Joel Humberto Rojas Pérez (born March 1968 in Santa Clara

Santa Clara, Cuba

Santa Clara is the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara. It is located in the most central region of the province and almost in the most central region of the country.- History :Santa Clara was founded by 175 people on July 15th, 1689...

, Villa Clara

Villa Clara Province

Villa Clara is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is located in the central region of the island bordering with the Atlantic at north, Matanzas Province by west, Sancti Spiritus by east, and Cienfuegos on the South. Villa Clara shares with Cienfuegos and Sancti Spiritus on the south the Escambray...

, Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

 is a Cuban painter. He studied at Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA), Havana

Havana

Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...

, Cuba.

Individual Exhibitions

His first exhibition was at the Library of the National Art School with the name Muestra personal in 1986. He presented Joel Rojas as a collateral exhibition to the 5th Havana biennial

Havana biennial

The Havana Biennial Art Exhibition takes place in Havana every two years, and principally aims at promoting the « Third World » contemporary art...

 at Casa del Joven Creador Gallery, Havana, 1994.

Collective Exhibitions

His work was part of the Exposición en saludo a la Segunda Bienal de La Habana, Escuela Nacional de Arte, Havana, 1986. His work was seen in the 6th Awarded Saloon, at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, in 1992.

Awards

He was awarded the Painting Prize at the IV Salón Provincial de Artes Plásticas y Diseño Villa Clara'88, Villa Clara, Cuba, in 1988. He won the Painting Prize at the Salón de Marinas, Galería Leopoldo Romañach

Leopoldo Romañach

Leopoldo Romañach y Guillen was a well-known Cuban painter. He was a professor of color theory at San Alejandro, won a number of awards...

, Caibarién, Villa Clara, in 1989. In 1992 he was recognized with a mention at the Awarded Saloon, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana.