Alicia Creus

Born in La Plata , Argentina, Alicia Creus began her artistic career as a poet, pursuing a secondary activity, sculpture. In 1977 she left Argentina, which was governed by a military dictatorship, and moved to New York City, where she began to devote more attention to sculpture and less to writing. Her desire to explore color inspired Creus to study painting at the New York Studio School in Greenwich Village. Her works are in numerous public and private collections.

She has exhibited nationally and internationally since1983. Some of her solo shows have been, 1998: "They Come and They Go" Harveford College, PA. "Images of Childhood", and "Velasquez", Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, NC. 1997: "The Veiled Mirrors", El Museo del Barrio, New York City, NY. 1995: Centro Cultural Recoleta, Argentina. 1990: Evelyn Bengston Gallery, Greensboro, NC. Three person show at the Americas Society in New York. Her works can be found in the following public collections: Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA; Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, NC; El Museo del Barrio, New York City, NY; Haverford College, Haverford, PA; Jackson Library, Greensboro, NC; Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; Weatherspoon Gallery, Greensboro, NC.