Carlos Enrique Prado
Award-winning visual artist and art professor with 10
years of experience. Currently working as a conservation technician and seeking
additional work in this field.
Education
2008 MFA in Studio Art. ISA University of
the Arts of Cuba.
2002 BFA in Sculpture and Ceramic. ISA
University of the Arts of Cuba.
1996 Graduated of Sculpture
and Drawing at the San Alejandro National School of Fine Arts in Cuba.
Experience
2012-
Present
Part-time Conservation Technician.
Rosa Lowinger and Associates, company specialized in the preservation of
sculpture, architectural elements, three-dimensional artwork and contemporary
art. Miami, Fl
2013 Lecturer.
University of Southern California. Los Angeles, CA.
Lecturer. East los Angeles College, Los Angeles, CA.
2011
Visiting professor. Summer class Arts 281(V): Large-scale Ceramic Sculptures. University of Mary Washington,
Fredericksburg, VA.
Lecturer and visiting professor. Portrait in Clay Demonstration.
Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX.
2010 Juror,
X Biennial of Ceramics, Havana, Cuba.
2007
Life Modeling in Clay class at the Royal University College of Arts
(KKH). Stockholm, Sweden.
2007-11
Assistant Professor, Sculpture and Ceramic. ISA University of the Arts
of Cuba
2006-11
Head of the Sculpture Program. Visual Arts School at ISA University of
the Arts of Cuba
2004-07
Instructor Professor, Sculpture and Ceramic. ISA University of the Arts
of Cuba
2002-04
Graduate Assistant. ISA University of the Arts of Cuba
2009
Temporary Dean of the Visual Arts School for four months. ISA University
of the Arts of Cuba
2004-11
Member of Tribunals in the admission exams. Tutor, opponent and a member
of tribunals in more than 30 diploma works.
2002
Designer of the Web page of ISA University of Arts of Cuba.
1999-02
Student assistant of Ceramic and Art History at the ISA University of
Arts of Cuba.
1998-01 Illustrator for the Cuban magazines Cartelera and La Isla Infinita.
Residencies and Visiting
Artist
2013 Visiting artist and guest lecturer.
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Visiting artist and guest lecturer. East los Angeles College, Los
Angeles, CA
2012
Artist in residence. Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX
2011
Visiting artist. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Visiting artist. Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX
Visiting artist - professor. University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg,
VA
2010
Visiting artist. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2007
Artist in residence. Royal University College of Arts (KKH). Stockholm,
Sweden
Awards
2007
Second Prize of installation. Biennial of Ceramics "The Mural and
the Vessel". National Museum of Ceramics in Havana.
2006
Third Prize. VIII Biennial of Ceramics "Amelia Peláez". National Museum of Ceramics in
Havana.
2004
Mention. VII Biennial of Ceramics "Amelia
Peláez". National Museum of Ceramics in Havana.
2003
Prize. International Triennial of Ceramics Elit-Tile. Museum of Modern
Arts of Santo Domingo. Dominican Republic.
1996
Prize in Sculpture. Academia ‘96, International Event of Schools of
Arts. San Alejandro National Academy of Fine Arts, Cuba.
Skills
Expertise in contemporary
art, particularly in sculpture, ceramic and digital art.
Extensive knowledge of
teaching art, predominantly in life modeling in clay, life drawing, ceramic
technique, critique of contemporary art.
Experience with several computer programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe
Dreamweaver, 3ds Max, Bryce 3d, as well as Microsoft Office Suit.
Ability to work with art
preservation, especially with conservation, restoration and handling of works
of art.
Solo Exhibitions
2010
Preludio y Fuga (Prelude and
Fugue –Escapes–). Digital prints and
installation. Convent of San Francisco de Asis. Havana. X Biennial of Ceramic
of Havana
2009
El icono escamoteado (The Whisked Away Icon). Sculptures.
Hispanic-American Center of Culture. Havana.
2008
Project Room: Carlos Enrique, recent works. Sculptures
and digital prints. Pan-American Art projects. Miami city, USA.
Terapia sanitaria (Sanitary Therapy). Sculptures. Ludwig Foundation of Cuba. Havana.
2006
Re-Visiones (Re-visions). Sculptures. National Museum of
Ceramics. Havana.
Todo para llevar (Everything to Take). Portable sculptures.
Galiano Gallery. Havana.
2005
Otra forma más de mirar lo
mismo (A Different Way of
Looking at the Same Thing). Digital prints. It was organized by the
Contemporary Art Center Wifredo Lam
and the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba. ICAIC Cultural Center Gallery. Havana.
2002
Mírate el mundo de otra manera (Look Yourself at the World in a Different
Way). Sculptures. La Acacia Gallery in Havana. Graduation exhibition.
Miradas Posibles (Possible Glances). Sculptures. Miramar Trade Center.
Havana. (Bipersonal)
1996
Seudoexposición (Pseudo-Exhibition). San Alejandro
National Academy of Fine Arts. Havana.
Transfiguración (Transfiguration). Installation with drawings and
sculptures. 23rd and 12th Gallery. Havana.
1994
Almas en pena (Grieving
Souls). Drawings. Galiano Gallery. Havana.
1993
Con mi cruz a cuestas (With my Cross on the Back). Sculptures and
drawings. Carmelo González Gallery, Cultural Center of Vedado. Havana.
1992
Adolescencia (Adolescence). Sculptures. 23 y 12 Gallery.
Havana.
Recent Group Exhibitions
2012
10 for 10 x2: 10th
Anniversary New Acquisitions. ASU Art Museum, Ceramic Research Center. Tempe, AZ
From the Clay Studio IV. Juanita Harvey Art Gallery, Midwestern State
University, Wichita Falls, TX
2011
Exhibition in Tribute to the 50 anniversary of the Association of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC). Acacia Gallery.
Havana.
Exhibition Large-scale
ceramic Sculptures. University of Mary Washington and LibertyTown Arts
Workshop Gallery. Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA.
Biennial of Ceramic “The Mural and the Vessel”. Organized by
the National Museum of Ceramic. Hispanic-American Center of Culture. Havana.
Exhibition Ripped
Eyes. House-Museum of Asia. Havana.
2010
X Biennial of Ceramic of
Havana. Convent of San Francisco de Asis. Havana.
2009
1st Symposium of
Installations of San Pancho. Exhibition Irrational Relation. San Pancho
Cultural Center & Residence. Nayarit. Mexico.
Chronos. Contemporary Cuban Art. Gallery La Casona.
Havana.
CODEMA in the Biennial X of the Havana. Space of National CODEMA (Advisory Council for
the Development of the Monumental and Environmental Sculpture).
The Human Body. National
Museum of Ceramic. Havana.
Biennial of Ceramic “The Mural and the Vessel”. Organized by
the National Museum of Ceramic. Convent of San Franciscode Asis. Havana.
2008
The 13th Annual Los Angeles
Art Show. Santa Monica Air Center. Santa Monica, CA, USA.
ArtMadrid 2008, Modern and Contemporary Art Hall. Country House
of Madrid. Spain.
IX Biennial of Ceramics
(sculpture and installations). Organized by the National Museum of
Ceramics. White Room Gallery of The San Francisco de Asis Convent . Havana.
Lectures
2013
Carlos Enrique Prado. The personal experience of a
Cuban artist. University of Southern California, LA, California
Carlos Enrique Prado. The personal experience of a
Cuban artist. East los Angeles College, LA, California
2011
Overview of his work and Cuban ceramics. The Ceramics
Research Center at the ASU Art Museum. Arizona State University, Arizona, USA.
Presentation of the personal artwork: How to be an
artist in Cuba. Midwestern State University, Texas, USA.
A ceramist talks about a
ceramist. Presentation of the personal artwork. National Museum of Ceramic.
Havana.
2010
The State of Ceramic Art in
Cuba. Bryant Conference Center Auditorium. University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa,
USA.
The Cuban Contemporary
Artistic Ceramic. College of Arts and Science, Department Modern Languages and
Classics. University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa, USA.
The ceramic program at the
University of Arts of Cuba. College of Arts and Science, Department Art &
Art History. Tuscaloosa, USA.
Carlos Enrique artwork.
Presentation on the personal work and the story of his professional development
as an artist. Department of Arts and Art History. University of Mary
Washington. Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA.
2009
Proyectos artísticos contemporáneos en cerámica. Contemporary artistic projects in ceramic. Appreciation course on the development of the
artistic ceramic in Cuba. Ceramic
Workshop Mirta García Buch. Havana.
2008
Escultura en cerámica. Estrategias visibles desde el taller de escultura
del ISA. Sculpture in ceramic. Evident strategies from the sculpture workshop of
ISA. Professional School of Plastic Arts, Youth’s Island, Cuba.
Reflexiones Sanitarias. Sanitary reflections. Presentation of the
thesis in option to the grade of Master in Art. Ludwig Foundation of Cuba.
Havana.
2007
The Ceramic Workshop of
ISA, an alternative for the sculpture in Cuba. The Royal University College of
Fine Arts (KKH). Stockholm, Sweden.
2006
El creador y su obra. Historia de un artista
"profesionalizado" (The creator and his work. An artist's history
about how he became a "professional"). A series of lectures developed
at the VIII Biennial of Ceramic "Amelia Peláez"in the San Francisco
de Asis Convent. Havana.
2005
The Teaching of the
ceramics in University of Art of Cuba - ISA. San Francisco de Asis Convent Art Center. Havana.
2002
The experimentation in
ceramics. Presentation of the Barro Espiritual Project, in the National Museum
of the Ceramics. Castillo de La Real Fuerza. Havana.
1999
Panel discussion on the
State of Sculpture in Cuba. Points of view of creators from the different
generations at the Arts and Literature School of the University of Havana.
Collections
ASU Art Museum, Ceramic
Research Center. Arizona, USA
National Museum of Ceramics. Havana, Cuba
Museum of the Contemporary Ceramics (MCC) in Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic
Puerto de la Cruz city, Tenerife, Spain
Museum of Dance, Havana, Cuba
Museum of City of Havana, Cuba
Cultural Center Dulce María Loynaz, Havana, Cuba
Elf Genius art fundació, Barcelona, Spain
PanAmerican Arts Projects, Dallas – Miami, USA
University of Mary
Washington, Virginia, USA
His works can be found in
different private collections in Cuba, USA, Spain, France, Switzerland,
Germany, Mexico, Dominican Republic, among others.
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