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golden #1
David Antonio Cruz
golden #1 (2025)
20" x 17" x 20"
5 Candles
We are honored to feature a series of one-of-a-kind mixed media candelabra sculptures created by David Antonio Cruz, our Cycle 1 Artist-in-Residence and Board Member, specifically for the Badass Art Woman Awards.
Crafted from brass, glass, ceramic, beads, candle wax, and more, these works are both sculptural and functional, glowing at the center of many tables tonight.
Created to raise funds for our exhibitions, residencies, and programs, these sculptures also serve as a sneak preview of Cruz’s forthcoming immersive exhibition at our Chinatown space, PES FUTURES.
In the spirit of generosity, a portion of the proceeds from each sale will be donated to an organization supporting LGBTQIA+ youth—a testament to David’s ongoing commitment as both an artist and a community member.
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DAVID ANTONIO CRUZ (b.1974, Philadelphia, PA) received his BFA in Painting from Pratt Institute and his MFA from Yale University. He attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and completed the AIM Program at the Bronx Museum, New York. Recent residencies and fellowships include the Joan Mitchell Artist in Residency (2025); Skowhegan Alumni Residency, Maine (2021); LMCC Workspace Residency, New York (2015); Gateway Project Spaces, Newark, NJ (2016); BRIC Workspace Residency, Brooklyn (2019); Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptors Award (2018), and Mass Cultural Council's Artist Fellowships (2022). Cruz's work has been included in notable exhibitions at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C (2014/2021); El Museo del Barrio, New York (2006/2016); the Ford Foundation, New York (2019); the Brooklyn Museum (2019); McNay Art Museum, San Antonio (2019), and the Kemper Art Museum (2021/2022. Cruz's work was recently on view in When The Children Come Home: a solo exhibition at ICA Philadelphia (2023), A Place For Me: Figurative Painting Now, ICA Boston (2022), The Block Museum at Northwestern (2022), DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum for the New England Triennial (2022), Museum of the African Diaspora (2022), and the Zuckerman Museum of Art (2023).
David Antonio Cruz
golden #1 (2025)
20" x 17" x 20"
5 Candles
We are honored to feature a series of one-of-a-kind mixed media candelabra sculptures created by David Antonio Cruz, our Cycle 1 Artist-in-Residence and Board Member, specifically for the Badass Art Woman Awards.
Crafted from brass, glass, ceramic, beads, candle wax, and more, these works are both sculptural and functional, glowing at the center of many tables tonight.
Created to raise funds for our exhibitions, residencies, and programs, these sculptures also serve as a sneak preview of Cruz’s forthcoming immersive exhibition at our Chinatown space, PES FUTURES.
In the spirit of generosity, a portion of the proceeds from each sale will be donated to an organization supporting LGBTQIA+ youth—a testament to David’s ongoing commitment as both an artist and a community member.
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DAVID ANTONIO CRUZ (b.1974, Philadelphia, PA) received his BFA in Painting from Pratt Institute and his MFA from Yale University. He attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and completed the AIM Program at the Bronx Museum, New York. Recent residencies and fellowships include the Joan Mitchell Artist in Residency (2025); Skowhegan Alumni Residency, Maine (2021); LMCC Workspace Residency, New York (2015); Gateway Project Spaces, Newark, NJ (2016); BRIC Workspace Residency, Brooklyn (2019); Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptors Award (2018), and Mass Cultural Council's Artist Fellowships (2022). Cruz's work has been included in notable exhibitions at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C (2014/2021); El Museo del Barrio, New York (2006/2016); the Ford Foundation, New York (2019); the Brooklyn Museum (2019); McNay Art Museum, San Antonio (2019), and the Kemper Art Museum (2021/2022. Cruz's work was recently on view in When The Children Come Home: a solo exhibition at ICA Philadelphia (2023), A Place For Me: Figurative Painting Now, ICA Boston (2022), The Block Museum at Northwestern (2022), DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum for the New England Triennial (2022), Museum of the African Diaspora (2022), and the Zuckerman Museum of Art (2023).