- Carlos del Toro Orihuela
Carlos del Toro Orihuela (born
October 15 ,1954 inHavana ,Cuba ), is a Cuban artist specializing in engraving, painting and drawing.Since 1971 to 1975 he studied in the
Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro" , inHavana ,Cuba . In 1984 he graduated in Engraving, in theInstituto Superior de Arte (ISA), inHavana ,Cuba .Individual Exhibhitions
Among his personal exhibitions we can mention in 1979 "Exposición Litografías de Carlos del Toro" in the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, in
Havana ,Cuba . In 1990 he presented "Temperas", inVíctor Manuel Gallery, inHavana ,Cuba . In 1991 he also exhibited "Graphic Art and Paintings", inBologna ,Italy . In 1994 he made "Entresaurios II", in the La Acacia Gallery, inHavana ,Cuba . And in 1996 he presented "Pintura/Grabado. Carlos del Toro", in the Taller Experimental de Gráfica (TEG), inHavana ,Cuba .Collective Exhibitions
He was part of many collective exhibitions, among them we can mention in 1979 the First Trienal of Engraving
Víctor Manuel , in the "Galería de La Habana", inHavana ,Cuba . In 1983 he was also included in "Cuban Painting", in the Japan International Artists Society (JIAS),Yamaguchi Museum/ Hakodate Municipal Hall, Hokkaido,Japan . In 1991 he participated in "18 Peintres de Cuba à Paris", at the Festival de L'Humanité,Paris ,France . In 1993 he was one of the selected artist to Internationale Grafick Biennale. Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Center (MECC),Maastricht ,Netherlands .Awards
His work as artist has been recognized with a lot of prizes among them can be quoted a Mention gained in the VIII National Young saloon, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes,
Havana ,Cuba . In 1982 the second Prize. The literature in visual arts about the Guillen's poetry, Sala Rubén Martínez Villena, Galería UNEAC,Havana ,Cuba . He also obteined in 1993 Prize Oswaldo Guayasamín Museum. Encuentro de Grabado'93, Centro Provincial de Artes Plásticas y Diseño,Havana ,Cuba .References
* cite book
last = Viegas-Zamora
first = Jose; Cristina Vives Gutierrez, Adolfo V. Nodal, Valia Garzon, & Dannys Montes de Oca
authorlink =
title = Memoria: Cuban Art of the 20th Century
publisher = California/International Arts Foundation
series =
year = 2001
doi =
isbn = 9780917571114
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