Grupo Antillano

"Grupo Antillano", a Cuban artistic group was formed by 16 artists, between 1975-1985, in Havana, Cuba.

Members of the group

* Rafael Queneditt Morales (Director) (Born: Havana, May 28, 1942). Sculpture and engraving
* Esteban Guillermo Ayala Ferrer (Born: Havana, September 2, 1929 Died: Havana; July 15, 1995) Graphic and environmental design.
* Osvaldo Castilla Romero (Born: Havana, May 28, 1942) Sculpture and gold and silver work.
* Manuel Couceiro Prado (Born: Havana, July 29, 1923 Died: Havana; November 8, 1981) Painting.
* Herminio Escalona González (Born: Guáimaro, Camagüey, September 16, 1944) Sculpture.
* Ever Fonseca Cerviño (Born: Ojo del Agua, Oriente, August 24, 1938) Painting and Engraving.
* Ramón Haiti Eduardo (Born: Havana, April 2, 1932) Painting and Sculpture.
* Angel Laborde Wilson (Born: Guantánamo, Oriente, December 18, 1942 Painting, drawing, ceramics, humor.
* Manuel Mendive Hoyo (Born: Havana, December 15, 1944) Painting, drawing and performance.
* Lionel Morales Pérez (Born: Havana, February 11, 1940) Painting and textile design.
* Claudina Clara Morera Cabrera (Born: Camagüey, July 21, 1944) Painting.
* Miguel de Jesús Ocejo López (Born: Santiago de Cuba, Oriente; January 8, 1940) Painting and Drawing.
* Marcos Rogelio Rodríguez Cobas (Born: Santiago de Cuba, Oriente, June 30, 1925) Sculpture, drawing, ceramics and painting.
* Arnaldo Tomás Rodríguez Larringa (Born: Havana, August 30, 1948) Painting and Drawing.
* Oscar Rodríguez Lasseria (Born: Florida, Camagüey, September 29, 1950) Ceramics, sculpture, drawing.
* Pablo Daniel Toscano Mora (Born: Caibarién, Las Villas, November 18, 1940) Painting, Drawing, Cartoons, Graphic design.

Exhibitions

* 1978 - "Expo-Venta del Grupo Antillano" in Centro de Arte Internacional, Havana, Cuba;
* 1978 - Headquarters of Conjunto Folclórico Nacional, Havana, Cuba
* 1978 - VI Festival Internacional de Ballet, Havana, Cuba
* 1978 - Temporada de Danza Nacional de Cuba, Havana
* 1979 - "Exposición Homenaje a Fernando Ortíz in [Biblioteca Nacional José Martí, Havana, Cuba with guests artists like Wifredo Lam, René Portocarrero, Manuel Mendive, Anselmo Febles Bermúdez, Roberto Diago, and Armando Posse
* 1982 - "II Festival de la Cultura de Origen Caribeño", Salón de Exposiciones UNEAC, "Biblioteca "Elvira Cape", Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
* 1980 - "Antilska Skupina/Grupo Antillano" in the House of Cuban Culture, Prague, Czech Republic
* 1980 - Gallery of the Cultural Committee, Sofia, Bulgaria
* 1981 - Carifesta’81 in International Gallery, Community College, Bridgetown, Barbados
* 1981 - "América negra" in Instituto del Tercer Mundo, Mexico City, Mexico

Collections

Their works are part of the permanent collections of the Casa del Caribe in Santiago de Cuba.

References

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first = Jose
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publisher = California/International Arts Foundation
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isbn = 978-0917571114
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publisher = California International Arts
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