Tomás Sánchez  (Cuban, 1948) 

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Tomás Sánchez (Cuban, b.1948) is a painter best known for his detailed and idealized landscapes. He studied at the San Alejandro School of Plastic Arts in Havana and at the National School of Art. Sánchez’s style is often compared to the work of Caspar David Friedrich and the Hudson River School, but his meticulous attention to detail distinguishes his own style. Expansive landscapes such as Orilla En La Noche Clara (1993) depicts a forest, illuminated by moonlight, down to the last leaf. His landscapes are always pristine and devoid of human presence, giving his work an otherworldly quality. Sánchez received the Joan Miró Prize in 1980 and the Amelia Peláez Award in 1984 for his work in Havana’s first Biennial. His work has been exhibited at the National Museum of Fine Art in Havana, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, and the Galería Expoarte in Panama City. He lives and works in Miami, FL, and Costa Rica.

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Tomás Sánchez, Basurero con Fuegos en la Noche

 

Tomás Sánchez
Basurero con Fuegos en la Noche
1992

Latin Art Core
Tomás Sánchez, Aguacero a la Orilla

 

Tomás Sánchez
Aguacero a la Orilla
1989

Latin Art Core
Tomás Sánchez, Verdes y Ocres

 

Tomás Sánchez
Verdes y Ocres
1982

Alonso Art
Tomás Sánchez, Sonido de Aguas en la Noche

 

Tomás Sánchez
Sonido de Aguas en la Noche
Atrium Gallery
Tomás Sánchez, Contemplador del volcan

 

Tomás Sánchez
Contemplador del volcan
2012

Marlborough Gallery
Tomás Sánchez, Orilla

 

Tomás Sánchez
Orilla
2004

Alonso Art
Tomás Sánchez, Orilla

 

Tomás Sánchez
Orilla
1994

Alonso Art
Tomás Sánchez, Orilla con una luz y la luna (Shore with a light and the Moon)

 

Tomás Sánchez
Orilla con una luz y la luna (Shore with a light and the Moon)
2004

Alonso Art
Tomás Sánchez, Meditor bajo nube

 

Tomás Sánchez
Meditor bajo nube
2004

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Tomás Sánchez, Personaje con reloj. Cubanacan

 

Tomás Sánchez
Personaje con reloj. Cubanacan
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Tomás Sánchez, Orilla

 

Tomás Sánchez
Orilla, 1994
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Tomás Sánchez, Orilla con luz dorada

 

Tomás Sánchez
Orilla con luz dorada, 1991
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1948   Born in Aguada de Pasajeros, Las Villas, Cuba, May 22
1964 - 1966   Studies at the San Alejandro School of Plastic Arts in Havana, Cuba
1971   Graduates from the National School of Art, Havana, Cuba
1971   First Prize in Drawing, Salón Nacional para Artistas jovenes, Havana, Cuba
1975   First Prize in Painting & Lithography, Tercer Salón de Profesores e Instructores de Artes Plásticas, Havana, Cuba
1980   First prize in Painting, Primer Concurso Nacional de Paisaje Leopoldo Romannach, Guantánamo, Cuba
1980   International Award in Drawing, XIX Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain
1984   National Painting Award, I Biennal de la Habana, Havana, Cuba
1986   Medal from the V American Biennial of Graphic Art, Cali, Colombia
1987   Honorable Mention, I International Biennial of Painting, Cuenca, Ecuador
  Lives and works in Miami and Costa Rica
2005   Tomás Sánchez, Marlborough Gallery, New York (solo)
2005   Landscape, Cityscape, Marlborough Gallery, New York
2005   Works on Paper, Marlborough Gallery, New York
2004   Images of Time and Place: Contemporary Views of Landscape, Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, New York; traveled to Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
2003   Tomás Sánchez: Works on Paper, Marlborough Gallery, New York (solo)
2001   Tomás Sánchez: Recent Works, FIAC, Paris, France (solo)
2001   Arte de las Americas. Colecciones en Costa Rica, Museo de Arte Costariccense, San José, Costa Rica.
2000   Grandi Artisti alla Fabbrica San Giorgio, Albisola 1958-2000, Spazio Espositivo del Comune di Badalucco, Imperia, Italy, 15 April-June.
1999   Alter Ego. Exposición Inaugeral, Paula Lama Gallery, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, September
1999   Tomás Sánchez: New Paintings and Drawings, Marlborough Gallery, New York (solo)
1998   Forma y Figuración: obras maestras de la colección Blake-Purnell, MuseoGuggenheim, Bilbao, Spain
1997   Loin de Cuba, Musée de Tapisseries, Aik-en-Provence, France.
1997   Botero, Lam, Matta and Sánchez, Jorge Sorí Fine Art, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
1997   Tomas Sanchez – Works on Paper, Jorge M. Sorí Fine Art, Coral Gables, Florida (solo)
1996   Tomás Sánchez: Different Worlds, Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (solo)
1996   Estampas cubanas de tres siglos, Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, July-August; Salón Avianca, Barranquila, Colombia, August-September
1995   Tomás Sánchez Recent Works, Weiss/Sorí Fine Art, Coral Gables, Florida (solo)
1995   El Tema Histórico en la Pintura Cubana, National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba, 23 May.
1994   Cuban Artists of the Twentieth Century, Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
1994   Tomás Sánchez Paintings, Galería PEMEX, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
1993   Tomás Sánchez, Andrés Puig – From Cuba to Cuba: Art as a Bridge, Cuban Museum of Art and Culture, Miami, Florida (solo)
1993   Exposición Arte Cubano. Pasado y Presente Obra Importante, Gary Nader Fine Art, Coral Gables, Florida, USA, November.
1992   Color de Cuba, Pabellón de las Artes, Exposición Universal Sevilla 92, Seville, Spain.
1991   Los cubanos llegaron ya, Ninart Centro de Cultura, Mexico City, Mexico, 18 September.
1990   Latin American Masters, Gallery Bernheim, Panama City, Panama
1989   III Bienal de la Habana, Havana, Cuba
1989   Fifteen works by Tomás Sánchez, Galería Arvil, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
1988   Landscapes of Tomás Sánchez, Galería Expoarte, Panama City, Panama (solo)
1988   Cuban Paintings, Jaime Guash Foundation, Madrid, Spain
1987   I International Biennial of Painting, Cuenca, Ecuador, 24 April – 24 July.
1987   Relaciones de Tomás Sánchez, Centro Provicial de Artes Plásticas y Diseño,Havana; traveled to Andar Hispano-American Center, Athens, Greece; Galerie und Cafe, Vienna, Austria (solo)
1986   Tomás Sánchez Paintings, Galería Quintero, Barranquilla, Colombia; traveled to Quintero Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida (solo)
1986   Young Cuban Artists, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1985   Tomás Sánchez Retrospective, National Museum of Fine Art, Havana, Cuba (solo)
1985   XVIII Bienal de São Paulo, Parque Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil, 4 October – 15 December.
1984   7 artistas cubanos contemporáneos, Zala Rakovski 125, Sofia, Bulgaria, 22 February – 10 March.
1983   Encuentro de Jóvenes Artistas Latinoamericanos y Caribeños, Casa de las Americas, Havana, Cuba, 3 October.
1983   Tomás Sánchez Drawings, Union of Visual Artists of Moscow, USSR; traveled to House of Culture, Prague, Czechoslovakia; City Hall Gallery, Nicosia, Chipre; Al Andar Hispanic-American Center, Athens, Greece; Galerie und Café, Vienna, Austria (solo)
1982   Otra manera de contra nuestra historia, Habana Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
1981   Volumen I, Centro de Arte Internacional, Havana, Cuba, 13 January.
1981   Tomás Sánchez Drawings, Joan Miró Foundation, Barcelona, Spain (solo)
1980   Paisajes y muñecos de Tomás Sánchez, Taller de Cerámica, Parque Lenin, Havana, Cuba. (solo)
1980   II Salón de Paisaje de la Brigada Hermanos Saíz y Artistas Invitados, Galería Amelia Peláez, Parque Lenin, Havana, Cuba, 13 February.
1979   Jóvenes plásticos cubanos, Galería de la Habana, Havana, Cuba, 11 July.
1979   Tomás Sánchez Landscapes, Galería de arte Galiano y Concordia, Havana, Cuba (solo)
1979   Témperas de Tomás Sánchez, House of Culture, Havana, Cuba. (solo)
1978   Nueve versions, un tema, Galiano y Concordia Galería de Arte, Havana, Cuba, August
1976   Grabados cubanos contemporáneos, Stockholm, Sweden.
1975   Triennial of India 1975, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhaven, New Delhi, India
1974   Pinturas y Grabados de Tomás Sánchez, Galería L, Havana, Cuba (solo)
1973   Salón Nacional de Grabado, Galería Oriente, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
1972   II Salón Nacional Juvenil de Artes Plásticas, National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba, 27 December
1971   Salón Nacional para Artistas Jóvenes. Escultura, pintura, grabado, dibujo y diseño, National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba, 15 December - 3 February.
1970   Exposición de dibujos y témperas, Galería L, Havana, Cuba, 28 August.