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Biography |
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1914 |
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Born September 3, 1914 in Havana, Cuba |
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1926 |
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Admitted at the Institute of Havana |
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1930 - 1932 |
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Studied Painting at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro" |
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1934 - 1941 |
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Studied law and social sciences at the University of Havana |
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1949 |
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Founded the Asociación de Pintores y Escultores de Cuba (APEC). |
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1972 |
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Received Hororable Mention, "Segunda Bienal de San Juan del Grabado Latinoamericano", Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico. |
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1973 |
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Awarded “Homenaje a Picasso”, Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), Washington, D.C.
Awarded Cintas Foundation Fellowship, New York City |
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1974 |
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Moves to Puerto Rico |
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1996 |
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Moves to Miami |
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2005 |
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Awarded an honorary doctorate of the arts from Florida International University |
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2008 |
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Died October 30, 2008 in Westchester, NY |
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Exhibitions |
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2009 |
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"Homage to Cundo Bermudez" Gary Nader, Miami, Fl (group)
"Cundo Bermudez in the 21st Century," Bass Museum of Art, Miami, FL (solo) |
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2006 |
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Paris, Barcelona & Miami - David Castillo Modern & Contemporary Art, Miami, FL (group) |
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2005 |
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"Madria Tiri" Cernuda Art, Coral Gables, FL (solo) |
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2004 |
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"Cundo Bermúdez – Agustín Fernández – Emilio Sánchez," ACA Galleries, New York, NY |
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1994 |
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"Cuban Artists: Expressions in Graphics", Jadite Galleries, New York City (group) |
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1979 |
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Museum of Modern Art of Latin America, Washington D.C. (solo) |
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1974 |
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"Cundo Bermúdez Painting/Alfredo Lozano Sculptures", Bacardí Art Gallery, Miami, Florida (solo) |
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1967 |
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Moved to Washington, D.C. |
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1957 |
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"Exposición de Cundo Bermúdez", Instituto de Arte Contemporáneo, Lima, Perú (solo) |
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1953 |
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"II Bienal de San Juan del Grabado Latinoamericano", Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico (group) |
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1952 |
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"XXVI Biennale di Venezia", Venice, Italy (group) |
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1951 |
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"I São Paulo Art Biennial", Sao Paulo, Brazil (group) |
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1950 |
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"Pinturas". Cundo Bermúdez, Amelia Peláez and Martínez Pedro. Lyceum, Havana, Cuba (group) |
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1946 |
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Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico (solo)
Palacio de Bellas Artes de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina (solo) |
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1944 |
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Cuban Painting Exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), New York City (group) |
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1943 |
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"An Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture Modern Cuban", Jose Gomez Sicre Institution, Havana (group) |
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1942 |
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"Some Contemporary Painters", Lyceum, Havana, Cuba (group)
"Cundo Bermúdez. Gouaches y Acuarelas", Lyceum, Havana, Cuba (solo) |
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1941 |
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"Cuban Contemporary Art Exhibition", Lyceum, Havana, Cuba (group) |
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1940 |
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"Three hundred Years of Art in Cuba", University of Havana, Havana, Cuba (group) |
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1938 |
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"National Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures" at the Castillo de la Fuerza, Old Havana, Cuba (group) |
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1936 |
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Cuban Modern Art Exposition, Cuba |
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