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Andres Balbuena

Andres Balbuena Ceballo was born in Las Tunas in central Cuba. After studying at the "El Cuculambe" school of elementary art, he had his first one-man show at age 14. That show was titled "Details," and attention to details has marked Balbuena's career ever since. He is an artist of wide-ranging talents, as seen by the variety of his works, from landscapes and abstracts to "primitivo" art and whimsical portraits that capture aspects of the essence of contemporary life.

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Andres Borges

Andres Borges Reyes was born in an isolated coastal town.His talent surfaced at an early age, with his drawings and even poetry drawing attention before the age of 10. He began studying drawing and painting soon after and has never stopped, learning from all of his teachers. He also studied languages, and is fluent in Dutch, English, French, German, as well as Spanish. Borges is based inn Paris, where his home gallery is located, and from where he exhibits throughout Europe.

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Armando Torres

The work of Armando Torres remains in constant demand in locales ranging from Paris to Barcelona to London. Despite his success, he still lives a simple life that is all about art. He paints surrounded by books, listening to classical music. Armando incorporates well thought-out elements of design in his paintings. This, combined with a fecund imagination that draws inspiration from his dreams, classical music, and artists such as Chagall and Van Gogh, gives rise to the extraordinary art that we are fortunate enough to see here.

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Franklin Romero Hernandez

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Jorge Luis Vinent

JORGE LUIS VINENT

Vinent is a precocious artist nicknamed "The Kid" because of his painting success at an early age – he was just 7 when his first painting was chosen for an exhibition. Vinent was born in Cuba and has exhibited around the world, from Australia to Europe to the United States. He studied with one of the Cuban masters, Orlando Piedra, and when he was 14, Jorge was selected for a Provincial School of Plastic Arts.

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Leonel Espinosa

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Marlenis Hidalgo

Now living and working in Uruguay, Marlenis is “totally, totally naïf,” as she told me during my first visit with her more than two decades ago. Her focus is on the joyful side of life, with her cheerful paintings reflecting an attitude that many in the Caribbean maintain. In viewing Marlenis’ colorful works, you are immediately transported back to families, towns and times where storytelling remains paramount. This is the life that Merlinis portrays in her paintings.

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Mauricio Garay

The well-known Mauricio Garay was born in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras. He grew up in a family of well-known artists, some of whom are considered among the best in the country. When he was 10, the young Mauricio decided he was going to follow in the family tradition. He sold his first etching that year, guided by his uncle, Carlos Garay. Mauricio, who likes to say that he inherited his skill from his uncle, produces impressionistic and figurative

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Miguel Arzuaga

Some people are fortunate enough to find their calling early in life. Such was the case for Miguel Arzuaga, a promising Cuban artist who made his first drawing when he was just 4 years old. After making the drawing, Miguel would tell everyone he was going to become an artist when he grew up. And so he did, and a very good one. Miguel finds in musicians the flow of life that he captures and encapsulates with a certain rhythmic style that is all his own.

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Milene Busutil

Milene has that rare combination of talent fused with a philosopher's insight. What sets her apart, however, is the insight and the meaning she gives her works. Milene's art is imbued with ideas, which, coupled with the pieces of scrap wood scavenged from the tumbling-down buildings, leads to a powerful expression of those ideas. For Milene, to be a human is to be an artist.

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Noa Sotolongo

Noa Sotolongo is a well-exhibited artist from the eastern part of Cuba. He came up through a classical art schooling education, including graduating from the Escuela de Bellas Artes in 1995. He has painted his entire life and has shown his work in Spain, Germany, France, Canada and the United States. He is comfortable in different styles; his strong work captures the vibrancy of Carribean island life.

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Ober Monje

Ober Luis Monje Hinojosa

Ober Luis Monje Hinojosa, 56, studied at the Raúl Gómez García Higher Pedagogical Institute in Guantánamo province, graduating in 1994 with a degree in the specialty of Plastic Arts. Monje then started working as an art teacher and as an organizer of community art projects . His background is evident in the balanced compositions of his paintings, the way form and color meld together. Monje's style is unique; it captures the essence of the coffee plantation and the customs involved in the coffee-making process.

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Santiago Lambert

The vibrant colors of coastal life in Cuba come alive in the works of Santiago Lambert. He is a classically trained painter who later in life switched to a derivative style we can call "akimbo." Legs and arms go off in different directions, while the fisherman’s or lover’s gaze remains fixed on something beyond the viewers’ sight. Lambert’s works are a mixture of allegory and social commentary, with his portraits and caricatures leaving viewers with a sense of the mystery and fun of life.

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Radimis Miguel Borges

At age 52, Radimis is at the top of his game as an artist. He has been an abstract painter since graduating from art school in 1991 and coming into national prominence at the 2007 Ibero-American exhibition, followed by a major UNEAC show in 2009. His work is grounded in the contemporary art world, with a depth and perspective that illustrates why he was selected for the “100 Cuban Abstract Painters” exhibition. Radimis has exhibited in Mexico, Spain and elsewhere in Europe.

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Jose Luis Hernandez

Jose Luis Hernandez, nicknamed Kllo, is a former civil engineer and part of the first generation of artists born after the Cuban Revolution. He studied at the prestigious San Alejandro National Academy of Art and is now riding the new wave of interest in Cuban art. I characterize his work as “eclectic” – a synthesis of many styles, from Baroque to postmodern, a style that juxtaposes different objects into a coherent whole.

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Eduardo Gonzalez Exposito

Born in Havana in 1964, “Expo” is a painter, ceramicist and mixed-media artist who has exhibited around the world. In the United States, in New Orleans, St. Louis, San Francisco and the University of Arizona; in Europe, his works hang in galleries in Portugal, Spain, England, Germany; also in Argentina. In 2002, he won the Cuban “Premio Nacional” art award. Expo’s work has centered on the theme of “Obsession,” works that are often psychological portraits.

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Rolando Estevez Gamboa

Rolando Estevez is a classically trained painter from the Caribbean coastal city of Santiago de Cuba, where he attended the top art school. He played baseball as a youth and young man, reaching the Havana Industriales, before turning his attention full-time to painting. The son of a poet, Rolando incorporates a poetic sense of life in his works. He has traveled to Paris and Barcelona, where his paintings are in various collections.

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Gabriel Nguetch

Born in Cameroon- Africa, Gabriel started painting at a very young age with most of his inspiration coming from his surroundings and day to day living. He paints about his village and culture. His first work was done in sculpture and masks but started painting using brush in 1995, painting mostly things that happen in the villages and his cultures. He surpasses most of his contemporary painters in his country. Currently, his work is exhibited in Belgium, Italy, Spain, France, US and private collectors.

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Lisley Durañon Ojeda

This award-winning Havana-based artist has worked as a magazine illustrator and is active in several community socio-cultural projects. Lisley is part of an amazing, four-generation art family that collaborates on projects that have won prizes, both internationally and domestically in Cuba. The family specializes in beautiful papier mache pieces and has been featured in documentaries and TV shows. Leslie is a founding member of the engraving workshop Luis Lamothe Duribe. Her paintings are a mixture of figurative, abstractism, and Afro-Caribbean styles.

Alison Rowley Jamele

Alison Rowley Jamele is a Los Angeles based artist who uses family and ancestral background as her inspiration for these powerful portraits

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Lissel H. Ojeda

Hand painted paper mache bust doll each has a unique style.

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Beatrez Clavela

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Lonny Granston

An avid outdoor athlete, Lonny especially enjoys painting out in the elements -- indeed, his plein air pieces have won multiple "Best of Awards" in festivals Canyonlands National Park and Escalante, Utah, as well as right here in Boulder. It is his hope that the "bright happy colors" of his work accurately reflect the gratitude and amazement he feels living here in the land of his dreams.

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