Yaquelín Abdalá Rodríguez (born 1968 in Las Tunas,

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), also known as Yakelín Abdalá Rodríguez, is a Cuban-born

mixed media In visual art, mixed media describes artwork in which more than one medium or material has been employed. Assemblages, collages, and sculpture are three common examples of art using different media. Materials used to create mixed media art incl ...

artist, working within painting and installation art. She has lived in the

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since 1993.

Exhibitions

Abdala displayed her brightly colored "faux" paintings, at the 5th

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(6 May to 30 June 1994). The subject of the paintings was a combination of urban and rural Cuba, their

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, folk tales, and contrasts, featuring Abdala's personal anecdotes and dreams. During the 7th Havana Biennial (November 2000 to January 2001) she created "We are not allone" an installation combining paintings of the female body, surrealist imagery, and photographs. Abdala has been featured in several prominent

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shows, including the acclaimed exhibit "Kuba Ok", which had several pieces purchased and displayed by a patron in Germany.Caballero, Germán Rubiano, and Germán Rubiano Caballero. "Regions and Countries."''Art of Latin America, 1981–2000''. Washington, D.C.: Inter-American Development Bank, 2001. 31–32. Print.

References

External links

Official website
Living people 1968 births 20th-century Cuban women artists 21st-century Cuban women artists Mixed-media artists Place of birth missing (living people) Women installation artists Cuban emigrants to the Netherlands {{Cuba-bio-stub