Personal Info:
- Name: Jose Maria Casas.
- Alias: two-.
- Born on: Jan 7, 1981 at Mar del Plata, AR.
- Recidence: Mar del Plata, AR.

Artistic Studies:
-..87 -..89 - Ceramic Workshop, Prof. Marcela Angera, MDQ, AR.
-..89 -..93 - Drawing Workshop, Prof. Marcela Angera, MDQ, AR.
-..93 -..97 - Painting Workshop, Prof. Marcela Angera, MDQ, AR.
-..00 -..06 - Self-learning and Self-experimenting study of painting.
-..05 -..06 - Art Clinic with the Master Hencer Molina, BA, AR.
- 2006 - Art Clinic with the Masters : Ary Brizzi, Lydia Tarica, Juan C. Lasser, Susana Fedrano, Salvador Costanzo, Hencer Molina, Daniel Perez, and Eduardo Mac Entyre, BA, AR.
- 2006 - Seminary of Printing over Textile medium, Prof. Julia Rossi, Inst. Cromos, BA, AR.
- 2006 - Seminary "Artes Contemporaneas: Sensibilidad y Percepciones" with Alicia Romero and Marcelo Gimenez, Inst. Cromos, BA, AR.

Selection of Solo Exhibitions:
- Nov. 2002 - Colegio de Abogados de Mar del Plata, AR.
- Mar. 2004 - Cabrales Alberti, Mar del Plata, AR.
- Oct. 2004 - Casino Central, Mar del Plata, AR.
- Ene. 2005 - Biblioteca Popular de Monte Hermozo, AR.
- Abr. 2005 - Espacio de Arte 1029, Buenos Aires, AR.
- Jun. 2005 - Museo Jose Mulazzi, Tres Arroyos, AR.
- Jun. 2005 - Espacio de Arte Clarin, Mar del Plata, AR.
- Oct. 2005 - Libreria "El Atril", Mar del Plata, AR.
- Ene. 2006 - Biblioteca Popular de Monte Hermozo, AR.
- Feb. 2006 - Colegio de Abogados de Mar del Plata, AR.
- May. 2006 - Espacio de Arte 1029, Buenos Aires, AR.
- Jul. 2006 - Los Cuencos, Mar del Plata, AR.
- Mar. 2007 - Galeria Forma, Buenos Aires, AR.
- Jun. 2007 - Los Cuencos, Mar del Plata, AR.
- Jul. 2007 - H.C. de Diputados, La Plata, AR.

Selection of Collective Exhibitions:
- Jun. 2004 - ACEA..s, Barcelona, ES.
- Ago. 2004 - Galeria Forma, Buenos Aires, AR.
- Ene. 2005 - Museo de Arte Americano de Maldonado, UR.
- Oct. 2005 - Galeria Nucleo de Arte, Buenos Aires, AR.
- May. 2006 - Colectiva Atlantico Sur, Mar del Plata, AR.
- Jun. 2006 - Galeria Forma, Buenos Aires, AR.
- Oct. 2006 - Agora Gallery, New York, USA.
- Nov. 2006 - Castelo Estense, Ferrara, Italia.
- Nov. 2006 - Museo de Zamorano, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
- Ene. 2007 - Fundacion Aires de Cordoba, Cordoba, España.
- Ene. 2007 - MODERNA 07, Mar del Plata, AR.
- May. 2007 - Castelo Svavo, Trani, Italia.
- Jun. 2007 - Villa Victoria, Mar del Plata, AR.
- Jun. 2007 - Castelo Barletta, Barletta, Italia.
- Aug. 2007 - Expoart Montreal 07, Canada.
- Oct. 2007 - Expotrastiendas 2007, BA, AR.
- Oct. 2007 - PR.ARWI..07, Puerto Rico.

Critics:
- National: Rafael Squirru, Alberto Giudicce, Diana Castelar, Sarah Guerra, Fortunato Roffe, Cesar Magrini, Marcela Angera.
- Foreing: Paola Trevisan (IT), Alison Rogers (US), Francisco Arroyo Ceballos (ES).

Earned Prizes:
- Mention of Honor at the XIV International Salon ACEAS, Barcelona, ES - Jun 2004.
- 3rd Prize at the Forma Winter Salon, BA, AR - Jul 2004.
- Selected on the 4th National Bienale of Young Art of Mar del Plata - Apr 2006.

Participation on Books and CDs:
- 2005 Anuary of Contemporany Arts, Cordoba, Spain.
- Creadores II, Cordoba, Spain, 2006.
- The Americas Art Directory, by Arte al Dia Internacional, 2006.
- International Dictionary of Contemporany Art and Literature, Cordoba, Spain, 2006.
- CD "Pazamorarte Colectivo Tres, by Veneno Recors, BA, AR, 2006.
- CD "Al Flaco Dale Gracias", by D-Rock Records, MDQ, AR, 2006.
- Creadores III, Cordoba, Spain, 2007.
- The Americas Art Directory, by Arte al Dia Internacional, 2007.
- International Dictionary of Contemporany Art and Literature, Cordoba, Spain, 2007.

Represented by:
- Agora Gallery, 530 West 25th Street, NY, USA. [link]
- Galeria Forma, Thames 1620, Buenos Aires, AR. [link]
- Proff Fortunato Roffe, Buenos Aires, AR. arteroffe@gmail.com
- Trevisan Arte, Corso Porta Reno 17, Ferrara, Italy [link]
- Erenus Art Gallery, Güzel Sokak, Birgen Apt. No.5 Dai.1, Estambul, Turkey. [link]

Contact Info:
- Website: [link]
- Mail: two@josemariacasas.com.ar
- Nextel: 54*175*5190
- Postal: Gascon 3043, MDQ (7600), AR.





Photos of my recent exhibitions:
( click to view the albums )

- Camara de Diputados, La Plata, AR [Jul 2007] [link]
- Los Cuencos, Mar del Plata, AR [Jun 2007] [link]
- Castelo Svavo, Trani, Italy [May 2007] [link]
- Galeria Forma, Buenos Aires, AR [Mar 2007] [link]

Upcoming Shows:

- Galleri Essens, Aars, Dinamarca. Noviembre 2007
- Erenus Art Gallery Anual Show, Estambul, Turquia. Noviembre 2007
- "Spirit, The Spirit in Art" @ Castelo Estense, Ferrara, Italia Noviembre 2007
- Moderna`08, Mar del Plata. 10/1 al 20/1 del 2008
- Espacio de Arte Clarin, Mar del Plata. 1/5 al 10/5 del 2008
- MACLA, La Plata. 2009
- Los Cuencos, Mar del Plata. 17/2 al 9/3 del 2010

Other Websites:

- Website [link]
- Fotolog [link]
- BLOG [link]
- Fotki [link]
- My Space [link]

You can find Interviews, Catalogues, and more at: [link]

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"It is a widely accepted notion among painters that it does not matter what one paints as long as it is well painted. This is the essence of academicism. There is no such thing as good painting about nothing". Mark Rothko