Carlos Rafael Uribazo Garrido Explained

Carlos Rafael Uribazo Garrido
Birth Date:	April 16, 1951
Birth Place:	Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Carlos Rafael Uribazo Garrido (born April 16, 1951, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba) is a Cuban artist specializing with painting, engraving, drawing, graphic design, photography, and ceramics. Since 1989, Uribazo resides in Madrid, Spain.

Individual exhibitions

• 1970 - "Grabados y Dibujos de Uribazo"; Biblioteca Elvira Cape, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
• 1982 - "Recuento Gráfico de Carlos Uribazo", Pequeño Salon, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana, Havana, Cuba.
• 1991 - "Pintures. Uribazo", Galería San Sisteré, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Spain.
• 1995 - "Pintura de Uribazo", Expo Arte, Centro Internacional de Arte, Madrid, Spain.

Collective exhibitions

He has been a part of many collective exhibitions:

• 1971 -Salón Nacional para artistas jóvenes in the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana, Havana, Cuba
• 1976 - "Cuban Poster Show", The Interchurch Center organized by the Center for Cuban Studies, New York City.
• 1976 - "Viva Cuba Libre"; Festival de la Revista Avant Garde, Paris, France.
• 1992 - "Bienal de Mini Grabado"; Museo Municipal de Ourense, Ourense, Galicia, Spain.
• 1995 - "I Encuentro Cultural Hispanoamericano"; Mercado de Puerta de Toledo, Madrid, Spain.

Awards

Uribazo has obtained various recognitions:

• 1975 - Second Place in Design, "III Salón Nacional de Profesores e Instructores de Artes Plásticas"; Galería de La Habana, Havana, Cuba.
• 1975 - Second Place in Engraving, "III Salón Nacional de Profesores e Instructores de Artes Plásticas"; Galería de La Habana, Havana, Cuba.
• 1986 - Honorable Mention in Engraving, "Salón de la Ciudad'86", Centro Provincial de Artes Plásticas y Diseño, in Havana, Cuba.
• 1992 - Juror's Special Mention, "Bienal de Mini Grabado", Museo Municipal de Ourense, Ourense, Spain.

Collections

His works are in the permanent collections of:

• Fundació Jaume Guasch, in Barcelona, Spain;
• Collection of Engravings; Gallery of New Masters, Dresden, Germany;
• Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana, Cuba;
• Museo Torre Baldovina, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Spain.

References

• Jose Veigas-Zamora, Cristina Vives Gutierrez, Adolfo V. Nodal, Valia Garzon, Dannys Montes de Oca; Memoria: Cuban Art of the 20th Century; (California/International Arts Foundation 2001);
• Jose Viegas; Memoria: Artes Visuales Cubanas Del Siglo Xx; (California Intl Arts 2004);