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José Ignacio Fletes Cruz
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Born - July 31, 1952; Managua, Nicaragua.

Biography - Studied for a year at the School of Fine Arts in Leon. Joined the community of primitivistic painters at Solentiname, and created works for the book, The Gospel in Art by the Peasants of Solentiname. During the war (1978-79) took refuge in Costa Rica, and contributed paintings to the movement against Somoza. Settled in Leon after the war, and joined the Sutiava group of artists.

Exhibitions - Participated in exhibitions at the Solentiname collective, Gallery Juan Bautista Cuadra (Leon), Gallery Praxis (Managua), Gallery Tres Mundo (Managua), Primitive Painters Group at UNAN (Leon), Gallery La Marsellesa (Managua). International exhibitions in United States, Germany, France, England, Italy, Switzerland, Cuba, Austria and Costa Rica. Fletes cruz has exhibited on several occasions at Americas’ Arts Gallery in Gettysburg, PA, and at Indigo Arts Gallery in Philadelphia. Solo exhibits at Indigo Arts in March and April 2004, and February to March 2007, and April to June, 2011. While in Pennsylvania he painted two murals in Gettysburg, PA, including one at the Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary., and murals at the Lancaster Theological Seminary and the University of Pittsburgh. In April 2011 Ignacio worked with the students and teachers to paint a mural at El Centro de Estudiantes, a high school in Philadelphjia.

In 2007 fifteen paintings by Ignacio Fletes Cruz were selected for permanent display in the new US Embassy and the offices of the US Agency for International Development in Managua, Nicaragua

The Paintings - "The landscapes reflect the flora and fauna that surround the peasants of the countryside - where peasants and their children learn from Mother Earth about the whims of nature."

Ignacio Fletes Cruz came to Indigo Arts for a solo exhibit in 2004, again in February 2007, and most recently in April and May, 2011.
The 2011 exhibition was reviewed in the Philadelphia Inquirer on April 29, 2011.

Ignacio Fletes Cruz instructs a young artist at Indigo Arts Gallery. February 3, 2007

Ignacio Fletes Cruz at Indigo Arts. March 6, 2004.

FALL 2012 INVENTORY REDUCTION SALE ON NICARAGUAN PAINTINGS

25% OFF LISTED PRICES FOR LIMITED TIME ONLY.


El Mono y Las Lapas
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Acrylic on canvas (16 x 20), 2010

$675


Jesus Calma La Tempestad
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Oil on canvas (16 x 20), 2011

$650


Herencia de Dios, y Herencia de Hombre
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Acrylic on canvas (20 x 16), 2011

$650


Danza de Garzas
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Acrylic on canvas (12x10), 2008

$295


La Visita
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Acrylic on canvas (12 x 16), 2011

$325


Corriendo Toro
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Oil on canvas (16 x 20), 2008

$325


Las Isletas de Granada
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Oil on canvas (12 x 16), 2010

$350


El Pueblo Pequeno
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Acrylic on canvas (12 x 16), 2011

$325


Musica de Danza
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Acrylic on canvas (12 x 16), 2008

$350


El Arco Iris y el Sembrador
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Acrylic on canvas (16x20), 2008

$650


Tucanes y Lapas
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Acrylic on canvas (12x16), 2008

$350


Rio Escondido de Garzas
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Oil on canvas (16 x 20), 2010

$675


Las Garzas en los Arboles
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Oil on canvas (16 x 20), 2008

$675


El Volcan, el Lago y la Finca
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Oil on canvas (16 x 20), 2010

$675


El Hombre del Carreton
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Acrylic on canvas (16 x 20), 2011

$625


La Quebradita
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Oil on canvas (16 x 20), 2010

$675
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