Awards & Exhibitions
Educations
1990 Rakú Techniques, University of Miami, Florida.
1989 Monoprint and Engraving Courses, Bass Museum Art Center, Miami Beach, Florida.
1977 Ceramic Courses, Casa de la Cultura, Havana, Cuba.
1976 Lithography Courses, Plaza de la Catedral, Havana, Cuba.
1971 Graduated from National School of Fine Arts, formerly San Alejandro, Havana, Cuba.
Group Exhibitions
2010 De aqui y de alla - From Here and From There, Galeria Bohemia, St Petersburg, Florida
2005 Retratos, Maxoly Gallery, Miami, Florida.
2003 Artists and Collectors, Agustín Gainza Fine Cuban and Latin American Art, Miami, Florida.
Salida de Emergencia, (catalogue by Arte cubano en el exilio) Sala Principal del Centro
Cultural El Palillero, Cádiz, Spain
Trespassing, Ars Atelier, Union city, N.J.
Mundos Privados, Agustín Gainza Fine Cuban and Latin American Art, Miami, Florida.
2002 Cuban Fusion, Greenwich Arts Council, Greenwich, Connecticut.
2001 Despertar, Agustín Gainza Fine Cuban and Latin American Art, Miami, Florida.
2000 Riviera Country Club, Coral Gables, Florida.
1999 Riviera Country Club, Coral Gables, Florida.
1998 Riviera Country Club, Coral Gables, Florida.
1997 Small Format, La Bohème Fine Art, Miami, Florida.
Amelia Mahoney Gallery, Chicago, Illinois.
Miami Dade Community College, North Campus, Miami, Florida.
1994 Hispanic Heritage in America, The Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin American Art, Miami, Florida.
1990 The Andur and Lowe-Levison Art Gallery of Temple Beth Shalom, Miami Beach, Florida.
Ridel Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1988 Creating of Freedom, Hellios Gallery, Naples, Florida.
1987 Art of Cuba in Exile, Metropolitan Museum, Miami, Florida.
Commenoz Gallery, Key Biscayne, Florida.
Ceramics as canvas, Center of Fine Arts, Miami, Florida.
Municipal Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel.
The Embassy Gallery, Miami, Florida.
1986 Federation of Cuban Paintings and Sculptures, University of Miami, Koubek Center, Miami, Florida.
1985 La Petite Format, Sibi Art Center, Miami, Florida.
Saratoga Polo Collection, Saratoga, N.Y.
1983 Palace of Congress, Montreal, Canada.
1981 Group Art 10, University of Miami, Koubek Center, Miami, Florida.
1980 La Petite Gallery, Miami, Florida.
1979 Galeria Bacardí, Miami, Florida.
1977 Ocho Versiones del Paisaje, Brigada Hermanos Saíz, Galería L, La Habana, Cuba.
1976 VI Salón Nacional Juvenil de Artes Plásticas, La Habana, Cuba.
Publications & Private Commissions
2014 Ceramic Mural, Matias Perez at the city, Sergios Restaurant #5, Miami, Florida
2012 Ceramic Mural, My city, Sergios Restaurant #4, Miami, Florida
2008 Ceramic Mural, Havana, Sergios Restaurant #3, Miami, Florida.
1997 Mural on canvas, EL Prado, Rivero Memorial, Miami, Florida.
1991 Ceramic Mural, Life, Mercy Hospital, Miami, Florida.
1990 Paintings, South Miami Hospital, 4th floor, Miami, Florida.
1987 Ceramic Mural, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, 6th floor, Miami, Florida.
1992 Aruba series, privately owned rights to reproduction of offset lithographs.
One-Man Shows
2013 Recent works by Gainza, Agustín Gaínza Fine Cuban and Latin American Art, Miami, Florida.
2012 Paraguas y Sombrillas, BBVA, Oviedo, Spain
2011 Moninas, Agustin Gainza Fine Cuban and Latin American Art, Miami, Floria
2010 The mysteries of Havana, Agustin Gainza Fine Cuban and Latin American Art, Miami, Florida.
2010 Los misterios de La Habana, Galeria Bohemia, St Petersburg, Florida
2010 Les mistères de La Havane, (Curatorial and catalogue design by Gustavo Valdés) Ars Atelier Paris, France.
2009 Caprices/Caprichos, Agustín Gaínza Fine Cuban and Latin American Art, Miami, Florida.
2008 Harlequins, Agustín Gaínza Fine Cuban and Latin American Art,Miami, Florida
2007 Serie Matías Pérez, Agustín Gaínza Fine Cuban and Latin American Art, Miami, Florida.
2006 Faces, Agustín Gaínza Fine Cuban and Latin American Art, Miami, Florida.
2005 Malecón, Agustín Gaínza Fine Cuban and Latin American Art, Miami, Florida.
2004 Nocturno habanero, Agustín Gaínza Fine Cuban and Latin American Art, Miami, Florida.
2003 Ciudad Semejante, (Catalogue text by Gustavo Valdés) Umbrales del Arte, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
2002 De la Ciudad al Campo, Agustín Gaínza Fine Cuban and Latin American Art, Miami, Florida.
2001 North and South - New York and Miami: Three Cuban Artists, Agustín Gaínza Fine Cuban and Latin American Art, Miami, Florida.
2001 Serie Guajiros, Agustín Gaínza Fine Cuban and Latin American Art, Miami, Florida.
2000 Mi casa, mi ciudad, (catalogue text by Zoé Valdés), Ars Atelier, Union City, N.J.
1999 Recent Works, Bay Club, Key Biscayne, Florida.
1995 Paintings-Ceramics-Graphics Works, (Catalogue text by Gustavo Valdés) Jadite Galleries, New York, N.Y.
1991 Recent Works, Paintings and Ceramics, Commenoz Gallery, Key Biscayne, Florida.
1990 Ridel Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1989 Recents Works, Commenoz Gallery, Key Biscayne, Florida.
1988 Saks Fifth Avenue, Miami, Florida.
1985 Horses, Saratoga Polo Collection, Saratoga, N.Y.
1984 Fidelio Ponce Art Gallery, Miami, Florida.
1983 Rotunda Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1982 La Petite Gallery, Miami, Florida.
1979 Gables Art Gallery, Miami, Florida.
1978 National Museum of Havana, Habana, Cuba.
1976 Paisajes de Gaínza, Sala de Arte, Ministerio de Justicia, La Habana, Cuba.
Awards & Recognition
1983 110th Anniversary of Coconut Grove Art Show, Gold Medal, Coconut Grove, Florida.
1982 Kiwanis Club and The Miami Herald, First Place in Painting, Miami, Florida.
1981 A.C.C.A, Honorable Mention Diploma, Miami, Florida.
1980 Kiwanis Club and The Miami Herald, First Place in Painting, Miami, Florida.
1979 WQBA radio station, Honorable mention to a Cuban Artist, Miami, Florida.
Selected Private & Private Collections
International Cultural Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Zoé Valdés Collection, Paris, France.
Emilio and Gloria Estefan Collection, Miami. Florida.
Cristina Saralegui Collection, Miami, Florida.
Gustavo Valdés Collection, Guttenberg, N.J.
The Estate of Celia Cruz, New York, N.Y.
The Estate of Dolores Smithies, Miami, Florida.
Commenoz Gallery Collection, Key Biscayne, Florida.