Grants and Fellowships

1989 Visual Artists Fellowship Grant, Painting, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC
1988, 1990 Artist's Grant, Artists Space, New York
1987 Printmaking Fellowship, The Printmaking Workshop, New York
Special editions Program, The Lower East Side Printshop, New York
1986 Artist In the Marketplace Program, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York
1980 Individual Artist's Fellowship, Fine Arts Council of Florida
1978 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of South Florida

Selected Public and Private Collections

Chase Manhattan Bank, New York
New York Public Library, Spencer Collection, New York
University of South Florida
Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
Metropolitan Dade County Art Collection, Miami, FL
Miami-Dade Public Library System Collection, Miami, FL
The Printmaking Workshop, New York
James Rosenquist, New York
Joseph Masheck, New York
Dan Cameron, New York

Online Gallery Representation

dArt Fine Art  (http://dart.fine-art.com/)
James Baird Gallery (http://www.jamesbaird.com)
Pegasus Art Gallery  (http://www.pegasus00.com/)
The Artwell Gallery  (http://www.artwell.com/)
The Art Source Gallery  (http://www.theartsource.com/)
Absolute Arts  (http://www.absolutearts.com/)
Passion4Art Gallery  (http://gallery.passion4art.com/)

Artist's Projects, Publications

Obrazama Esoteric Art Gallery Paintings, Artist's Statement. Illustrated.(ongoing). (http://www.osud.cz/)
"It's art, Baby, ART!" Featured Artist, March, 2002. (http://www.artbabyart.com/)
rimric folio Featured Artist Interview, Spring, 2001. (http://www.rimric.com/folio/)
c a u l d r o n  &  n e t, Contributing Artist, Number 3, April, 2001. (http://www.studiocleo.com/cauldron/volume3/)
Nectarzine, Contributing Artist: Poetry/Artwork Collaborations, Premiere Issue, April, 2001; Issue #2, June, 2001. (http://Nectarzine.com)
Experimentia, Contributing Artist: Poetry/Artwork Collaborations, Issue I, April, 2001. (http://experimentia.tripod.com/)
RIGOR MORTIS, Online Magazine Artist's Project: ¿Quién le tiene miedo al Rojo, al Amarillo, y al Azul...(y al Verde, y al Blanco y Negro...)?: II, April, 2001. (http://rigor-mortis.da.ru)
Blueline Poetry Forum Artist's Challenge, Poetry/Artwork Collaboration: Poets Respond to Artworks, February, 2001. (http://pub46.ezboard.com/fthenewbluelinefrm19)
Arteutile Art Gallery, Paintings, Artist's Statement. Illustrated.(ongoing).  (http://www.arteutile.net/)
ArtAppeal Gallery, Featured Artist's Portfolio and Slide Show, January, 2001 (ongoing). (http://www.artappeal.com)
g l o b a l   c o l l a g e, World-wide, Collaborative Project, January, 2001 (ongoing). (http://www.globalcollage.com/)
Cave Cafe, The Art of Julio Mateo: Ode to Nature, Collaborative Project, September, 2000 (ongoing). (http://www.cavecafe.net/)
New York Review, Painting, Artist's Statement. Illustrated (ongoing). (http://www.newyorkreview.com/)
Sabine Magazine, Featured Artist's Portfolio, Spring, 2000. (http://www.sabine-mag.com/)
E Wall, Contributing Artist, Wall 10, April, 2000 (ongoing). (http://www.e-wall.org/e-wall.htm)
RIGOR MORTIS, Online Magazine Artist's Project: Jornada del Muerto,January, 2001. In Spanish. (ongoing). (http://rigor-mortis.da.ru)
RIGOR MORTIS, Online Magazine Artist's Project: ¿Quién le tiene miedo al Rojo, al Amarillo, y al Azul...(y al Verde, y al Blanco y Negro...)?: I, November, 1999, (ongoing). (http://rigor-mortis.da.ru)
Janus Head, Artist's Project, Number 2.2, Fall, 1999. trivium Publications, Pittsburgh, PA. Illustrated. (http://www.janushead.org)
The Inner Voice Magazine, Cover Art, July, 1999; January, 2000. (http://theinnervoice.com/)
Earth Echo, Contributing Artist, 1998 (ongoing). (http://earthecho.com/)
Birdhouse Artist's Collective, Selections from "Ode To Nature" and "The Rhapsodies," January, 1998 (ongoing). (http://www.birdhouse.org/)
HOOPOE, Number 5, Winter, Spring, 1990, NY. Artist's Project. Illustrated
ARTEXtrEME, Number 8, Winter, 1989, Philadelphia. Artist's Project. Illustrated
Blast, vol.1, no.12, July, 1987. Cover design. Colab, NY
CHROMOSOME X, 1986. Painting animation Video, produced by Jackson Dembar, NY

Solo Exhibitions

2003
Julio Mateo: Etchings and Drypoints, The Bradley Gallery, Truth or Consequences, NM
1990
A Cappella, The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, New York
1986
The Easter Cycle, Stokker­Stikker Gallery, New York
1985
Paintings and Sculptures, Nico Smith Gallery, New York
1982
Four Quartets, Artists Alliance Gallery, Tampa, FL
1979
New Paintings and Drypoints, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL
1978
Pearl Before Swine, University of South Florida
New Work, The Storefront Gallery, Tampa, FL
1977
Revelations, University of South Florida
1972
Florida Grassroots Artists, University of Florida
Four Elements, The Upstairs Gallery, Gainesville, FL

Group Exhibitions

2002
Bouquet: Art of Flowers, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA  (http://www.norwalk.com/graphicarts).
1999
Avatars 99, Virtual Art Exhibition, Avatars99 Out of This World Art Gallery  (http://www.ccon.org/conf99/artgallery.html).
ZERO & ONE, Renaissance 2001: Exhibition 1999, Keio University, Shonan Fujisawa, Shonan Fujisawa Campus, Japan
The Millennium, Pegasus Art Gallery  ( http://www.pegasus00.com )
1997
Metaphysical Paintings, UNSRC S.E.A.T., Society for Enlightenment and transformation, United Nations, New York
Sixth Annual Art Around the Park Performance Painting Exhibition, Tompkins Square Park, New York
World Artists for Tibet Preview Exhibition, Learning Alliance, New York
1996
Fifth Annual Art Around the Park Performance Painting Exhibition, Tompkins Square Park, New York
1995
The Printmaking Workshop Print Collection, Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1994
Art In Residence, Art Initiatives Gallery, New York
Third Annual Art Around the Park Performance Painting Exhibition, Tompkins Square Park, New York
1993
Activated Walls, Artists Space, New York
Second Annual Art Around the Park Performance Painting Exhibition, Tompkins Square Park, New York
1992
1.5 Show, Art Initiatives Gallery, New York
1991
Send Me Your Face (przyslij mi swoja twarz), International Mail Art Show, Miejski Osrodek Kultury, Chelm, Poland
1990
China: June 4, 1989, P.S.1 Museum, New York
Living/Working, CASCO Kunstinitiatief Gallery, Utrecht, Holland
Impressions: Our World, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Decade of the Marketplace, Bronx Museum of Art, New York
1989
A Print Show, Dome Gallery, New York
The Printshop Comes of Age: The Lower East Side Printshop's 21st Anniversary, La Mama Gallery, New York
Special Editions, Henry Street Settlement, New York
Impressions: Our World, Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts, New York
Impressions: Our World, Skylight Gallery, Center for Art and Culture of Bedford Stuyvesant, New York
1988
New York Artists: Diverse Works on Paper, Dupont Gallery, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA
rAinfoResT, 48 Laight St. Gallery, New York
Temperaments, Minor Injury Gallery, New York
1987
Abstract Visions, MOCHA, Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, New York
Marks of Time, Art in General, New York
Finer Distinctions, R.C. Erpf Gallery, New York, Joseph Masheck, curator
Artist in the Marketplace, Bronx Museum of Art, New York
Challenge: Young Latin America on Paper, CDS Gallery, New York
Imagination and Invention, Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts, New York, John Stringer, curator
Contemporario, Charas, El Bohio Gallery, New York
Eclectic Circuits, Colab, New York
Prints from The Lower East Side Printshop, Jamaica Arts Center, New York
Print Babel, La Mama Gallery, New York
Polarities, Colab, Cuando Gallery, New York
1986
Works from the Collection of Joseph Masheck, Brandeis University Gallery
Abstract Visions, MOCHA, Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, New York
Four Directions, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Avery Fisher Hall, New York
On Of and About Paper, Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Drawings, Stokker-Stikker Gallery, New York
Jetstream, Painting/Performance, Pene du Bois Gallery, New York
Jetstream II, Painting/Performance, Tompkins Square Park Arts Festival, New York
Spring Festival, Fusion Arts Gallery, New York
1985
New Talent, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York
trends, MOCHA, Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, New York
Loft 2 Art Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
Garbaggio, Nico Smith Gallery, New York
1984
Big Show, Nico Smith Gallery, New York
Group Invitational, Contemporary Emerging Artists, Brooklyn, NY
1982
Miami International Print Biennial, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Miami, FL
1981
Tampa Biennial, Artists Alliance Gallery, Tampa, FL
Recent Abstract Painting and Sculpture in Tampa, Artists Alliance Gallery, Tampa, FL
1980
Multiples '80, National Print Exhibition, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA. Dore Ashton, curator
Florida Fine Arts Fellowship Show, Le Moyne Art Center, Tallahassee, FL
Three Plus One, Artists Alliance Gallery, Tampa, FL
Self-Portraits, Artists Alliance Gallery, Tampa, FL
Juried Members Show, Artists Alliance Gallery, Tampa, FL
Members Open Exhibition, Artists Alliance Gallery, Tampa, FL
1979
The Boston Printmakers' 31st National Exhibition, Brockton Art Center, Boston, MA. Gene Barrow, curator
Julio Mateo - Elisa Gomez, The Storefront Gallery, Tampa, FL
The Landscape: Personal Variations, Forma Gallery, Miami, FL
Ten Young Cuban Artists, Miami-Dade Public Library System, North Library, Miami, FL
Florida Drawings and Print Exhibition, Art Center Gallery, Winter Haven, FL
First Annual Storefront Invitational, The Storefront Gallery, Tampa, FL
Arts Festival '79, Arts Assembly of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
Sarasota Art Association Juried Competition, Sarasota, FL
Library of Congress' 25th National Exhibition of Prints,traveling tour:
Cedar Rapids Art Center, Cedar Rapids, IA;
The Citadel Museum Archives, Charleston, SC;
University Art Collection, Arizona State University;
Rosenburg Library, Galveston, TX;
Albrecht Art Museum, St. Joseph, MI;
William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, Kansas City, MI;
Temple University, Philadelphia
1978
Mateo-Fernandez: Spic and Span, University of South Florida
3rd Annual USF Juried Exhibition, University of South Florida
3rd Annual Magic Silver Show, Murray State University Murray, KY
Five Tampa Artists, St. Petersburg Municipal Services Building, St. Petersburg, FL
16th Annual Ridge Art Association Juried Exhibition, Winter Haven, FL, Thomas Armstrong, III, juror
Library of Congress' 25th National Exhibition of Prints, traveling tour:
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA;
University Museum, Oxford, MS;
Arkanss Art Center, Little Rock, AR;
The Center for the Arts, Muhlenberg College, Charleston, SC
1977
25th National Exhibition of Prints, Library of Congress, National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
University Photography Competition, University of South Florida
2nd Annual USF Juried Art Exhibition, University of South Florida. Ivan Karp, juror
Fifth National Print, Drawing and Photography Exhibition, 2nd Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA. Marcia Tucker, juror
Library of congress' 25th National Exhibition of Prints, traveling tour:
University of Georgia, Athens, GA;
Oklahoma Arts Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Southeastern Painting and Sculpture Competition, Jacksonville, FL. Henry Geldzahler, juror
Mateo-Wisniewski: Paintings, University of South Florida
1976
Sculptors II Exhibition, Miami Art Center, Miami, FL
Group Graduate Show, University of South Florida
Arena '77 Art Open, Binghamton, NY
Bud Lee and Friends, Tampa Bay Art Center, Tampa, FL
Group Graduate Show, University of South Florida

Selected Bibliography

Who's Who in American Art, 23rd edition. MARQUIS Who's Who. New Providence, NJ. 2000
Who's Who in American Art, 19th edition. R.R. Bowker. NY, 1991
Who's Who in the East, MARQUIS Who's Who. New Providence, NJ, 1994
Dictionary of International Biography, International Biographical Centre. Cambridge, UK, 1994
The New York Times, Sunday, August 5, 1990, "50 Artists Reunited at Bronx Museum," by William Zimmer
Arts Magazine, February 1988. "Marks of Time," by Ellen Handy
The New York Art Review, Third Edition. American References. Chicago, 1988. Illustrated
Eastvillage 85, Pelham Press. NY, 1985. Illustrated
The Floridian Magazine (The St. Petersburg Times, FL), "Three Artists Making Their Mark," August 1, 1982, pp. 8-10.
By Joanne Milani. (Personal profile and critical essay). Illustrated.

Catalogues

Abstract Visions, essays by John Stringer and Carla Stellweg. MOCHA, Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, NY, 1987. Illustrated
Imagination and Invention, Works on Paper: Latin American Artists, essay by John Stringer. Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts, NY, 1987. Illustrated
Eclectic Circuits, essay by Nico Smith. Colab, NY, 1987. Illustrated
Seventh Annual Artist in the Marketplace Group Exhibition, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, NY, 1987. Illustrated
New Talent, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, NY, 1985. Illustrated
trends, MOCHA, Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, NY, 1985. Illustrated
Miami International Print Biennial, Metropollitan Museum and Art Center, Miami, 1982
Florida Fellows in the Visual Arts, Le Moyne Art Foundation, Tallahassee, FL, 1980. Illustrated
The Boston Printmakers 31st National Exhibition, essay by Gene Baro. The Boston Printmakers, Brockton Art Center, MA, 1979
25th National Exhibition of Prints, The Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 1977
14th Annual Piedmont Graphics, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC, 1977
19th Annual Exhibition of Prints and Drawings, Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, 1977
National Print, Drawing and Photography Exhibition, 2nd Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA, 1977. Illustrated

Publications by the Artist

In the Garden, 1991. Self-published portfolio of 133 etchings. NY
Nine Diamonds, 1990. Suite of nine lithographs. Published by Hudson Street Press. NY
Nine Diamonds, 1990. Self-published portfolio of nine etchings. NY
Laughter Has Its Habits, Humor Its Faults, 1990. Collaborative portfolio of eight etchings with Robert Montoya. Published by the artists. NY
The Flower, 1990. Self-published portfolio of eight etchings. NY
Ode to Venus, 1990. Self-published portfolio of 11 etchings. NY
Grace, 1989. Collaborative portfolio of 18 intaglio prints with Karen Fitzgerald. Published by the artists. NY
Welcome To Paradise, 1989. Self-published portfolio of 56 drypoint prints. NY
Open Bite, 1989. Self-published portfolio of 12 etchings. NY
The Marriage of Heaven and Earth, 1987. Self-published portfolio of 60 drypoint-monotype prints. NY
In the Beginning, 1987. Self-published portfolio of 12 drypoint-monotype prints. NY
Ode to Nature, 1987. Self-published portfolio of 12 drypoint prints. NY
Ode to Spring, 1987. Self-published portfolio of nine etchings. NY
Constellations, 1987. Self-published portfolio of 14 etchings. NY
Windsongs, 1987. Self-published portfolio of 54 drypoint prints. NY
"25" Squares, 1987. Self-published portfolio of 26 drypoint prints. NY
Piano Pieces, 1987. Self-published portfolio of ten etchings. NY
Untitled, 1987. Self-published portfolio of ten lithographs. NY
The Big Universe, 1981. Self-published portfolio of 14 drypoint-monotype prints. Tampa, FL

Education

1973  BFA, Bachelor of Fine Arts University of Florida, Gainesville  
1978  MFA, Master of Fine Arts University of South Florida, Tampa

Born:

April 16, 1951. Havana, Cuba
To USA, 1960
Live and work in New York City, 1982-98
To Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, 1998