- Félix Alberto Beltrán Concepción
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name=Félix Alberto Beltrán Concepción
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birth_date=Birth date and age|1938|6|23|mf=y
birth_place=Havana, Cuba
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death_place=Félix Alberto Beltrán Concepción (born
June 23 ,1938 inHavana ,Cuba ) is aCuba nartist . He has had an important career as agraphic designer , painter,draftsman andengraver .He studied in U.S.A. between 1956-1960, design graphic, painting and litography at the
School of Visual Arts ,New School for Social Research and Pratt Graphic Art Center inNew York City . He has a long professional experience because he worked on different publications and institutions. Between 1953-1956 he was a designer in "Publicidad McCann Erickson Co.", and was a juror in 1974 of VIBiennale des Arts Graphiques in Czechoslovakia and in 1976 of 6thInternational Poster Biennale in Zaçheta Gallerand,Warsaw ,Polond . Since the middle of 80´years he resides inMexico City , where he reach category of curator of "Archivo Gráfico Internacional" at theUniversidad Autónoma Metropolitana . He has also teaching experience because he was a professor of Graphic Design in theInstituto Superior de Diseño Industrial (ISDI) (1980-1982),Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) (1976 - 1982), in Havana, Cuba; at theUniversidad Autónoma Metropolitana and theUniversidad Ibero Americana in México.Individual exhibitions
Among his must relevant personal exhibitions can be included these: in 1971 "Símbolos de Félix Beltrán" in
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana , Havana, Cuba; "Exhibition Hall Ruski Avenue",inSofia ,Bulgaria and after 1990 he did "Pinturas Deconstructivas de Félix Beltrán" in different galeries of Mexico City, like GaleryFrida Kahlo , Gallery Santos Balmori, Gallery Artis and Gallery Trazo.Collective exhibitions
He formed also part of many collective exhibitions like one in 1960 in New Gallery, New York, U.S.A.; in 1966 at the
Guttenberg Museum ,Frankfurt ,Germany ;International Trade Marks Exhibition , New York, U.S.A. and in"Affiches Cubains" at theMusée d’Art et Industrie ,Paris ,France . Another exhibitions were inThe Latin American Graphics Arts Biennial andMuseum of Contemporary and Hispanic Art (MOCHA) ,New York City , in 1986.Awards
During his life he has obteined many awards and recognitions like the Prize
American Institute and Graphic Art in National Exhibition of Communication Arts, California, U.S.A. in 1962; Prize International cartels contest Moscow 88 Habana, Cuba; in 1981 was Honorary Member ofAcademia Mexicana de Diseño and Colegio de Diseñadores Industriales y Gráficos andInternational University Foundation , ofDelaware .Collections
His work can be found in permanent collections of:
* Art Center,Louisiana .
*Bibliothéque des Arts Decoratifs ,Paris ,France .
*Danish Museum of Decorative Art ,Copenhagen ,Denmark .
*Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris ,Paris ,France .
*Musée des Arts Decoratifs ,Lausanne ,Switzerland .
*Museo de Arte Latinoamericano ,Santiago de Chile ,Chile .
*Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana .
*Pushkin Museum ,Moscow ,Russia .References
* Jose Veigas-Zamora, Cristina Vives Gutierrez, Adolfo V. Nodal, Valia Garzon, Dannys Montes de Oca; "Memoria: Cuban Art of the 20th Century"; (California/International Arts Foundation 2001); ISBN 978-0917571114
* Jose Viegas; "Memoria: Artes Visuales Cubanas Del Siglo Xx"; (California International Arts 2004); ISBN 978-0917571121 es icon
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