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Manuel Mendive Biography
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1944 |
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Born in Havana, Cuba
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Graduated from the San Alejandro School of Arts, Cuba, with honors in sculpture and painting
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2008
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"Surrounded by Water: Expresions of Freedom and Isolation in Contemporary Cuban Art," Boston University Art Gallery, Boston, MA
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2008
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"La Mirada Persuasiva," Galeria Estudio Artizar, La Laguna, Spain
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2005
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“Feeding the Spirit, the Light, the Ancestros, Olodumare, the most beautiful thing”, Gary Nader Gallery, Coral Gables , USA
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2005
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“Mother Africa” Series, Week of the African Culture, Gallery: “House of Culture of Angola ”, Havana , Cuba .
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2004
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Exhibition of Modern Cuban Art, Athens, Greece.
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2003
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Los Ancestros, orisha, la naturaleza y el pensamiento (The ancestros, orisha, nature and thought) , Museum of the Americas, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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2003
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Social, intelectual y chic (Social, intellectual and chic) , Biarritz, France.
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2002
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Las Aguas, lo cotidiano y el pensamiento ( Waters, Daily Life and Thought) , Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba
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2002
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Shangó y la Vida (Shango and Life) , La Recova Exhibition Hall, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
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2001
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Shangó y la Vida, Sa Nostra Cultural Center , Palma de Mallorca; Capitol Cultural Center, Cáceres, Spain.
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2001
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Santa Bárbara-Shangó en nuestras Vidas (Santa Barbara, Shango in our Lives) , Gallery for Universal Art in Guines, Havana, Cuba.
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2000
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Las Aves y los Peces (Birds and Fishes) , Latin American Gallery, Casa de las Américas, Havana, Cuba.
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2000
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Exhibition of Sculptures, Museum of Rhum, Havana, Cuba.
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1999
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Gary Nader Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida, United Status of América.
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1998
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Ville de Chanteclerç, Fort-de-France, Martinica.
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1998
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Andy Jllich Gallery, Switzerland.
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1997
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Joan Guaita Art Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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1997
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The World of Art Gallery, Paris France.
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1997
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Museum of Colonial Art, Havana, Cuba.
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1997
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Museum of Modern Art in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
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1996
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Nacional Gallery of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica.
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1996
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Present Art Gallery, Santiago de Chile, Chile.
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1996
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La Acacia Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
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1995
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Fernando Quintana Gallery, Bogotá Colombia.
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1994
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The World of Art Gallery, Paris, France.
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1993
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Galería Expositum Ciudad México, D.F.
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1993
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Le Monde de L'Art Paris, France
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1993
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Museo Boshum Alemania
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1992
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Sevilla '92, Pabellón de las Artes Spain
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1992
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Galería le Monde de L'Art Paris, France
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1991
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21a. Bienal Internacional Sao Paulo, Brasil
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1991
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Museo Arte Moderno San Diego San Diego, CA
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1990
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25o. Salón Internacional de Arte de Zagreb Yugoslavia
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1990
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Civic Gallery, Cavour Plaza, Padua, Italy.
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1989
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SEIBU Group, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
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1989
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Galería Nesle Paris, France
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1988
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XLIII Biennial de Venice, Italy.
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1988
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Ethnographic Museum of Budapest, Hungary.
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1988
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The October Gallery, London , Great Britain .
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1987
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Panama City, Panama.
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1987
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Para el Ojo que Mira ( For the Eye which glances) , Nacional Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba.
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1986
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Conversando con los Peces (Taliking to Fishes), Latin American Cultural Space Gallery, Paris, France.
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1984
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Plaza Vieja Gallery, Fondo Cubano de Bienes Culturales (Cuban Funds of Cultural Heritage) , Havana, Cuba.
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1982
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Travelling show through Zambia, Nigeria, Angola and Mozambique.
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1982
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Mpapa Gallery, Lusaka, Zambia.
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1982
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Iwalewa House, University de Bayreuth, Germany.
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1982
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ORTH Gallery, Nuremberg, RFA.
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1981
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Art Gallery, Moscow, USSR.
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1980
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Mendive: Un pintor de lo Real Maravilloso ( A painter of the Marvelous Reality), L Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
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1978
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Museo Arte Contemporáneo Madrid, Spain
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1975
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Museo Nacional Tanzania, Tanzania
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1964
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Centro de Arte La Habana, Cuba
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1964
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Art Center, Catedral Square, Havana, Cuba.
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