Gallery of West Indian Art
We Specialise In Haitian Art, Cuban Art, And Jamaican Art

Errol Allen
Errol Allen was born on the 18th of August 1960 in Granville, St.James near Montego Bay, into a family of artists.  He went to Granville All Age School until he was sixteen.  From the age of six he was sketching and at the age of fifteen he began painting signs.  Through meeting other artists he became interested in fine arts and began doing water colours in 1979.  This is still his favourite medium although he also does pastels, oils and acrylics.  Errol works with a small group of painters in which he is the leader and teacher. He has exhibited at the Chatham Hotel and the Montego Bay Parish Library.  His paintings have been sold to the USA, Canada, England, Germany and Australia.

Albert Artwell
Born on October 23 1942 in Catadupa, Jamaica.  Artwell, a visionary, was first inspired to "illustrate" in a marvelously decorative calligraphy, various passages from the Scriptures.  Later, he began painting pictures, usually religious scenes updated with elements of topical humour.  A Crucifixion scene, for example, reveals among the onlookers...colonial types - including a medal-bedecked British Officer.  His work is marked by a clear, concise imagery in fresh, flatly painted colours.  Artwell's work has been exhibited all over the world, including the 1979 World Naive Exhibition at Hamiltons, London; the 1983 Smithsonian Institute's Traveling Exhibition; in 1984 at the Waggoner Gallery in Chicago; in 1985 at the Suti Gallery in Switzerland.
He has also had numerous exhibitions in his native Jamaica, including several showings with the Jamaica National Gallery.

Alphanso Blake
Born 1971 in Jamaica, West Indies, Alphanso originally started working in oils in 1989 but has since moved on to acrylics - which he now uses
exclusively. He lives and works in the hills of St. Andrew from where he seems to get the inspiration for a lot of his stupendous landscapes.
Talent, dedication and perseverance aptly describe the virtue of Alphanso who has had numerous group exhibitions and two very successful solo showings to his credit.  His most recent overseas appearances have been in Charleston, South Carolina, New York, Barbados and the Jamaican Consul in Washington D.C.
His works are constantly shown at various galleries in Jamaica and Trinidad and have held places in many distinguished private collections, both in
Jamaica and overseas, among these persons is popular American singer, Roberta Flack.
His name is renowned in Jamaica's national JCDC Festival of Art Competition, where he has been presented with three Certificates of Merit, two in 1996 and the other in 1998.  He attended the Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts and at the Edith Dalton James High School, he was
awarded "Most Outstanding Student" in Art  for the year 1988-1989.
"Painting has taught me to be patient and to work carefully for what I want," Alphanso says. "One of my greatest motivators is the challenge of attaining seemingly unreachable goals."  This approach he feels is largely due to his christian beliefs.  Although clearly influenced by the works of Jamaican Art professionals such as Richard Hall, Barrington Watson and George Rodney, he thinks he has largely developed his artistic ideas by individual inspiration and God-given abilities.  His subject matter ranges from Landscapes, to Seascapes, Abstracts, Semi-Abstracts and Figure Studies.  Ultimately, Alphanso wishes to be an ambassador of Caribbean art worldwide.

Bobart
Clifford Scott, alias Bobart, was born in Westmoreland, Jamaica.  From an early age he wanted to be an artist.  He spent many hours in school "doodling" in his books.  He is a farmer, with a great interest in politics.  His work often depicts the market women and the lush fruits & vegetation of the quiet countryside where he lives.  He expresses his artistic nature in his extraordinary dress, sometimes wearing paintbrushes or a hibiscus in his hair.  His work is in many collections, including some in the UK, Japan, Switzerland, the Caribbean, and the USA.

Nelton Fisher
Nelton Fisher was born on May 28 1965 in Albert Town, Trelawny, Jamaica.  When he was a small child he lived with his grandmother, and attended Maud McLeod Secondary School.  He then moved to Anchovy to live with his father and attended Anchovy Secondary.  He is totally self-taught and loved to paint from a very young age.  One of his paintings was presented to the ex-Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Hon. Hugh Shearer.  He is in many prestigious art collections, including that of a former mayor of Palm Springs.

Andy Jefferson
Andy Jefferson is a graduate of both the Plymouth College of Art and Design, and the Exeter College of Art and Design.  From 1981 to 1985 he was a full-time teacher at the Edna Manley School for the Visual Arts in Kingston, where he specialised in teaching Fine Art Printmaking.  From 1985 to 1987 he was a part-time teacher at the Edna Manley School for the Visual Arts.  In 1987 he turned full-time artist.  He lives and works in Newcastle, in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica.  He has had the following one man exhibitions:
1984 - "Aspects", Gallery  Makonde, Kingston, Jamaica
1987 - "Contrasts", Bolivar Gallery, Kingston, Jamaica
1988 - "A Taste of Jamaica", Theatre Royal, Plymouth, UK
1989 - "Changes", Gallery Makonde, Kingston, Jamaica
1990 - "Andy Jefferson", The Ruins, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
1991 - "Perceptions", Mutual Life Gallery, Kingston, Jamaica
1994 - "Jamaican Vibrations", London, UK
1995 - "Andy Jefferson", Gallery Samrhea, Genolier, Switzerland
1997 - "Interpretations", Mutual Life Gallery, Kingston, Jamaica
1999 - "Printmaker's Paradise", Bolivar Gallery, Kingston, Jamaica
He has also exhibited at Jamaica's National Gallery from 1984 - 1989.  3 of his pieces were chosen for exhibition at the 2000 Annual National Exhibition, and two of his pieces were accepted for the 30th Printmakers Bienale in Puerto Rico, 2001.

Susan Clare
Susan Clare is a representational watercolour artist whose style emphasizes the lush tropical beauty of nature, seen under the dancing sunlight of Jamaica’s North Coast.  Her recent work shows an expanded array of subject matter and motivation.

Born and raised in England, Susan’s formal education was in sciences, but with an art teacher for a mother, and her interest in painting was maintained as a hobby.  After moving to Jamaica in 1981, to pursue a career in scuba diving, Susan owned and ran a PADI 5 Star Scuba Training Centre in several prestigious resorts.  Her artistic expressions lay dormant.  In 1996, Susan revived her longtime interest in calligraphy and gold leaf illuminations, taking on part-time work designing menus and illustrating quotes and poems.

In March 1997, Susan decided to become a full-time artist and with self-study and the inspiring guidance of sculptress and watercolourist, Jannette Eyles, the dream became reality.  She spent nine months working out of Jannette’s studio, painting the tropical plants, flowers, landscapes and still lifes of the luscious environment of rural Jamaica.  Her aim was to let the viewer make a connection with the richness of nature and the values inherent in a simpler lifestyle.  A year later, the artist started portraits of children, by commission.  Nearly five years into her painting career, Susan has expanded her range of subject matter to include some nautical themes, from her past, and some spiritual ideas from a present and ongoing quest for personal growth.  The latter incorporate gold work and calligraphic motifs and symbols, in an age old tradition, given a new flavour.

Susan finds herself drawn to the world within the picture frame.  “The play of light over the subject is spellbinding, be it a still life collection of glass bottles, rustic stonework or the glowing complexion of a child.”

In November 1997, Susan showed a solo exhibition at Round Hill Hotel, which was extremely well received.  Since then, she has participated in three group shows each year, in Montego Bay.  Her work is also at Coyaba Resort, Mobay Hope, the Gallery of West Indian Art and Décor Gallery in Montego Bay, in Harmony Hall and Wassi Art, Ocho Rios, and at WB Framing in Kingston.  Her work can be found in private collections in Jamaica, England, USA, Canada and Europe.

Maria Downes
Maria's original works are inspired by her travels in Jamaica, where she has maintained a second residence for many years.  Maria offers original artwork, limited edition prints, as well as commissioned paintings and handpainted floorcloths and canvas rugs. Maria's paintings have been well received and have been accepted by several juried exhibitions including the Fitchburg Art Museum, the Concord Art Association, and the Cape Cod Art Association. She has also participated in many group shows, plus numerous, exciting One Woman Shows, most recently at the Tower Hill Botanical Gardens. This show, A New Twist on Old Fashioned Botanicals included many new works.
Maria's painting "Lilac Frenzy" was selected from among 300 entries for an Arnold Arboretum limited edition poster and the painting "Towards Truro" was featured in American Artist for its statement on conservation. Additionally, many of her original works are housed in Corporate Collections and have been exhibited throughout the U.S. and abroad.

Milton Messam
Born November 1 1944 in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Messam attended school where he acquired the nickname "artist" as he was always drawing.  In 1963, he took a correspondence course in Commercial and Fine Art.  He worked as a hotel chef and also drove a taxi until 1985.  He has now given up all unrelated work to concentrate on his painting.  He works  mainly in oil with palette knife and does exquisite water colours.  His work is much in demand and forms part of many private collections throughout the world.

Uta Sodtke
Uta Sodtke was born and educated in Germany and has lived in Toronto, Canada, since 1967.  In her artistic beginnings she was gradually encouraged and influenced by her artist father.  She was attracted by various media used in the creative process but has found watercolour to be the most challenging and rewarding media for her.
Paintings of vibrant colours and the lush scenery of the rolling hills and forest vegetation, are a direct result of her frequent travels to Jamaica, over the last thirty years.  Her love of Montego Bay surroundings has inspired her to spend most of her available time in Jamaica, where she paints scenes readily recognizable for most people.
Uta's work is internationally collected, such as in Europe, the Caribbean, and North America.

Stefan Spath
Born in Germany and previously living throughout Europe, Africa and Australasia, Stefan has resided in Jamaica for over 5 years.  It is perhaps from these experiences that Stefan has come to fully embrace the Jamaican culture. This is clearly demonstrated in his artwork which passionately reflects the vibrancy of the colors of the Caribbean.  Stefan’s love of painting is inspired with flair and design from his career in the culinary field. His original entry into the art world has resulted in commissioned pieces existing within private collections around the world.
Strong – Passionate – Vibrant – Stefan’s work pervades the senses, evoking and provoking thoughtful commentary. This young man’s work is a must for lovers of art and Caribbean culture alike.  Stefan’s series of Caribbean Nudes & Abstracts (shown below) will be on show at Round Hill Hotel & Villas in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from August 3rd – 10th 2004.

Eldon Spence
Eldon Spence was born in Falmouth, Jamaica on the 7th of August 1972.  He always wanted to be an artist, and in school, his favourite subjects were art & painting, batik leatherwork, and screen printing.  He later joined a group of artists led by Wilfred Black.  By observing them, he developed his own style - and thus rightly describes himself as self-taught.  He plays the guitar, and occasionally sings with a partner at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montego Bay.  He is married, with three children.

Elizabeth White
Elizabeth White (b. Jamaica, August 6, 1955), the first of identical twins, started painting at an early age. Her deep interest led to studies at the Jamaica School of Art from 1973 -1977, where she specialized in Fine Art/Painting.   Acrylics have become her favorite medium, after first exploring oils, watercolor and gouache.  Strongly influenced by Eastern philosophies, she is a yoga teacher and student of tai chi.  The subject matter for her paintings range from Jamaican rural scenes to more symbolic, surrealistic images.  Her canvas prints are created by using   a special technique that produces handcrafted prints from reproductions of original paintings. Each is individually done by hand, and they are not computer generated, or mass produced.

David Elliott Wilson
David Elliott Wilson was born in Oxford, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica on March 13, 1969.  He attended Manchester High School, and then the Mico Teachers College.  He is currently an Art teacher at Manchester High.  He says he was born with the innate gift to paint, and was always attracted to, and fascinated by, artists.  He was inspired to paint himself by his art teacher at college. David is married & has one daughter.
 

Aracil (Aliosha Aracil Boullon)
Aliosha Aracil Boullon was born in the city of Habana, Cuba, in 1973.  He is a graduate, in Graphic Design, of the Instituto Superior de Diseno ISDI, Habana, Cuba.  He is a member of the Fondo de Bienes Culturales de Cuba, and of the Centro de Desarrollo des las Artes Visuales.  He currently lives and works in Habana.

Personal Exhibitions:
1992 "Reflexion", Galeria de Arte de 10 de Octubre, Habana, Cuba.
1992 "En Mi Calle", Galeria Museo Municipal de San Miguel, Habana, Cuba
1989 "Personal", Galeria de Arte de San Miguel, Habana, Cuba

Collective Exhibitions (Aracil has taken part in over 40 such exhibitions, some of which are listed below):
2003 "IV Salon Voces Del Sur", Centro Provincial de Artes Plasticas y Diseno, Habana, Cuba
2002 "Abajo. Performance", Casa de las Poesia, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
2001 "Salon de la Ciudad", Centro Provincial de Artes Plasticas y Diseno, Habana, Cuba
1999 "El Tiempo Como Espacio", Exteriores del Instituto Superior de Arte, Habana, Cuba
1998 "Este No Tiene Nombre", Galeria de ISA, Habana, Cuba
1997 "Artistas Contemperaneos", Galeria Isarte, Medellin, Colombia
1996 "Zeitkritische Kunst aus Kuba", Galeria Rita Schweitzer, Stuttgart, Germany

His work can be found in, amongst 15 others, these private collections:
Coleccion Galeria Rita Schweitzer, Stuttgart, Germany
Coleccion Wolfgang Mezger, Frittlingen, Germany
Coleccion Joel Atlas Skirble, Washington DC, USA
Coleccion Galeria Las Chimeneas, Canary Islands, Spain
Coleccion Ramie Leahy, Kilkenny, Ireland
Gallery of West Indian Art, Montego Bay, Jamaica

Francisco Gordillo Arredondo
Francisco Gordillo was born in Habana on the 11th of September 1964.  He is a graduate of the Academia de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro".  He has participated in the following collective exhibitions:
1980 - Salon Centro Habana
1988 - VII Salon Provincial "Oscar Fdez. Madera
1988 - Galeria L, 20 anos de Galeria Salon Pequeno Formato
1989 - Salon Nacional de Pequeno Formato, Camaguey
1991 - Expo "Divergencia" grupo Espiral C.Central de las FAR
1993 - "Variaciones", Artistas de la Plaza, Museo Colonial
1993 - Concurso "13 de Marzo" Galeria L
1993 - Expo, "The Cuban Art Space", New York, USA
1994 - "Expo Lingua", Union Arabe de Cuba, Palacio de Bellas Artes
1995 - "Cuban Popular Painters under Castro", Oakland, USA
1996 - "Expo. Del Destacamento Wilfredo Lam", Taller de Arte, Habana
1996 - "Expo of Cuban Paintings", Ladbroke Hall, Barky Road, London
1997 - Expo "50 anos de Respeto", Taller de Arte, Habana
1997 - Salon Nacional "Lo Africano en la Postmodernidad"
1997 - Galeria de Arte Concha Ferrant
1998 - Expo Homenaje del Destacamento Wilfredo Lam del Contingente Cultural, Galeria de la Fragua Martiana
1998 - Concurso Mirtha Serra, San Antonio de los Banos
1999 - XI Salon de Arte Plastica "Aristides Fernandez", Galeria de Arte Universal, Guines
His works have been shown in the following personal exhibitions:
1990 - "Enkisi contrapunto con el tiempo", Galeria Concha Ferrant
1991 - "Ago Mollobba", Galeria Tina Modotti
1993 - "Ebbo", Galeria Concha Ferrant
1993 - "16 Ochu Belu", Taller de Arte, Habana
1995 - "Maferun Aggayu", Taller de Arte, Habana

Juan Fernando Chacon
Juan Fernando Chacon was born 1969 in Manzanillo.  He is a graduate of the Academia profesional de Artes Plasticas de la provincia de Holguin.
He is a member of AHS (Asociacion Hermanos Saiz), UNEAC (Union Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba) and of the Fondo de Bienes Culturales de Cuba.
He has had the following personal exhibitions:
- Exposicion "Imagenes", Academia Profesional de Artes Plasticas de Holguin, 1987.
- Exposicion "Me veo claramente", galeria de Arte en Manzanillo, 1990.
- Exposicion "Represion", galeria de Arte en Manzanillo, 1991.
- Exposicion "Detras de la puerta", centro literario Manuel Navarro Luna
   en Manzanillo, 1991.
- Exposicion Bipersonal "Fernando Chacon - Ramon Cisneros", Casa de la Amistad, Sala Kesse, Tarragona, Spain, 1997.
He has also participated in several collective exhibitions, such as the "Salon Nacional de Estudiantes" in Habana, 1988;  the VI Salon Nacional
de Premiados at the Museo Nacional Palacio de Bellas Artes, Habana in 1992, and the Salon de Poesia Illustrada, in 1995, 1996, and 1997.

Charro or Chamart (Maria del Rosario Rodriguez Rodriguez)
Charro, born in Habana, is a self-taught artist who works with mixed media...usually acrylics and pastels on Canvas, with textiles, dried leaves & other plant parts.  Charro says that she finds the inspiration for her art in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, particularly "The Lord of the Rings".

Exposito
Eduardo Gonzalez Exposito was born in La Habana, Cuba, in 1964.  He studied painting and photography, and his works are found in collections around the world.  He has had the following personal exhibitions:
2001:    Performance "Galeria Rodante", "Arte Para Todos", Habana, Cuba.
2001:    Expo "Estupidos monumentos que me asechan", C.P.A.D., Pinar del Rio, Cuba.
2000:    Obras eecientes de Exposito.  Gallery La Fitte, New Orleans.
2000:    Exposito, The Cuban Picasso.  Choen-Rese Gallery, San Francisco, California.
2000:    Dragon I have Known and Loved.  Gallery Duvall-Durand, San Francisco, California.
2000:    Cuban Portraits.  Gallery Hofstaff, Switzerland.
1999:    Faces by Exposito.  Gallery Duvall-Durand, San Francisco, California.
1999:    Retratos.  Rui Aco y Exposito.  Galeria Castelo Major, Carcais, Portugal.
Exposito has also participated in numerous collective exhibitions in his native Cuba, as well as in Italy, the United States, Switzerland, and Argentina.

Orestes Gaulhiac
Orestes Gaulhiac was born in Santiago de Cuba in 1960.  In 1978, he participated in his first exhibition in Habana.  He graduated from the Escuela Nacional de Diseno in 1980.  His work has been shown in various exhibition in his native Cuba, as well as in exhibitions in Mexico, the Canary Islands, Luxembourg, Portugal and the USA.  Gaulhiac has become one of Cuba's best-known contemporary artists.

Silvia Fontaine Grillo
Born in Matanzas, Silvia Grillo graduated with a degree in History of Art in 1985.  She was a teacher of art from 1986 to 1993.  She worked in the field of art for three years and began painting in 1996.  Her work forms part of private collections in the USA, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sweden, Jamaica and Latin America.  She has exhibited in Sweden and her native Cuba.  She is married to the famous painter Jose Gonzalez Grillo, with whom she has one daughter.

Eduardo Guerra Hernandez
Eduardo Guerra Hernandez was born on the 23rd of August, 1967, in Pinar del Rio, Cuba.  He studied at the Escuela Vocacional de Arte Raul Sanchez in Pinar del Rio from 1979 to 1982.  From 1982 to 1986 he attended the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas in Habana, and then, from 1990 to 1995, the Instituto Superior de Arte.  He has had numerous exhibitions in his native Cuba, as well as in Spain (Madrid 1996, 1997 and 1998), Sweden (Joenkoeping 1999), Mexico (Guadalajara 1996), and the United States (Texas in 2001, California in 1999).

Raul Moncada Marino
Raul Moncada Marino was born in the city of Camaguey, in Southern Cuba, in 1955.  He studied at the Escuela de Artes Plasticas Jose Joaquin      Tejada in Santiago de Cuba, and later at the Instituto Pedagogico Enrique Jose Varona in the city of Havana.  He has had numerous personal      exhibitions in his native Cuba, where he has also participated in several collective exhibitions.
In 1996, he won first prize for painting at the Taller de Creacion, at the Casa Cultura Marianao in Havana.  In 1995, he won first prize for engraving at the Encuentro de Artistas, at the Casa Cultura Marianao in Havana.

Raisa Metauten
Raisa Metauten was born in the city of Habana, Cuba, in 1961.  She is a self-taught painter.

Odilia Mezquia
Born in the city of La Habana on November 10th 1963, Odilia Mezquia is a graduate of the Academia de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro".  Below is a listing of the numerous exhibitions she has participated in.
Exposiciones Collectivas:
1984 - Arte Popular, Galeria Centro Habana
1986 - Salon Centro Habana
1988 - Galeria L.  20 anos de Galeria.  Salon pequeno formato.
1992 - Concurso Fayad Jamis.  Galeria "Abdel Kader".
1993 - Expo.  The Cuban Art Space. NY, EU
1994 - Expo colateral a la 5 Bienal de La Habana.  Galeria "Emir Abdel".
1995 - 1er Salon Nacional de Arte Colonial Cubano.  Morro - Cabana.
1996 - Expo.  Pinture Cubana en S/S de la Gomera.  Espana.
1997 - Expo "50 anos di respeto".  Taller.  Centro Habana.
1998 - Expo "Del viaje al sueno".  Grupo 8 de Marzo.  Galeria Galiano.
1998 - Subasta de Otono.  Galeria Imago.
1999 - 20 anniversario del Taller de Arte de Centro Habana.  Galeria Frida Kalo.
2000 - Salon de Invierno.  2 Encuentro de Graduados.  San Alejandro.
Exposiciones Personales:
1995 - "Allah Akbar".  Taller de Arte.  Centro Habana.
1998 - "Espacio Caligrafico".  Galerio Origines. Cantro Habana.
1999 - "Ciudad Perdida".  Galeria Ciudades del Mundo.  Vedado.
2000 - "A manos llenas".  Galeria Diago.  Habana Vieja.
2000 - "A manos llenas".  Galeria Concha Ferran.  Guanabacoa.
Odilia is a member of the European-based Center for Cuban Studies, and is included in the 1er Diccionario Cubano de las Artes Plasticas, published in Cuba in 2000.

Juan Minero
Juan Minero is a (self-described) diminutive 34-year old painter from Pinar del Rio.  Here is what he had to say about himself: "One would think he would paint with rancour, but, no....his work is hysterical."

Pablo Morpa
Pablo Morpa was born in Habana in 1961.  He attended the School of Design in Habana, and now works as a painter and interior decorator.  He was inspired to paint as a child, and has painted ever since.  When asked why he enjoys painting cats so much, he replies that he likes cats, because they make him feel happy;  and his paintings of them make other people feel happy.

Armando Tejuca
Armando Tejuca Corominas was born on September 29 1968 in Habana, Cuba.  He is a graduate in Civil Engineering (ISPAJE 1991) and in "Artes Plasticas" from the San Alejandro Academy (1995).  He is a member of: La Asociacion Hermanos Saiz (since 1991), Cens Artistes Plastics (ACEA), Barcelona, Spain.  Founder-Member of Grupo de creacion Humoristica 30 de Febrero (since 1991)
He has participated in the following humoristic exhibitions:
1991 - Tarequex '91.  Galeria Juan David.  By invitation of the Museo del Humor de San Antonio de los Banos.
1992 - Del Bobo un Pelo.  Museo 9 de Abril.  Armeria de la Habana Vieja.
 Salon del Humor '92.  Museo del Humor de San Antonio de los Banos.
 Quen le tiene miedo al Bobo?  Museo del Humor de San Antonio de los Banos.
1993 - Hagan juego companeros.  Octava Bienal del Humor, by invitation of the Museo del Humor de San Antonio de los Banos.
He has had the following one-man exhibitions: 1993 - Pintar, la libertad.  Galeria Centro de Arte de Boyeros.
1994 - Esperando que llegue la Guerra - Galeria Khalo.  Casa de la Cultura de Centro Habana.  Part of the 5th Bienal de Artes Plasticas de la Habana. 1995 - Five old panics.  Part of the Festival de Teatro de la Habana.
Cine Teatro Trianon.
He has participated in the following (collective) exhibitions: 1992 - La Exposicion.  Galeria de San Alejandro.
1993 - Exhibitions celebrating the 175 anniversary of the foundation of the San Alejandro Academy.  Galeria 23 y 12 (paintings), Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales; Galeria Amelia Pelaez (sculptures); Galeria Centro de Arte de Boyeros. 1994 - Exposicion de pequeno formato.  Galeria L., Salon Juan David. El mundo patas arriva.  Galeria Arte 7, Centro Cultural Cinematografico Yara. Quien le pone el tornillo al Gato? - Galeria de San Alejandro 1995 - Tre razones para no ir al cielo.  Galeria Juan David. Los monstruos de la razon.  Galeria del Centro Provincial de Artes Plasticas y Diseno. 1996 - A mitad de sueno.  Centro Veracruzano de Cultura.  Veracruz, Mexico.

Andres Tosco
Andres Tosco was born on December 24 1959 in Habana, Cuba.  He trained as a computer technician in Russia, before turning to painting in 1994.  He is self-taught, and, after initially painting on wood, now paints only on canvas.  Tosco is married, with two children who inspire some of his paintings.  He is very concerned with social issues, something which, as he freely admits, is not reflected in his works.

Armando Torres Hernandez
Armando Torres was born in the province of Santa Clara in 1961.  He is a self-taught painter, whose works have been variously described as surrealist, primitive, or naive.  His works depict scenes from Cuban life, sometimes in fantastic settings, which reveal the influence of Afro-Cuban mythology.

Mendez (Francisco Mendez Alonso)
Francisco Mendez Alonso was born October 15, 1954 in the city of Habana.  Following primary and secondary schools, he attended the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the University of Habana, from which he graduated in 1980.  Having always felt an affinity for the arts, particularly painting, he enrolled in art classes, where he was taught basic painting techniques.
Since 1980, he combines his work as a civil engineer with his second career...being an artist.  Painting, he says, satisfies and relaxes him, because painting, to him, is a labour of love and dedication.

Naguna (Nelson Laguna Sanchez)
Naguna was born February 20 1956.  He is a graduate of the Academia Provincial de Artes Plasticas "San Alejandro".  He has exhibited in the following collective exhibitions:
- Exposicion Colectiva en San Alejandro 1975
- Exposicion Colectiva de Estudiante del ISA 1977
- Exposicion en la casa de Africa 1993
- Exposicion de 4 pintores en el piso ejecutivo del Hotel Nacional 1994
- Muestra colectiva de 12 pintores cubanos en la Bienal de Habana 1995
- Exposicion en el centro de siete "Bonas Forza", Italy
- "Proyecto Horizontal 98", Galeria Imago, Habana 1998
- "Proyecto Horizontal en Portugal", Portugal 1998
- "Una vez mas", Galeria Galiano, Habana 1999
- Pintura Cubana de fin de siglo II, Boheme Art Gallery, Barcelona, Spain 1999
His works can be found in numerous private collections throughout the world.

Roca (Daniel Roca Blanco)
Roca was born in La Habana on the 27th of June 1967.  In 1983, he commenced his studies in industrial design in the Instituto de Diseno Industrial in Habana, from which he graduated in 1987.  He started his artistic career by carving, and did not begin to paint until 1996.  His works can be found in numerous private collections in the USA, Europe and South America.

Ronald (Ronaldo de Jesus Espinosa Nieto)
Ronaldo was born in the city of Habana in 1961.  He graduated from University of Habana in 1991, and is a member of the Fondo Cubano de Bienes  Culturales.  He has had several exhibitions in his native Cuba (1998, in the Casa de la Trova Benny More; 2000, in the Galeria de Arte San Miguel del Padron; 2001, in the Gran Teatro de la Habana), as well as in Mexico (1994, in Cancun "Lo Azul de Cuba").  Several of his works were shown in the  Festival de las Naciones in 1999 in Spain.  His works can also be found in private collections in Jamaica, Spain, France, Italy, the United States, and other countries.

Suarez (Julio Andres Suarez Machin)
Suarez was born in Pinar del Rio in 1946.  He graduated from the Escuela Nacional de Arte in 1968.  He initially worked in the book and publishing business, and has been a member of the Union de Periodistas de Cuba (UPEC) since 1970.  He was the artistic director of the "Revista Verde Olivo" from 1978 until 1990.  In 1981, with four other artists, he founded the group Tiempo Libre.  He joined the Union de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC) in 1995, and started painting.  In 1999, he became a member of the Proyecto Horizontal.  He has participated in numerous exhibitions in Cuba.

Humberto de Jesus Vinas Garcia
Humberto de Jesus Vinas Garcia was born in Habana, Cuba, on June 5, 1963.  He is a self-taught painter and auto-didact, who, in 1985, completed his studies as an "orfebre", or artsmith.  He subsequently worked as an artsmith in the Taller Katey.  In 1987, he designed the catalogue and program for the exhibition "Primer Encuentro de la Cultura Arabe en Cuba", which was held at the Galeria Emir Abdel Kader, in Habana.
In 1988, he completed a course in photography at the Union de Escritores y Periodistas de Cuba.  From 1989 to 1990, he completed a course in ceramics at the Taller de Ceramica del Cerro.  In 1994, he completed a course in theatre prodcution, dance, and music spectaculars, and was recognized in this field by the Ministry of Culture, and the Teatro Nacional de Cuba.
In 1995, he worked as a producer in theatre, with the Teatro Nacional de Cuba, and he became an "independent artist" with the Fondo de Bienes Culturales.  In 1999, he created a series of oil on canvas paintings for the Premacion del Evento Guitatrova, held by the cultural authority of the municipality Playa, in the city of Habana.
A detailed lisiting of all his exhibitions will be made available shortly.

Yasmina
Born in Trinidad, Province of Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, on July 21 1971. Yasmina studied at the Oscar Fernandez Morera Art School from 1984 to 1986.  From 1986 to 1990 she attended the San Alejandro Art School in the city of Habana.  She has had many exhibitions in her native Cuba, as well as exhibiting in London.  Her paintings form part of many private collections around the world.

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