List of Cuban artists
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Below is a list of Cuban artists, Sculptors, painters, photographers and designers
- Belkis AyónBelkis AyónBelkis Ayón Manso was a Cuban artist and lithographer. Her work was based on Afro-Cuban religion, combining the myth of Sikan and the traditions of the Abakuá, a men's secret society, though her work was often thought to reflect her personal issues as well. Her work began exhibition in 1988, and...
, painter and lithographer - Eduardo Muñoz BachsEduardo Muñoz BachsEduardo Munoz Bachs was a Cuban poster artist. He was born on April 12, 1937 in Valencia, Spain, but moved to Cuba with his parents in 1941...
, poster artist - Born Valencia (Spain), 1937. Died Havana, 2001 - Mario BencomoMario BencomoMario Bencomo Pinar del Río, Cuba) is a Cuban-American artist.His work is in the collection of numerous museums, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City; Detroit Institute of Art; Norton Museum of Art; Denver Art Museum, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba; Art Museum of...
, painter, born in Pinar del Río, Cuba, 1953 - Cundo BermúdezCundo BermúdezCundo Bermúdez , born Secundino Bermúdez y Delgado, was a Cuban painter. Born in Havana, Cuba, he died of a heart attack in his Westchester home on October 30, 2008....
, painter - Born Havana, 1914. Died Miami, 2008 - José BernalJosé BernalJosé Bernal was a Cuban-American artist. He was born in Santa Clara, Cuba, in the former province of Las Villas and became a naturalized U.S.A. citizen in 1980....
, painter and sculptor - Born Santa Clara, Cuba, 1925 - Juan Pablo Ballester Carmenates, painter
- Pedro Álvarez CastellóPedro Álvarez CastellóPedro Reinaldo Álvarez Castelló was a Cuban artist who rose to prominence during Cuba's Special Period.-Biography:...
, painter - Miguel CerejidoMiguel CerejidoMiguel Cerejido is a Canadian artist, born in Havana, Cuba on February the 26th of 1960.Graduated of Drawing and Painting from the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro" in 1980...
, painter - Born Havana, 1960 - Raúl Corrales, photographer
- Damien Cruz, painter - Born Havana, 1977. Lives in Miami, Florida
- Agustín CárdenasAgustín Cárdenasthumb|250px| Without Title , sculpture by Auguste Cardenas in the area above the Roman quarry in [[Sankt Margarethen im Burgenland]] near [[Lake Neusiedl]]....
, sculptor - Carlos Rodríguez CárdenasCarlos Rodriguez CardenasCarlos Rodríguez Cárdenas is a Cuban painter and one of the most relevant Cuban painters of the 1980s.-Biography:Rodríguez Cárdenas was born in 1962 in Sancti Spiritus, Villa Clara, and completed his arts studies in 1983 in Havana’s Instituto Superior de Arte .He formed part of the René...
, painter - Juan Francisco ElsoJuan Francisco ElsoJuan Francisco Elso , born Juan Francisco Elso Padilla in Havana, Cuba was a Cuban artist. He created art in a variety of media, such as drawing, painting, engraving, and sculpture, and also did installations. In 1972, he finished his studies in the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes “San Alejandro”...
, born in Havana in 1956 - Carlos EnríquezCarlos EnríquezCarlos Enríquez was an Uruguayan - Argentine actor. He starred in the 1950 film Arroz con leche under director Carlos Schlieper.-External links:. ....
, painter - Born Zulueta, Cuba 1900. Died Havana, 1957 - Jose Emilio Fuentes Fonseca, visual artist born in Cuba, 1974
- Humberto Jesús Castro García, painter & printmaker - Born Havana, 1957
- Carlos Rafael Uribazo GarridoCarlos Rafael Uribazo GarridoCarlos Rafael Uribazo Garrido is a Cuban artist specializing with painting, engraving, drawing, graphic design, photography, and ceramics...
, artist - Juan Ramón Valdés GómezJuan Ramón Valdés GómezJuan Ramón Valdés Gómez, called "Yiki", is a modern Cuban artist whose paintings are representative of twentieth century Vanguardia artists who rejected the academic conventions of Cuba's national art academy...
- 1968 - Jose Acosta HernandezJose Acosta HernandezJose Acosta Hernandez was born in San Jose, Cuba, in 1966. His family immigrated to the United States in 1969. Acosta has been creating art ever since his youth, and has always enjoyed painting. In 2003, Acosta decided to go to the Art Students League of New York on weekends to further his art...
, born in San Jose, Cuba, 1966 - Diango HernándezDiango HernandezDiango Hernández is a Cuban contemporary artist.- Biography :Hernandez was born in 1970 in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. He earned a degree in industrial design at the Havana Superior Institute of Design...
, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, 1970 - Carlos Enrique Prado HerreraCarlos Enrique Prado HerreraCarlos Enrique Prado Herrera is a Cuban contemporary artist. He has different art works made in sculpture, ceramic, drawing, digital art, performance, installations and interventions. Since 2002 until now, he works as a professor in the University of Arts of Cuba , where he also is the Head of the...
, sculptor & ceramist - Born Havana, 1978 - JosignacioJosignacioJose Ignacio Sanchez Rius, known as Josignacio for artistic name, was born in Havana, Cuba on October 24, 1963. He is a contemporary Cuban Artist , neo-figurative, mostly abstract, who has resided in the USA since 1989 and he is notably known for the creation of the plastic paint medium in 1984...
, creator of plastic paint medium, contemporary painter, 1963 - Alberto KordaAlberto KordaAlberto Díaz Gutiérrez, better known as Alberto Korda or simply Korda was a Cuban photographer, remembered for his famous image Guerrillero Heroico of Argentine Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.-Early life:Korda, whose real name was Alberto Díaz Gutiérrez, was born on 14 September 1928 in...
, photographer famous for his photograph of Che Guevara - Wifredo LamWifredo LamWifredo Óscar de la Concepción Lam y Castilla , better known as Wifredo Lam, was a Cuban artist who sought to portray and revive the enduring Afro-Cuban spirit and culture...
, painter - Born Sagua la Grande, 1902; Died Paris, France 1982 - Julio LarrazJulio LarrazJulio César Ernesto Fernandez Larraz is a Cuban painter, sculptor, printmaker, and caricaturist known for his mastery of realism.-Personal life:...
, painter- Born Havana, 1944 - Juan T. Vázquez MartínJuan T. Vazquez MartinJuan T. Vázquez Martín, is an abstract painter who was born on December 23, 1941 in Caibarién, Cuba.A Cuban painter who lives and works in Havana.Member of the Writer and Artists Union of Cuba .Member of International Association of Art ....
, Caibarien, 1941, among the Masters of Abstract paintings in Cuba. - Raul Martinez
- Rene MederosRene MederosFelix René Mederos Pazos was a prominent Cuban poster artist and graphic designer. A self-taught artist from Sagua la Grande, he began work in a Havana printshop in 1944 and was appointed Chief Designer for Cuba's principal television station in 1959...
, poster artist and graphic designer - Manuel MendiveManuel MendiveManuel Mendive is one of the leading Afro-Cuban artists to emerge from the Revolutionary Period-Biography:Mendive was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1944. His family practiced La Regla de Ocha, or Santería. A mulatto, he cherishes his Yoruba roots from the West Coast of Africa...
, artist - Born Havana, 1944. - Eduardo MichaelsenEduardo MichaelsenEduardo Michaelsen was a Cuban painter. He was known mainly for naïve painting depicting Cuban folklore....
, painter - Born Santiago de Cuba, 1920 - Enrique Caravia MontenegroEnrique Caravia MontenegroEnrique Caravia Montenegro was a Cuban artist.-Education:In the 1920s he studied in the Arts and Trades School, Sociedad Amigos del País Villate Academy Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Alejandro in Havana...
, painter - Born Havana, 1905. Died Havana, 1992 - Gina PellónGina PellónGina Pellón is a Cuban painter who lives in France. She is known for her abstract expressive paintings in strong colours, usually depicting women...
, painter - Born Havana, 1926 - Amelia PeláezAmelia PeláezAmelia Peláez del Casal was an important Cuban painter of the Avant-garde generation.-Biography:Amelia was born in 1896 in Yaguajay, in the former Cuban province of Las Villas...
, painter - Born Yaguajay, Cuba, 1896. Died Havana, 1968 - Mario Perez, painter - Born Havana, 1943
- Fidelio Ponce, painter
- René PortocarreroRené PortocarreroRené Portocarrero was a Cuban artist recognised internationally for his achievements.-History:...
, Painter - Luis Miguel RodriguezLuis Miguel RodríguezLuis Miguel Rodríguez is a baseball player for Cuba. He was pitcher in the Cuban team which won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, painter- Born Havana, 1959. The call him the Cuban Dali. Lives in Miami. - Juan Andrés Rodríguez (El Monje)Juan Andrés Rodríguez (El Monje)Juan Andrés Rodríguez better known by his artistic name El Monje in was a Cuban artist specializing in painting and drawing.-Education:...
, painter - José Vilalta SaavedraJosé Vilalta SaavedraJosé Villalta Saavedra was a Cuban sculptor. One of the first native Cuban sculptors, Villalta was a mulatto born in Havana. Thanks to private patrons, he was able to train in Europe, first in Canarias and then in la Reale Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara. He worked in Italy and Cienfuegos...
, sculptor - Edgar SoberónEdgar SoberonEdgar Soberón is a Cuban born painter and printmaker, born in Cienfuegos, Cuba in 1962. Soberon studied at Parsons School of Design in New York City, where he later taught Drawing and Printmaking with the Foundation and Fine Arts Departments from 1992 through 2002...
, painter - Born Cienfuegos, 1962 - Rafael SorianoRafael SorianoRafael Soriano is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the New York Yankees. He bats and throws right-handed...
, painter - Born Cidra, Matanzas, 1920 - Emilio SánchezEmilio SánchezEmilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games...
, painter - Born Camagüey, Cuba, 1921 - Tomás SánchezTomás SánchezTomás Sánchez is a Cuban painter specializing in stately and often idealized landscapes. He studied at the San Alejandro School of Plastic Arts and the National School of Art in Havana, Cuba. His accolades include the Joan Miró Prize in 1980 and the Amelia Peláez Award in 1984. In 1989 he...
, painter - Born Cienfuegos, 1948 - Víctor Manuel García ValdésVíctor Manuel García ValdésVíctor Manuel García Valdés was a Cuban painter of the Avant-garde movement.-Biography:Born in Havana, at age 6 he already showed a precocious attitude for drawing. At age 12, he started studying arts at San Alejandro Art School, the most recognized art school in Cuba...
, painter - Born Havana 1897; Died Havana, 1969
External links
- Contemporary Cuban Art Gallery in Miami from Luis Miguel Rodriguez
- A gallery of contemporary Cuban artists
- News and Views, Art-in-stock, contemporary art from Cuba
- Contemporary Cuban Art from The Farber Collection
- Soy Cuba Contemporary Cuban Art in UK
- Artistas Cubanos en Cuba
- Virtual Art Gallery featuring artworks by Damien Cruz