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Arturo Pérez Saad     b. 1970
Painting | Interdisciplinary Installation
paintingturo@gmail.com | @paintingturo | https://paintingturo.com/

Education:
2006, Masters of Fine Arts – Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2000, Bachelors of Arts and Bachelors of Science – University of New Orleans (UNO), New Orleans, LA

Grants/Awards/Fellowships/Residencies:
April 2026, Grant — Home Depot, Chalmette, LA
April 2026, Grant — Jazz Fest, New Orleans, LA
2015, Innovative Cultural Advocacy Fellow — Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, NYCOne-Person

Shows:
May 2004, “Corridors”— Pratt Institute, (Brooklyn, NY)
May 2000 – June 2000, “New Works” – Louisiana Pizza Kitchen, (New Orleans, LA)
November 1999- January 2000, “Ombligo” – Louisiana Pizza Kitchen, (New Orleans, LA)
June 1999- September 1999, “Raices”- Liborio Cuban Restaurant, (New Orleans, LA)
November 1996- February 1997, “Drawings” – New City Dinner, (New Orleans, LA)

Two-Person Shows:
February 1999, “Studio Show”  – 1440 Louisiana Ave. (New Orleans, LA)

Group Shows:
September 2026 — Sullivan Gallery (New Orleans, LA)
April 12, 2026 – Jan 12, 2027 — “Creative Assembly” group show @ Old Ford Motor Assembly Plant, Arabi, LA
October 2, 2025 – February 2026 — “Natural Inclined” group show @ SCALE (New Orleans, LA)
August 18, 2025 — September 17, 2025— “On Display: A 21st Century Salon des Refusés” @ Newcomb Art
Center (New Orleans, LA)
May 2025 — August 2025 —- “Refreshing America” group show @ Contemporary Arts Center (New Orleans, LA)
December 2024-February 2025 — Prospect 6 @ Creative Alliance at Old Ford Motor Plant (New Orleans, LA)
January 1-2025 — June 30, 2025 — SCALE (New Orleans, LA)
October 1, 2024 – December 9, 2024 — McCall Gallery (New Orleans, LA)
August 1, 2024 — September 28, 2014 — Sullivan/Cuneo Gallery (New Orleans, LA)
October 15, 2001 — October 31, 2001 —- Artspace 4th Annual City Wide Open Studios (New Haven, CT)
October 1999 – The Audubon Hotel, “Art for the Sake of Sensation” (New Orleans, LA)
December 1998- January 1999 – University of New Orleans, Fine Arts Gallery
March 1998 – The Audubon Hotel, “art show” (New Orleans, LA)

Publications and Other:
New Haven Register Newspaper; Sunday, October 21, 2001 Section E; page E1
The Driftwood Newspaper; December 1999
Louisiana Jukebox Television Program; 1997

Collections:
Various private collections: New Orleans, LA; San Juan and Ponce, Puerto Rico; Ancona,
Italy; Las Vegas, NV; Philadelphia, PA; New York, NY; Houston, TX; Traverse City, MI