Bruno Casiano is a Puerto Rican artist based in Cleveland Ohio who combines traditional and contemporary art. Born in Gary, Indiana, the son of a steel worker, Bruno’s family moved back to their hometown, of Juana Diaz, a coastal rural community in Puerto Rico, when he was 10 years old. Young Casiano developed an interest in art awakened by these rural surroundings and by the awareness of living in an Island, which made a great impression on him. In his work, regardless of the technique he chooses, from a traditional perspective he emulates the look and feel of serigraphy, which is an important aspect in Puerto Rican Arts and Craft traditions. In addition, the imagery of mountains, mangos, ceiba trees, caves, leaves, lizards, branches and water, colors and forms displayed in high contrast are common themes in Casiano’s work.
In the early 1980's, he studied studio painting at the School of Fine Arts in Old San Juan, Directed by Institute of Culture. In 1986, he receives a full scholarship to study illustration at School of Design, (Parson NY Affiliated) Altos de Chavon, Dominican Republic and in 1996 he receives a Bachelor Degree at the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio. In 2021, he opens Bruno Casiano Gallery and curates an array of important shows displaying works of local and international artists. Recently, in 2023, he had a solo show at Moca (Contemporary Museum of Art Cleveland) composed of eleven large mix-medium paintings.
COMISSIONS:
Cleveland Museum of Art
Commissioned Artist
Official Poster Design for Parade the Circle Celebration: 1999, 2003 and 2014.
Cleveland Museum of Art
Commissioned: Featured Artist
Chalk Festival: 90'-2002
Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Commissioned Artist
Official Logo and Chalk Workshop: 1999 & 2002
Clark-Metro Development
Commissioned Artist
Design street banner for local community development center: 2001
Julia De Burgos Cultural Art Center & Clark Elementary
Commissioned Artist
ICARE Program: Development of Cultural Mask Making Workshop: 1997
Hispanic Business Association
Design program brochure for Annual Fundraiser: 1996 -2001
Westside Ecumenical Ministry
Commissioned Artist
Fine Arts Painting for a social service agency: 1997
SHPE National Convention Logo Design 2018
2024 Cleveland Foundation Mural
ART SHOWS:
2023 SOLO SHOW UNIVERSITY HOSPITOL TRUDY WEINSBERGER GALLERY
2023 SUMMA HEALTH HOSPITAL GROUP SHOW
2023 SOLO SHOW MOCA CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM
2014 GROUP SHOW, Bruno Casiano Gallery Cleveland, Ohio
2014 GROUP SHOW, "NEW NOW" TRI-C COLLEGE Cleveland, Ohio
2014 GROUP SHOW, Beck Center, Lakewood, Ohio
2013 SOLO SHOW, Gene Brandt Gallery Cleveland, Ohio
2012 GROUP SHOW, HECTOR VEGA STUDIO, KIRTLAND,
2012 CAIN PARK ART FESTIVAL, CLEVELAND HTS. OHIO
2011 SOLO SHOW, JEAN BRANDT GALLERY, CLEVELAND, OHIO
2009 GROUP SHOW, NATIONAL PUERTO RICAN CONTEMPORARY ART SHOW, SAN JUAN, PR
2009 GROUP SHOW, “HISPANIC HERITAGE CELEBRATION”, CLEVELAND, OHIO
2009 ONE MAN SHOW, MASTR0IANNI GALLERY, CLEVELAND, OHIO
2009 GROUP SHOW TRI-C COMMUNITY COLLEGE, CLEVELAND, OHIO
2008 GROUPS HOW, “BILINGUAL” SPACES GALLERY, CLEVELAND, OHIO
2008 GROUP SHOW, “CLEVELAND” ASTERICK GALLERY, CLEVELAND, OHIO
2008 GROUP SHOW, WEST SIDE COMMUNITY HOUSE, CLEVELAND, OHIO
2008 GROUP SHOW, “THE 19 SHOW” ASTERICK GALLERY, CLEVELAND, OHIO
2007 GROUP SHOW, “HISPANIC HERTIAGE MONTH” CITY HALL, CLEVELAND, OHIO
2007 GROUP SHOW, CURATOR AND ARTIST, COLUMBUS LATINO ARTS FESTIVAL COLUMBUS, OHIO
2006 GROUP SHOW, ASTERICK GALLERY, CLEVELAND, OHIO
2005 GROUP SHOW, CENTER FOR THE ARTS, COLUMBUS, OHIO
2004 GROUP SHOW BRUNO CASIANO GALLERY, CLEVELAND, OHIO
2003 GROUP SHOW ASTERICK GALLERY, CLEVELAND, OHIO
2002 GROUP SHOW, BECK ARTS CENTER, LAKEWOOD OHIO
2001 GROUP SHOW, DEAD HORSE GALLERY, LAKEWOOD, OHIO
2000 GROUP SHOW, HISPANIC AWARNESS, BOWLING AND GREEN UNIVERSTY, TOLEDO, OHIO
2000 GROUP SHOW, OHIO LATINO ARTS ASSOCIATION, TOLEDO, OHIO
1999 GROUP SHOW, JULIA DE BURGOS ARTS CENTER, CLEVELAND, OHIO
1999 GROUP OHIO LATINO ARTS ASSOCIATION, LORAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, LORAIN, OHIO
1999 SOLO SHOW, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OHIO
1999 GROUP SHOW, CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY, CLEVELAND, OHIO
1998 GROUP SHOW, KEITH RANDALL GALLERY, CLEVELAND, OHIO
1998 GROUP SHOW, JULIA DE BURGOS ARTS CENTER, CLEVELAND, OHIO
1998 GROUP SHOW, CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, CLEVELAND, OHIO
1998 GROUP SHOW, OHIO COMMISSION ON LATINO AFFAIRS, COLUMBUS, OHIO
1997 GROUP SHOW, WINDHAM HOTEL CLEVELAND, OHIO
1996 SOLO SHOW, FOLK ART GALLERY, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS OHIO
1995 GROUP SHOW, ANNUAL LATINO SHOW, FOLK ART GALLERY, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OHIO
1995 GROUP SHOW, ART AT THE POWER HOUSE GALLERY, CLEVELAND, OHIO
1994 GROUP SHOW, MIDWEST NATIONAL CONFERENCE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS