Roberto Jesús Álvarez Ríos (17 September 1932 – 16 December 2015) was a Cuban artist who specialised in painting and drawing.
Between 1951 and 1955, Alvarez studied at the
Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro"
Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro, is the oldest and most prestigious fine arts school in Cuba. It is also known as Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro", Academia San Alejandro, or San Alejandro Academy. The school is lo ...
in Havana. In 1958, he studied drawing and painting in the
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
The Beaux-Arts de Paris is a French ''grande école'' whose primary mission is to provide high-level arts education and training. This is classical and historical School of Fine Arts in France. The art school, which is part of the Paris Science ...
in Paris, France.
Álvarez Ríos died in
Saint-Benoît, Réunion
Saint-Benoît () is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Réunion, about 40 kilometres southeast of Saint-Denis, the capital.
Geography
It is the second largest city of the ...
on 16 December 2015, at the age of 83.
Individual exhibitions
* 1962 - ''"Roberto Álvarez Ríos"'' Galería de Arte, Galiano y Concordia,
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. , Cuba
* 2002 - ''"Roberto Álvarez Ríos. Exposition de Peintures"''. Galerie Foch,
Rodez
Rodez ( or ; oc, Rodés, ) is a small city and commune in the South of France, about 150 km northeast of Toulouse. It is the prefecture of the department of Aveyron, region of Occitania (formerly Midi-Pyrénées). Rodez is the seat of the ...
, France.
* 2003 - Galerie du Vieux Chateau, Saint-Jean le Thomas, France
* 2004 - Galerie Hang Art, Paris, France
* 2005 - Centre Culturel "Le Triangle",
Huningue
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, France
Collective exhibitions
*1955 - ''" XXXVI Salón de Bellas Artes"'',
National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana
The National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana (Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana) in Havana, Cuba is a museum of fine arts that exhibits Cuban art collections from the colonial times up to contemporary generations.
History
It was founded o ...
*1959 - ''"Ière. Biennale de París"'',
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France
*1994 - ''"Petits Formats"'', Espace Altura, Paris, France.
References
* Jose Veigas-Zamora, Cristina Vives Gutierrez, Adolfo V. Nodal, Valia Garzon, Dannys Montes de Oca; ''Memoria: Cuban Art of the 20th Century''; (California/International Arts Foundation 2001);
* Jose Viegas; ''Memoria: Artes Visuales Cubanas Del Siglo Xx''; (California Intl Arts 2004);
External links
Official site of Roberto Alvarez-RiosCuban Foreign Ministry Press Release
Professional Association of the Communist Party of MadridWorld Data Research Center article
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1932 births
2015 deaths
Cuban modern painters
Cuban contemporary artists