NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Raelis R Vasquez in The Latin American Contemporary Fine Art Competition. The exhibition opens December 5 and runs through December 15, 2018 with an opening reception on Thursday, December 6 from 6-8 pm. Any art lover who enjoys thought-provoking artworks and meeting talented and interesting artists is encouraged to attend.

About the Artist

Artist Raelis R Vasquez paints intimate scenes of everyday life in a Dominican home. Working primarily with oil, Vasquez highlights the psychological states of the figures in his works while giving the viewer a window into the figures' daily lives.

In The Beautiful Ones, the artist's family is represented sitting down to a meal while being surrounded by allegorical symbols, such as a television and a book self on opposite sides of the room. These kinds of details invited the viewer to a more sophisticated allegorical narrative. In En Las Mañanas, Vasquez explored his Afro-Latino family by representing a young girl's relationship with her mother. Rooted in brief moments in time, Vasquez’s work shows us what it means to be Latino in the United States.

Exhibition Dates: December 5 – December 15, 2018

Reception: Thursday, December 6, 2018 6-8 PM

Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11:00am – 6:00pm

Gallery Location: 530 West 25th Street, New York, NY

Event URL: https://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Raelis_R_Vasquez.aspx

Featured Artists:

Luis Amado De Sousa Villa | Ordí Calder | Clara de Bobes | Yani deSousa | Rigoberto Diaz | Josefina F Moran | Jorge Doldan Berlan | Harold Ferrer | Silvio Fischbein | Paciel González | Jonathan Herrera Soto | Gabriel Jaquez | Sisel Lan | Tina Maria Dunkley | Martin Morales | Eme Erre | Laura Mosquera | Sioban ODonoghue | Samantha Ortiz | Miguel Otero Fuentes | Neyda Pitt | Ella Prince | Kevin Quiles Bonilla | Ciro Quintana | Raelis R Vasquez | Perez Reiter | Valerie Rey | Daniel Serva | Nora Sidoine | Martín Sigwald | Luisa Valderrama | Yanine Zatarain | Cesar Zuniga | Luba Zygarewicz

About the Exhibition

The Latin American Contemporary Fine Art Competition exhibition features the diverse works of 30 artists from Latin America, the Caribbean and artists of Latin American origin. The works on view were selected by a distinguished panel of jurors

About Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery located in the heart of Chelsea’s fine art district in New York. Established in 1984, Agora Gallery specializes in connecting art dealers and collectors with national and international artists. The art gallery’s expert consultants are available to assist corporate and private clients in procuring original artwork to meet their organization’s specific needs and budget requirements. With a strong online presence and popular online gallery, ARTmine, coupled with the spacious and elegant physical gallery space, the work of our talented artists, who work in diverse media and styles, can receive the attention it deserves. Over the years Agora Gallery has sponsored and catered to special events aimed at fostering social awareness and promoting the use of art to help those in need.