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Humberto Calzada, nacido en Cuba en 1944, ha vivido en los Estados Unidos desde 1960. En 1966 se recibió como Ingeniero Industrial, y obtuvo una Maestría en Finanzas de la Universidad de Miami en 1968. En 1972, deja su carrera y se dedica exclusivamente a una carrera en las artes plásticas.

Se ha dicho que su obra continúa la clásica tradición artística latinoamericana: el realismo del ensueño, la tensión creada por el contraste de la calma y el conflicto, y el uso de símbolos como idioma universal.

A lo largo de su carrera, Calzada ha aplicado esta temática a través de imágenes arquitectónicas. Denota armonía a través del uso de elementos naturales; genera conflicto en la oposición efímera de luz y del mar con la fuerza estática de la piedra y el
vidrio.

Su estudio esta localizado en Miami, Florida,

El estudio del artista.

CURRICULUM VITAE

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Exhibiciones Individuales
Exhibiciones Colectivas
Becas y Premios
Selección de Colecciones Publicas y Corporativas
Bibliografía

EXHIBICIONES INDIVIDUALES

2001 
Jose Alonso Fine Arts, “Cuba y la Noche,” Miami, FL

2000
Jose Alonso Fine Arts, “Humberto Calzada: New Collection of Graphic   Work/Expocision de la Nueva Obra Grafica” Miami, Fl

1999 
Corbino Galleries, Longboat Key, Fl,
"Sanctuaries for the Spirit"

1998
Galería Arteconsult, Panamá, Republica de Panamá
Museo Ixchel, Ciudad Guatemala, Guatemala

1997
Galería Amalia Mahoney, Chicago, IL
Galería Acquavella, Caracas, Venezuela

1996
Freites-Revilla Gallery, Boca Ratón, Fl

1995
Galería Arteconsult, Panamá, Republica de Panamá
Galería Forum de Las Artes, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Corbino Galleries, Sarasota , Fl

1994
The America¹s Collection, Coral Gables, Fl
Freites-Revilla Gallery, Boca Ratón, Fl

1993
Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, Fl
The America¹s Collection, Coral Gables, Fl

1992
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Panamá, Republica de Panamá
Kennesaw State College Art Gallery, Marietta, Georgia
Galería 1.2.3, San Salvador, El Salvador

1991
Bass Museum of Art,
"Fifteen Years Retrospective," Miami Beach, Fl.
Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, Fl.

1990
Gloria Luria Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, Fl.
Galería Arteconsult, Panamá, Republica de Panamá

1989
Galería 1.2.3., San Salvador, El Salvador
Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, Fl

1988
Galería 9, Lima, Perú
Park Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, Fl
Galería 1.2.3., San Salvador, El Salvador

1987
Galería Acquavella, Caracas, Venezuela
Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, Fl

1986
Galería Arte Actual, Santiago, Chile
Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, Fl

1985
Gallery Camino Real, Boca Raton, Fl
Gutierrez Fine Arts, Key Biscayne, Fl
Galería Etcétera, Panamá, Republica de Panamá
Galería 1.2.3., San Salvador, El Salvador
Galería 9, Lima, Perú

1984
Baumgartner Galleries, Washington, D.C.
Forma Gallery, Coral Gables, Fl

1983
Galería 1.2.3., San Salvador, El Salvador
Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Georgia
Galería Coabey, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Galería Etcétera, Panamá, Republica de Panamá

1982
Forma Gallery, Coral Gables, Fl

1981
Forma Gallery, Coral Gables, Fl

1980
Forma Gallery, Coral Gables, Fl

1979
Forma Gallery, Coral Gables, Fl

1978
Galería Coabey, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Forma Gallery, Coral Gables, Fl

1975
Bacardi Art Gallery, Miami, Fl


EXHIBICIONES COLECTIVAS

1998

"Breaking Barriers: Contemporary Cuban Art"
The Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
The Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida

1997

Galería 1.2.3., "Bienal de Arte Latinoamericano," San Salvador, El Salvador
Miami University Art Museum, "Changing Images from the Americas," Oxford, Ohio

1993

Museum of Art, "Cuban Artists of the Twentieth Century," Fort Lauderdale, Fl

1992

Museu de Arte Moderna, "Eco Art," Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

1991 - 1992

"CUBA - U.S.A.: The First Generation" :
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Il
Fondo del Sol, Washington, D.C.
Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, Minn
The Museum at Florida International University, Miami, Fl

1991

Museum of Art, "South Florida Invitational," Fort Lauderdale, Fl

1990

Northwood Institute, "Leading Hispanic Artists of South Florida," West Palm Beach, Fl
Main Library, Metro-Dade Cultural Center, "Miami Artists - Fifty Years of Collecting," Miami, Fl

1988 - 1989

"MIRA! Canadian Club Hispanic Art Tour III":
Municipal Art Center, Los Angeles, Ca
Meadows Museum and Sculpture Court, Dallas, Tx
Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Fl
Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago, Il
Museo del Barrio, New York, NY

1988

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, "Adquisiciones de los Últimos Diez Años," Santiago, Chile

1988 - 1989

"Latin American Artists from the Southeast Coastal Region":
Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, La
The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, Fl

1987

National Library of Canada, "Cuban Artists in North America," Ottawa, Canada

1987 - 1989

"Outside Cuba/ Fuera de Cuba":
Jane Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, NJ
Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, New York, NY
Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, Oh
Museo de Arte de Ponce, Ponce, PR
Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, Fl
Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, Ga, 1986 -
Georgia State University Art Gallery, "Visual Arts: the Southeast 1986," Atlanta, Ga.
Stedman Art Gallery, "Rutgers National 85/86, Works on Paper," Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
Thomas Center Gallery, "Expatriates: Paintings by 15 Young Latin American Artists," Gainesville, Fl
Instituto Cultural Domecq, "V Bienal Iberoamericana de Arte," Mexico,D.F., Mexico

1985

South Campus Art Gallery, "American Artists of Cuban Origin," Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, Fl

1983 - 1985

"The Miami Generation," Cuban Museum of Art and Culture, Miami, Fl
Meridian House International, Washington, D.C.
The Balch Institute of Ethnic Studies, Philadelphia, Pa

1983

"VI Latin American Graphics Biennial Exhibition" San Juan, PR
North Miami Museum and Art Center, "Five in Florida Plus Two," North Miami, Fl

1982

Museum of Art, "Hort Memorial Exhibition," Fort Lauderdale, Fl

1981

Gallery Camino Real, "Five Contemporary Realists," Boca Raton, Fl
Art Museum of the Americas (OAS, Organization of American States)"Recent Acquisitions," Washington, DC
"IV Biennial Art Exhibition of Medellin," Medellin, Colombia
Moss Gallery, "Contemporary Cuban Painting," San Francisco, Ca

1979

"The Cuban Exhibition," De Armas Gallery, Editorial America, Miami, Fl

1978

Lowe Art Museum "Latin American Artists of the Southeastern United States,"
Coral Gables, Fl
Art Museum of the Americas/Museo de Arte de las Americas (OAS, Organization of American States/OEA, Organización de Estados Americanos)"Hispanic-American Artists of the United States/Artistas Hispano-Americanos de los Estados Unidos," Washington, DC



BECAS Y PREMIOS

1981

Cintas Fellowship, Cintas Foundation, Institute of International Education, New York, NY

1980

Painting Fellowship, Division of Cultural Affairs of the State of Florida

1979

Cintas Fellowship, Cintas Foundation, Institute of International Education, NewYork, NY



COLECCIONES PUBLICAS Y CORPORATIVAS

Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale, Fl
Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Fl
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fl
Meadows Museum and Sculpture Court, Dallas, Tx
Miami University Museum, Oxford, Oh
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Panama, Republica de Panama
Museo de Arte de Ponce, Ponce, PR
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile
Art Museum of the Americas, Organization of American States (OAS), Washington, DC/Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA)
Norton Gallery & School of Art, West Palm Beach, Fl
Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, Fl
St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
The University Museum, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Il
Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, University of Texas at Austin
Florida International University, Miami, Fl
Miami-Dade Community College South Campus Art Gallery
Dade County Art in Public Places Program, Miami International Airport
Cintas Foundation, Institute of International Education, New York, NY
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Miami Branch Office
Gulf & Western Industries, La Romana, Dominican Republic
Banco de Viscaya, Miami, Fl
Banco Nacional de Brasil, Miami, Fl
Bank of Tokyo, Miami, Fl
Capitol National Bank, Miami, Fl
International Bank of Miami, N.A.
Republic International Bank, Interamerican Office, Miami, Fl
Republic National Bank, Miami, Fl
Wells Fargo International Bank, Miami, Fl
Bank of Boston, Miami, Fl
Centro de Arte Fundacion Ortiz-Gurdian, Granada, Nicaragua



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Allen, Jane Adams, "Surrealist Influences in the Works of the Exiled," The Washington Times, June 21, 1984, p.3B

Altabe, Joan, "Calzada¹s Dreamy, Post-Modern Edifices," Sarasota Herald Tribune, July 15, 1994, p.21

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