MULTICULTURAL CENTER
Living in Memory (Sept 13 - Oct 13, 2006)
Opening Reception  ||  Sept 13, 2006 (6 – 8pm)
60 Broad Street, Providence, RI 02903
(401) 598-4776  ||  www1.jwu.edu

PROVIDENCE, RI (September 12, 2006): Multicultural Center at the Johnson & Walls University is pleased to announce that it will host the opening for Nilton Cardenas’ “Living in Memory” exhibition by the renowned Peruvian artist. The opening night will take place on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm with Cardenas’ attendance.
For this collection, Cardenas has contemporarily brought the memories from his ancestors to present day with cultural passion for his country and a beautiful mixture of forms and colors. These memories, where his people and his mysteries are a silent memory, take the spectator into a mythical and legendary adventure from his country Peru.
Nilton Cardenas was born and raised in Lima Peru. At the age of 20, he and his family moved to Florida and then settled in Providence, Rhode Island. Nilton studied journalism at San Martin de Porres University and painting at Jose Sabogal Institute in Lima. Furthermore, he has exhibited his art individually and collectively within the United States and abroad.
Nilton actively promotes art and Latin culture in his local community. He has also been developing his talent with Providence’s young people through his activities as art teacher in summer and after-school programs. As a result of this work, Nilton Cardenas has been recognized and praised by state and local authorities due to his constant support and impact on children through art.
“The mystery that involves my city is a call to the past and is looking to encounter the native Gods, full of culture, legends, traditions and wisdom. Immemorial objects covered with gold, fruits that are desired and at the same time mysterious; music instruments that will help to enjoy the defeat and the triumph of a war.
Now, memories are represented in present time surrounded by free and strong traces, bright colors that resemble real compositions and ancestral symbols that are almost lost and/or hidden in the darkness of my mystery”.
By Nilton Cardenas