Jander Lacerda

A man desperately and fervently trying to create (and/or be a part of) some beauty, unity, fun, peace, adventure and the path toward human contentment in this world. (Impossible, right!?).

Artist Statement

I create art-images-things from a place of truth and illusion, love and despair, nothingness and everythingness... i create because i can and need to, because i feel a deep passion to do so in my life.
i like to comment loudly on things that are unfair and unjust in our world, on things that are simple and un-complex in our lives - on simplicity as a misunderstood beauty many will never know, on this illusion of the american dream, on this illusion of the land of opportunity, on this illusion of celebrity and the plasticity of our world. and, in the process, i admit, i get confused, i get hurt, i get disillusioned, i get discouraged, i get incredibly energized and hopeful, i feel a lot. i know not very much and yet, know a lot. i am not a super intellect, yet in my simple-mindedness i am more brilliant than a lot of intelligent jerks put together. and i won't ever give up my search, because i created the sentence "life lasts while you're alive inside," and i want to remain just that, alive inside, no matter how hard or trying it might be at times. i want to feel it all.

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Jander F. de Lacerda
Born: Brazil

2007 80 Washington Square East Galleries @ NYU, Small Works juried competition
Studio Opening, Bronx Arts Trolley reception, NY
SomArts Bay Gallery, San Francisco, Live or Tell, group show
Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos (Bronx Council on the Arts), 25th Anniversary, Bronx N.Y.
2006 Sikkema Jenkins Gallery, New York, N.Y., Postcards from the Edge (Visual AIDS benefit)
Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, CA, “Terror?” an international survey
Haven Arts Gallery, Bronx, NY, Art of the Word
Starting Artists, San Francisco, CA, group show
2005 Denise Bibro Fine Art, NY, summer invitational
Starting Artists, San Francisco, summer group show
Diamonds and Oranges, NY, summer show
Starting Artists, San Francisco, spring three-person show
Howl Festival of the Arts, NY, Art in Odd Places
2004 Denise Bibro Fine Art, NY, summer invitational
Terrain Gallery, San Francisco, group show
2003 Artists Space, Night of 1,000 Drawings benefit, donated two pieces
Terrain Gallery, San Francisco, group show
2002 Brian Cummings (independent curator), NY, group show and online representation
City Art Gallery, San Francisco, group show
2001 ArtSpan (Open Studios), San Francisco Bay Area
Sutter Street Galleries, San Francisco, first Thursday art crawl
The Canvas Gallery, San Francisco, benefit for ArtSpan
Terrain Gallery, San Francisco, two-person show
City Art Gallery, San Francisco, group show
2000 ArtSpan (Open Studios), San Francisco Bay Area
City Art Gallery, San Francisco, group show
Fort Mason, San Francisco, solo show
1999 Valicert Inc. Gallery, Mountain View, CA, group show

Membership/participation in various organizations
Artist Space Online, online profile
Artists Space Night of 1,000 Drawings, donating artist
The Rema Hort Mann Foundation, New York, Board member and donating artist
Habitat for Humanity, volunteer
New York Cares, volunteer
Academy of Friends (AIDS) fundraiser, San Francisco, donating artist
AIDS Legal Referral Program, San Francisco, donating artist
ArtSpan, San Francisco, participating artist and benefit donation
Coalition for the Homeless, NY, volunteer
FEVA (Federation of E. Village Artists), NY, volunteer and donating artist
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, San Francisco, donating artist
Westbeth Community Center, NY, volunteer and donating artist
Big Brothers, Big Sisters of San Francisco and the Peninsula, donating artist
Glide Memorial Church, San Francisco, donating artist
Matzo Files (defunct), NY, participating artist

Contact:
917.386.4000
1jander@gmail.com
www.jander.typepad.com