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curriculum vitae:
Gerville Rene Larsen is a 5th generation "Crucian" born and raised on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He studied at the St. Croix School of the Arts and
has a Degree in Architecture from Cornell University where he was taught by artist, Eleanor Mikus. He has received honors and awards in the fields of art and
architecture. He owns TALLER LARJAS, LLC which houses a fine art gallery, his art studio and his architectural firm on St. Croix. His works have been selected to
represent the U.S. Virgin Islands in several art biennials in Santo Domingo and Cuenca Ecuador. He was also invited to represent the Virgin Islands at the 2001 Florence,
Italy Bienal of Art. One of his works entitled "The Crowning" which was exhibited in the IV Bienal del Caribe in the Museum of Modern Art in Santo Domingo, is the
image used for the cover of the Naome Long Magic Poetry First Prize Winner entitled "Emersion" by James Whitley.
Gerville's work is both visually and intellectually stimulating. Each of his yearly collections further hones his artistic voice. Gerville believes that "Art is a vehicle of personal
expression providing insight into the mind of the author. Within my work, buried in the canvas through pigment and strokes, images are captured typically
representing a personal experience that may be positive, negative, exhilarating or frustrating. The interpretation of my work is solely left to the individual's perception
which allows each piece to retain its own vivacity in expressing an experience and consequently makes these images continue to live in the mind and psyche of each
new viewer it engages."
SOLO SHOWS:
"cuando me toques", Cafe Berlin, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 2004.
"space between", Walsh Metal Works Gallery. St. Croix. May 2002.
"fervid & forthright", TALLER LARJAS. St. Croix. January 2001.
"ERUBESCENCE", TALLER LARJAS. St. Croix. April 2000.
GROUP SHOWS:
tumbando cana ... RAISING CANE. Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts. St. Croix. October 2006. Guest Curator in conjunction with Museo de Arte
Contemporaneo, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Looking The Other Way: Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts. St. Croix. February 2006.
V.I. Collectiva: Museo de las Americas, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. November 5, 2002 - January 15, 2003.
A Celebration of Diversity: In Pursuit of Fine Art. Walsh Metal Works Gallery. St. Croix. January 2002.
Contemporary Caribbean Vision. Walsh Metal Works Gallery. St. Croix. June 2001.
Africa in the Heart of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Grand Galleria, St. Thomas - April 2001 & Mattye Reed Cultural Heritage Center, Greensboro, N.C. September 2001 -
May 2002.
Provenience. Christiansted. April 1995.
BIENNIALS:
IV Bienal del Caribe. Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo. November - December 2001.
VI Bienal de Pintura. Museum of Modern Art, Cuenca Ecuador. November - December 1998.
III Bienal del Caribe y Latino America. Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo. November - December 1996..
II Bienal del Caribe y Latino America. Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo. November -December 1994.
Education and Training:
Cornell University - BArch. January 1989.
St. Croix School of the Arts - 1981 & 1982.
Gerville Rene Larsen is a 5th generation "Crucian" born and raised on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He studied at the St. Croix School of the Arts and
has a Degree in Architecture from Cornell University where he was taught by artist, Eleanor Mikus. He has received honors and awards in the fields of art and
architecture. He owns TALLER LARJAS, LLC which houses a fine art gallery, his art studio and his architectural firm on St. Croix. His works have been selected to
represent the U.S. Virgin Islands in several art biennials in Santo Domingo and Cuenca Ecuador. He was also invited to represent the Virgin Islands at the 2001 Florence,
Italy Bienal of Art. One of his works entitled "The Crowning" which was exhibited in the IV Bienal del Caribe in the Museum of Modern Art in Santo Domingo, is the
image used for the cover of the Naome Long Magic Poetry First Prize Winner entitled "Emersion" by James Whitley.
Gerville's work is both visually and intellectually stimulating. Each of his yearly collections further hones his artistic voice. Gerville believes that "Art is a vehicle of personal
expression providing insight into the mind of the author. Within my work, buried in the canvas through pigment and strokes, images are captured typically
representing a personal experience that may be positive, negative, exhilarating or frustrating. The interpretation of my work is solely left to the individual's perception
which allows each piece to retain its own vivacity in expressing an experience and consequently makes these images continue to live in the mind and psyche of each
new viewer it engages."
SOLO SHOWS:
"cuando me toques", Cafe Berlin, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 2004.
"space between", Walsh Metal Works Gallery. St. Croix. May 2002.
"fervid & forthright", TALLER LARJAS. St. Croix. January 2001.
"ERUBESCENCE", TALLER LARJAS. St. Croix. April 2000.
GROUP SHOWS:
tumbando cana ... RAISING CANE. Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts. St. Croix. October 2006. Guest Curator in conjunction with Museo de Arte
Contemporaneo, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Looking The Other Way: Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts. St. Croix. February 2006.
V.I. Collectiva: Museo de las Americas, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. November 5, 2002 - January 15, 2003.
A Celebration of Diversity: In Pursuit of Fine Art. Walsh Metal Works Gallery. St. Croix. January 2002.
Contemporary Caribbean Vision. Walsh Metal Works Gallery. St. Croix. June 2001.
Africa in the Heart of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Grand Galleria, St. Thomas - April 2001 & Mattye Reed Cultural Heritage Center, Greensboro, N.C. September 2001 -
May 2002.
Provenience. Christiansted. April 1995.
BIENNIALS:
IV Bienal del Caribe. Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo. November - December 2001.
VI Bienal de Pintura. Museum of Modern Art, Cuenca Ecuador. November - December 1998.
III Bienal del Caribe y Latino America. Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo. November - December 1996..
II Bienal del Caribe y Latino America. Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo. November -December 1994.
Education and Training:
Cornell University - BArch. January 1989.
St. Croix School of the Arts - 1981 & 1982.