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Havana, 1954.



STUDIES


1982

Graduated from the Superior Institute of Art, Havana, Cuba.

1977

Graduated from the National School of Art, Havana, Cuba



PROFESSIONAL WORK


1999

International Illustration Workshop “The Multiple Fingerprint” (“La Huella Múltiple”), Superior Institute of Art, Havana, Cuba.

1998

Illustration Workshop in the Huelva Museum of Art. Spain.

1996

Cuban Illustration, Workshop, Pilar i Joan Miró a Mallorca Foundation, Spain.

1994

Cuban Illustration, Workshop, Pilar i Joan Miró a Mallorca Foundation, Spain.

1993

Lithography Workshop in Workshop of Associated Graphic Artists TAGA (Taller de Artistas Gráficos Asociados), Caracas, Venezuela.

1991

Workshop “Three dimensional Illustration”, Armando Reberon Institute, Caracas Venezuela.



PRIZES



2000

Third Prize in the First Graphics Biennial in Argentina.

1996

Order for National Culture.

1988

Bi-annual Criticism Prize, UNEAC.

Biennial Prize of Latin American and Caribbean Illustration, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

1987

Saíz Brothers Association Prize, Havana, Cuba

City Salon Prize, Havana, Cuba

Second National Illustration Meeting Prize, Havana, Cuba



WORKS IN COLLECTIONS


National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba.

National Museum of Illustration. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, San Juan Puerto Rico.

Van Reekum Museum, Apeldoorn, Holland.

Pilar i Joan Miró a Mallorca Foundation, Spain.

Press Kit Collection LTD. Tokyo Japan.

Basílica Menor del convento de San Francisco. Office of the City Historian, Havana, Cuba.


He has illustrated title pages, magazine pages and art, literature and poetry books in Cuba. His work forms part of private collections in the United States, Japan, France, Portugal, Finland, Holland, Greece, Ecuador, Brazil, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela amongst other countries.



INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS


2003

“Whims of the Lady and the King” (“Caprichos de la Dama y el Rey”), Espacio 304 Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico

2002

“Store Café” (“Café de la Bodega”). La Acacia Gallery. Havana, Cuba.

2001

“Martyrology around Surgery” (“Martirologio Periquirúrgico"), Las Americas Museum, San Juan, Puerto Rico

2000

“Painted recipes” (“Recetas Pintadas”). 125th Anniversary, Hotel Inglaterra, Winter Menu and end of Millennium.December 2000

1998

“Mr…Mr” (“Sr...Sr.”) La Acacia Gallery, Havana, Cuba.

“The new wave of Cuban Art 2” (“La Nueva Ola de Arte Cubano 2”), GAN Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

1997

“The new wave of Cuban Art 1”, GAN Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

1996

“San Jorge KE”, Seat of the Magazine Revolution and Culture (Revolución y Cultura), Havana, Cuba.

1994

“San Jorge and other tales” (“San Jorge y otros relatos”), Amelia Peláez Gallery, Havana, Cuba

1993

“Without date or place” (“Sin fecha ni lugar”), Workshop of Associated Graphic Artists, Caracas, Venezuela.

1992

“Ay love You”, Provincial Centre Plastic Arts and Design, Havana, Cuba.

1990

“Censured Fairy Tales” (“Cuentos de Ada con censura”), Castle of the Royal Force, Havana, Cuba



COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS


2003

Contemporary Cuban Art, Getafe Cultural Centre, Madrid.

Vaudoo/Voodoo Spirit in Art. Pan American Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas USA.

2002

The Multiple Fingerprint, Havana, Cuba.

2001

Latin American Illustration Biennial, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Print Illustration Fair 2001. Madrid, Spain.


2000

PostMedieval. Basílica Menor San Francisco de Asís. 7th Havana Biennial, Cuba.

"Madrid, Habana, Madrid", Wifredo Lam Centre, Havana, Cuba.

"First Graphic Biennial, Argentina", Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1999

“6 Cuban Painters” ("6 pintores Cubanos") Arte Actual Gallery, Santiago de Chile, Chile.

"KUNST AUS KUBA" ("Cuban Art") .Deutsche Welle, Cologne. Germany.

GROSSE KUNST AUSSTELLUNG (Great Art Exhibition) Düsseldorf, Nord Rhein Westfallen.

Drei Aus Kuba. Gummersbach. Germany.

1998

“The multiple fingerprint” (“La Huella Múltiple”).
Visual Arts Development Centre. Havana, Cuba.

2nd Contemporary Cuban Art Salon, Havana, Cuba.

Feria ArteBA , Buenos Aires, Argentina.

“98 Folder” (“Carpeta del 98”) Cuban Graphic Work, Spain.
Launch in Fair “Print” (“Estampa”), Madrid.
Cubart Ex. Cuba Japan 100 Years. Tokyo and other Japanese cities.

1997

“Art doesn’t cease” (“El arte no cesa”). Proposals by Cuban contemporary artists, Wifredo Lam Centre.

1996

“Impressions of the memory” (“Impresiones de la Memoria”), Visual Arts Development Centre, Havana, Cuba.

1995

Cuban Contemporary Art Salon I, Castle of the Royal Force, Havana, Cuba.

“Dangerous Relations” (“Relaciones Peligrosas”), Visual Arts Development Centre, Havana, Cuba.

1994

Liturgical Parables, La Acacia Gallery, Havana, Cuba.

1992

“The Cuban Round”(“La Ronda Cubana”), Van Reekum Museum, Apeldoorn, Holland.

1991

21st Sao Paolo Biennial, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Latin American Print Meeting, Caracas, Venezuela.

II Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Prints, Bhopal India.

1989

3rd Havana Biennial.

Trienal de Fredrikstad, Norway.

1988

8th Biennial of Latin American and Caribbean Print, Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

1987

Bienal of Campignas University, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

5th Small Format Print Exhibition, Lodz, Polonia.

1986

7th Biennial of Latin American and Caribbean Print, Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

2nd Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba.

1985

Ljubljana Biennial, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia.

1984

1st Havana Biennial. Havana, Cuba.

8th Bradford Biennial, Bradford, United Kingdom.

Intergrafik’84, Berlin Germany.

1983

1st Print Meeting, National Museum of Fine Art, Havana, Cuba.