José Bedia Valdés

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name=José Braulio Bedia Valdés


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José Braulio Bedia Valdés (born January 13, 1959 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban painter.

Bedia studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes “San Alejandro” and then finished his art studies at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana.

Individual Exhibitions

His artistic work has been presented in several individual shows, such as '"Final del Centauro"',1989 , Castillo de la Real Fuerza, Havana, Cuba. In 1994 was presented"José Bedia: De donde vengo", in the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Also exhibiting at "InSite94: A Binational Exhibition of Installation and Site Specific Art". San Diego Train Station, San Diego, California.

Collective Exhibitions

On 1978 he started participating among other artists in several collective exhibitions. In 1980 he conformed the exhibition "XIX Premi Internacional de Dibuix Joan Miró". Fundació Joan Miró, Centre d’Estudis d’Art Contemporani, Parc de Montjuic, Barcelona,Spain; "Los novísimos cubanos. Grupo Volumen I" was a significant exhibitionn that tooked place at The Signs Gallery, New York,U.S.A. He was selected to participate in the Cubans exhibition in the 1st and 2nd Havana Biennial Bienal de La Habana, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. In 1990 he was in the XLIV Exposizione Internazionale d’Arte. Biennale di Venezia. Venice, Italy. Most recently in 2001 his pieces were part of "Inside and Out. Contemporary Sculpture, Video and Installations". Bass Museum of Art, IV Bienal del Caribe y Centroamérica, Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Awards

He has obteined several awards for his artistic work:
* 1982 - First Prize in the "Salón Paisaje’82", Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana,Havana , Cuba.
* 1993 - Guggenheim Fellowship, New York City.
* 1988 - Distinction for the National Culture, Cuban Council of State, Havana, Cuba.

Collections

His pieces can be found in the permanent collections of:
* "Allan Frumkin Gallery", New York City
* Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
* Galería Nina Menocal in México
* Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York
* Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Germany
* Porin Taidemuseo, Finland
* Centro Wifredo Lam, Havana
* Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana, Havana

References

* Jose Viegas; "Memoria: Artes Visuales Cubanas Del Siglo Xx"; (California International Arts 2004); ISBN 978-0917571121 es icon