Biography

Ernesto Domecq
Place and date of birth: Havana Cuba, 07-12-1988
Lives in Montevideo, Uruguay
Studies
2019 Contemporary Art Foundation, Montevideo, Uruguay
2008-2009 Behavior art School, University of arts of Cuba (ISA), Havana, Cuba
2003-2007 National Academy of Fine Arts San Alejandro (Majored in Painting),
Havana Cuba.
Professional Activity
2016 Member of the jury to select the new artist memberships of the Hermanos Saíz
Association (HSA) (Institution for the development of young artists), Havana, Cuba
2014 Participation in the IV Encontro de Artistas Novos Ciudad de la Cultura, Galicia,
Spain.
2007-2009 Community Service in Visual Arts Developing Center, Havana, Cuba.
2008 Collaboration with the Rickrit Tiravanija, VER Magazine, Behavior art School,
Havana, Cuba.
2008 Collaboration with Miguel Calderon, ADIDAS work, Behavior art School, Havana
Cuba.
2004 Participation in the 8th Biennial of Havana
Solo Exhibitions:
2019 “A happy world” Cultural Center OEI, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2013 “Civil Defense 2” Cuban Pavillion Gallery. Havana, Cuba
2012 “Inventory”, Ludwig Foundation, German organization for the arts, Havana, Cuba
2012 “Civil Defense ´´ Servando Cabrera Moreno Gallery, Havana, Cuba
2007 “Built memory”, San Alejandro National Academy of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba
Group Exhibitions
2019 XXX Painting and sculpture contest of Álora, Málaga, Spain.
2018 Red Dot Art Fair, Blink Group Projects, Miami, EEUU
2017 PLASTIKA 17 (Apo’strophe) Elliptical Square, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.
2017 I Want to Tell You Something, Miami, EEUU.
2017 Desencatos y Violencias (Mentira la ficción), Contemporary Art Space of
Montevideo, Uruguay.
2017 ArtSevilla’17 (International Contemporary Art Encounter), Sevilla, Spain.
2017 Hall of Havana City, Luz y Oficio Gallery, Havana, Cuba
2015 Collective Project Romerillo Organic Museum (MOR), led by plastic artist Alexis
Leiva Machado (Kcho), 12th Biennial of Havana, Cuba.
2015 Video Art International Festival, Camagüey, Cuba
2015 “Ethical and Aesthetical” International Press Center, Havana, Cuba
2014 “Diga lo que diga, nadie sabrá quién lo dijo”, Espacio Aglutinador Studio, Havana,
Cuba.
2009 “How to be Vuk-Cosik in three easy steps” University of arts of Cuba (ISA),
Havana, Cuba
2009 ESTADO DE EXCEPCIÓN (EXCEPTION STATE) 10th Havana’s Biennial, Habana
gallery, Havana, Cuba
2008 Le fresnoy /Habana remix corte 3: Xy, Fine Arts National Museum, Havana, Cuba
2007 Critical Mass, Visual Arts development center, Havana Cuba.
Awards and Recognitions
2016 Finalist in Hall of the Havana City
2015 Winner of the artist residency “El Reino de Este Mundo”, supported by the
Hermanos Saiz Association and Cuban Cultural Property Fund.
2011 Winner of the award “Juan Francisco Elso”, supported by Hermanos Saiz
Association, the Norwegian embassy in Cuba and Caguayo Foundation, Havana, Cuba.
Publications
Arte por Excelencias (Iberoamerican and Caribbean Magazine). Year VI/ no. 24/ 2015
Gramma Newspaper, Picture of the work, “Civil Defense” mail archive No. 24, 2014
“Revolución y Cultura” magazine, no. 2. April/May/June 2014
“Revolución y Cultura” magazine, No. 1, January/February/ March 2014
Cuban Art pamphlet, volume 1. December 2013
Cuban Art pamphlet, Edition No 2, March 2012
Spanish magazine CdeCuba www.cdecuba.org, editions no 11, 12,16,17
Collections
Colección Marco Brignone, Italia.
Colección Gian Luca Brignone, Miami, Estados Unidos.
Colección de la Real Embajada de Noruega en Cuba.
Colección CdeCuba Ximo Sánchez, Madrid, España.
Cuban Cultural Property Fund.
Collection of the Royal Embassy of Norway in Cuba.
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