1971, Málaga, Spain

José Carlos Casado (he/el) is a multidisciplinary artist from Spain. An MFA graduate of the School of Visual Arts, he has been based in New York City for 25 years. He is currently represented by PostmasterBC

He uses technologies to create art involving video, 3D animation, photography, painting, and sculpture. His work has been shown in multiple solo and group shows internationally and has won numerous prizes and recognitions, including a grant from Picasso Foundation; a scholarship from LaCaixa Foundation; MIT’s Leonardo Excellence Award; two New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowships; a grant from Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ)/Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC); two grants from Queens Council on the Arts; Foundation for Contemporary Arts Fellowship; Artists’ Fellowship; and Mayer Foundation Grant.  

He has participated in more than 20 international New Media Festivals, including Sundance and ArsElectronica. He has been an art resident at the Vermont Studio Center, School of Visual Arts, Anderson Ranch Residency, Swatch Art Peace Hotel Residency in Shanghai, and Santa Fe Art Institute. He has created several Public Art projects, including sculptures at Socrates Sculpture Park in NY; Castle Williams in Governors Island, NY; Women Center Plaza in Madrid, Spain; Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem, NYC; and Rufus King Park in Jamaica, Queens, NY. Casado was awarded a public art commission for a NYC public school for a new permanent site-specific artwork installed in 2023. The commission is through the NYC School Construction Authority, Public Art for Public Schools program in collaboration with the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Percent for Art program for the NYC Department of Education Art Collection. Recently, he’s been nominated for a public art project commissioned by the MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) in NYC.

Casado was invited to create a Swatch Art Limited Edition watch, presented at the 55th Venice Biennale, and created a surrounding video installation for the singer M.I.A.’s new album release concert.

Casado founded NY/Anantapur in 2010, a foundation to raise funds to build schools in India. Two schools have been built and are used by children and adults as primary schools and civic centers.