Israel Tamayo Zamora
Santiago de Cuba, 1959
Education and Professional Experience
1980 He completed painting studies at the José Joaquín Tejada Academy of Plastic Arts, Santiago de Cuba.
Personal Exhibitions
Tamayo has presented 20 solo shows in Cuba and abroad, the most recent one being Puntos Cardinales (Cardinal Points), 2005 in the gallery La Confronta, Santiago de Cuba.
Collective Exhibitions and Events
He has participated in over 100 national and international group exhibitions, as well as in the mural painting events INTERNOS sponsored by the cultural workshop he conducts.
Awards and Residencies
He has deserved 15 prizes and mentions, standing out the Mention of Honor received at the Fourth International Biennial of Engraving of Orense, Spain, in 1997.
Collections
The Bolivarian Museum of Modern Art at the Quinta de San Pedro de Alejandrino in Santa Marta, Colombia, treasures several of his works.
