Born in Havana, Cuba 1958.
Studies: School of Visual Arts San Alejandro, Havana.
Superior Institute of Art ( ISA ), Havana.
Represented By Lyle O. Reitzel In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 Inventory of Omissions, 532 Thomas Jaeckel Gallery, New York
2016 Paper Trail, Pan American Art Projects. Miami, Florida
2015 Timeline, Latin American Masters. Santa Monica, California
2014 Space of Silence, Caixa Cultural. Sao Paulo, Brazil
2013 Space of Silence, Caixa Cultural. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
There, Panamerican Art Projects. Miami
2012 A Journal of References, Frederic Boloix Fine Arts. Ketchum, Idaho
DUDA, Raymaluz Art Gallery. Madrid, Spain
2011 Here, Panamerican Art Projects, Miami
2010 Gustavo Acosta, Frederic Boloix Fine Arts, Ketchum, Idaho
Art of Illusion, Latin American Masters, Santa Monica, California
The Time Machine, Lyle O.Reitzel Arte Contemporaneo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2009 The Great Systems, Panamerican Art Projects, Miami
Questions to the Mirror, Museum of Contemporary Art. Republic of Panama
2008 Temporary Current, Bentley Gallery. Phoenix, AZ
Hipotesis de la Locura, Panamerican Art Projects. Miami
Transit Zones, Latin American Masters. Los Angeles, California
Recent Works, Pan American Art Projects. Dallas, Texas
2007 The News of the Day, Alonso Art Gallery. Miami
Seleccion de Paginas, Art @ Work. Miami
2006 Los Juegos del Principe, Nina Menocal Gallery. Mexico DF
2005 Empire of Dreams, Latin American Masters. Los Angeles, California
2004 Historias Recurrentes, Praxis International Art. Coral Gables. Florida.
Del Manual Ilusionista, Praxis International Art. New York, NY
2003 Viajando de Incognito, Lyle O. Reitzel Arte Contemporaneo. Dominican Republic
El Forastero, Klaus Steinmetz Arte Contemporaneo. San Jose, Costa Rica.
2002 Books of Hours, Elite Fine Art, Miami
Teorema de las Islas, Galeria Tamara. San Juan, Puerto Rico
2001 Recent Works, Hidell Brooks Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina
2000 Las Trampas de Saturno, Legacy Fine Art, Panama
Espejismos y Memorias, Lyle O.Reitzel Arte Contemporaneo, Dominican Republic
Deciphering Echoes, Generous Miracles Gallery, New York
Hallucinations, Elite Fine Art, Miami
1999 Recent Works, Elite Fine Art, Miami USA
Siete tardes, Galeria Muci, Caracas, Venezuela
1998 Un experimento con el Tiempo, Legacy Fine Art, Panama
La huella del Eclipse, Lyle O’Reitzel Arte Contemporaneo. Dominican Republic
1997 La Ciudad Prohibida, Galería MUCI, Caracas, Venezuela
Contando las Horas, Galería Alonso Arte, Bogota, Colombia
La Memoria Cifrada, Galeria Elite Fine Art, Miami, USA
1995 On a somber note, Museum of Art Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Trying The Trap, Gutierrez Fine Arts, Miami Beach, Florida.
1992 Lumbreras Fine Art, Coral Gables, Florida.
Paisajes para lo que queda de Siglo, Galería Kahlo, Mexico DF.
1991 Las Sugestiones del Límite, Galería Habana, Havana
Galería Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
1990 NINART. Mexico DF
Galería Kahlo-Coronel, Mexico DF
Complejo Cultural Chaplin, Havana
1989 Los Caminos de Roma, Castillo de la Fuerza, Havana
Galería Evasión Arte, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1987 El Hombre, Museo de Santa Clara, Cuba.
1986 Trece Escalones, Galería Galiano, Havana
1983 Expreso Matanzas-Cienfuegos, Galería Habana, Havana
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 The Prodigious Decade: A Selection of Artworks by Cuban Artist from the 80’s Generation, Sagamore Hotel, Miami
Cuban Contemporary Art, Collective I, Raw Space, Vero Beach, Florida
2016 La Madre de Todas las Artes, Wifredo Lam Center of Contemporary Art, Havana, Cuba
2015 Iconocracia, Centro Vasco de Arte Contemporaneo, Vitoria, Spain
Shades of Gray, Panamerican Art Projects, Miami
Agave y Caña, Mexican Consulate Gallery, Miami
Resilence, The Other Cuba, Contemporary Cuban Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Reynardus Cuban Art Collection, Selby Gallery at Ringling College. Sarasota, Florida
Cuban Art, The 80’s Generation, Museo Linares, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
2014 Welcome to the Jungle, Panamerican Art Projects, Miami
Trayectos de Ida y Vuelta, Grafica Transiberica Desde Miami, Diputacion Provincial de Huelva, Spain
Papertrail, Latin American Masters, Los Angeles
Made in Miami, Panamerican Art Projects, Miami
Figurative & Abstract in Latin American Art, Nova Southeastern University. Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2013 Global Caribean, The Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance. Miami
Works on Paper, Miami Hispanic Cultural Arts Center
1 Bienal del Sur en Panama, Panama
Flying, Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
8 Derivas por la Ciudad Liminal, Carrillo Gil Museum of Art
MACG, Mexico City, Mexico
2012 Caribes, Casa Cortes Collection, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Fans Forever, MDC Museum of Art + Design. Miami
Persistence of Memories, Broward College New Gallery, Fort Lauderdale. Florida
2012 Urban Lifecycles, Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Ketchum, Idaho.
Urbanitas, Panamerican Art Projects. Miami
2011 Florida Contemporary 2011, Patty & Jay Baker Naples Museum of Art, Naples, Florida
Campos de Asociaciones, Dialogos y Silencios entre Practicas de Dibujo, Centro Cultural Simon Bolivar, Guayaquil, Ecuador
2010 Havana a Capital’s Punishment, Accent Alternative Art Space, Miami
Ways of Worldmaking, Notes on a Passion for Collection, Miami Dade College Museum, Freedom Tower.
2009 Irreversible, CIFO, Miami
Herir la Memoria, Siguaraya Gallery, Berlin.
2008 Visiones: 20th Century Selections from the Nassau County, Museum of Art, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida
Recent Acquisitions, Latin American Masters, Beverly Hills, California
Unbroken Ties, Museum of Art / Fort Lauderdale
Miami Ciudad Metafora, Spanish Cultural Center, Miami
Andamiajes, Galeria Allegro, Panama City, Panama
Giants in the City, Artformz Alternative, Bayfront Park, Miami
2007 Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from The Farber Collection, Harn Museum of Art, Gainsville, Florida
Galeria Nina Menocal, Merrill Lynch Arte Americas. Miami Beach Convention Center. Miami, FL, USA
A Través del Espejo, Arte Cubano Hoy, Galería Allegro, Panama
2006 Layers: Collecting Cuban-American Art, University at Buffalo Art Gallery, New York
Tastes & Tongues, The Spanish Cultural Center, Miami
Rising Stars: North Latin Americans, Nina Menocal Gallery, Miami
2005 Real Space – Imaginary Space, Praxis International Art, New York
2004 Erase una vez en Mexico, Mexican Institute, Miami
De Ida y Vuelta, The Spanish Cultural Center, Miami
2003 Paper Cut I, ARSAtelier, Union City, New Jersey
Second Year Anniversary Exhibition, Leonard Tachmes Gallery, North Miami
Transfiguration, Palazzo Mediceo, Seravezza, Italy
Xll Muestra de Pintura y Escultura Latinoamericana, Espacio Gallery, El Salvador
Onda Expansiva, Lyle O. Reitzel Arte Contemporaneo, Dominican Republic
Spatial Identity, The Ignatian Center for the Arts, Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, Miami
2002 Art Miami 2002, Miami
XI Muestra de Pintura y Escultura Latinoamericana, Espacio Gallery, El Salvador
Reality and Figuration: The Contemporary Latin American Presence, Boca Raton Museum of Art
Gota a Gota, Lyle O.Reitzel Arte Contemporaneo, Dominican Republic
2001 Art Miami 2001, Miami
Places in the Heart, The Arts Center, Saint Petersburg, Florida
Cariveo 2001 and the cuban connection, Lyle O. Reitzel Arte Contemporaneo, Dominican Republic
Selected works from the Cuban Museum of the Americas Collection. John J. Koubek, Memorial Center, Miami
Small-Big Paintings from Latin America, Generous Miracles Gallery, New York
Art Miami 2000, Miami
Cariveo 2000, Lyle O. Reitzel Arte Contemporaneo. Dominican Republic
Latinamerican Spectrum, Elite Fine Art. Miami, USA
2nd Anniversary Group Exhibition, Hidell Brooks Gallery. Charlotte, North Carolina
From Modern to Contemporary, Lowe Art Museum, Miami
1999 FIAC, Caracas, Venezuela
Mixta s/papel II, Lyle O Reitzel. Arte Contemporaneo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Nuevas adquisiciones Latinoamericanas, 1994-1998, Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela
Obras Maestras del Arte Latinoamericano del Siglo XX, Biarritz, Francia, (Coleccion del Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas, Venezuela en el marco del Festival de Cine y Cultura de Biarritz)
Contemporary Cuban Printmaking, Jose Alonso Fine Arts, Miami
1998 Latinamerican Spectrum, Elite Fine Art, Coral Gables, Florida
1997 Visiones Contemporáneas, Lyle O. Reitzel. Arte Contemporáneo.Dominican Republic
Summer Group Show, Elite Fine Art, Coral Gables, Florida
Breaking Barriers, Museum or Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1995 IV Salón de Dibujo, Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Boat Images, Miami Dade Public Library, Miami, Florida
Galeria Raices, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1994 EIGHT-OCHO-HUIT,Gutierrez Fine Arts, Miami, Florida
Alter-Nations, 123 Galery, Chicago, Illinois
Cinco Artistas Cubanos, Galeria Der Brucke, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cuba Contemporánea, Galeria Namia Mondolfi, Caracas, Venezuela
13 Artistas Cubanos Contemporáneos, Centro de Arte Euroamericano, Caracas,
Venezuela.
1993 La ciudad de la Habana vista por sus pintores, Universidad de Alcala de Henares, Spain
Art Miami 93, Miami Beach, USA
1992 Plástica Contemporánea Cubana, SECOFI, Mexico, D.F, Mexico
Once Artistas Cubanos, Museo del Carmen, Mexico, D.F, Mexico
La Década Prodigiosa, Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
LVII Salón Nacional de Artes Plásticas, Valdepeñas, Spain
Continuar la Imagen, Comenzar el Siglo, Otto Zutz, Barcelona, Spain
1991 Los Hijos de Guillermo Tell, Museo de Artes Visuales Alejandro Otero, Caracas, Venezuela
X Bienal Internacional de Arte, Valparaíso, Chile
III Bienal de Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
IV Bienal de La Habana, Havana, Cuba
Los cubanos llegaron ya, NINART, Mexico DF., Mexico
1990 Nuevas Adquisiciones Contemporáneas, Museo Nacional, Havana, Cuba
1989 XX Bienal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1988 Sings of Transition, Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, New York
Arte Contemporáneo en Cuba, CAYC, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jornada de la Cultura Cubana, Centro Cultural de la Ciudad, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Salón UNEAC, Pabellón Cuba, Havana, Cuba
1987 Bienal de Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
4×4 Nº 4, Galeria Hoy en el Arte, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1986 Il Arte con il Sonrriso, Milano, Italy
Segunda Bienal de La Habana, Havana, Cuba
4×4 Tercera Edición, Galería Habana, Havana, Cuba
1985 Salón UNEAC. Museo Nacional, Havana, Cuba
1984 Primera Bienal de La Habana, Havana, Cuba
1983 Encuentro Latinoamericano de Artistas Jóvenes, Casa de las Américas, Cuba.
Salón de Dibujo Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain.
Paisaje del Paisaje, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Finland, Czechoslovakia, India.
1982 Salón Nacional del Paisaje, National Museum, Havana, Cuba.
4×4, Centro de Arte 23 y 12, Havana, Cuba.
SELECTED AWARDS
1992 Gold Medal in Painting, First Caribean Biennial, Dominican Republic.
Gold Medal, Best Represented Country. First Caribean Biennial, Dominican Republic.
Painting Award, LVII Salón Nacional de Arte, Valdepeñas, Spain.
1991 Painting Award, III Bienal de Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador.
1988 Painting Award, Salón UNEAC, Havana, Cuba.
1984 Drawing National Award, First Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
National Museum of Fine Arts. Havana, Cuba.
Wifredo Lam Center. Havana, Cuba.
National Theatre of Cuba. Havana, Cuba.
University of Havana. La Habana, Cuba.
Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, MACG. Mexico City. Mexico.
Museum of Contemporary Art, MOCA. Miami, USA.
Diputacion Provincial de Ciudad Real. Spain.
Lowe Art Museum. Miami, USA.
Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami, USA.
Fort Lauderdale Art Museum. Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Nassau County Museum of Art. New York, USA.
Farber Collection.
Museum of Contemporary Art. Rep. of Panama.
The Lehigh University Art Galeries Teaching Collection. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA.
University of Southern California’s Fisher Museum of Art. USA.
El Museo del Barrio, New York. USA.
Frost Art Museum, Florida International University. Miami, USA.
American Career College. Newport Beach, California.