Wednesday, November 14, 2012

WILFREDO BARCELO (b.1971)

WILFREDO BARCELO

Born September 30th 1971.Habana.Cuba.

Studied Painting,Sculpture,Engraving at the Academy of Fine Arts (San Alejandro) in Marianao,Havana,Cuba 1987-1989.

Early school:Elementary School located in (Vedado) as part at the same time of a very importat art movement called (Arte Calle) with 17 years of age.

Casa de la Cultura of Marianao in Havana:Studied music and arts in general.

1989 Barceló left Cuba for political reasons ,with only19 years , travel to Miami.were he still remain an active artist.

1992 Barceló meat Nelson Franco, and starting immediately to work at his studio in little Havana in Miami.

Participaiting at that time in Carnaval Calle Ocho in Miami with (Kiwanis) an Art Organization .

Wilfredo Barcelo collaborated with Nelson Franco and Jessey Rios at many exhibitions in Miami and New York .

in 1989,Wilfredo Barcelo also collaborated with Jose Montalvo in a huge mural inside the University of Cujae in Marianao.Havana,Cuba.

And others activities in la Casa de la Cultura de la Cujae,such as imparting classes of painting and receiving classes at the same time with Jose Montalvo.his mentor at the time.



MIAMI
Solo Exhibitions

2009 TATAYA Fine Art Gallery.'Mentality and Reason 2'.Merida,Yucatan.Mexico.

2008 Private Exhibition Located at Art South Miami Called ( Entre Arte, Tapas y Vinos )

2001 Barcelo fine art gallery .'Mentality and Reason 1'.Coral Gables, Miami. Florida

1995 ART Internacional Studio Space ,Miami, Curator-Elizabeth Ruth Johnston of Jamaica

1995 La Galería San Juan, Puerto Rico .Aires del Caribe .


GROUP SHOWS


2012 4 Artists Show at The Village Gallery ,Delray Beach.Florida.

2010 4 Artists Show at Miami Community College North Campus.Miami.Florida

2009 A Group Show at Tataya Fine Art Gallery in Merida ,Yucatan.Mexico.

2008 Art space Entre arte,tapas,y vinos,sponsored by Bacardi Rum ,Miami.and food and wines associations.

2006 Sono fine art gallery ,new york…”10 contemporary Cuban masters”.

2005 Sono fine art gallery,new york…”3 contemporary Cuban masters 2nd show.Wilfredo Barcelo,Jessey Rios and Nelson Franco.” “beyond

the skin”.

2005 Sono Fine Art Gallery,New York,Contemporary Latin American artists private show.

2005 ARTYCULTURE held by Yve Joseph.Broward County.Florida.Music by Amy & Ashley Umlah.Poetry Reading by Bill & Nadime

hay-harb.workshop/round table by Nelson Franco & Wilfredo Barcelo.

2004 Especial exhibition at a very important hotel in Miami beach,sponsored by Willy Chirino Foundation .

2003 Group show sponsored by AFCA at Art South homestead ,Florida.

2002 Anthony Ardavin Gallery, Atlanta,Georgia.”Painting and Words”.

2001 Blue Angel Gallery.Homenage at Reinaldo Arenas 21 artists.

2000 'Color y Forma in America”.7 Latin American artists held at the Latin American Museum , Miami.Florida.

1999 Shanty Fine Art Gallery .”Game Of Live”.8 Cuban Artist.

1999 Florida Latin American Museum 13 artist group show .Honorable mention on “Mentality and Reason”oil on canvas 56’’x48'

1997 Marpad Gallery,Coral Gables Miami,Florida.11cuban artist.

1997 Alfredo Martinez fine art Gallery. Coral Gables.Miami.”Future visions 1 and 2.

1998 Padron Gallery at Coral Gables,Miami.3 Cuban local artist .

1995 A group Show After His First Solo Show at La Galleria San Juan Puerto Rico.

1993 First Appearance in Lia Galletti Gallery in Coral Gables,Miami.Florida.


Some of his Works:






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