EDUCATION
1979 - Escuela Nacional de Diseno, Havana, Cuba B.A., Interior and Set Design.
- Servando Cabrera Moreno Studio, Havana, Cuba instrucción privada de Pintura
1978 - Escuela Nacional de Diseno, Havana, Cuba B.A. Art History.
SOLO SHOWS
2011 - "Casimiro Gonzalez" Viernes Culturales Art Gallery, Miami Fl.
2010 - "Grand Opening World Art Gallery", Miami Florida
2006 - “Sound of Color”, Piano & Art Gallery, Miami Florida
2004 - “Todas las Putas son Tristes”, Padron Gallery, Coral Gables, Miami, Florida
2003 - Discovery Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida.
2002 -“Casimiro Gonzalez”, The Inter-American Development Bank Art Gallery
Washington D.C.
2001 - Hilton Hotel, The 5th Annual United States Conference on AIDS. Miami,Fl.
1998 - Coral Gables International Art Center Inc. Florida.
1997 - Galeria Manifiesto, Barcelona Spain
- The RR Donnelley Building, Chicago, Il.
-“Something More Than Color, ”Foundation Contemporary Art,C. Gables,Fl.
1996 - Centro Andaluz de Teatro , Sevilla , Spain.
- Chicago Latino Film Festival, Studio 702 Gallery, Chicago, Il.
- Casimiro Retrospective Exhibition “El Nandu” Chicago, Il.
1995 - Erie Gallery, Chicago, Il.”
-“Casimiro” Galleries Internationale, Chicago, Il.
1994 - Artistic Horizons, Inc. Indianapolis, In.”
- Art Windows Gallery, Chicago, Il”.
- “Casimiro, His Washington Debut”, Gallery L’enfant, Washington DC.
- “Casimiro”Watergate Hotel, Washington, D.C”.
1993 - Bertoncini Gallery, Chicago, Il”
- Studio 702, Chicago, Il”. 1992 - Mambo Gallery, Chicago, Il.”
1991 - Grand Street Gallery, Chicago, Il.
- El Nandu” Chicago, Il.
1989 - Montana Moon Gallery” Chicago, Il.
1988 - Xyna Gallery”, Chicago, Il.
1987 - The Cuban American network” Chicago Il.
GROUP SHOWS(Select)
2011 -"Show Toys Art Us", Curator's Voice Art Projects, Miami Fl.
2009 - Duke University, Durhan N. Carolina
2008 - MAG Gallery, Miami’s Design District, Fl.
2007 - “Art for Angels”, Save the Children, Miami Florida. - Galleria Di Sorrento, Caesars Palace , Las Vegas, Nevada.
2006 - Chalk Farm Gallery, Santa Fe, Nuevo Mexico.
- Collection Privee, Fine Art Galleries, Miami Florida
- Oll My Godard Gallery, San Francisco , California.
2005 - “Mariel always had color” San Carlos Institute, Key West, Florida.
- “The Mariel generation”, Florida International University, Florida.
2003 - “Discovery Galleries of Coral Gables” Fl.
-“Homenaje Cultural Dentro del Marco de Miss Universo 2003”,Panama.
- “ It’s Art Gallery” Panama, Republica de Panama.
2002 - Discovery Galleries of Coral Gables, Fl.
2001 - Baxter Galleries Inc. London, New York, Miami, Fl.
-“Bodies:Memoirs and Transgressions” The Barrio Museum, Miami, FL.
- “Sky Gallery”Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.
2000 -Opening of the Barrio Museum, Miami,Fl.
-Kenneth Raymond Gallery,Boca Raton, Fl.
- Galeria Ortiz” San Antonio, Texas.
1999 - Byer Museum of the Arts, Chicago, Il.
- Galeria Ortiz, San Antonio Texas .
-“The Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin American Art”Miami,Fl.
1998 - Amalia Mahoney Gallery Chicago Il.
1997 - Artexpo 97, Barcelona, Spain.
- Manifiesto Gallery, Barcelona, Spain.
-Coral Gables International Art Center Inc. Fl. 1996 - Byer Museum of the Arts, Chicago, Il.
- Artexpo 96, Barcelona, Manifiesto Gallery, Barcelona, Spain. - Connoisseur’s Collection Gallery, Chicago,Il. 1995 - Estate Gallery, Chicago, Il. 1994 - Caesarea Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida.
- Galleries Internationale, Chicago, Il.
- Beverly Arts Center, (juried Exhibition), Chicago, Il.
1993 - Art Windows Gallery, Chicago,Il.
1992 - Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago, Il.
-Museum Terra “Perceptions of the Other”, Chicago, Il.
-Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Il.
1991 -Museum of Science and Industry, (juried Exhibition),Chicago, Il.
1990 -Genesis Gallery, ”Spiritual Image in the Latino Culture” Chicago, Il.
1989 - Ax Street Arena Gallery, Chicago, Il.
1988 - Bertoncini Gallery, Chicago, Il.
1987 -Intar Gallery,New York, NY.
-Latin American Gallery,New York, NY.
1986 - Gala Gallery, New York, NY.
1984 - Casa Espana, New York, NY.
AWARDS
2005 - Received Certificate of Appreciation Miami Dade County, recognition of
valuable contributions to community
2001 - Received Certificate of appreciation Miami-Dade County of the Mayer
and Board of County Commissioners.
- Poster contest – The 5th Annual United States Conference on AIDS.
1999 -Received Honorable Mention for his artwork “Lady in Hammock”, from the
Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin American Art.
1998 -Received special medal of recognition for the Wirtz Gallery and Ibero-
America Magazine for participation in “Ibero-America International IV”, an
exposition of International artists held in Miami.
- Received Key to the City of South Miami Florida for contribution to the artistic community of Dade County.
1996 - First Prize, poster contest - Latino Chicago Cinema Festival.
1994 - Honorable Mention, Alice and Arthur Art Competition, Chicago, IL.
1992 - Honorable Mention, Alice and Arthur Art Competition, Chicago, IL.
1989 - Poster contest – “Expresion Hispana”, Truman College, Chicago IL.
1979 - Scenography award for two plays: Macbeth and Blood Wedding in the
National Theater Festival Havana, Cuba.
PUBLICATIONS (Select)
2006 -Diario las Americas, ”Fantasias Mundanas”. Miami, Florida.
2003 -H2O La Revista,”Casimiro Gonzalez una explosion de color”,
Michoacán, Mexico.
2001 -Seis Continentes International Magazine”The Contented
Characters of Casimiro Gonzalez”,Miami, Fl.
1998 -Arte al Dia, International Magazine (Documenta), “Casimiro
Gonzalez”, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
-Casimiro Gonzalez “Full of Life”,Critic by Carol Damian Florida
Internacional University.
-Ibero America Magazine “Prominente Artista Contemporaneo Cubano”
Miami, Florida.
-Arte al dia, Internacional Magazine , “Casimiro Gonzalez, “A World Toward
Everyone”, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1997 -Éxito Newspaper, Miami Fl. “Una explosion de Colores”.
-El Nuevo Herald, Miami, Fl. “Algo mas que color, para celebrar la vida”. 1996 -Espiral de las Artes, Magazine,“Casimiro Gonzalez La ImagenEficaz”,
Madrid, Spain.
- Reader Newspaper, “Feast s for the eyes”, Chicago, Il.
-Chicago Catholic Newspaper, “Un artista nacido del pueblo”. 1995 -¡Éxito Newspaper!, “Una mirada distinta a Casimiro Gonzalez”, Chicago IL.
-Critic, by Jose M. Neistein (America and Europe Art critic), Washington DC.
“Finding truth in color”.
1994 -!Exito Newspaper! Chicago, Il. Casimiro: “Necesidad de Pintar”.
-¡Éxito Newspaper! Chicago, Il. Casimiro: “Los suenos de otro entonces”.
-La Raza Newspaper, Chicago, Il.Casimiro:”El arte del sentimiento desnudo”.
-Chicago Sun-Times, Chic. Il. Casimiro:”Artist in exile creates visions of Loss, Joy”
1993 -Hyphen Magazine, cover history: “Casimiro Gonzalez, Soul In Exile”, Chicago
-Tres Americas Magazine, cover history, Casimiro:”El espiritu hecho materia a
traves del arte”,Chicago , Il
TELEVISION AND RADIO.
2007 - Radio Marti interview, Miami Fl.
2004 - Channel 51 Telemundo News interview, Miami Fl
2004 -Channell 41, America TV, interview, Miami Florida.
1998 -Channel 11, PBS “Art Beat” interview, Chicago, Il.
-PBS, Interview, Miami Florida.
1996 -ECO, Televisa, interview, Mexico
1995 -Channel 66, interview, Chicago.
-Channel 44, Telemundo, interview, Chicago.
1994 - Univision national News, interview, Chicago Il.
- Telemundo, interview Chicago.
- Radio Marti, interview, Washington DC.
1993 -Channel 26, Univision, News, interview, Chicago.
1991 -Channel 26, Univision News, interview, Chicago.
-Channel 44, Telemundo News, interview, Chicago.
1989 -Channel 2O Chicago Cable, Il. Interview, “Nosotros los Hispanos”.
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