Curriculun Vitae

 

Education

• (1974-1978) San Alejandro Fine Art School, Havana, Cuba.
• (1978-1983) Higher Art Institute,(I.S.A.), BFA. Five Years Printmaking Specialized.
• (1983-1996) Taught printmaking at Higher Art Institute,(I.S.A).

Prize and Awards

• 2015- Selected by Basel Miami international Art Fair at Red Dot Latin American Pavilion.
• 2015- Artist in residence Fyns Grafiske Vaerkted, Denmark.
• 2005- Honorable mention at “Encounter 2005”, von Liebig Art Center, Naples.FL.
• 2004- Second Prize at The Art League of Fort Myers Juried competition 2004.Art Gallery of F. Myers, FL.
• 2001- Award. The Boston Printmakers 2001 North American Print Exhibition. Boston, MA.
• 2000- Award. BIMPE I, First Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition, New Leaf Edition, Vancouver, Canada.
• 2001- Award. The Boston Printmakers 2001 North American Print Exhibition. Boston, MA.
• 1997- Artist in Residence at The Banff Center for the Arts. Alberta, Canada.
• In 1995 he received the Prize Pilar & Joan Miro & Sothebys Foundation for Techniques and Development of Creative Projects.
• Honorable Mention.XIII International “Maximo Ramos PRINT Prize”, Ferrol, Spain.
• In 1994 his etching “Tunnel” is awarded at The Third Printmaking International Biennial, “Prize Julio Prieto Nespereira”,Ourense, Spain.
• By 1993 Agustín was selected by the jury at The First International Print Biennial, Maastricht, Holland.
• 1990- First Prize Currier for Exchange of Small Stamp, CISP’90. Experimental Printshop of Havana, Cuba.
• 1990- Awarded National Landscape Juried Show. Havana National Fine Art Museum.
• 1983- Awarded, Cuba National Juried Print Show Juried Competition.Tespis Hall. Havana Libre Hotel. Havana. Cuba.

Artsworks in Collection

• Drypoint Grafik Museum. Uzice. Serbia.
• Lowe Art Museum Cuban American Permanent Collection, Miami USA.
• National Fine Art Museum of Havana, Cuba.
• Pilar Juncosa & Joan Miro and Sotheby’s Foundation, Spain.
• Kanagawa Art Foundation, Japan.
• Tama Art University. Tokyo, Japan.
• Caixa Ferrol.Coruña, Caixanova , Spain.
• Banff Centre for the Arts. Alberta, Canada.
• Wolfgang Shreiner, Private Collecting of Ludwig Foundation, Germany.

Solo Exhibitions

• 2015 “Transition and evolution” Fyns Grafiske printmaking studio. Odense, Denmark.
• 2014 “After the Embrace” a selection of etchings. Unpackstudio Fine Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada.
• 2010 “Let me Hug you”,50 Etchings, Drawing and Painting. Qbava Gallery. New Jersey.
• 2008 “Embraces” Three artists. Jesus Rivera, Elena Wagner, Agustin R Rojas. Lorrie Saunders Art Gallery. Norfolk VA.
• 2007 Recent works. London Square Fine Art Gallery, Norfolk VA.
• 2003 “Behind the Hopes”. El MUSEO, Fine Art Gallery Buffalo, New York, USA.
• 2002 “A Closer View”. Stuyvesant Gallery. Buffalo.NY, USA.
• 2001 “Like a Hurricane” 1313 Queen St West, Art Gallery. Toronto. Canada.
• 1997 Etchings and Watercolors, Glyde Hall, Banff Center for the Arts, Alberta, Canada.
• 1995 Drawings and Prints. Brasilia Design Center, Brasilia, Brazil.
• 1986 “Betwen Two”. San Miguel Fine Art Gallery, Havana. Cuba.
• 1983 “Only Etchings”. Havana Design Center, Cuba.

Collective Exhibitions

• 2016-TOMPE 2016, The Ontario Miniature Exhibition of Prints.
• 2016-IX Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition BIMPE, Vancouver, Canada.
• 2016-Six International Print Biennial Ottawa Art School, Ottawa, Canada.
• 2015 The 2015 Print show Exhibition, Jonh B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Canada.
• 2015 Muestra de grabado colectiva, Amicus Gallery,Santo Domingo, Domenican Republic.
• 2015 International Graphic Biennial of Drypoint ,Uzice.
• 2015 Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Biennale for Miniature Graphics. Egypt.
• 2015 12th Bienniale Internazionale per L’Incisione-Premio Acqui Print 2015. Alessandria,Italy.
• 2012 Douro International Print Biennial, Portugal. August 2012.Alijo, Portugal.
• 2011 X Bienniale Internazionale per L’Incisione-Premio Acqui Print 2011.Alessandria, Italy.
• 2010 Chicago Collaboratives Printmaking “International Small Print Competition”.
• 2010 “Una sola Isla”. Qbava Fine Art Gallery. New Jersey.
• 2009 Artist Proof Sales 2009.Open Studio. Toronto,Canada.
• 2009 International Graphic Biennial of Drypoint ,Uzice.
• 2009 “A Hundred Prints” Palais Royale , Toronto, Canada.
• 2008 Naestved International Exhibition of Mini Prints. Denmark.
• 2005 Tokyo International Miniprint Triennial, Tama Art University, Japan.
• 2005 “Encounter 2005”.The Von Liebig Art Center. Naples Art Association. FL.
• 2005 Florida Printmakers 14th International Print and Drawing Competition. University of Miami.
• 2005 “Art on the Hyphen”. Cuban American artists of Western of New York State. Burchfield-Penney Art Center.
• 2004 Florida Printmakers 13th National Print Competition, University of Miami, USA.
• 2002 4th Janet Turner National Print Competition and Exhibition. California State University, Chico.USA.
• 2001 North American Print Exhibition. The Boston Printmakers Society.
• 2000 First Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition. BIMPEI New Leaf Edition. Vancouver, Canada.
• Annual Autumn Arts Festival Juried Art Show, Etobicoke, Civic Center Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada.
• One World Many Voices Art Auction. Canadian Crossroads International, Toronto, Canada.
• Print World.Kumf Gallery, Toronto, Canada.
• 1998 International Print Biennial of Ourense, Spain.
• 1997 Sapporo International Print Biennial, Japan.
• The 19th International Independent Exhibition of Prints in Kanagawa, Japan.
• 1996 Premium Biella per l’Incisione. Milano, Italy.
• IV International Print Biennial of Ourense, Spain.
• 1995- 18th Independent Exhibition of Prints. Kanagawa Art Foundation, Japan.
• III International Stamp Fair Print. Contemporary Museum of Madrid, Spain.
• "Testimonies de la Utopia”. Cultural Space 508.Brasilia Foundation, Brazil.
• XII International Print Biennial "Maximo Ramos Prize”, Spain.
• Tokyo International MINIPRINT Trienniale.Tama Art University. Tokyo, Japan.
• Prizes and Scholarships "Pilar Juncosa and Sothebys" Pilar/Joan Miro Fundation. Mallorca, Spain.
• V Havana Biennial of contemporary Art, Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba.
• 1993- First Internationale Grafiek Biennale of Maastricht, Holland.
• Minibiennial '93. Susekullen Olofstrom, Sweden.