Yasser Curbelo

*1982, Pinar del Río, Cuba

Yasser Curbelo (*1982, Pinar del Río, Cuba) is an artist who creates symbolic worlds with his powerful graphics and paintings. His works move between reality and dream and tell of identity, transformation and inner landscapes.

After graduating from the Escuela Profesional de Artes Plásticas Carlos Hidalgo Díaz (2006), he devoted himself intensively to printmaking and illustration. Today, he is one of the most important voices in contemporary Cuban art and is a member of the Unión Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC). He lives and works in Pinar del Río.

Selected Awards:

2005: First Prize, IV Provincial Salon of Students and Graduates, Galería Uneac, Pinar del Río

2008: FCBC Award, XXV 20 de Octubre Salon, Galería Arturo Regueiro / MAPRI, Pinar del Río

2015: Award and Creation Grant, XXVIII 20 de Octubre Salon

2016: Multiple Awards at the XVI Young Art Salon

2022: First Prize, XXVIII Erotic Art Salon, Galería Fayad Jamís, Havana

2023: FCBC Acquisition Award, XXXII 20 de Octubre Salon

Selected Solo Exhibitions:

2005: Emerging from the Workshop, Galería San Luis, Pinar del Río

2013: Dreams of Transmutation, Provincial Center for Visual Arts, Pinar del Río

2019: Modern Chronicles, Galería Arturo Regueiro, Pinar del Río

2024: Incisions, Galería Mateo Torriente, Uneac Cienfuegos

Selected Group Exhibitions:

EXPOCUBA, La Habana

Taller Boricua Gallery, New York, USA

Venezuela Art Fair, Bogotá, Colombia

Expolatinadearte, Colombia

First Latin American Miniprint Meeting, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Book Illustrations:

"Un, dos, tres... te Cuento", Editorial Cauce, 2006

"Cuentos locos", Luis Caisés, Editorial Cauce, 2007

"Es raro ser niña", Mildre Hernández, Editorial Cauce, 2008

Yasser Curbelo - Premium Artist bei Havana Contemporary

Hidden Narratives and Graphic Precision