Publicado en
enero 27, 2016
Nació en Cuba, Santa Clara, en 1982; y se crió en Miami, donde estudió arte conceptual en el Dade College y obtuvo su grado asociado en artes en 2003. Luego asistió a la Escuela de las Artes Nuevo Mundo antes de viajar a Italia, para establecerse en Florencia, en busca de una sólida formación en el arte de la pintura. Comenzó a entrenar en la Academia Ángel de Arte, bajo la tutela de John Michael Ángel, alumno de Pietro Annigoni.
Su educación artística es mundana, y su trabajo se ha visto en todo el mundo, desde el Museo Annigoni en Italia y en el museo de Beijing en China para el Chelsea de Nueva York.
Su trabajo refleja ambas interpretaciones: clásicas y modernas; yuxtapuestas dentro de una pintura. Sus influencias van desde el Renacimiento hasta los maestros del siglo XIX para Arte Contemporáneo. Con excelente técnica, se infunde una armonía entre lo natural y lo conceptual para crear obras que son provocativas y dramático.
Entre sus exposiciones individuales están: "Sincretismo" a Eleanor Ettinger Chelsea Gallery de Nueva York; "Más allá de realismo" con Oxenberg Bellas Artes en Miami y "Nuevas Impresiones"/ en la Galería de efecto invernadero en San Antonio, entre muchos otros.
Ha recibido numerosos galardones, entre ellos el primer lugar en el Metropolitan Museum of Art competition, y fue presentado recientemente con el "2013 Miami Dade College Hall of Fame Award" en Artes Visuales. Su obra ha sido expuesta en todo Estados Unidos, Europa, América Latina y Asia, incluyendo el Museo Bardini Villa en Florencia y la Galería Nacional de Costa Rica.
EXPOSICIONES INDIVIDUALES
● 2015 - CESAR SANTOS Drawings, Sep 10th - Oct 6th, Waltman Ortega Fine Art, Miami, FL.
● 2013 - THE ARTIST'S ACCOMPLICE, Jan 24th - Feb 23rd , Oxenberg Fine Arts, Miami, FL.
● 2011 - PAISAJES y RETRATOS, Dec 6th - 20th, National Gallery, San Jose, Costa Rica.
● 2011 - SYNCRETISM, Oct 27th - Nov 26th, Eleanor Ettinger Chelsea, New York, NY.
● 2011 - BEYOND REALISM, Apr 7th - 9th, Oxenberg Fine Arts, Miami, FL.
● 2010 - NEW IMPRESSIONS, Mar 5th - 29th, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX.
● 2008 - FAREWELL, Apr 30th - Jun 29th, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, FL.
● 2007 - BALLERINAS, Aug 31st - Sept 15th, Tower Theater, Miami, FL.
GRUPO DE EXHIBICIONES
2015
• CONTEXT Art Miami, Dec 2nd - 7th, Miami, FL.
• ART MIAMI-New York, May 14th - 17th, Pier 94, New York City, NY.
• ART WYNWOOD, Feb 12th - 16th, Art Wynwood Pavilion, Miami, FL.
• ART PALM BEACH, Jan 21st - 25th, Palm Beach County Convention Center, Palm Beach, FL.
2014
• COSMIC CONNECTION, Dec 2nd - 7th, Concept Art Fair (Art Basel Week), Miami, FL.
• FIXATION, Apr 18th - May 11th, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL.
• PAPER HEARTS, Feb 13th, MDC Museum of Art+Design, Miami, FL.
• ART PALM BEACH, Jan 23rd - 27th, Palm Beach County Convention Center, Palm Beach, FL.
• MIA ART FAIR, Jan 16th - 20th, Downtown Miami aboard Seafair, Miami, FL.
2013
• ART WYNWOOD, Feb 14th - 18th, The Art Miami Pavilion, Miami, FL.
• INCOGNITO, Jan 31st, Naples Museum of Art, Naples, FL.
• LA FINE ART SHOW, Jan 23rd - 27th, LA Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA.
2012
• WORLD OF ART SHOWCASE, Dec 20th - 22nd, Wynn Las Vegas, NV.
• FAN FOREVER, Sept 20th - Nov 2nd, MDC Museum of Art+Design, Miami, FL.
• CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN REALISM, Sept 15th - Nov 4th, Beijing World Art Museum, Beijing, China.
• AMERICAN FIGURATIVE, Jun 1st - Jul 8th, Albemarle Gallery, London,UK.
• NUDE, Mar 30th - Apr 28th, Albemarle Gallery, London, UK.
• THE FIGURE IN AMERICAN ART: fifteenth annual exhibition, Feb 9th - Mar 31st, Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York, NY.
• ART PALM BEACH, Jan 20th - 23rd, Palm Beach County Convention Center, Palm Beach, FL.
2011
• ACOPAL Members Show, Dec 18th - Feb 27th, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.
• INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION, Nov 28th - Jan 27th, Nina Torres Fine Arts, Miami, FL.
• SALON INTERNATIONAL, Apr 2nd - 22nd, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX.
2010
• CHAMPIONS OF REALISM, Dec 2nd - Jan 4th, Wendt Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
• MAS ALLA DEL REALISMO, Nov 18th - Dec 3rd, Galeria Arte Libre, Zaragoza, Spain.
• RED DOT, Nov 30th- Dec 4th, Cavalier Galleries, Wynwood Art District, FL.
• GREAT AMERICAN FIGURATIVE, Nov 20th, Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara, NY.
• ARTHAMPTONS, Jul 9th - 11th, Sayre Park, Bridgehampton, NY.
• ANNIGONI’S LEGACY, May 13th - 30th, Villa Bardini, Florence, Italy.
• ARTE AMÉRICAS, The Latin American Art Fair, Mar 26th - 29th, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL.
•ART & ANTIQUE SHOW, Feb 13th - 16th, Cavalier Galleries, Palm Beach, FL.
• REVIVING REALISM, Contemporary Masters of the Classical Tradition, Jan 22nd - Feb 7th, Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, Connecticut.
2009
• ABSTRACTOMICINA, Nov 30th - Jan 30th, Cremata Gallery, Miami, FL,
• SALON INTERNATIONAL 2009, Apr 10th - 30th, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX.
• ARTE AMÉRICAS, The Latin American Art Fair, Mar 26th – 29th, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL.
2008
• ARTE AMÉRICAS, The Latin American Art Fair, Mar 22nd – 25th,Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL.
• LA FABBRICA DEI SOGNI, Jan 19th - Feb 17 th, Casa del Mantegna, Mantova, Italy.
2007
• INTERNATIONAL CARIBBEAN ART FAIR, Nov, Puck Building, New York,NY.
• ArtDC, Jun 1st –3 rd, Washington Convention Center, DC.
• CIRCA, Mar 30 th - Apr 2 nd, Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• ARTE AMÉRICAS, The Latin American Art Fair, March, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL.
• ART OFF THE MAIN, Oct, New York, NY.
• ART MIAMI, January 5th- 8th, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL.
2006
• SPRING SHOW, Galleria di San Niccolò, Florence, Italy. Curated by Jered Woznicki.
• FLORENCIMIENTO, Apr 26th, Uffizi Center, Florence, Italy. Organized by Lina Martinez.
2005
• ANNUAL EXHIBITION, Angel Academy Of Art, Florence, Italy. Curated by Master Michael John Angel.
COLECCIONES
• Cristina Saralegui, "Greek Lady with Afro", 2011.
• Miami Dade College Gallery System, "Frida and the Princesses", 2010.
• Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL, "Dr. Modesto A. Maidique", presidential portrait, 2009.
• Maria Elvira Salazar, "Delicate hands", Beneficent Auction "Monica Burguera Foundation", 2009.
• Eduardo J. Padrón, President of the Miami Dade College, "Flying High", 2007.
PREMIOS Y HONORES
• First Prize, Cosmic Connection, Concept Art Fair (Art Basel Week), Miami, FL, 2014.
• Honorable Mention, Portrait Figure 31st Annual Art Competition, The Artist's Magazine, Dec 2014.
• Third Prize, Grand Central Academy Still Life Competition, New York, NY, 2014.
• First Prize, Grand Central Academy Portrait Sketch Competition, New York, NY, 2013.
• Miami Dade College Hall of Fame Award, 2013.
• Grand Prize Winner, ACOPAL’s open competition, "Out of the Square", 2011.
• 10 Cover Contest Winners, American Artist Magazine, "Temperance", 2011.
• First Place, Southwest Art Magazine, 21 under 31 Competition, "Young Versed", 2010.
• First Place, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, It’s Time We Met Contest, "Dancers", New York, 2010.
• Honorable Mention, American Portrait Society, Drawing Category "Day Dreamer", 2010.
• Honorable Mention, Salon International, "After the Moon", Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX. Juried by Daniel Greene, 2009.
• Honorable Mention. 4th International Art Renewal Center Salon Competition, Still Life Category "Installment", 2007.
EDUCACION
• Hudson River Fellowship, Hunter, NY, 2010.
• Angel Academy of Art, Completed the "Fundamental Program in Drawing and Painting", Florence, Italy. 2006.
• New World School of the Arts, Miami, 2004.
• Associates in Arts Degree, Miami Dade College, 2003.
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