Claes Gabriel was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1977 and immigrated to the United States in 1989. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting and sculpture at the Maryland Institute College of Art in 1999. Gabriel has exhibited in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Baltimore, MD, Washington, D.C., and Paris, France. His work is included in the permanent collection of the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, MD.
Claes Gabriel
16 E. Biddle St. #2A Baltimore, MD 21202 301.675.7459 claesgabriel@hotmail.com
EDUCATION
Masters of Art and Teaching (MICA) 1999
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) 1995- 1999
APPRENTICESHIP
Tom Miller, Fine Artist - Baltimore, MD
Juan Logan, Sculptor - Baltimore, MD
Alonzo Davis, Sculptor/Painter - Togo, West Africa
Joe Corraditte, Glass Studio - Baltimore, MD
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Baltimore School for the Arts - Baltimore, MD: 2003
Shaped Canvas Workshops
Holabird Middle School - Baltimore, MD: 2002
Artist-in-residence
Norwood Elementary School - Baltimore, MD: 2002
Artist-in-residence
St. Ignatius Loyola Academy - Baltimore, MD: 2000-200
8th Grade Art Teacher
Parkville Middle School - Baltimore, MD: 1999-2000
Teaching Assistant
Mount Royal Elementary School - Baltimore, MD: 1996-1997
After School Program
LECTURES
Maryland Institute College of Art - Baltimore, MD: 2004
National AIDS Conference - Atlanta, GA: 2000
Morrell Park Middle School - Baltimore, MD: 2000
St Paul School for Girls, Ward Center for the Arts - Baltimore, MD: 1999
Towson State University - Baltimore, MD: Spring1999
HUMANITARIAN AID VOLUNTEER: HOPE Worldwide
AIDS Education - Cape Town, South Africa 2001
Built Infrastructure and provided medical assistance for Leper Community -
New Delhi& Bangalore, India 1997
Drug treatment and Youth Crisis Intervention - Bucharest, Romania 1998
SELECTED SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITION
Maryland Art Place – Baltimore, MD 2009
Baltimore Creative Alliance - Baltimore, MD 2008
St. Johns - Baltimore, MD 2008
Haitian Embassy - Washington, DC 2007
Theater Project - Baltimore, MD 2006
Baltimore Creative Alliance - Baltimore, MD 2006
Gallery 1448 - Baltimore, MD 2006
Bowie State University - Bowie, MD 2005
Maryland Art Place Baltimore - MD 2003 & 2004
Howard County Department of Education - Ellicott City, MD 2001
Salon des artist - Paris, France 2000
The Mechanics theatre - Baltimore 2000
Towson State University - Towson, MD 1999
Maryland Institute College of Art - Baltimore, MD1998 &1999
PUBLIC ART & COMMISSIONS
American Embassy-Haiti, Art in Embassies Program - Port-au-Prince, Haiti 2008
American College Personnel Association Honorarium - Washington D.C. 2002
The Walters Art Museum, Family Art Center Permanent Installation - Baltimore, MD 2002
The Fish out of Water Project, Downtown Partnership - Baltimore, MD.2001
Ryan White AIDS Organization, National AIDS Conference - Atlanta, GA 2000
16 E. Biddle St. #2A Baltimore, MD 21202 301.675.7459 claesgabriel@hotmail.com
EDUCATION
Masters of Art and Teaching (MICA) 1999
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) 1995- 1999
APPRENTICESHIP
Tom Miller, Fine Artist - Baltimore, MD
Juan Logan, Sculptor - Baltimore, MD
Alonzo Davis, Sculptor/Painter - Togo, West Africa
Joe Corraditte, Glass Studio - Baltimore, MD
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Baltimore School for the Arts - Baltimore, MD: 2003
Shaped Canvas Workshops
Holabird Middle School - Baltimore, MD: 2002
Artist-in-residence
Norwood Elementary School - Baltimore, MD: 2002
Artist-in-residence
St. Ignatius Loyola Academy - Baltimore, MD: 2000-200
8th Grade Art Teacher
Parkville Middle School - Baltimore, MD: 1999-2000
Teaching Assistant
Mount Royal Elementary School - Baltimore, MD: 1996-1997
After School Program
LECTURES
Maryland Institute College of Art - Baltimore, MD: 2004
National AIDS Conference - Atlanta, GA: 2000
Morrell Park Middle School - Baltimore, MD: 2000
St Paul School for Girls, Ward Center for the Arts - Baltimore, MD: 1999
Towson State University - Baltimore, MD: Spring1999
HUMANITARIAN AID VOLUNTEER: HOPE Worldwide
AIDS Education - Cape Town, South Africa 2001
Built Infrastructure and provided medical assistance for Leper Community -
New Delhi& Bangalore, India 1997
Drug treatment and Youth Crisis Intervention - Bucharest, Romania 1998
SELECTED SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITION
Maryland Art Place – Baltimore, MD 2009
Baltimore Creative Alliance - Baltimore, MD 2008
St. Johns - Baltimore, MD 2008
Haitian Embassy - Washington, DC 2007
Theater Project - Baltimore, MD 2006
Baltimore Creative Alliance - Baltimore, MD 2006
Gallery 1448 - Baltimore, MD 2006
Bowie State University - Bowie, MD 2005
Maryland Art Place Baltimore - MD 2003 & 2004
Howard County Department of Education - Ellicott City, MD 2001
Salon des artist - Paris, France 2000
The Mechanics theatre - Baltimore 2000
Towson State University - Towson, MD 1999
Maryland Institute College of Art - Baltimore, MD1998 &1999
PUBLIC ART & COMMISSIONS
American Embassy-Haiti, Art in Embassies Program - Port-au-Prince, Haiti 2008
American College Personnel Association Honorarium - Washington D.C. 2002
The Walters Art Museum, Family Art Center Permanent Installation - Baltimore, MD 2002
The Fish out of Water Project, Downtown Partnership - Baltimore, MD.2001
Ryan White AIDS Organization, National AIDS Conference - Atlanta, GA 2000
