humberto castro

Humberto Castro was born in Havana, Cuba, on July 9, 1957. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts San Alejandro and Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) in Havana, Cuba.

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.

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.

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 immigrated 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.

Solo Exhibitions:

1980
Hallazgos, Teatro Mella, Havana
1982
Blanco y Negro, Galería Galiano, Havana
1985
Calcografías y Litografías, Galería Habana, Havana
Calcografías, Casa del joven talento, Berlín, Alemania
Calcografías, Club impulso, Berlín, Alemania
Galería Academia de Artes Plásticas, Varsovia,
1989
Poder y Existencia, Castillo de la Real Fuerza, Havana
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, Galería Le Monde De L’Art, Paris, Francia
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, México DF, México
Minotauro, Galería Corinne Timsit, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Art Chicago Fair, presentado por Ambrosino Gallery, Chicago
Art Miami Fair, presentado por Ambrosino Gallery, Miami Beach Convention Center, Florida
1996
Minotauro en su laberinto, National Gallery of Jamaica, Jamaica
Humberto Castro, Galerie Got, Barbizon, Francia
1997
Le Monde de L’Art, Paris, Francia
Pan American Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Arco Madrid, presentado por Le Monde de L’Art, Madrid, España
1998
Rétrospective 1989-1998, Chapelle de Jésuites, Nîmes, Francia
Paintings and drawings, Sicardi-Sanders Gallery, Houston, Texas
1999
Traversée, Le Monde de L’Art, Paris, Francia
New Works, Galerie Got, Barbizon, Francia
New Works, Galerie Fardel, Le Touquet, Francia
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

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, Polond
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
1994
Prize Toison d’Or, (sponsored by Nina Ricci,) Art Jonction fair, France