Bio
- Born in Havana, Cuba
- Lives and works in Miami, US
EDUCATION
| 1998 | MFA University of Miami, Florida |
| 1989 | MA Higher Institute of Art, Havana, Cuba |
| 1981 | BA San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba |
FORTHCOMING PROJECT
| 2025 | Florencio Gelabert: Dialogues, Zapata Gallery, Miami, FL, US |
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2019 | Displacements, Ideobox, Miami, FL, US |
| 2015 | Journeys: A Dialog with Time: Recent works by Florencio Gelabert, Museum of Art + Design, Miami, FL US |
| 2011 | Huellas, Galería Villa Manuela, La Habana, Cuba |
| 2010 | Cracks & Waste, Urban Views, Praxis International Art, Miami, FL, US |
| 2009 | Birth & Accumulations, Chashama Art Gallery, NY, USLines & Concavities, RL Art Projects, NY, US |
| 2008-09 | Intersections, The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at FIU, Miami, FL, US |
| 2006 | Personal Landscapes, Magnan Emrich Contemporary, NY, US |
| 2002 | Works in Captivity, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, FL, US |
| 2000 | Vacío, Galería Fernando Serrano, Moguer, Spain |
| 1999 | Paradise O, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, SwedenHerramientas, Galería Euroamericana, Caracas, Venezuela |
| New Works, Joan Guaita Art, Palma de Mallorca, SpainThe Sound of the Forest, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Jacobo Borges, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 1998 | The Sound of the Forest, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Panamá, PanamaThe Sound of the Forest, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, USAFlorencio Gelabert Beyond Violence, Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US |
| 1996 | The Seasons, Intar Gallery, New York, USBreaking Ground, Lehigh University Art Gallery, Bethlehem, PHL, US |
| 1994 | The Uselessness of Use, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL, US |
| 1993 | Compression II, Centro Cultural de Tijuana, MexicoSources, Snitzer Arregui Gallery, New York, US |
| Recent Sculptures, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL, USTormented Wood, Leonora Vega Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 1989 | Esculturas II, Galería Balance, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1984 | Projects & Sculptures, Socrates Sculpture Park & Gallery, NY, USEsculturas, Casa de la Cultura de Plaza, La Habana, Cuba |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2024 | Doral International Art Fair, Doral Cultural Arts Center, Doral, FL, US |
| In Plain Sight, curated by Sylvie Daubar, Saladrigas Art Gallery, Miami, FL, US | |
| 2023 | The Paving Roads for Latin American Art, Coral Gables Museum, Coral Gables, FL, US |
| 2022 | Blue Print, Bridge Red Studios, North Miami, FL, US |
| Ocho Cubanos Ahora, Artes de Cuba Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, US | |
| Contemporary Caribbean-Unearthing Dialogues, curated by Jorge L. Gutierrez, DCS Contemporary, Karlsruhe, Germany | |
| 2021 | The Parallel Utopia. Dream Cities in Cuba (1980-1993), Esbaluard Museu d’Art Modern I Contemporani de Palma, Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
| 2020 | Matter of Mind, curated by Stefany Ferguson, The Olympia Projects, New York NY, US |
| 2019 | Utopías Paralelas, Palau de la Virreina, Barcelona, Spain |
| The African Diaspora in the World, Museum of Black Civilization, Dakar, Senegal | |
| 2016 | Destination: Latin America, Neuberger Museum of Art, NY, US |
| 2015 | Behind the Wall Project, 12th Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba |
| 2014 | Caribbean: Together Apart, Luciano Benetton Collection, Treviso, Italy |
| 2013 | From Africa to The Americas, The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum, Miami, US |
| The Land Before and After Time, Accola Griefen Gallery, New York, NY, US | |
| Behind the Wall, 8th Floor Gallery at Rubin Foundation, New York, NY, US | |
| Xnox Art Auction, Consultores de Artes, Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| The Land Before And After Time, Accola Griefen Gallery, New York, NY, US | |
| Disrupted Nature, Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, US | |
| Frieze Art Fair, Art Nexus Stand, New York, NY, US | |
| Waiting for the Idols to Fall, 8th Floor Gallery, New York, NY, US | |
| 2012 | Miami Art Basel, Art Nexus Editions, Miami, US |
| Pinta Art Fair/NY, Cuban Arts Project, New York, NY, US | |
| Artistic Practices and Social Imaginaries, 11th Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba | |
| Esa vara. Modernidad y emplazamiento, Virginia Perez-Ratton Collection, MADC, San Jose, Costa Rica | |
| Fifty Years of Latin American Art, Selections from The Neuberger Museum of Art, 1285 Art Gallery, New York, NY, US | |
| 2011 | Observed, Imagined and Recreated, UAI Awards Exhibition, Longwood Gallery, New York, NY, US |
| 2010 | Case Studies from the Bureau of Contemporary Art, New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, US |
| UTROPICOS, XXXI Bienal de Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain | |
| Paper Jam 2010, Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College SUNY, Purchase, NY, US | |
| Contemporary Latin American Art from the Collection, Neuberger Museum of Art at Purchase College SUNY, Purchase, NY, US | |
| 2009 | Exquisite Corpse, Paul Robeson Galleries at Rutgers University, NJ, US |
| X AÑOS de TEOR/eTICA, Fundación ARS TEOR/eTICA, San Jose, Costa Rica | |
| 2007 | The (S) Files Biennial, El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY, US |
| M4: Art Make for living, Magnan Emrich Contemporary, Miami, FL, US | |
| Beauty in Art: 21 Century Interpretations, San Antonio Public Library, San Antonio, TX, US | |
| Pinta Art Fair/NY at Magnan Emrich Contemporary Stand, New York, NY, US | |
| Pulse/NY at Magnan Emrich Contemporary Stand, New York, NY, US | |
| Scope-Miami at Magnan Emrich Contemporary Stand, Miami, FL, US | |
| Scope-Hamptons at Magnan Emrich Contemporary Stand, NY, US | |
| 2006 | Scope-London at Magnan Emrich Contemporary Stand, London, UK |
| Pulse/NY at Magnan Emrich Contemporary Stand, New York, NY, US | |
| Art Expressions at Matheson Hammock Park, Division of Arts and Culture, Miami, FL, US | |
| 2005 | Art Basel/Miami Beach at Ambrosino Gallery Stand, Miami Beach, FL, US |
| 2004 | Intersections/Intersecciones, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, US |
| 2003 | Dreidimensional, Galerie Aus Baden-Wuntemberg at Adriana Schmidt Galerie Stand, Berlin, Germany |
| Muestra’2 at Adriana Schmidt Galerie Stand, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| ARCO’03 at Adriana Schmidt Galerie Stand, Madrid, Spain | |
| 2002 | Art Basel/Miami Beach at Ambrosino Gallery Stand, Miami, FL, US |
| 2001 | IV Bienal Barro de América, Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela |
| Inside and Out: Contemporary Sculpture, Video & Installations, Bass Museum of Art, Miami, FL, US | |
| 2000 | Uppsala Contemporary Art Biennial, Uppsala, Sweden |
| 1999 | Puerto de las Artes: Foro Iberoamericano, Huelva, Spain |
| Contemporary Latin American Art, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, US | |
| Houseguest’ 99, Linda Durham Contemporary Art, New Mexico, US | |
| ARCO’99 at Joan Guaita Art Stand, Madrid, Spain | |
| 1998 | Mesotica III, Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo, San Jose, Costa Rica |
| III Bienal Barro de América, Museo Alejandro Otero, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| Gramercy Art Fair at Ambrosino Gallery Stand, New York, NY, US | |
| 1997 | Breaking Barriers, Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US |
| Gramercy Art Fair at Ambrosino Gallery Stand, Los Angeles, CA, US | |
| Gramercy Art Fair at Carla Stellweg Stand, New York, NY, US | |
| Drawing the line, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, FL, US | |
| 1996 | Cuba Siglo XX Modernidad y Sincretismo, Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno, Palma de Gran Canaria, Spain |
| Funk: Beyond Postmodern Theory, South Florida Art Center, FL, US | |
| 1995 | EXPOARTE’95 at Ambrosino Gallery Stand, Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Feria Iberoamericana de Arte, Hotel Caracas Hilton, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| Chicago Art Fair at Ambrosino Gallery Stand, Chicago, IL, US | |
| Miami Art Fair at Carla Stellweg Gallery Stand, Miami, FL, US | |
| 1994 | To the Encounter of the Others, Documenta Hall, Kassel, Germany |
| ALTER/NATIONS, Gallery 312, Chicago, IL, US | |
| 1993 | 4 Cubans Today, Iturralde Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, US |
| Broken Wall, Fredric Snitzer, Miami, FL, US | |
| 1991 | Small scale sculptures, Luigi Marrozini Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1990 | First International Contest of Wood Sculpture Toluca’ 90, Toluca, Mexico |
| Objetos Escultóricos, Galería La Agencia, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| De Cuba, Galería Nina Menocal, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| El Objeto Esculturado, Centro para el Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales, Havana, Cuba | |
| 1989 | II Salón Nacional de Pequeño Formato, Las Tunas, Cuba |
| 1987 | Concurso 13 de Marzo, Galería L, Havana, Cuba |
| 1984 | Cultura Ambiental de la Revolución Cubana, Centro Provincial de Artes Plásticas y Diseño, Havana, Cuba |
| 1983 | Formato III (Carlos González, Antonio Eligio Tonel y Florencio Gelabert), Centro de Artes 23 y 12, Havana, Cuba |
| Aventuras Tridimensionales, Galería Habana, Havana, Cuba | |
| Salón de la Ciudad, Centro Provincial de Artes Plásticas y Diseño, Havana, Cuba | |
| 1982 | Salón Paisaje’82, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba |
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
| 2023 | Finalist in the Doral Branch Library Project, City of Doral, FL, US |
| 2019 | The Paraiso Sculpture Park at Gran Paraiso on The Bay, FL, US |
| 2015 | Garden of the Arts, City of Hialeah, FL, US |
| 2008 | FIU Sculpture Garden at Biscayne Campus, North Miami, FL, US |
| 2006 | Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus, Miami, FL, US |
| West Harlem Art Fund & Magnan Emrich Projects, NY, US | |
| Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition, Bellevue Art Commissions, WA, US | |
| Sculpture Key West, Fort Taylor State Park, Key West, FL, US | |
| 2001 | Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL, US |
| 1994 | Centro Cultural de Tijuana, Tijuana, Mexico |
| 1992 | Absolute Vodka sculpture commissioned for international campaign, NY, US |
| 1991 | Sculpture commissioned by Pizza Hut campaign, Miami, FL, US |
| 1990 | First International Encounter of Sculpture in Metal, at UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1989 | Socrates Sculpture Park, New York, NY, US |
| 1986 | Environment Sculptures commissioned by Fondo Cubano de Bienes Culturales, Topes de Collantes Resort, Las Villas, Cuba |
| 1985 | Sculptures commissioned by Hotel Tritón, Havana, Cuba |
| Monumento al Movimiento Millonario, Parque Central de Güines, Havana, Cuba |
AWARD & RESIDENCIES
| 2024 | Miami-Dade Individual Artists (MIA) Grant Program, Miami, FL, US |
| 2023 | Miami-Dade Individual Artists (MIA) Grant Program, Miami, FL, US |
| 2015 | Cintas Fellowship Finalist, Miami, FL, US |
| 2012 | Chashama Art Studios Fellowship, New York, NY, US |
| 2011 | Northern Manhattan Artist Alliance Grant, New York, NY, US |
| 2010 | Urban Artist Initiative Fellowship 2009/10, New York, NY, US |
| Northern Manhattan Artist Alliance Grant, New York, NY, US | |
| Viewing Program, Drawing Center, New York, NY, US | |
| 2008 | Manhattan Community Arts Fund, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, NY, US |
| 2006 | Chashama Art Studios, New York, NY, US |
| 2005 | CAF Award, New York, NY, US |
| 1996 | Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont, US |
| Contemporary Artists Center, North Adams, MA, US | |
| 1995 | Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont, US |
| 1994 | Artist in Residency at Tijuana Cultural Center, Tijuana, Mexico |
| 1993 | Florida Individual Artist Fellowship, Florida Department of State, FL, US |
| 1992 | Fundación Santa Cruz, La Mancha, Spain |
| Absolut Freedom Award, Vodka Absolut Campaign, New York, NY, US | |
| 1990 | First International Contest of Wood Sculpture Toluca’ 90, Toluca, Mexico |
| 1988 | II Salón Nacional de Pequeño Formato, Las Tunas, Cuba |
| Socrates Sculpture Park Artist in Residency, New York, NY, US | |
| Prize Expo Cuba, CODEMA, Havana, Cuba | |
| 1986 | Taller Le Parc, 2.a Bienal de La Habana, Havana, Cuba |
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
| Pérez Art Museum, Miami, FL, US |
| Fondazione Benetton, Treviso, Italy |
| Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA, US |
| Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba |
| Vin & Sprithistoriska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, Purchase, NY, US |
| The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, FIU, Miami, FL, US |
| Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami Beach, FL, US |
| Bass Museum of Art, Miami, FL, US |
| New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM, US |
| Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, US |
| Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Panama City, Panama |
| Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo, San Jose, Costa Rica |
| NSU Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US |
| Cisneros Foundation Collection, Caracas, Venezuela/US |
SELECTED LECTURES & CONFERENCES
| 2013 | Visiting Artist Presentation, Floridan International University, Miami, FL, US |
| 2010 | Visiting Artist Presentation, Boston Museum School of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, US |
| 2009 | Visiting Artist Presentation, Purchase College, Purchase, NY, US |
| Presentation, Staples High School, Westport, CT, US | |
| Presentation, The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL, US | |
| 2005 | Presentation, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont, US |
| 2001 | Presentation, Foro Puerto de las Artes, Palos de Moguer, Spain |
| 2000 | Presentation, Uppsala Biennial at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden |
| Lecturer, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, US | |
| Visiting professor, New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL, US | |
| 1999 | Presentation, Museo Jacobo Borges, Caracas, Venezuela |
| Lecturer, Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, FL, US | |
| 1998 | Lecturer, University of Miami, FL, US |
| Presentation, Museo Arte Moderno de Panamá, Panama | |
| 1994 | Lecturer, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, US |
| 1993 | Lecturer, Florida International University, Miami, FL, US |
| 1990 | Lecturer, Social Security Institute, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1989 | Visiting Professor, Universidad Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1988 | Lecturer, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, US |
| 1986 | Lecturer, National School of Art, Havana, Cuba |
| 1984 | Presentation, Art History Dept. Havana University, Havana, Cuba |
| Presentation, First Havana Biennial at Cuba Pavilion, Havana, Cuba |
SELECTED ARTICLES
| Martin, Carlos: The Power of Shapes, Visit Miami Beach, Miami, US, April 2023/April 2024 |
| Mateo, David: Florencio Gelabert; Desmaterialización de la Escultura, Artcronica, Cuba, 2019 |
| Francine, Birbragher: Florencio Gelabert, Ideobox Artspace, Art Nexus, US, Mar-May 2019 |
| Matos, Dennys: Displacements: Florencio Gelabert, El Nuevo Herald, Miami, December 28, 2018 |
| Montero, Hortensia: Desplazamientos, Art On Cuba, Cuba, December 19, 2018 |
| Batet, Janet: Florencio Gelabert Museum of Art + Design, Freedom Tower, Art Nexus, US, Sep-Nov, 2015 |
| Cerejido, Elizabeth: Between Materiality and Metaphor: Florencio Gelabert’s Sculptural Journeys, Art On Cuba, Sep 2015 |
| Tschida, Anne: Art journeys through the decaying worlds of Miami and Cuba, Knight Arts, Miami, June 22, 2015 |
| Isaac, Andres: Florencio Gelabert: Expansión y Tiempo, El Nuevo Herald, Miami, June 14, 2015 |
| Davidov, Shelly: Journeys: A Dialogue With Time, Miami NewTimes, Miami, June 11, 2015 |
| Herrera Ysla, Nelson: Sculpture from one island to others, Art Nexus, USA/Colombia, Dec-Jan-Feb, 2012/13 |
| Menendez, Ernesto: Florencio Gelabert Islands for a friend, Art Experience NYC, USA, Summer 2012 |
| Moreno, Sarah: The Crossroads of Man and Nature, The Miami Herald, Sunday, January 4, 2009 |
| Falconer, Morgan: The (S) Files 007, Art News, October, NY, US, 2007 |
| Gladstone, Valerie: Florencio Gelabert at Magnan Emrich Contemporary, Art News, March, NY, US, 2007 |
| Turner, Elisa: Florencio Gelabert at Ambrosino Gallery, Art News, January, NY, US, 2003 |
| Jeffett, William: Active Ingredients, Contemporary, December, London, England, 2003 |
| Jeffett, William: Florencio Gelabert, New York Arts, September, NY, US, 2000 |
| Cotter, Holland: Art in Review: Florencio Gelabert, The New York Times, February 21, NY, US, 1997 |