KRO-MATIC, 2025

 

Red Wall Art Gallery at Resorts World Casino

October 3 – December 5, 2025 

Kro-Matic, presented by Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, is a group exhibition featuring monochromatic works by 11 New York-based visual artists, employing unique hues from each individual, to exercise the emotional responses to color. Curated by Adrian Bermeo, the exhibition brings together distinct visual languages and subject matter from a spectrum of cultural backgrounds, forming a larger dialogue on perception, individuality, and collective understanding. By isolating color as a central focal point, each artist prompts viewers to consider how differences can coexist meaningfully within a shared space. Rather than promoting conformity, Kro-Matic celebrates the power of uniqueness, contributing to a broader empathetic perspective—one that urges us to see with more depth, complexity, and compassion beyond the immediate self. 

— Adrian Bermeo, 2025

Edgard Barbosa, Adrian Bermeo, Bree Chapin, Zara Cimone, DARKRECONSTRUCTION, June Kosloff, Modomatic, Ana Teresa Rodriguez, Rodney “PANIC” Rodriguez, Qieer Wang 

 
 
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AN AFRO-LATINX MIXTAPE, 2024

 
 

Artists: Anthony Newton, Cameron St. Clair, Carlos Mateu, Catalina Baselli, Charlie Pastelle, Edgar Moza, Giancarlo Vargas, Gilly Lugo, Ingrid Mathurin, Irene Fernandez, Lisa Wilde, Sasha Lynn Roberts, Steven Luna, Teri Gandy-Richardson



Curatorial Text

An Afro-LatinX Mixtape is a spirited group exhibition showcasing the African American and Latine experience through musical genres that carry on the traditions and essence of the diasporic journey, rooted inevitably to the African continent. The show, presented by Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning from July 26 to September 13, celebrates and highlights the themes and voices of pioneering genres and musicians who orbit across oceans, generations, and have influenced global culture despite marginalization and economic inequalities. These works, speaking on contemporary and ancestral imagery, are interpreted by emerging and established visual artists who embody the diasporic experience and multicultural lineage of New York City through painting, sculpture, collage, and videography. 

With music serving as the foundation for this exhibition and universal language of storytelling, through genres such as Afrobeat, Blues, Salsa, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Reggae, Reggaetón, Rumba, Bomba, Disco, Cumbia, Merengue, Soca and more; chronicling a shared history of migration, oppression, and the undeniable influential contributions to our global soundscape. These genres are not merely art forms but are permeated with the lessons of ancestors and the unyielding spirit of survival and progress. The 15 featured artists, all with significant ties to New York and the broader cultural diaspora, reinterpret and remix the vibrations of their heritage, weaving narratives to resonate with contemporary struggles and triumphs. Through their work, they honor their roots while forging paths that reflect current ideas and challenges many continue to face, both culturally and individually. 

America's history is overshadowed by the glaring contradiction of embracing ideals of equality, liberty and justice for all, while simultaneously subjugating significant peoples of its population. Yet, from this paradoxical reality emerged musical genres that not only mirror the gravity of oppressed and misrepresented communities throughout the Caribbean and Americas, but also celebrate powerful depictions of resistance and musical influences embedded in earths main-stream music industry.

In reflection to the enduring power of music as a form of resistance, An Afro-LatinX Mixtape is a testament to hope for deeper human connections as we champion those who stand-in to represent lives who have endured colonization and segregation. It honors the musical artists and genres who, despite systemic efforts to silence them, have amplified their voices to inspire change and connect humanity across the globe. JCAL and curator Adrian Bermeo, invite visitors to experience the stories these artists tell through their expressive forms, celebrating an unbroken chain of creativity, resilience, and cultural assertion. And reminds us that even in a world rife with contradictions as to how we treat one another, the human spirit's capacity for creativity can resonate far and wide, fostering a more inclusive and just global culture that binds the African diaspora both spiritually and conventionally in our daily lives. 





photos by Anthony Artis

 
 
 
“A Queens Show Celebrates NYC’s Latine and African Music History”
— Maya Pontone, HYPERALLERGIC 2024
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KINETIC SCRIPTS, 2024

 

July 11 - August 1 / REVOLVING STORE

Artists: Mentel-Traffic, MC Hewlett, J131, Chihiro Ito, Roycer, My Life In Yellow, Pat Barrientos, Dark Reconstructions, Renda Writer, Kalcium Fortified, Qieer Wang, Brendan T McNally, TJHOSPODAR



Curatorial Text

This group exhibition of 13 painters explore the intimate thoughts and reactions between text and abstract motions; which cause readers to respond to ‘kinetic scripts’ placed in front of them. Through these similar or polarizing patterns, viewers are consumed to engage in silent dialogues in contemplation - creating a personal zine to flip through in your mind. The showcase, presented by 0h10m1ke and Adrian Bermeo at Revolving Store, ultimately speaks to the fluid nature of how we read artworks to ourselves, where words and abstractions coalesce to form unique and internalized stories. 





Photos by: Jaime Marrero

 
 

BOOK LAUNCH: HAIKU OF A NEW YORK MINUTE, 2023

November 4 / ALL ST NYC

 

Photos by: Jaime Marrero

BOOK LAUNCH: HAIKU OF A NEW YORK MINUTE

NOV 4, 2023

ALL ST NYC: 119 HESTER St. NY, NY


 
 
 

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A LOUSY SUMMER: ART + FASHION INSTALLATION , 2023

August 26 / ALL STREET NYC

Image by: Jean-Pierre Laffont , The Bronx 1971 | ©JP Laffont

Artists: Modomatic, Minhafofa, Dapo Davinci, Akiva Listman, Melissa Schainker, Jaime Marrero, Android Oi, Adrian Bermeo.



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Highlighting a collection of 8 distinct visual artists, A Lousy Summer showcases NYC’s vibrant imagery and diverse cultures from a city known for scorching weather and summertime festivities. Pared with local street wear brand Lousy NY [by Ed De La Vega], the pop-up show was in full effect with free beers and homemade ribs at this BBQ-style event in Lower East Side, Manhattan at All Street NYC.




Sponsored by: Budweiser

Photos by: Jaime Marrero

 
 
 

BERMEO X CINCO: DUO EXHIBITION, 2023

February 17 / ALL STREET NYC

Artists and Curators: Adrian Bermeo + Ian Cinco


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Being the first duo exhibition both artists have participated in, materialized when painting character portraits of spiritual and sci-fi worlds. With a combined background of graffiti and comics, Bermeo & Cinco discover a symbiotic language in this experimental art show of metaphysical, hip-hop origins with over 40+ artworks made over the span of 3 months. 

Special thanks to Jaime Marrero, Steven Liriano, Manny Pimentel and all staff at All Street NYC.




Photos by: Matthew Eller & Jaime Marrero

 
 
 

UNIQUE NEW YORK, 2022

August 26 - September 16 / ASTOR PLACE HAIRSTYLIST

Artists: Indie 184, Rene le Rude, Kurt Boone, GREATBOXERS, Ian Cinco, Robert Blanco, Adrian Bermeo, Simon Cooper, J. Eric Cook, Michael Saviello, I Am Artt, JKOS Art, Natasha Oliveras, Fluidtoons, Akiva Listman

💈An Underground Art Exhibition Inside One of The most Iconic Barbershops In NYC💈

As a statement of praise and promise to the Big Apple, multiple NYC based artists combine narratives towards an overall declaration as to what is Unique about New York City; which is ultimately ‘a sexy box of crayons’ as curator Adrian Bermeo phrases. Unique New York, exhibits 15 artists including owner/manager Micheal Saviello in part of a labyrinth in an underground barbershop staple at the iconic Astor Place Hairstylists.

Special Thanks to manager and artist Michael Saviello of Astor Place Hairstylists. 

Photos by: Jaime Marrero

 
 
 

IMPERFECTIONS, 2022

May 7 - 21 / LOCAL PROJECT ART SPACE

Artists: Cavier, Bree Chapin

As artists continue to illustrate and confront brutal truths in our world after 2020’s social conditions, there has been a noticeable spike in awareness and accessibility to mental health services in New York City and beyond. With art therapy known as a tool for mental well-being and positive activations, this duo exhibition showcasing artists Bree Chapin and Cavier, dive deeper into personal ideas and benefits of the importance in seeking forms of therapy. How does one activity work through personal issues? Is therapy a welcomed or foreign practice to you personally? Through large abstract works and monochromatic portraits of female constructs and confrontations of substance abuse, both painters open a dialogue on prevalent acts of reflection and personal traumas that linger inwards which may still need addressing in our fast paced society. Imperfections, curated by Adrian Bermeo, is on view at Local Project Art Space is made possible by NYC’s Dept. of Cultural Affairs.

“From an artist’s point of view, creating to affect change in ourselves and those around us is something we flawed humans do naturally.  I’m under the impression that once you embrace what brings joy into your life, no matter the scale, many great things can follow”.

- Adrian Bermeo

photos by: Dave Jeffers