Born in Guanabacoa, Cuba in 1943. Studied at San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts. His work uses traditional customs and Folklore as a resource for subject wherein he seeks to identify archetypes or actual picturesque characters.
Born in Cuba, Jose Chiu is a graduate of the San Alejandro National Academy of Fine Arts in Havana , Cuba. He's been a South Florida resident since 1982. A folkloric artist Jose strives to share with us his memories and visions of the Cuban populace. He depicts them doing everyday chores such as working, playing or engaging in idle chat. His master use of the techniques available to him coupled with his creativity presents us with a finished product that touches the inner- soul. He was commissioned by the Bacardi Museum to do a life size figure in papier mache of a Rum- Runer. He was also selected and published in: “Americanos: Latino Life in the United States.”
Which is a book that was published by little Brown and Company and is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. This exhibition is currently traveling throughout museums in the U.S. His work is represented in numerous private and public international collections.
Native of Guanabacoa, Habana, Cuba. Jose began to paint at an early age. He enrolled in the San Alejandro Academy of the Art, Cuba’s foremost Art Institute. After graduation in 1975, he became an art instructor at the Jose Marti Institute in rancho Boyeros, Havana.
After his arrival in the united States during 1980, he has dedicated most of his time to his painting, participating in many collective and individual exhibitions.
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Nacio en Guanabacoa, Cuba en 1943. Estudio en la Academia de Bellas Artes de San Alejandro. Su obra capta las costumbres, tradiciones y el folclor como fuente para sus temas con los que busca la identificacion de arquetipos de caracteres pintorescos.Nativo de guanabaco
Nacido en Cuba. Jose Chiu es graduado de la academia Nacional de Bellas Artes de San Alejandro en la habana, Cuba. Establecido en el sur de la florida desde el 1982. Un artista folklorico, Jose labora en compartir con nosotros sus memorias y viviones del pueblo cubano. El los representa en situaciones cotidianas tales como trabajando, jugando o sencillamente conversando. Su maestria en el uso de las diversas tecnicas acopladas con su creatividad nos presenta un producto final que nos llega al Corazon. Jose fue comisionado por el museo Bacardi para hacer una figara de tamano natural de un “vendedor de Ron” en papier mache. Tambien fue seleccionado y publicado en:” Americanos: La vida Latina en los Estados unidos”.
Nativo de Guanabacoa, la Habana, Cuba. El Artista Jose Chiu comenzo a pintar a una edad temprana . En 1975 recibio su licenciatura de la Academia de Artes Plasticas San Alejandro en la habana, Cuba. Ha vivido en el sur de la Florida desde que huyo de cuba en 1980, desde entonces ha usado sus recuerdos de cuba como inspiracion para su trabajo. U obra utiliza folklore y costumbrismos tradicionales como fuente de creatividad. Chiu usa arquetipos flokloricos como inspiracion para pintorescos personajes. Su maestria utilizando papier- mache y sus tecnicas con aceites le da un estilo que es tanto unico como nostalgico. Chiu ha participado en muchas exhibiciones tanto colectivas como individuales.
EXHIBITS
CUBA
1975 Salon de Profesores,Palacio de bellas Artes, la Habana
1975 Academia de San Alejandro , La Habana
1976 Galeria de Arte Galiano, La Habana
1978 Salon de Profesores, Palacio de bellas Artes, La Habana
1979 Teatro nacional Guinol, La Habana
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1982 Mar de plata Gallery , Miami beach, Fl.
1983 Festival de las Artes de Mariel, Miami, Fl.
1985 Miami Book Fair, Miami ,Fl.
1985 Ms Lacey Hoover, Miami Fl.
1986 Mr. and Mrs. Ron Royal Collection , Miami, Fl.
1988 Galeria Pacha , Miami, Fl.
1990 Ciclo de Arte Contemporaneo, Cuernavaca, Mexico
1991 Restaurant Yuca, Coral gables, Fl.
1992 WM White Gallery, Eugene Obregon , Oregon
1994 La Cueva art Gallery , Cuernavaca, Mexico.
1995 Arte Contra el Sida, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
1995 Galeria Isabel Odio, San Jose, Costa Rica
1996 Art from the Heart, Congress of USA, Washington, DC.
1996 Red Sunset Art, Antique Gallery, Miami ,Fl.
1996 Willy Chirino Foundation, Cuban Arts, Miami Beach, Fl.
1996 Belen Gala Auction, Miami , Fl.
1996 Los Colores de cuba,Mount Vernon College,Georgetown, DC.
1996 Havana Extravagance Festival, Radisson Hotel, Miami, Fl.
1997 Genesis, Lucha Contra el Sida, Coral Gables, Fl.
1997 Festival de Hispanidad, Miami, Fl.
1997 International Gallery, Coral Gables, Miami, Fl.
1997 Miami Children Hospital, Miami, Fl.
1997 Amalia Mahony Gallery, Chicago, Illinois.
1998 O&Y Gallery, Coral Gables, FL.
1998 Santayana Gallery, Key Biscayne, Fl.
1998 Belen Gala Auction, Miami, Fl.
1998 Willy Chirino Foundation ,Miami beach, Fl.
1998 Nabuc Gallery, Miami, Fl.
1998 O&Y Gallery, Coral Gables, Miami, Fl.
1998 Bacardi Museum , Miami, Fl.
1999 Lourdes Gala Auction, Miami, Fl.
1999 Centro Mater Gala Auction, Miami, Fl
1999 Nabuc Gallery, Miami, fl.
2000 20 years After, Nabuc Gallery, Miami, fl.
2000 20 Years of Art on the Diaspora, O&Y Gallery, Coral Gables, Fl.
2000 Future Vision II, O&Y Gallery, Coral Gables, Fl.
2000 Brickell Village Gallery, Miami, Fl.
2000 Centro Cultural, Miami, Fl.
2000 Little Havana Museum, Miami, Fl.
2000 Arte Ocho Mural Miami, Fl.
2000 Chanty Gallery, Miami, Fl.
2000 Hispanic Art Expressions.
2000 Miami Dade College , Miami, Fl.
2001 Da’ Vinci’s Gallery , Coral Gables, Fl.
2001 Fraga Gallery , Miami, Fl.
2001 Historic Museum South Florida, Miami, Fl.
2001 Work of Art Gallery, Miami, Fl.
2001 Small Painting Work of Art Gallery, Miami, Fl.
2001 Work of Art Gallery, Miami, Fl.
2001 Cuban American Artist Society, Da’ Vinci’s Gallery, Miami, Fl.
2001 Hispanic Art Expressions, Coral Gables, Fl.
2002 Pequeno Formato, OY Gallery, Coral Gables, Fl.
2002 Homenaje a la virgen , Fraga Fine Art, Miami, fl.
2002 “ Americanos” Latino Life in the United States;libro patrocinado por Edward James Olmos and the Smithonian Museum.
2002 Hispanic Art Expression, Coral gables, Fl.
2003 Voces por la libertad, Biltmore Hotel, Coral gables, Fl.
2003 Sonido de Cerrajos, Potrony Gallery, Miami, Fl.
2003 Hispanic Art Expression, Coral Gables, Fl.
2004 Pequeno Formato, OY Gallery, Coral Gables, Fl.
2005 20th Annual Viscaya Event , Palacio Viscaya, mIAMI, fl.
2005 “ Los Pintores cubanos” Dos Siglos de Pintura.
Documental Patrocinador: Latin American Art consultants Inc. and
University of Miami.
2005 Mariel Siempre tu Color, San Carlos institute , Key West, Fl.
2005 The Mariel Generation 25 years later, FIU, Miami, Fl.
2006 The Art of Sister Cities, Teatro Tower , Miami, Fl.
2006 Latin American Friend, Miami museum of Science, Planetarium, Miami, Fl.
2007 “Tesoros del Mare” Liga Contra el Cancer. Miami, Fl.
2007 “Vigenes” Obini Gallery Miami, Fl.
2008 “Colores Costumbres de Cuba” Cuba
2008 “ Recuerdos de cuba” Walter Cark Community Center, Hialia Fl.
2008 “ Art Bridge” West Gallery.Miami Dade College West Campus, Doral, Fl.
2008 Miami Museum of Science, Miami, Fl.
2009 “Cubania” Obini Gallery Miami, Fl.
Born in Cuba, Jose Chiu is a graduate of the San Alejandro National Academy of Fine Arts in Havana , Cuba. He's been a South Florida resident since 1982. A folkloric artist Jose strives to share with us his memories and visions of the Cuban populace. He depicts them doing everyday chores such as working, playing or engaging in idle chat. His master use of the techniques available to him coupled with his creativity presents us with a finished product that touches the inner- soul. He was commissioned by the Bacardi Museum to do a life size figure in papier mache of a Rum- Runer. He was also selected and published in: “Americanos: Latino Life in the United States.”
Which is a book that was published by little Brown and Company and is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. This exhibition is currently traveling throughout museums in the U.S. His work is represented in numerous private and public international collections.
Native of Guanabacoa, Habana, Cuba. Jose began to paint at an early age. He enrolled in the San Alejandro Academy of the Art, Cuba’s foremost Art Institute. After graduation in 1975, he became an art instructor at the Jose Marti Institute in rancho Boyeros, Havana.
After his arrival in the united States during 1980, he has dedicated most of his time to his painting, participating in many collective and individual exhibitions.
ESPANOL
Nacio en Guanabacoa, Cuba en 1943. Estudio en la Academia de Bellas Artes de San Alejandro. Su obra capta las costumbres, tradiciones y el folclor como fuente para sus temas con los que busca la identificacion de arquetipos de caracteres pintorescos.Nativo de guanabaco
Nacido en Cuba. Jose Chiu es graduado de la academia Nacional de Bellas Artes de San Alejandro en la habana, Cuba. Establecido en el sur de la florida desde el 1982. Un artista folklorico, Jose labora en compartir con nosotros sus memorias y viviones del pueblo cubano. El los representa en situaciones cotidianas tales como trabajando, jugando o sencillamente conversando. Su maestria en el uso de las diversas tecnicas acopladas con su creatividad nos presenta un producto final que nos llega al Corazon. Jose fue comisionado por el museo Bacardi para hacer una figara de tamano natural de un “vendedor de Ron” en papier mache. Tambien fue seleccionado y publicado en:” Americanos: La vida Latina en los Estados unidos”.
Nativo de Guanabacoa, la Habana, Cuba. El Artista Jose Chiu comenzo a pintar a una edad temprana . En 1975 recibio su licenciatura de la Academia de Artes Plasticas San Alejandro en la habana, Cuba. Ha vivido en el sur de la Florida desde que huyo de cuba en 1980, desde entonces ha usado sus recuerdos de cuba como inspiracion para su trabajo. U obra utiliza folklore y costumbrismos tradicionales como fuente de creatividad. Chiu usa arquetipos flokloricos como inspiracion para pintorescos personajes. Su maestria utilizando papier- mache y sus tecnicas con aceites le da un estilo que es tanto unico como nostalgico. Chiu ha participado en muchas exhibiciones tanto colectivas como individuales.
EXHIBITS
CUBA
1975 Salon de Profesores,Palacio de bellas Artes, la Habana
1975 Academia de San Alejandro , La Habana
1976 Galeria de Arte Galiano, La Habana
1978 Salon de Profesores, Palacio de bellas Artes, La Habana
1979 Teatro nacional Guinol, La Habana
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1982 Mar de plata Gallery , Miami beach, Fl.
1983 Festival de las Artes de Mariel, Miami, Fl.
1985 Miami Book Fair, Miami ,Fl.
1985 Ms Lacey Hoover, Miami Fl.
1986 Mr. and Mrs. Ron Royal Collection , Miami, Fl.
1988 Galeria Pacha , Miami, Fl.
1990 Ciclo de Arte Contemporaneo, Cuernavaca, Mexico
1991 Restaurant Yuca, Coral gables, Fl.
1992 WM White Gallery, Eugene Obregon , Oregon
1994 La Cueva art Gallery , Cuernavaca, Mexico.
1995 Arte Contra el Sida, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
1995 Galeria Isabel Odio, San Jose, Costa Rica
1996 Art from the Heart, Congress of USA, Washington, DC.
1996 Red Sunset Art, Antique Gallery, Miami ,Fl.
1996 Willy Chirino Foundation, Cuban Arts, Miami Beach, Fl.
1996 Belen Gala Auction, Miami , Fl.
1996 Los Colores de cuba,Mount Vernon College,Georgetown, DC.
1996 Havana Extravagance Festival, Radisson Hotel, Miami, Fl.
1997 Genesis, Lucha Contra el Sida, Coral Gables, Fl.
1997 Festival de Hispanidad, Miami, Fl.
1997 International Gallery, Coral Gables, Miami, Fl.
1997 Miami Children Hospital, Miami, Fl.
1997 Amalia Mahony Gallery, Chicago, Illinois.
1998 O&Y Gallery, Coral Gables, FL.
1998 Santayana Gallery, Key Biscayne, Fl.
1998 Belen Gala Auction, Miami, Fl.
1998 Willy Chirino Foundation ,Miami beach, Fl.
1998 Nabuc Gallery, Miami, Fl.
1998 O&Y Gallery, Coral Gables, Miami, Fl.
1998 Bacardi Museum , Miami, Fl.
1999 Lourdes Gala Auction, Miami, Fl.
1999 Centro Mater Gala Auction, Miami, Fl
1999 Nabuc Gallery, Miami, fl.
2000 20 years After, Nabuc Gallery, Miami, fl.
2000 20 Years of Art on the Diaspora, O&Y Gallery, Coral Gables, Fl.
2000 Future Vision II, O&Y Gallery, Coral Gables, Fl.
2000 Brickell Village Gallery, Miami, Fl.
2000 Centro Cultural, Miami, Fl.
2000 Little Havana Museum, Miami, Fl.
2000 Arte Ocho Mural Miami, Fl.
2000 Chanty Gallery, Miami, Fl.
2000 Hispanic Art Expressions.
2000 Miami Dade College , Miami, Fl.
2001 Da’ Vinci’s Gallery , Coral Gables, Fl.
2001 Fraga Gallery , Miami, Fl.
2001 Historic Museum South Florida, Miami, Fl.
2001 Work of Art Gallery, Miami, Fl.
2001 Small Painting Work of Art Gallery, Miami, Fl.
2001 Work of Art Gallery, Miami, Fl.
2001 Cuban American Artist Society, Da’ Vinci’s Gallery, Miami, Fl.
2001 Hispanic Art Expressions, Coral Gables, Fl.
2002 Pequeno Formato, OY Gallery, Coral Gables, Fl.
2002 Homenaje a la virgen , Fraga Fine Art, Miami, fl.
2002 “ Americanos” Latino Life in the United States;libro patrocinado por Edward James Olmos and the Smithonian Museum.
2002 Hispanic Art Expression, Coral gables, Fl.
2003 Voces por la libertad, Biltmore Hotel, Coral gables, Fl.
2003 Sonido de Cerrajos, Potrony Gallery, Miami, Fl.
2003 Hispanic Art Expression, Coral Gables, Fl.
2004 Pequeno Formato, OY Gallery, Coral Gables, Fl.
2005 20th Annual Viscaya Event , Palacio Viscaya, mIAMI, fl.
2005 “ Los Pintores cubanos” Dos Siglos de Pintura.
Documental Patrocinador: Latin American Art consultants Inc. and
University of Miami.
2005 Mariel Siempre tu Color, San Carlos institute , Key West, Fl.
2005 The Mariel Generation 25 years later, FIU, Miami, Fl.
2006 The Art of Sister Cities, Teatro Tower , Miami, Fl.
2006 Latin American Friend, Miami museum of Science, Planetarium, Miami, Fl.
2007 “Tesoros del Mare” Liga Contra el Cancer. Miami, Fl.
2007 “Vigenes” Obini Gallery Miami, Fl.
2008 “Colores Costumbres de Cuba” Cuba
2008 “ Recuerdos de cuba” Walter Cark Community Center, Hialia Fl.
2008 “ Art Bridge” West Gallery.Miami Dade College West Campus, Doral, Fl.
2008 Miami Museum of Science, Miami, Fl.
2009 “Cubania” Obini Gallery Miami, Fl.
Samples of his Work:
Great work
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ReplyDeleteI am very interested in figurative sculpture made of papier mache.
I recently saw a photo of you and Felix Gonzalez in the book - Americanos.
Are those your sculptures in foreground, and background?
If so, where can i see more of those great figures?
Cheers, Curly
I have a framed and signed print named Jeguoro on Rooster. I've seen it with a different name. I'm thinking of selling it.
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