Latin Pop & More
John Gascot
5663 Park Blvd.
Studio 4
Pinellas Park, FL 33781
jgascot
2021 Gobioff Foundation Grant, Diversity Arts Black/Women’s History Months ExhibitCurrent Show Spaces and Gallery Associations:
COVE Gallery, Pinellas Park, FL
Dunedin Fine Arts Center Gift Store, Dunedin, FL
Florida Craft Art, St. Petersburg, FL
Lucid Vending, Tampa Bay, FL
Offices of Congressman Charlie Crist, St. Petersburg & Seminole, FL
On the Waterfront Gallery, Apalachicola, FL
Tampa Bay Furnishings
The Studios @ 5663, Pinellas Park, FL
The Fairgrounds, St. Petersburg, FL
St. Petersburg LGBTQ Welcome Center
Curator:
Pride @ the Village, Pinellas Arts Village, Pinellas Park, FL (2021-present)
Latinx Celebration, Pinellas Parts Village, Pinellas Park, FL (2021-present)
Offices of Congressman Charlie Crist, St. Petersburg & Seminole, FL
Pom Pom's Teahouse, St. Petersburg, FL (2015-2018)
The Studios at 5663, Pinellas Park, FL, Gallery Coordinator
The Cider Press Cafe, St. Petersburg, FL (2015-present)
Memberships and Associations:
Founder/President, Diversity Arts, Inc.
Chairperson/Coordinator Equality FL Gala at St. Pete Art Auction
Public Art Project
Pinellas Arts Village Artists Selection Committee
Come OUT St. Pete Board
St. Pete Arts Alliance
Gobioff Foundation Art Grants Reviewer
Awards:
2021 Gobioff Foundation Grant, Diversity Arts Black/Women's History Exhibits
2021 St. Petersburg Economic and Business Development Arts and Culture Grant
2020 Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist Grant
2020 Watermark Magazine's 20 Most Remarkable
2020 Individual Artist Grant, St. Petersburg Arts Alliance
2019 Best of the Bay Critic's Choice: Best Conversation Starter, solo show "Sunday School"
2019 Watermark WAVE Awards: Favorite Tampa Bay Artist
2018 Best of the Bay Awards: Best Gallery Show "Pride Without Prejudice"
2018 Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation Community Hero Grant
2017 St. Petersburg Arts Alliance Individual Artist Grant Award
Television:
Fox 5 TV, Washington, DC
Bay 9 News, Tampa Bay, FL
ABC Action News, Tampa Bay, FL
Books and Publications:
California Milk Advisory Board Hispanic Heritage Campaign
BBC News
USA to Z: Artful ABC's for Kids of All Ages (co-author/illustrator)
Gay Men Draw Vaginas
Connection Newspaper
Fairfax County Times
Inside NoVA
Northern Virginia Magazine
The Huffington Post
Workhouse Arts Center Magazine
Elan Magazine
Creative Loafing
Tampa Bay Times
Album Covers:
Dave Reisman & Soul Club, Join the Club
Murals:
Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training Facility, Dunedin, FL
Diversity in Democracy Mural, St. Petersburg, FL
Jack Pallino's, Dunedin, FL
The Greenhouse, St. Petersburg, FL
Pilot Bank, St. Petersburg, FL
St. Pete Pride headquarters, St. Petersburg, FL
Punky's Bar & Grill, St. Petersburg, FL
Floris UMC Church, Herndon, VA
TMC Massage, St. Petersburg, FL
Selected Collections:
California Milk Advisory Board, CL
Steve Bartelstein, NY
Eve Behar, NY
RuPaul Charles, CA
Contact Inc. Hair & Makeup Agency, NY
Candy Dulfer, Netherlands
Daley, London, UK
Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum
Tina Fey, NY
Floris UMA, Herndon, VA
Jim Indorato, NY
Betsey Johnson, NY
China Machado, NY
Sally Menke & Dean Parisot, CA
Dr. Wilhelmina Perry, NY
Mike Ruiz, NY
Nell Scovell, CA
Gary Spino & Tony Brown, NY
Mally Roncal, NY
The Brand New Heavies, London, UK
USA Children's and Women's Hospital, Mobile, AL
Jody Watley, CA
Pride @ the Village Festival, Pinellas Arts Village, Pinellas Park (2021-present)
Latinx Celebration, Pinellas Arts Village, Pinellas Park
Pride @ the Village Festival, Pinellas Arts Village, Pinellas Park (2021-present)
Latinx Celebration, Pinellas Arts Village, Pinellas Park
Pride @ the Village Festival, Pinellas Arts Village, Pinellas Park (2021-present)
Latinx Celebration, Pinellas Arts Village, Pinellas Park
2021 St. Petersburg Economic & Business Development Arts and Culture Grant
SHOWS:
2022:
Group:
Decades, Mize Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
It Takes a Village, The Wayward Goose, St. Petersburg, FL
Creative Pinellas Arts Annual, Creative Pinellas Gallery, Largo,FL
Solo:
Featured Artist, Brenda Macmahon Gallery, Gulfport, FL
Curator:
PRIDE, Studios @ 5663, Pinellas Park, FL
2021:
Group:
Creative Pinellas Emerging Artists Exhibit, Creative Pinellas Gallery, Largo, FL
Fabulous Arts Foundation Art Installation, Sarasota, FL
LatinXhibit, The Arts Council, Fayetteville, NC
Always Grindin’, COVE Gallery, Pinellas Park, FL
LGBTQ Artist Showcase, COVE Gallery, Pinellas Park, FL
Masterpieces, Ekeko Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
Curator:
CAMP, Emerald, St. Petersburg, FL
Voces Latinas/Latinx Voices, Studios @ 5663, Pinellas Park, FL
2020:
Solo:
Americano, Grapho-ko Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
Group:
St Pete Has Pride, Ekeko Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
Curator:
St. Pete Has Pride, Ekeko Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
Latinx Presente!, Ekeko Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
2019:
Solo:
Sunday School, The Bends, St. Petersburg, FL
John's Big Gay Show, Emerald, St. Petersburg, FL
Group:
Put a Bob on It, Emerald, St. Petersburg, FL
Sup Cones, MIZE Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
ICONS, MIZE Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
Mini, MIZE Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
Curator:
Disney on Its Ear, Cider Press Cafe, St. Petersburg, FL
Female Persuasion 3, Cider Press Cafe, St. Petersburg, FL
Souvenir, Cider Press Cafe, St. Petersburg, FL
2018:
Solo:
Ellas, Graphi-ko Decor, St. Petersburg, FL
Abstracts, Tampa Bay Furnishings, St. Petersburg, FL
Group:
Pride Pop Up, Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL
Pride & Joy, MIZE Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
Artofficial Intelligence, Bar@548, St. Petersburg, FL
Perennial Bloom, Station House, St. Petersburg, FL
One Love, Bar @ 548, St. Petersburg, FL
100 Movies. MIZE Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
Stuff & Things & Stuff, MIZE Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
Curator:
The Young Ones, Cider Press Cafe, St. Petersburg, FL
Pride Without Prejudice, Cider Press Cafe, St. Petersburg, FL
Female Persuasion 2, Cider Press Cafe, St. Petersburg, FL
Unbound, Cider Press Cafe, St. Petersburg, FL
Dia de los Muertos, Cider Press Cafe, St. Petersburg, FL
Give Art, Cider Press Cafe, St. Petersburg, FL.
The Life Aquatic, Cider Press Cafe, St. Petersburg, FL
Projects:
-Mosaic Multicultural Expressive Arts Workshop
-Ongoing LGBTQ Youth Expressive Arts Program
-The Have a Heart Project 1 & 2, Art installation and fundraiser, co-creator and artist.
-Art Out Loud 2, co-organizer and artist/performer.
Workshops and Demonstrations:
-LGBTQ Youth Expressive Arts Program
-On site public creation of commission mural for Floris UMC, Herndon, VA.
-Various Art Merit Badge workshops for Nothern VA Boy and Girl Scout Troops
-Lead/Host on ongoing art parties via Living Social and independently
-Mixed Media demonstration, Barnes & Noble Fairfax, VA
-Visit Fairfax Cultural Exchange Program, printmaking workshop for Chinese tourists, Lorton, VA
-Collaborative Painting demonstration, Ft. Belvoir, VA
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John Gascot
5663 Park Blvd.
Studio 4
Pinellas Park, FL 33781
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