Bachelor in Art History
Skills: People Management, Decision Making, Planning and Scheduling Skills. (2 yrs of experience as head of an art department in a cultural institution)
LANGUAGES: Spanish (1st language), English (Advanced), Catalan (B1), French (A2)
Basic experience working with Adobe Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop
Academic formation:
Major in Art History, Faculty of Arts and Literature, University of Havana, Cuba (2010-2015)
Graduated with honors, with an academic score of 5,10 out of 5. Participated in several Cientific Events at the faculty, and won several prizes in different specialties (Universal Art, English, Cuban Art)
Postgrads, Courses and Workshops:
Cultural Mediation Workshop (2012)First Cultural Mediation Workshop, of the formation program of the Havana Cultural Mediation Network, organized by Circuito Líquido and the National Museum of Fine Arts (Havana, Cuba). Member of the Havana Cultural Mediation Network.
Arts Management Workshops (2015, 2017): Arts Management Workshops, by Nick Schwartz-Hall (Brooklyn Academy of Music, BAM, NY), David Terry (Director of Programs and Curator, New York Foundation for the Arts, NYFA), Stephen R. Greenwald (Wagner College, NY) and Todd Alan Price (Associate Professor, Wagner College, NY). Sponsored by Ludwig Foundation of Cuba (Havana, Cuba).
COMMUNITARIAN CULTURAL MANAGEMENT workshop (2015)“The role of co-ops, associations and non-governmental organizations in the communitarian cultural management” workshop, by Chilean specialists Maximiliano Mayan Gatica, Technical Coordinator of the National Program Servicio País, and Felipe Mella, Executive Director of Balmaceda Arte Joven. Sponsored by the Chilean Embassy in Cuba and the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba (Havana, Cuba).
DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION COURSE (2016)Tisch Semester in Havana. Intermediate Documentary Production Class. New York University (NYU), Tisch School of the Arts, Tisch Special Programs. Professors Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger. Ludwig Foundation of Cuba (Havana, Cuba).
CUBAN ART HISTORY POSTGRAD (2016)“Cuban art, the whole picture”, postgrad course, by Dr. Pilar Fernández, hosted by University of Arts (ISA) and the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba (Havana, Cuba).
CUBAN DESIGN HISTORY POSTGRAD (2016)“Modernity, Identity and Social Value. Design in Cuba from 1960 to 2000”, compiled by professor Lucila Fernández. Higher Institute of Design (ISDi) (Havana, Cuba).
Work experience:
ART SPECIALIST, LUDWIG FOUNDATION OF CUBA (September 2015 – October 2018) Curating exhibitions, working with cultural projects and artists from all over the world. Making strategic alliances, connecting national and international cultural institutions. In 2016, promoted to Head of the Art Department, position maintained towards the end of the job period at the Foundation.
PERSONAL ASSISTANT AND ASSISTANT MANAGER, THE BLIND HAND STUDIO (October 2018 - currently): Managing Cuban visual artist Ernesto Rancaño’s studio. Curating exhibitions, working with other cultural projects and artists.
CURATED EXHIBITIONS
More than 50 pop-up curated exhibitions and special presentations, while working at the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba, as part of the Design, Filmmaker and Film Producers, Magazine, and Visual Arts projects.
Highlighted events: Exhibition and presentation, Narrative Project Clandestina, Design Shop, as part of the Design Project (December 2015)
Collateral exhibition of the 1st Havana Design Biennial. Cultural exchange project between the Higher Institute of Industrial Design (ISDi, Cuba), and Burg School of Design (Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle) (June 2016)
Special presentation, American photographer and filmmaker John Rowe (November 2016).
Presentation of the works of Cuban producer company RTV Comercial, as part of the Filmmaker and Film Producers Project (February 2017)
Special exhibition and presentation, German video artist David Osthoff (April 2017)
“El espíritu de la obra” (The spirit of the work), exhibition by Cuban artist Dania González Sanabria, as part of the Visual Arts Project (April 2018)
Special screening of the documentary film “Miracle on 42nd Street?”, by American filmmaker Alice Elliot (April 2018)
Exhibition and presentation of Apulpso, Cuban comic and graphic art magazine, as part of the Revistas de Cabecera (Sidebed Magazines) Project (May 2018).
Solo Exhibition “El eterno retorno” (The eternal comeback), of Ernesto Rancaño. Havana Club Rum Museum, Havana, Cuba, (april-june 2019).
Publications
ARTICLE El éxito de una imagen (The success of an image)Amano, Design & Crafts magazine, year I, number 4, september 2016, pages 12-19. Available in ------------
ARTICLE El eterno retorno, de Ernesto Rancaño (The eternal comeback, by Ernesto Rancaño) La Jiribilla, Cuban Culture Magazine, year XVIII, number 855, April 29 – June 9, 2019. Available in www.lajiribilla.cu/articulo/el-eterno-retorno-de-ernesto-rancano
Skills: People Management, Decision Making, Planning and Scheduling Skills. (2 yrs of experience as head of an art department in a cultural institution)
LANGUAGES: Spanish (1st language), English (Advanced), Catalan (B1), French (A2)
Basic experience working with Adobe Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop
Academic formation:
Major in Art History, Faculty of Arts and Literature, University of Havana, Cuba (2010-2015)
Graduated with honors, with an academic score of 5,10 out of 5. Participated in several Cientific Events at the faculty, and won several prizes in different specialties (Universal Art, English, Cuban Art)
Postgrads, Courses and Workshops:
Cultural Mediation Workshop (2012)First Cultural Mediation Workshop, of the formation program of the Havana Cultural Mediation Network, organized by Circuito Líquido and the National Museum of Fine Arts (Havana, Cuba). Member of the Havana Cultural Mediation Network.
Arts Management Workshops (2015, 2017): Arts Management Workshops, by Nick Schwartz-Hall (Brooklyn Academy of Music, BAM, NY), David Terry (Director of Programs and Curator, New York Foundation for the Arts, NYFA), Stephen R. Greenwald (Wagner College, NY) and Todd Alan Price (Associate Professor, Wagner College, NY). Sponsored by Ludwig Foundation of Cuba (Havana, Cuba).
COMMUNITARIAN CULTURAL MANAGEMENT workshop (2015)“The role of co-ops, associations and non-governmental organizations in the communitarian cultural management” workshop, by Chilean specialists Maximiliano Mayan Gatica, Technical Coordinator of the National Program Servicio País, and Felipe Mella, Executive Director of Balmaceda Arte Joven. Sponsored by the Chilean Embassy in Cuba and the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba (Havana, Cuba).
DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION COURSE (2016)Tisch Semester in Havana. Intermediate Documentary Production Class. New York University (NYU), Tisch School of the Arts, Tisch Special Programs. Professors Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger. Ludwig Foundation of Cuba (Havana, Cuba).
CUBAN ART HISTORY POSTGRAD (2016)“Cuban art, the whole picture”, postgrad course, by Dr. Pilar Fernández, hosted by University of Arts (ISA) and the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba (Havana, Cuba).
CUBAN DESIGN HISTORY POSTGRAD (2016)“Modernity, Identity and Social Value. Design in Cuba from 1960 to 2000”, compiled by professor Lucila Fernández. Higher Institute of Design (ISDi) (Havana, Cuba).
Work experience:
ART SPECIALIST, LUDWIG FOUNDATION OF CUBA (September 2015 – October 2018) Curating exhibitions, working with cultural projects and artists from all over the world. Making strategic alliances, connecting national and international cultural institutions. In 2016, promoted to Head of the Art Department, position maintained towards the end of the job period at the Foundation.
PERSONAL ASSISTANT AND ASSISTANT MANAGER, THE BLIND HAND STUDIO (October 2018 - currently): Managing Cuban visual artist Ernesto Rancaño’s studio. Curating exhibitions, working with other cultural projects and artists.
CURATED EXHIBITIONS
More than 50 pop-up curated exhibitions and special presentations, while working at the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba, as part of the Design, Filmmaker and Film Producers, Magazine, and Visual Arts projects.
Highlighted events: Exhibition and presentation, Narrative Project Clandestina, Design Shop, as part of the Design Project (December 2015)
Collateral exhibition of the 1st Havana Design Biennial. Cultural exchange project between the Higher Institute of Industrial Design (ISDi, Cuba), and Burg School of Design (Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle) (June 2016)
Special presentation, American photographer and filmmaker John Rowe (November 2016).
Presentation of the works of Cuban producer company RTV Comercial, as part of the Filmmaker and Film Producers Project (February 2017)
Special exhibition and presentation, German video artist David Osthoff (April 2017)
“El espíritu de la obra” (The spirit of the work), exhibition by Cuban artist Dania González Sanabria, as part of the Visual Arts Project (April 2018)
Special screening of the documentary film “Miracle on 42nd Street?”, by American filmmaker Alice Elliot (April 2018)
Exhibition and presentation of Apulpso, Cuban comic and graphic art magazine, as part of the Revistas de Cabecera (Sidebed Magazines) Project (May 2018).
Solo Exhibition “El eterno retorno” (The eternal comeback), of Ernesto Rancaño. Havana Club Rum Museum, Havana, Cuba, (april-june 2019).
Publications
ARTICLE El éxito de una imagen (The success of an image)Amano, Design & Crafts magazine, year I, number 4, september 2016, pages 12-19. Available in ------------
ARTICLE El eterno retorno, de Ernesto Rancaño (The eternal comeback, by Ernesto Rancaño) La Jiribilla, Cuban Culture Magazine, year XVIII, number 855, April 29 – June 9, 2019. Available in www.lajiribilla.cu/articulo/el-eterno-retorno-de-ernesto-rancano