA, USA. "La Mediterranee". Copper and Ceramic Murals.
1976 - Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Jericho Park. Haida Mural (Designed by Bill Reid).
1976 - Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Private residence. Whirlpool, Ceramic tile mosaic.
1975 - Memphis, Tenn. USA. AC Thompson Ltd. Mural.
1975 - Memphis, Tenn. USA. Two murals, Commissioned by Chamber of Commerce.
1973 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Blvd. de Maissoneuve & Crescent street. Two Murals.
1972 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Birks Center. Two Murals.
1971 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Milton St. Mural.

Exhibitions (one man)
2001 - Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Buschlen Mowatt Galleries.
1998 - Holon, Israel. Science and Arts Center.
1997 - Tel-Aviv, Israel. Golda Meir Center for the Arts.
1994/93/91/89/87 - Jaffa, Israel. Kikar Gallery.
1980 - Kyoto, Japan. Beni Gallery.
1979 - San Francisco, CA, USA.American Institutes of Architects.
1975 - Memphis, Tenn. USA. Memphis State University.
1975 - Memphis, Tenn. USA. Wolf River Center.

Exhibitions (selected collective)
2008 – Raices (Roots). Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
2004 - "Man Who Stole The Golden Egg". Bellevue Sculpture Exhibit 2004, Downtown Park, Bellevue, WA. Purchased by the City of Bellevue, 2004.
2003 - "House of Ten Columns". Best of Show Jurors Award, Annual Sculpture Exhibit, Big Rock Garden Park, Bellingham, WA.
2001 - "House of Ten Columns" at The Vancouver International Sculpture Project, Vancouver BC. (Sponsored by Buschlen Mowatt Galleries.)
2000 - The Third Annual Peace Arch International exhibition. (May 1st - September 30th).
1998/97 - Holon , Israel. Science and Arts Center.
1991/90/89/86 - Arad, Israel. Arad Festival.
1990/88/87 - Jaffa, Israel. Jaffa Sculpture Show.
1984 - Tel-Aviv, Israel. Rothschild blvd. Sculpture Show.
1982 - New York, NY. USA. Classic Theatre.
1980 - Madrid, Spain. IV Certamen Nacional de Escultura.
1979 - San Francisco, CA, USA. 33rd Anniversary Art Festival.
1976 - Vancouver, B.C. Canada. UN Conference on Human Settlement (Habitat).