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Orlando Almanza


Las Tunas, Cuba 1989

​Collections 
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
CDE Cuba – Cuban Art Magazine
Various Private collections in the US, Mexico, Ghana and South Africa. 

Residencies 
Artist in Residence - The Newport Art Museum, October 2022
​Artist in Residence - Sitka Center for Arts and Ecology, August 2022

Solo Exhibitions
2022                   Born by the River,Soapbox Arts , Burlington, Vermont 
2022                   Un Laberinto en el Estómago de un Cocodrilo, ONA Galeria, La Habana, Cuba
2019                   Ciudad de bandidos VOL I - “La línea entre bandos”, Espacio Altamira, La Habana, Cuba
2019                   Muestra de la Serie Ciudad de Bandidos, El Café,La Habana, Cuba  
2017                   Ser suyo entre extraños y extraño entre los tuyos
                           Fábrica de Arte Cubano. La Habana, Cuba   
2017                   Inventario, Fundación Ludwig, La Habana, Cuba
2015                   Significado y Sentido,Galería del Centro Hispanoamericano de Cultura de la Habana
                            La Habana, Cuba 
2008                   Diario, Centro Provincial del Escritor de Las Tunas, Las Tunas, Cuba 
2008                   Parabán, Centro Provincial de las Artes Plásticas de Las Tunas, Las Tunas, Cuba 
2007                   Boomerang, Academia Provincial de Artes Plásticas de Las Tunas. Las Tunas, Cuba 

Collaborative Projects 
2020                   Founded, led and managed a collaborative project. 
                            Created one of a kind hand painted jackets inspired by my visual universe.

Selected Group Exhibitions 
2022                   Maleza, ONA Galeria, La Habana, Cuba
2019                   Puzzle, Galería Taller Gorría, La Habana, Cuba  
2019                   Muestra de artistas cubanos con Arsenal Gallery,The Canvas, Brooklyn, New York 
2019                   Rendición de Cuentas, Muestras Colaterales a La Bienal de la Habana,Espacio Altamira,           
                            La Habana, Cuba
2019                   Asamblea de la Juventud, Galería Taller Gorría, La Habana, Cuba 2017                              
2018                   Ambos Lados International Print Exchange shown at the following galleries: 
                            Manuel Guerra Gallery, El Paso, Texas
                            Taller Grafica Libre, Oaxaca, México
                            Argos Studio/ Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico 
                            Southwest Print Fiesta, Silver City, New Mexico 
2017                   A Havana Night, Benefit Gala
                            (work donated to the Friends of the Ludwig Foundation annual gala) 
                            Shown at The Copacabana, New York City, New York 
2017                   Superhéroes,Taller Experimental de la Grafica,La Habana, Cuba   
2015                   Post it 3, Galeria Collage Habana, La Habana, Cuba
2013                   Combination Press, Instituto Superior de Arte, La Habana, Cuba 
2013                   Uno por Uno, Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales. La Habana, Cuba 
2013                   “Jerga”, Galería Raúl Oliva, Teatro Bertolt Brecht, La Habana, Cuba 
2012                    Vórtice, Instituto Superior de Arte, La Habana, Cuba 
2011                    S/T, Instituto Superior de Arte, La Habana, Cuba 
2011                    Reconstrucción,Centro Nacional del Estudiante, La Habana, Cuba 
2011                    Línea Temporalis, Instituto Superior de Arte, La Habana, Cuba
2010                    A Río Revuelto, Instituto Superior de Arte, La Habana, Cuba 


Teaching Experience/Lectures
2017                   Presented a lecture series on my work and entrepreneurship in Cuba
                           to students from the University of    Minnesota at the Fabrica de Arte Cubano​

2014 to 2016    Professor of Printmaking at the Institute of Superior Arts in Havana for Cuban and         
                          foreign students.


Education
2015 to 2016    Assistant to the Artist, Carlos Quintana, Oil painting and sculpture, Havana, Cuba
2014 to 2016    Printmaking internships, Taller de la Grafica & La Lavanderia, Havana, Cuba
2009 to 2013   Classical Drawing Intensive Course with Professor Rene Negrin – Havana, Cuba
2009 to 2014    Bachelor of Arts, Printmaking, Superior Institute of Arts, Havana, Cuba
2004 to 2008   Graduate specialization in Sculpture, Professional Academy of Visual Arts, 
                            Las Tunas, Cuba                                                                                                                  

Bibliography 

Memorias que trajo el río. El arte de Orlando Almanza, El Estornudo, November 8, 2022

Inside Art with Michael Rose — Newport Residency Features Cuban Artist Orlando Almanza, GoLocalProv, October 5, 2022
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Solo Show by Cuban Painter Orlando Almanza Offers Lush Nature Imagery, Amy Lily, Seven Days Vermont, July 13, 2022

"Orlando Almanza, onirismo e invención del follaje" Por: Enzzo Hernández Hernández, La Jeringa, September 12, 2021
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"A first peek inside Bar La Rampa", The Nudge, August 6, 2021

"1950s Havana is Coming to Fitzrovia, In Cocktail Bar Form" The Nudge, June 26, 2021
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"Conversaciones de Arte: Orlando Almanza" Gabriel Sanchez, video interview, April 2, 2020

"Office Confidential: How the Pros Decorate Their Work Spaces" Frederic Magazine, March 2020
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"Cuban Art" Desert Triangle Print Carpeta 

"Ambos Lados Print Exchange International Print Exchange" - 2019 in Hindsight" Ambos Lados International Print Exchange Blog, December 31, 2019

"Argos Gallery, Exhibition Invitation" July 2019

"Orlando" Documentary Film, Matthew Tan, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, April 2019

"Ambos Lados International Print Exchange", Fusion Magazine, April 5, 2019

"Lo que sucedió en el Tercer Festival Comunitario de San Isidro DA"  Vistar Magazine,  March 5, 2019


No mas chicas de porcelana and Nido de Dragones featured in CdeCuba Magazine, No. 26, March 2019

"Brian McCarthy's Midtown Office is an Art-filled, ever evolving representation of his work", Architectural Digest, December 18,2018

​La visita secrets del Papa a Cuba and Golden Boy featured in CdeCuba Magazine, No. 25, July 2018

Close up de una historia tropical and Dracula featured in CdeCuba Magazine, No 24, December 2017


La Capa de Superman y Capitán déspota en su traje de campana featured in CdeCuba Magazine, No 22. March 2017
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"De la escritura al proceso de comunicación" Daniel G. Alfonso, CdeCuba Magazine, No 21, October 2016

"Significado y sentidos en Centro Hispanoamericano de Cultura" Juventud Rebelde, June 2014

"Stars and Students at the Havana Biennale", Art in America, May 21, 2012



Meet the Artist

​"I am drawn to stories. I love to listen to myths, legends and stories and to hold them in my mind. To imagine how they occurred. My passion and work is to find the visual universe where myths exist and to commit them to memory on canvas. My pieces often begin with sculpture-like figures which are then layered with paint and colors. I like to leave lines, clues and hidden surprises in my pieces, exploring the nuance and layers of each moment. In my work, nothing is certain, nothing is finished, nothing is exactly as it seems. Spirit-like figures appear momentarily, half-truth, half-myth. Fantastical creatures are nestled behind palms and colorful flowers. Lush landscapes and colors give a sense of the unknown, of our hopes and fears and all things both real and imagined." 
​- Orlando Almanza
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Orlando Almanza 
(he/him)​

Orlando Almanza (b.1989, Las Tunas, Cuba) pulls us into his dreamworld of memory, myth and loss with ethereal landscapes, portraits and storytelling. His stories take place in the natural world where figures are intertwined with plants, animals and light. The interconnectedness of his work points to the artist's deep dedication to nature, and the unique way it connects with myths and storytelling across cultures. Each painting invites us in, to search for meaning and truth. Almanza received his B.A. in printmaking from the Institute of Superior Arts in Havana, Cuba. 
 
In 2022, Almanza presented a solo exhibition titled “Born by the River'' at Soapbox Arts Gallery in Burlington, Vermont as well as a solo exhibition titled “Un Laberinto en el Estómago de un Cocodrilo” (A labyrinth in the stomach of a crocodile)  at ONA Galeria in Havana, Cuba. These exhibitions focused on the myths from the artist's childhood, growing up in the Cuban countryside. Recent honors include an Artist Residency at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology and the addition of one of Almanza’s works to The Hood Museum at Dartmouth College collection. He currently works and resides in Portland, OR and Havana, Cuba. 

ORLANDOALMANZAART@GMAIL.COM


All artwork & images of artwork are the sole property of Orlando Almanza and may not be reproduced in any way without permission.
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