Nelson Villalobo Ferrer
Nelson Villalobo Ferrer known as Nelson Villalobo (born December 11, 1956, Cienfuegos, Cuba) is an artist in the disciplines of painting, engraving, assemblage, illustration and has also been a professor of art. In 1973 he studied in the Escuela Provincial de Arte, Santa Clara, Las Villas, Cuba. Between 1974–1978 he studied at the Escuela Nacional de Arte, Havana, Cuba. And from 1979 to 1983 he studied in the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA), Havana, Cuba.
From 1984 to 1986 he was Professor at the Instituto Superior de Arte, Havana, Cuba. From 1984–1986 he was a Professor at Escuela Provincial de Arte, Havana, Cuba. From 1986–1991 he was a draftsman at Taller de Serigrafía Artística "René Portocarrero," Fondo Cubano de Bienes Culturales, Havana, Cuba. Since 1991 he has resided in Zaragoza, Spain.
Individual exhibitions[edit]
He had many personal exhibitions. Among them have been:
- "Paisaje" [Nelson Villalobo/Eduardo Ponjuán], Galería L, Havana, Cuba, 1983
- "Pintar y pintar bien (To Paint and to Paint Well)", Galerie Kaiman, Karlsruhe, Germany, 1989
- "Maneras sin remordimientos". Galería Ponzano 16, Zaragoza, Spain, 1989
- "Peintures". Galerie Nesle, Paris, France, 1994
- "Nelson Villalobos. Pinturas", en Vigo, 2007 [1]
- "Laberintos" Galería Siguaraya, Berlín, Germany, 2009
Collective exhibitions[edit]
He also formed part of many collective exhibitions like [XIII Aniversario de la Escuela Nacional de Arte] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help), Havana, Cuba, 1975. He was also included in ["Jóvenes de hoy"] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help). Museo Estatal, Tokyo, Japan. Some of his images were selected to conform the XXIV (1985) and XXV (1986) Premi Internacional de Dibuix Joan Miró. Fundació Joan Miró, Centre d'Estudis d'Art Contemporani, Parc de Montjuic, Barcelona, Spain. In 1988 he participated in "Cuban Art in Boston" at Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. And in 1991 he was included in ["Grabado Contemporáneo Cubano"] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help). Cuarta Bienal de La Habana Havana Biennial Museo de Arte Colonial, Havana, Cuba.
Awards[edit]
During his life he has obtained many awards and recognitions. Among them are:
- Finalist at the XXV International Drawing Award "Joan Miro" (Barcelona, Spain)
- Painting Award at the 1st Painting Biennial "Jaime Guash" (Barcelona, Spain)
- Painting Award at the 1st Painting Contest "Peña Soltera Aragonesa" (Zaragoza, Spain)
Collections[edit]
In Spain his works can be found in important collections such as Arabal, S.G.R., Zaragoza; in Bodegas Bordejé, Zaragoza; in the Cámara de Comercio e Industria, Fundación Nueva Empresa, Zaragoza; in the Escuela de Arte, Zaragoza; and in the Instituto de Aragón de Fomento, Zaragoza.[2] In Cuba they can be found in the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, and in the Museo Provincial, Cienfuegos, Cuba.
References[edit]
- ↑ ""Nelson Villalobos. Pinturas", en Vigo". Fundación Caixa Galicia. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ↑ http://otal.aragob.es/cgi-bin/bibara/iba2/BRSCGI?CMD=VERDOC&BASE=CATA&FMT=IBAPORTAL2.ptf&DOCN=000103008
External links[edit]
- Bio, studies, and list of exhibitions at Artist's silkscreen studio (in Spanish)
- Artists blog with sample of work and pictures of the artist (in Spanish)
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