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Humberto Castro

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Humberto Castro

Humberto Castro was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1957. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts San Alejandro and Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) in Havana.

"Appearance and Disappearance of a Fragment of the Landscape" Documentation of the Installation by Grupo Hexagono, Viñales, Cuba, 1981
“Appearance and Disappearance of a Fragment of the Landscape” Documentation of the Installation by Grupo Hexagono, Viñales, Cuba, 1981

He works in painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics and installations. In his early years, he also delved into performance art, especially using it as a vehicle for social criticism in his country. 

Advertising Billboard, Companie Publicitaire Avenir, with Humberto Castro's work, Paris, 1994
Advertising Billboard, Companie Publicitaire Avenir, with Humberto Castro’s work, Paris, 1994

He is one of the most active members of the group widely recognized as the “Generation of the 80s” in Cuba, which generated changes in the aesthetic and conceptual art scene of the island.

Humberto Castro in Paris, 1995
Humberto Castro in Paris, 1995

In 1983 he founded the team Hexagon in which, alongside other artists, he mounted installations aimed at provoking public participation in the work. Between 1980 and 1984 he produces an extensive body of graphics, particularly innovating in the intaglio technique. He has designed sets for theater and film in Cuba. 

In 1989 he emigrated to Paris, France, where he lived for ten years and became active in the Parisian intellectual scene, holding exhibitions and giving conferences across Europe. In 1999 he moved to the United States, where he lives and works.

Since the beginning of his career, he has received numerous international awards, and his work is present in notable museum and private collections. His work and artistic attitude have influenced subsequent generations of artists within Cuba.

Humberto Castro in front of the mural realized in Berlin, 1985
Humberto Castro in front of the mural realized in Berlin, 1985

Selected Solo Exhibitions

1980 
Hallazgos, Teatro Mella, La Habana, Cuba 

1982
Blanco y Negro, Galería Galiano, La Habana, Cuba 

1985
Calcografías y Litografías, Galería Habana, La Habana, Cuba
Calcografías, Casa del joven talento, Berlín, Alemania 
Calcografías, Club impulso, Berlín, Alemania 
Galería Academia de Artes Plásticas, Varsovia, Polonia 

1986 
Pinturas y grabados, Museo de Santa Clara, Cuba 

1989 
Poder y Existencia, Castillo de la Real Fuerza, La Habana, Cuba 

1990 
Nature Vivante, Le Cercle Lucas Carlton, Paris, Francia 

1992 
Humberto Castro Peintures, Le Monde de L’Art, Paris, Francia 
Temporalidad y el Teatro del cuerpo, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, Florida 
New Works, Le Monde de L’Art, Paris, Francia 
Paintings and drawings, Espace CIO, Limousin, Francia 

1993 
L’envol d’Icare, Le Monde de L’Art, Paris, Francia 
Temporalidad y el Teatro del cuerpo, Centro de Arte Euro-Americano, Caracas, Venezuela 
Art Chicago Fair, Ambrosino Gallery, Chicago 
Art Miami Fair, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida 

1994 
Erótica (performance), Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, Florida 
Minotauro, Galerie Got, Barbizon, Francia 

1995 
Le Radeau de Ulises, Le Monde De L’Art, Paris, France 
Minotaur in His Labyrinth: Seven Forms of Escape, Seven Forms of Entrapment, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, Florida 
Minotauro en su Laberinto: Siete Formas de Encierro, Siete Formas de Escape, Galería Nina Menocal, Mexico City, Mexico 
Minotauro, Galería Corinne Timsit, San Juan, Puerto Rico 
Art Chicago Fair, presented by Ambrosino Gallery, Chicago 
Art Miami Fair, presented Ambrosino Gallery, Miami Beach Convention Center, Florida 

1996 
Minotauro en su Laberinto, National Gallery of Jamaica, Jamaica 
Galerie Got, Barbizon, France 

1997 
Le Monde de L’Art, Paris, France 
Pan American Gallery, Dallas, Texas 
Madrid Art Fair Arco’97, represented by Le Monde de L’Art, Madrid, Spain 

1998 
Retrospective exhibition 1989-1998, Chapelle de Jésuites, Nîmes, France
Paintings and drawings, Sicardi-Sanders Gallery, Houston, Texas 

1999 
Traversée (in memory of his friend and art dealer Raphael Doueb,) Le Monde de L’Art, Paris 
New Works, Galerie Got, Barbizon, France 
New Works, Galerie Fardel, Le Touquet, France 

2000 
Galerie Got, Saint Paul de Vence, Francia 
Galerie Fardel, Le Touquet, Francia 
Humberto Castro The Paris Years: 1989-1999, Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale, Florida 

2002 
Fuga, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, Florida 

2003 
Main in Detresse, Mosquera Orthodontics, Miami, Florida 
The Hunter, the House and the Bait, Kendall Campus Art Gallery, Miami Dade College, Miami, Florida 

2004 
Humberto Castro, Panamerican Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas 

2006
Humberto Castro: Paintings and Drawings 1990-2005, ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, Coral Gables, Florida 

2007 
Humberto Castro – paintings, Naomi Silva Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia 

2008 
Humberto Castro: Contemporary Fables, ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, Coral Gables, Florida 
Humberto Castro: New Cities, Allen Sheppard Gallery, Nueva York 

2009 
Pies secos pies mojados, Museo de las Américas, Cuartel de Ballajá, Viejo San Juan Puerto Rico 

2010 
Draw-Wings: A Retrospective 1990-2010, Cremata Gallery, Miami, Florida
Traces of Migrations, ArtSpace / Virginia Miller Galleries, Coral Gables, Florida

Selected Group Exhibitions

1977 
Alumnos de San Alejandro, Sala Talía, Havana, Cuba 
Arte en Madera, Museo de Artes Decorativas, Havana, Cuba

1981 
Traveling exhibition of graphics through Latin America 
Exhibition of Graphics, XIV Lujbliana Biennial, Yugoslavia 
La Generación de La Esperanza Cierta, Taxco Museum, Mexico City, Mexico 

1982 
Retrospectiva de Arte Joven, Havana, Cuba 
Landscape, Salon at the National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba 
5+1, Galería Espacio Latinoamericano, Paris, France 
Grandes Maestros y Jóvenes Pintores, Galería Universitaria and Museo Ayacucho, Venezuela 

1983 
Siete Artistas Contemporáneos, Museo De Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid, Spain 
Plástica Contemporánea, Museo Nacional in Bogota, Colombia 
Encuentro Michoacano de Textil, organized by Marta Palau, México City, Mexico
Hexagon Group, Galería Habana, Havana, Cuba 

1984 
Joan Miro Competition, Spain 
III Graphic Arts Biennial, Bradford, England 
20 Pintores Contemporáneos, Galerie Place de La Defence, Paris, France 
20 Pintores Contemporáneos, IFA Gallery, Bonn, Germany 
La Caída de Ícaro, Salon UNEAC, National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba 
Forum Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany 
First Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba 

1985 
Etchings, Center for Radio and the Press in Warsaw, Berlin, Germany
Etchings, Home of New Talent, Berlin, Germany 

1986 
Pintores Cubanos, Galerie Schwerin, Berlin, Germany 
Arte con La Sonrisa, Rome and Milan, Italy 
Decollages, joint project with the Italian artist Mimo Rotella, Second Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba 
Installation Caida de Icaro II, Second Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba 
Paintings and Prints, Museo de Santa Clara, Cuba 

1987 
Cuatro Artistas Cubanos, Galería Realidades, Río de Janeiro and in the Palacio de la Cultura, Bello Horizonte, Brazil 
La Joven Imagen, Casa de Las Américas, Havana, Cuba 
XIX International Festival of Painting, Cagnes-Sur-Mer, France 
4 en 1, Galería Habana, Havana, Cuba 
Blue Life Gallery, Sao Paulo, Brazil 

1988 
Signs of Transition 80’s Art from Cuba, Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, New York 
Arte Cubano, Palacio de la Recoleta and Galería CAYC, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Changing Opinion, Ontario Museum of Art The Forest City Gallery in London, Ontario, Canada
Changing Opinion, 76 Gallery, Toronto, Canada 

1989 
Center of Contemporary Arts, Corbeil-Essonnes, France 
Trayctoire Cubaine, Centre d’Art Contemporain Pablo Neruda, Paris, France
Trayctoire Cubaine, Galerie Nesle, Paris, France 
Traiettoria Cubana, Museo Civico d’Arte Contemporanea di Gibellina, Italy
Traiettoria Cubana, Comuna di Orvieto, Italy 
Museo Fondazione Famiglia Piccolo di Calanovella, Capo d’Orlando, Sicily
Le Cercle Lucas Carlton, Paris, France 
Galerie Akie Aricchi, Paris, France 
Galería Almirante, Spain 

1991 
Auctions Latin American Art, The Hotel Drouot, Paris, France
Auctions Latin American Art, Neuilly, Paris, France 
La Spirale Eternelle, Salon de la Jeune Peinture, Paris, France
Salon Fundation Battistoni, Paris, France 
Tate, Tate Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Papier et Volupté, Galerie Akié Aricchi, Paris, France 

1992 
Visa Pour un Nouveau Monde: 62 Artistes d’Amérique Latine, Espace Chevreuil, Nanterre, France 
L’eau, Galerie Akié Aricchi, Paris, France 
Pinturas y Dibujo, Museum of Art and History, Río de Janeiro, Brazil 

1993 
Saga’93, Gran Palais, Paris, France 
Galerie Akié Aricchi, Paris, France 
Notre Amérique Latine, Le Monde de L’Art, Paris, France 
La Vendetta, (sponsored by Valentino) Le Monde de L’Art, Paris, France 
Journal de Corps (book of erotic lithographs with poems by the Greek poet Dimitri T. Analis), Galerie Akié Aricchi, Paris, France 

1994 
Art Miami Fair, represented by Ambrosino Gallery, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida 
Operamanía, Gran Hotel de L’Opera, Toulouse, France 
Art Animal et Compagnie…, the Musée d’ Art Moderne, Troyes, France 
Roma, Le Monde de L’Art, Paris, France 

1995 
Gary Nader Latin American Auction ’95, Gary Nader Gallery, Miami, Florida Petit Format, Galerie Akié Aricchi, Paris, France 

1996 
The Other Journey, (installation Out of Africa,) Kent Hall Kermes, Austria 
Au Tour d’Aimée Cesair, (traveling exhibition through French-speaking countries,) UNESCO, Paris, France 
Salón de Pintura Latinoamericana y del Caribe, sponsored embassy of Colombia, Paris, France 

1997 
Latin American, Carré Sainte Anne, Montpellier, France

1998 
Pour Regarder le Siècle en Face, (organized by Anick T. Melssan),Cultural Center Zac Bouillée, Martinique 
In and Out of Cuba, Pan American Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Far From Cuba, Musée des Tapisseries, Aix-en-Provence, France 
Recent Works, Galerie Got, Barbizon, France

1999 
Visiones Contemporáneas, Galería Lyle O. Reitzel, Dominican Republic 

2000 
Hidden Images, Lehigh University Art Galleries, Pennsylvania 
Gary Nader Latin American Auction 2000, Gary Nader Gallery, Miami, Florida 
Art Miami Fair, represented by Ambrosino Gallery, Miami Beach Convention Center, Florida 

2001 
Visiones Contemporáneas, Gallery Lyle O. Reizel, Santo Domingo 

2003 
Art Miami Fair, presented by Galerie Got, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, Florida 
Auction 2003, Latin American Graphics and Works on Paper, Museum of Latin American Art, California 
Contemporary Cuban Art in New York, (silent auction,) Bill Maynes Gallery, New York 
!Abre los Ojos! Arte de Cuba 1982-1992, Hans der Kunst, Graz, Austria 
31 Artistas Cubanos Contemporáneos en Chile, Galeria BordeRio, Santiago de Chile, Chile 

2004 
Art Miami Fair, Frederic Got Fine Art, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida 
The Soul of Latin American Art, Lurie Fine Art Gallerie, Boca Raton, Florida 
Miguel D’Arienzo, Humberto Castro & Lionel Matheau, Lurie Fine Art Gallerie, Boca Raton, Florida 
La Barbacoa Group Show 2004, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida 
First Internacional Human Form Show, Kent Gallery, Key West, Florida 

2005 
Important Cuban Artworks, Volume Three, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida 
La Barbacoa Group Show 2005, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida 
27 Artistas Cubanos al Auxilio: An Exhibition and Silent Auction of Contemporary Cuban Art in Exile, Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, Florida 

2006 
Artistas Cubanos al Auxilio: An Exhibition and Silent Auction of Contemporary Cuban Art in Exile, Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, Florida 
Arte de Cuba, Centro Cultural Banco do Brazil, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, Brasil 
Arte America Art Fair, Cernuda Arte Gallery, Miami, Florida 
Arte Cubano 2006, Cernuda Arte Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida

2007 
Arteamericas – The Latin-American Art Fair, presented by ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida 
Important Cuban Artworks Volume Five, Cernuda Arte Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida 
Panorama Latinoamericano, ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, Coral Gables, Florida 
Witches, Bitches and Saints: Myths and Misconceptions, Kendall Campus Art Gallery, Miami, Florida 
Open Studios and Group Show, Juvenal Reis Studios, Long Island City, New York 
Killing Time, Exit Art Gallery, New York 
Cuban Avant-garde, Contemporary Cuban Art from Farber Collection, Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida and John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida 
IKF Latinamerican Art Auction, Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundations, Miami, Florida 
Auction Exhibition 2007, Contemporary Latin American Art, Museum of Latinamerican Art, (MOLAA,) Long Beach, California

2008 
Open Studios, Juvenal Reis Studios, Long Island City, New York 
Bridge Art Fair Art-Space/Virginia Miller Galleries, Wynwood, Florida 
IKF Latin American Art Auction, Cisneros Fontanals Art Fundation, Miami, Florida 

2009 
Hacia Paris, Cremata Gallery, Aliance Francesa, Miami, Florida 
Arteamericas – The Latin-American Art Fair, presented by PanAmerican ArtProjects, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida 
Open Studios, Juvenal Reis Studios, Long Island City, Nueva York 
Art Auction Step by Step Foundation, Coral Gables, Florida 
Latin American Painting Now, Naples Museum of Art, Naples, Florida 
Joyas Latinoamericanas, Art-Space/Virginia Miller Galleries, Coral Gables, Florida 

2010 
Arteamericas – The Latin-American Art Fair, presented by Cremata Gallery and feature artist with installation “The Hunter, The House and The Bait, Miami Beach Convention Center, Florida

Awards

1979 
First honorable mention (painting) in the Raúl Gómez Garcia, Cuba 
First honorable mention First Drawing Triennial Arístides Fernández, Cuba 

1981 
First prize (printmaking) at the Salón de Pequeño Formato, Cuba 
First honorable mention (printmaking) in the Salón Trece de Marzo, Cuba 
First honorable mention (printmaking) in the Raúl Gómez Garcia, Cuba 

1982 
First prize (printmaking) at the Salón Trece de Marzo, Cuba 
First prize (graphics) at the Concurso Literatura en la Plástica, Cuba 

1983 
First prize (printmaking) at Encuentro de Grabado`83, Cuba

1984 
First prize (drawing) in the Salón Trece de Marzo, Cuba 
Frist prize (drawing) in the Salón Provincial de Artes Plásticas, Cuba 
First international prize (drawing) at the Trienal Intergrafic, Berlín 
First international prize (printmaking) at the Trienal de Arte Contra la Guerra, Poland 
First Prize (installation) at the Salón UNEAC, Cuba 

1986 
First Prize (printmaking) VII San Juan Print Biennial, Puerto Rico 

1987 
First prize (printmaking) Casa de Las Américas, Cuba

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