 | | Roel Caboverde Llacer |
Bio:
Roel Caboverde was born in 1947. He has won numerous prizes in his native Cuba and exhibits regularly at the Art Association of Baracoa where he lives and paints. He is one of the most highly quoted artists in the eastern part of Cuba.
Caboverde has a unique neo-cubist style, using particular color combinations to depict childhood and adolescent memories of rural scenes and to enhance and contort his beloved fishermen friends, sugar cane workers and peasant women.
His paintings have recently attracted international attention resulting in one-man shows and retrospectives in Spain, France and Central America. This year Caboverde had very successful exhibits in St. Augustine, Florida and Redmond, California. One of his paintings was donated to the Carter Center Foundation in Georgia for a fund-raising auction.
Caboverde has been chosen to participate in a major exhibit of Eastern Cuban art that opens at the prestigious Meridian International Center, Washington, D.C. in the fall of 2003 and will travel to art museums around the U.S.
 | | Rolando Estévez Gamboa |
Bio: Rolando Estévez Gamboa (b. 1956) is a native of Baracoa. He studied graphic design in Guantanamo but quickly became fascinated by the early inhabitants of the Caribbean and developed his own unique style using the Taíno mythology and folkloristic scenes as subjects of his paintings. His paintings have won many prizes throughout Cuba and he has exhibited in such prestigious places as the Galería Guayasamín in Havana, the Naïf Museum in Río de Janeiro, and he and his paintings recently appeared in a video on Baracoa done for French national television. Rolando's works are in private collections in Europe and the United States.
 | | Geolvis Gainza Lobaina (Vita) |
Bio:Geolvis Gainza Lobaina, "Vita" was born in Baracoa in 1979. She began her art studies as a student of Mildo Matos. She quickly developed a style of her own and with encouragement from Mildo and Roel Caboverde, she fine-tuned her work and began to participate in group shows. She has done a number of one-woman and group shows, both locally and in Montreal and France, where she has recently relocated. Her style is distinctive and very sensually feminine - her subjects are nearly always women, usually peasant women with thinly covered breasts. Her bright colors and broad strokes made Vita one of the most popular artists in Baracoa and she has paintings in private collections all over Europe and the North America.
 | | Densy Gainza López |
Bio:Densy Gainza Lopez (b. 1982) is a native of Baracoa. He studied under Guillermo Piedra, but quickly developed his own form which is greatly influenced by Salvador Dali. He has an impeccable technique combined with a depth of fantasy that belies his youth.He has participated in several important exhibitions in Baracoa and neighboring municipalities and has consistently won first prizes and honorable mentions.
 | | Ramon Loyola Relys |
Bio:Ramon was born in Baracoa in 1967. He taught art in the school system for nearly ten years but recently he has become an independent artist. His landscapes of the lush Baracoan vegetation and important rivers are highly prized. He has participated in group show throughout the eastern part of Cuba and in Havana. Currently he is the Cultural Activities director of the "Eliseo Osorio" Art Gallery in Baracoa.He participated in the "Young Cuban Artists" and the "Faces of Cuba" exhibits in Lisbon, Portugal; the "Five Cuban Painters" group show in Peñíscala, Spain, and the "Eleven Ambassadors from Baracoa" exhibit that traveled to the French cities of Lyon and Chambréy.
 | | Mildo Matos Carcasés |
Bio: Mildo Matos Carcasés (b. 1962) is a native of Baracoa. He studied art in Guantanamo and has dedicated his talent to depicting Taíno and afro-Cuban myths and legends on canvas. He has had over ten one-man shows and has participated in numerous group shows throughout Cuba.His paintings were part of the exhibit "Five Baracoan Painters" in Castellón, Spain, 2000; "Eleven Ambassadors from Baracoa", Lyon, 2000; "Sala Wateke", Barcelona, Spain. His works are in private collections throughout Europe, especially Germany, and in the U.S.A. and Mexico.
 | | Rolando Matos Camejo (Rolo) |
Bio:Rolando Matos Camejo (Rolo) (b. 1966) is a native of Baracoa. Rolo studied under Orlando Piedra and began his career working on mural painting. He paints in the figurative tradition focusing almost exclusively on peasant faces and scenes of peasants in their daily work activities. His love of the rural countryside is apparent in the feeling expressed in his works. His paintings have been exhibited throughout the eastern part of Cuba and are in private collections in England, Italy, France, Spain and the U.S.A. In 2002, Rolo won first prize at the Salón Eliseo Osorio Gallery in Baracoa for the painting "El Machetero".
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Inalbis Matos Columbié |
Bio: Inalbis Matos Columbié, born in Baracoa in 1961, is a self taught artist. She makes extensive use of Taíno symbolism and mythology relating to women.One of her paintings is owned by the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian. Her paintings are very popular and are sold before the paint dries. Inalbis has done numerous one-woman and group exhibits, both in Cuba and in Europe. Her paintings are in private collections in Europe and the United States.
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Guillermo Orlando Piedra Labañino |
Bio:
Piedra was born in Baracoa in 1954 and studied art at the prestigious Cuban National School of Art in Havana. He has had over 21 one-man shows in Cuba alone. Nationally and internationally he has participated in over 100 group shows, winning 36 prizes and four honorable mentions. He has had articles published in numerous magazines, both Cuban and international. He is at home in any medium and paints in a variety of styles.
Art collectors and galleries in Mexico, Europe, Russia, Japan, the Dominican Republic and the U.S. house his works.
Piedra's works were recently part of a major exhibit of contemporary art from Baracoa shown in St. Augustine, Florida and new works will be on exhibit throughout the fall in Florida and at the University of North Carolina.
Piedra has been chosen to participate in a major exhibit of Eastern Cuban art that opens at the prestigious Meridian International Center, Washington, D.C. in the fall of 2003 and will travel to art museums around the U.S.
 | | Yoel Rey Barroso |
Bio:Yoel Rey Barroso (b. 1964) is a native of Maisí (province of Baracoa). He received his degree in Art and became a professor of art. Yoel is presently the Director of the Eliseo Osorio Art Gallery in Baracoa. He specializes in painting on brown jute cloth using earth tones such as ochre, sienna and a multitude of reds and browns. His subjects reflect the times, customs, traditions, myths and legends of the region. The faceless peasants evoke a feeling of poetic harmony with nature. Yoel has participated in over 50 group exhibits in Cuba, six international exhibits and eight one-man shows. He has won over 20 prizes and honorable mentions. Yoel's works are in private collections throughout Europe and the U.S. and can be viewed on the French web page (http://perso.wanadoo.fr/baracoa.cuba/page26/yoel.htm).
 | | Luis Eliades Rodríguez Martínez |
Bio:Luis Eliades Rodríguez Martínez (b.1941) is considered by many to be the grandfather of the Baracoan art school. Many young aspiring artists have studied with this revered artist. Eliades graduated from the School of Art in Santiago de Cuba and became a professor of art. He has participated in over 40 group and 40 one-man shows, both nationally and internationally and has received many prizes for his paintings. His style covers a range of different mediums and he is at home with ink on paper, oil on canvas and water colors. He is a fine portrait artist and is equally at home with the traditional Baracoan landscape. His paintings can be found in the UNICEF Institute in New York and in private collections in Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the U.S. and Europe. He is on the consulting board of the Eliseo Osorio Gallery in Baracoa and judges many local and regional art shows.
Bio:Antonio Rojas Sánchez (b. 1968), moved to Baracoa in 2000 and quickly made a name for himself as an outstanding "naturalist". Rojas paints rural scenes of verdant landscapes with an exceptional technique. He has exhibited extensively in his hometown of Sagua and neighboring Mayarí as well as in the provincial capitals of Holguín and Guantánamo. He has won several prizes and honorable mentions. His paintings are in private collections in Belgium, Russia, France, Germany, Spain, Canada and the United States. This is his first appearance at an international exhibition.
 | | Leandro Noa Sotolongo (Noa) |
Bio: Leandro Noa Sotolongo (b. 1973) is a native of Baracoa. He graduated from art school in Santiago de Cuba. Noa specializes in portraits and has done portraits for numerous visitors to Baracoa. He has a light, fresh style, using colors that reflect the lush tropical vegetation of Baracoa. His portraits are all over the globe! Noa has participated in group exhibits in Germany, Dominican Republic and France.
 | | Noel Coutín Lobaina |
Bio:Noel was born in Baracoa in 1974. Noel has developed a style that he calls conceptual surrealism and magic realism. He derives his inspiration from his afro-Cuban roots and often uses anthropomorphic subjects for his sculptures. He has had many one-man and group exhibits in galleries in Baracoa and has participated in provincial shows in Guantánamo. His works have found homes in Europe and North America.
 | | Ramón Domínguez Gainza |
Bio:Born in Baracoa in 1943, Domínguez is considered the grandfather of school of sculpture in Baracoa. His work focuses on the Taíno peoples and some of his larger works grace public parks in Baracoa. He is considered to have one of the most accomplished primitive styles in the Oriente region. He has exhibited throughout Cuba and Europe and has numerous prizes and honorable mentions to his credit. His works are in private collections throughout Europe and North America.
 | | Andrey Guilarte Romero |
Bio:Andrey Guilarte Romero was born in Baracoa in 1976. He is a member of the Archeological Society of Baracoa and is the resident sculptor for the Archeological Museum "Cueva del Paraiso". He works in both stone and wood and has made stone sculptures for the creation of a life size community of Taíno people engaged in their everyday activities. Andrey is also a member of the Asociación de Artesanos de Cuba (Handicraft Association). He uses precious woods to create a variety of unique and exciting sculptures both large and small. He has exhibited at various galleries in Baracoa and participated in the National Guayacan competition. He has won several prizes and honorable mentions. He was a jury member for the First International Archeology Conference in Baracoa, 2003, for the Art and Sculpture exhibition. His works are in private collections in Spain, the U.S., Italy and Switzerland and photographs of his sculptures appear in several prominent guide books.
 | | Bernardo Milhet Heredia (El Niño) |
Bio:
Bernardo Milhet Heredia (El Niño) was born in Baracoa in 1980. He is a member of the Archeological Society of Baracoa and the Asociación de Artesanos de Cuba (the Cuban Handicraft Association).He works in both stone and wood and worked with Andrey Guiillarte on the creeation of a life-size, stone Taíno community for the recently opened Archeological Museum of Baracoa. El Niño's works characterize the Taino people with sharp angular movements as though captured in timeless motion. He is constantly experimenting with new expressions for his art. His works are in private collections in Spain, Italy, Switzerland and the U.S.
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