Photo: Oriol Tarridas, Courtesy of CIFO

Emerging Artist Award Recipient

Fidel García was born in Cuba in 1981, and he currently resides in the capital of the island. His work focuses on the analysis of the absolute or static concepts in contemporary society, which are incorporated as absolute truths, making them an essential part of reality without really understanding their ‘why?’. García is constantly experimenting with interdisciplinary mediums, rethinking the ways of doing and understanding art. Fidel García was nominated by René Francisco.

Photo courtesy of the artist.

A Look Inside: 

Born │ Cuba, 1981

Education │ Instituto Superior de Arte, I.S.A. Havana, Cuba. (2003-2008). | Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro. Havana, Cuba. (1998-2002). 

Awards │ Grants & Commissions Program Award (Emerging artist). CIFO – Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation. Miami, Florida. (2016). | Residency. ArtCenter/South Florida. Downtown Miami, FL. (2016). | Residency. El Segundo Museum of Art (ESMoA). Los Angeles, California. (2013) | Rijksakademie residency. Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development. Amsterdam, Netherlands. (2011). | Learning site residency. Group N 55. Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development. Copenhagen, Denmark. (2006).

Selected Exhibitions │ Grants & Commissions Program Exhibition. CIFO – Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation. Miami, Florida. (2016). | ZKM, Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe. Karlsruhe, Germany. (2015). | XII Havana Biennial. Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam. Havana, Cuba. (2015). | Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Havana, Cuba. (2013). | X Havana Biennial. Galería Habana. Havana, Cuba. (2009). | XII Gwangju Biennial. Gwangju, South Korea. (2008). | Exit Art Cultural Center. New York, New York. (2007). | Centro Cultural de España. Havana, Cuba. (2003 & 2002).