EDUARDO ROCA SALAZAR (CHOCO)
Painter, engraver and sculptor. Born in 1949 in Santiago de Cuba. Graduated from Cuban National Art School 1970. Studied Literature and Art faculty at Havana University. Member of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) The Experimental Graphic Studio of Havana and The International Association of Art (IAA).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016 Collagraph Courses, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, USA.
2015 Collagraph Courses, The Art Center, Guanajuato, Mexico.
2012 Mural Project, University of the West Indies, Trinidad y Tobago
2004 Collagraph Courses, Miro Foundation, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
1999 Realizes engraving works in Brandy Wine Engraving Studio, Philadelphia, USA.
1997 Collagraph Courses in Miro Foundation, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
1994 Collagraph Courses in Miro Foundation, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
1989 Courses for graduate in Galicia Region and Popular University of Villanueva de Arosa, Spain.
1973 Professor of Art in National Art School, Cuba.
1970-72 Imparts undergraduate courses at the Jose Joaquin Tejada School in Santiago de Cuba.
AWARDS AND MENTIONS
2017 National Plastic Arts Award, Havana, Cuba.
1999 Grand Prix. Prints International Triennial of Kochi, Kochi, Japan.
1994 First Prize. Small Format Engravings Salon, Orense, Spain.
1991 Honorable Mention. Bulgaria Graphics Salon, Bulgaria.
1986 First Prize in drawing. UNEAC, Cuba.
1985 First Prize in drawing. UNEAC, Cuba.
1983 Second Mention « Encuentro de Grabadores », Cuba.
1982 Mention in drawing. UNEAC Salon, Cuba.
1981 First Prize. UNEAC Salon, Cuba.
1978 First Mention in engraving. Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
1977 First Prize in engraving. Youth National Salon, Havana,Cuba.
1976 First Prize in painting. Youth National Salon, Havana, Cuba.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 Méditation and Silences, Gallery Collage Habana, Havana, Cuba.
Con los pies en la tierra, National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana, Cuba.
Choco en la Manzana, Hotel Manzana Kempinski, La Havana, Cuba.
El don del Choco, Gallery Fidelio Ponce León, Camagüey, Cuba.
2018 Navegar, Casa del Caribe, Santiago de Cuba.
2016 Choco. Opening pathways, Doran Gallery, Boston, USA.
Equilibrio humano, arte Morfosis Cuban Art Gallery, Zurich, Suisse.
2015 Materia prima. XII Havana Art Biennial, Morro Cabaña, La Havana, Cuba.
2014 Materia prima. MININT Gallery. Havana, Cuba.
Choco múltiple. Carmen Montilla Gallery . Havana, Cuba.
Pintura en acción. F.A.C.Festival Leo Brouwer Chamber Music. La Havana, Cuba.
2013 Retazos del Sol. Valley Arts, Firehouse Gallery. New Jersey, U.S.A.
El soplo de la vida. Galería Tristá. Trinidad, Cuba.
2012 Retazos del Sol. Latin Art Space Multiculturel Arts Center Cambridge. Boston, U.S.A.
2011 Reencuentro. Homenaje a Antonia Eiriz. Casa Antonia Eiriz. Cuba.
2010 Más allá del borde. Galería Villa Manuela. Havana, Cuba.
2009 Havana to Harlem. Caribbean Cultural Center. NY, U.S.A.
2008 Colour and Rhythm from Cuba. The Chambers Gallery. London, England.
2005 Choco. Centro Cultural Infanta Cristina. Pinto. Madrid, Spain.
Los dioses de Choco. Emilio Bacardí Museum, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
2004 Abanico de Posibilidades. National Museum of Fine Arts Havana, Cuba.
2003 El Soplo de la Vida. Casa Lamm Cultural Center. DF, México. Gráfica Cubana. Erasto Cortés Museum. Puebla, México.
2002 Los misterios del azul. Promo-Arte. Tokyo, Japan.
Choco. Galería Arte de Colón. Matanzas, Cuba.
2001 Choco…late, Memorial José Martí, Havana, Cuba.
Cuban Styles, Somart Gallery, San Francisco, USA.
Cuban Styles, Ira Pinto Gallery, Washington D.C., USA.
Al Filo del Milenio, Museo de las Américas, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Pinturas y Grabados, Llucmajor, Mayorca, Spain.
2000 Galería Promo-Arte, Tokio, Japan.
Galería París, Yokohama, Japan.
1999 Engravings PROMO-ARTE Latin American Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.
Engravings Accostage Gallery, Takamatsu, Japan.
Sortenado Caminos, Acacia Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
Galería Latinoamericana, Casa de las Américas, La Habana, Cuba.
1998 Engravings, La Casona, Fondo Cubano de Bienes Culturales, Havana, Cuba.
De Muros y Transparencias, Pablo de la Torriente Cultural Center. Havana, Cuba.
1996 En la Zona del Crepusculo, Matomayor Castle, Galicia, Spain.
Engravings, Domingo Ravenet Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
Gallery of Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama, Japan.
1995 Atlantic Gallery, La Coruna, Spain.
Medioevo Gallery Fuenterrabia, San Sebastian, Spain.
1994 Joan Miro Foundation Studio, Spain.
1993 Alonso Gallery, Bogota, Colombia.
Para el Amigo Sincero, Coyoacan Cultural Forum
1992 Una Transparencia Cubana, Cuban International Press Center. Havana, Cuba.
Una Transparencia Cubana, Engraving Museum, Mexico.
Rey Herodes Cultural House, Mexico.
Pedro Domecq Gallery, Mexico.
1989 Malaga Provincial Hall, Spain.
1987 Cosas Sueltas, Galeria Plaza Vieja, Fondo Cubano de Bienes Culturales, Havana, Cuba.
1984 Local Cultural House of Havana Municipality Center, Havana, Cuba.
Pyramid Culture House, Mexico D.F., Mexico.
1982 Francisco Javier Baez Engraving Art Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
1981 Mission Gallery, San Francisco, USA.
1980 Galeria de Arte Bayamo, Cuba.
Gallery Barrio Viejo, Stockholm, Sweden.
1978 Galeria Central de la Isla de la Juventud, Cuba.
1977 Hombres de Mocha, Havana Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
1976 Gallery Oriente, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 Nuevas luces para una ciudad, XIII Havana Art Biennial. Hotel Manzana Kempinski, La Havana, Cuba
HB Exposition de Art Cubain Contemporain, XIII Havana Art Biennial. Salle Alejo Carpentier du Grand Théâtre Alicia Alonso, La Havana, Cuba.
2017 Harlem/Havana Festival Photography and Art Exhibit. The Mural Pavilion of Harlem Hospital Center. New York, USA.
Building Bridges: The Politics of Love, Identity and Race, Galerie Myrtis, Baltimore, USA.
2016 CUBAN ART BASEL. Alberto Linero Gallery, Miami, USA.
Afro-Cuban Artists: A Renaissance. Museum of Art Archaeology University of Missouri, USA.
Caribbean Contemporary Art, Promo-Arte Gallery, Tokyo, Japon.
2015 Visiones cruzadas. Arte cubano contemporáneo. Alberto Linero Gallery, Miami, USA.
2014 APASIONARTE, for peace in Colombia. Somos causa justa Corporation. Bogotá, Colombia.
Caminando. Memorial José Martí. Havana, Cuba.
2013 Beijing Art Expo. Latin American Pavillon. Beijing, China.
Draptomania-Grupo Antillano and the Art of Afro-Cuba. Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales. Havana, Cuba.
Reencuentro, Cuba – Angola. 22 Feria Internacional del Libro
2012 Bola Viva, Pintura cubana de hoy. Gabriel Garcia Márquez Cultural Center. Bogotá, Colombia.
Beyond the frame. Cuban Art in London.
40 años de grabado en Cuba. Espacio para el arte cubano. New York.
Texturas sin Palabras. Bienal Havana, Cuba.
2011 Monstruos devoradores de energía. Sevilla. Barcelona, Spain.
2010 Feria de ARCO. Madrid, Spain.
Cuba avant-garde. Xin Dong Cheng Espace for Contemporary Art. Beijing, China.
Rostros de Mella. 32 Festival Internacional del nuevo cine Latinoamericano. Havana, Cuba.
2009 Arte contemporáneo cubano. Pabexpo. Havana, Cuba.
2008 Alas con puntas. Memorial José Martí. Havana, Cuba.
2007 Proyecto Espacio, Galería Teatro Alcazar. Madrid, Spain.
Artistas cubanos Contemporáneos. Guadalajara, Spain.
Instrucción manual. Casa América. Madrid; Milan; The Fine Arts Museum. Paris, France.
Onze artistes cubains. Centre Culturel Le Manoir. Geneva, Swiss.
Contemporary Cuban Graphlcs. Lobby Gallery. New York, USA.
2006 Pintura cubana. Galería Espacios. Madrid, Spain.
Feria de ARCO. Madrid, Spain.
El vuelo del bronce. Galerie Flierl, Berlin, Germany.
Subasta Habana. Havana, Cuba.
Subasta de Arte Latinoamericano. Fernando Duran. Madrid, Spain.
Artistas Cubanos Contemporáneos. Planette de la Decouverte Gallery. Beirut, Líbano.
Confluencias. Palacio Clavijero. Michoacán, México.
Compay Segundo, 100 años. Museo de Bellas Artes. La Havana, Cuba.
Un Son Para Nicolás, UNEAC. Havana, Cuba
Ajiaco Cubano.Taller mayor 28. Madrid, Spain.
2005 Seis artistas cubanos. Centro Egipcio para la cooperación cultural internacional. Cairo, Egypte.
Feria de ARCO. Madrid, Spain.
De todo un poco, arte cubano. Galeria L’Ariete. Ponte San Pietro, Italy.
2004-2000 …social, intelectuar y chic( Choco, Diago, Mendive). Rum Museum. Havana;
Casino Municipal de Biaritz, France, Atenas, Greece.
Cuban Contemporary Arts Exhibition. National Art Gallery. Malasia.
Trece pintores cubanos de hoy. Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
2003 Cuban Cantos. Prince Arthur Fine Arts. Toronto, Canada.
Pintura cubana de hoy. Fundación Guayasamín. Quito, Ecuador.
2002 I International Architecture Biennial. Convento San Francisco de Asís. Havana, Cuba.
Visiones Plásticas en el Arte del Vitral. CODEMA Nacional. Havana, Cuba.
The Fifth Kochi International Triennial Exhibition Kochi, Japan.
Seis Artistas, 6 Colores. Hoshigaoka Art Village, Kochi, Japan.
2001 Afro-Cuban Art, Mitsubishi Jisho ARTIUM. Fukuoka, Japan.
2000 ….social, intellectual and chic….. Destilera Havana Club Foundation. Havana, Cuba.
Latin American and Caribbean Contemporary Art Exhibition. Miura Art Museum, Matsuyama, Japan.
4 Artists Grand Prix. Kochi Triennial. Hoshigaoka Village Art, Kochi, Japan.
1999 IV International Prints Triennial of Kochi, Kochi, Japan.
Engravings, Washington, USA.
Judges Exposition of La Joven Estampa’s Prize. Casa de las Americas. Havana, Cuba.
1998 Cuban Contemporary Art Exhibition Cubart Ex ’98. Touring Exhibition: Okinawa Urasoe Art Museum, Tokyo.
Hill Side Terrace; Promo-Arte Latin American Art Gallery, Tokyo.
Gallery City. Fukushima, Japan.
Engraving Salon. Argentine.
Sapporo Biennial. Japan.
Contemporary Art Salon. Havana, Cuba. Homenaje al Ballet. Havana Gallery. Havana, Cuba.
1997 Manierismo Magistral. Silk Screen Studio. Havana, Cuba.
Grabados Cubanos. The Experimental Graphic Studio. Havana, Cuba.
Homenaje a Pablo. Los Oficios Gallery. Havana, Cuba.
De los Orígenes a la Exclusividad. Santa Isabel Hotel. Havana, Cuba.
Engraving Biennial. Santo Domingo
Osaka Triennial. Osaka, Japan.
1996 El Amor y el Papel. The Experimental Graphic Studio. Havana, Cuba.
1995 XI Latin American and Caribbean Engraving Biennial. San Juan. Puerto Rico.
1993 Alonso Gallery. Bogota, Colombia.
1992 Pedro Domecq Gallery. Mexico.
1991 Queretaro Regional Museum. Mexico.
1989 Provincial Hall. Malaga, Spain.
Ateneo Arosa Hall. Galicia, Spain.
UXT Hall.Vigo, Spain.
Chinchon Castle. Madrid, Spain.
Wonder Building Hall. Barcelona, Spain.
Third Drawing Competition. El Ferrol, La Coruna, Spain.
1978 Painters Art Association. Luanda, Angola.
1976 Expo-Cuba. Paris, France.
COLLECTIONS
Fine Art Museum of Havana, Cuba. Africa Museum, Chicago, USA.
Engraving Museum, Mexico City, Mexico. Queretaro Museum, Mexico. Miro Foundation, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Ludwing Foundation, Germany.Tama University Museum, Japan. Collection « Arte de Nuestra America » Haydee Santamaria Gallery, Casa de las Americas, Havana, Cuba, International Center of Printmaking, URDLA, Lyon, France; Bnf, Paris, France;