Luis Roque Contino
Pinar del Río, 1965.
Education and Professional Experience
A graduate of the National School of Art and member of UNEAC (Association of Writers and Artists of Cuba).
He is presently n independent artist.
Personal Exhibitions
He has presented eleven solo shows, among them: En el monte Corulé, Galería Concha Ferrant, sponsored by the Fernando Ortiz Foundation and UNEAC, Guanabacoa, Havana, 1998, and Buscando la luz II (Searching for the Light II) at Centro de Arte, Galería 23 y 12, Havana.
Collective Exhibitions and Events
He has participated in more than 30 group exhibitions, standing out among them: Cuba en cien imagines (Cuba in 100 Images), Italy 2004, and Contando a la izquierda (Counting on the Left), at the 8th Havana Biennial, Galería Mariano Rodríguez, Havana, 2003.
Awards and Residencies
He has obtained 13 national prizes.
Collections
Works by this creator are in Italy, Spain, France, Holland, United States of America, Germany and Cuba.