Henry Ballate was born on July 30, 1966, in
Aguada de Pasajeros,
Cuba
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. He is a
Cuban-American visual artist,
curator
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and Art History
Professor
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. He left Cuba in a flimsy
raft through the treacherous waters of the
Florida Straits in 1994. He currently lives and works between New York City and Miami.
Education
Henry received his MFA in Visual Arts and his BFA in Graphic Design from
Miami International University of Art and Design in 2007. Previously, he studied drawing and painting at the
Accademia italiana
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It offers three-year bachelor's degree programs, profess ...
in Florence, Italy, and graduated from the Art Instructors school in Matanzas, Cuba.
Art
In his work, Henry merges art history with the contemporary style by using popular symbols, visuals, and techniques of his own making. He deals with provocative themes in his art, mixing them with popular culture in order to create a significant message. His work is easily recognizable through his use of known iconography, which are essential to his public interventions and appropriations. Throughout his career, he has exhibited at solo and group shows in America, Europe, and Asia. His works are part of private collections in the United States, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, and Italy.
Selected exhibitions
*2019 – The Repeating Island: Contemporary Art of the Caribbean, Kendall Art Center, Miami, Florida, USA
*2019 – Crosscurrents: Contemporary Selections from the RodrÃguez Collection of Cuban Artists, Foosaner Art Museum, Melbourne, FL. US
*2018 – Tech Effect, Cornell Art Museum, Delray Beach, FL. USA
*2018 – Against Gravity. Doral Contemporary Art Museum (DORCAM). Doral, USA.
*2018 – MUD Foundation Gallery, Miami, FL. USA
*2017 –
Kendall Art Center
The Kendall Art Center is an arts center in Kendall, Miami-Dade County, Florida in the United States. It houses the Rodriguez Collection, owned by the Cuban-born American businessman Leonardo RodrÃguez and his family.
History
The center was ...
, Miami, FL. USA
*2016 – Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA
*2015 – Vargas Gallery, Pembroke Pines, USA
*2014 – Art-Street Project, Valencia, Spain
*2013 â€
London Art Biennale Chelsea, London, UK
*2013 – Art-Street Project During Art Basel Week, Miami, USA
*2012 – Vargas Gallery, Pembroke Pines, USA
*2011 – MIU Gallery, Miami, USA
*2011 – SOHO ARTS, Miami, USA
*2010 – Art Basel Miami, Miami, USA
*2010 – Arteamericas, Miami, USA
*2009 – National Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
*2009 – Galeria Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica
*2008 – Art Basel Miami, Miami, USA
*2008 – State Art Collection, Tallahassee, USA
*2007 – FYR Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy
*2006 â€
Art Basel Miami Miami, USA
*2005 â€
Art Basel Miami Miami, USA
*2004 – Art Miami, Miami, USA
*2004 – Latin American Art Museum, Miami, USA
*2003 â€
Art Basel Miami Miami, USA
*2003 – Latin American Art Museum, Miami, USA
*2002 â€
Art Basel Miami Miami, USA
*2001 â€
Florence BiennaleDialogue Among Civilizations
Florence, Italy
*2001 – Sirius Studio Art Gallery, Miami, USA
*1992 – GalerÃa Provincial de Arte, Cienfuegos, Cuba
*1992 – Casa de Joven Creador, Cienfuegos, Cuba
*1991 – Centro Provincial de Artes Plásticas, Habana, Cuba
*1990 – GalerÃa de Arte Varadero
Varadero (), also referred to as ''Playa Azul'' (Blue Beach), is a resort town in the province of Matanzas Province, Matanzas, Cuba, and one of the largest resort areas in the Caribbean. Varadero Beach was rated one of the world's best beaches in ...
, Matanzas, Cuba
*1990 – GalerÃa de Matanzas, Matanzas
Matanzas (Cuban ) is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. Known for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore, it is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas (Spanish ''Bahia de Matanzas''), east ...
, Cuba
*1989 – GalerÃa Aguada, Aguada de Pasajeros, Cienfuegos, Cuba
Curated exhibitions
*2019 –
Retratos en chino: Aldo Menéndez Retrospective (1999–2019)
' Kendall Art Center
*2019 – ''Ciro Quintana: Land-Scape of the Cuban Art,'' Kendall Art Center
*2018 – ''Four artists One Generation,'' Kendall Art Center.
*2018 – ''Unofficial,'' Kendall Art Center
*2017 – ''Across Time: Cuban Artists from vanguardist to contemporaries,'' Kendall Art Center
*2017 – ''Artists in Purgatory,'' Kendall Art Center.
*2017 – ''Cuban Slugger'' by Reynerio Tamayo, Kendall Art Center
*2016 – ''Diálogos MÃsticos'' by José Bedia, Kendall Art Center."La obra "Diálogos MÃsticos" del cubano José Bedia se exhibe en Miami"
''diariolasamericas.com.'' 2016-11-22.
*2016 – ''International Group Exhibition,'' ''21 New Abstract.'' Vargas Gallery
*2015 – ''Explor-Art Puerto Rico,'' Group Exhibition. Vargas Gallery
Bibliography
*Ballate, Henry. "Re-Appropriation of Fine Arts Through Technology" Art Sôlido, 2021.
*Ballate, Henry. "D FINE Artists and Exhibitions" RodrÃguez Collection, 2021.
*Ballate, Henry. "Gina Pellón Dressed of waters" RodrÃguez Collection, 2020.
*Ballate, Henry. "Luna Over Miami" PoesÃa, Art Sôlido, 2020.
*Ballate, Henry. "Error de Imprenta" PoesÃa, Art Sôlido, 2019.
References
*Aguado, Enrique
April 16, 2015.
*Condis, Alejandro
January 27, 2017.
*Del Risco, Enrique
November 15, 2015.
*Bermejo, Roxana
"Made in Cuba: Utopias and some others honors."
March 1, 2018.
Official Website
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Cuban contemporary artists
Living people
1966 births