Joel Humberto Rojas Pérez (born March 1968 in Santa Clara, Villa Clara,

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) is a Cuban painter. He studied at Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA),

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at Casa del Joven Creador Gallery, Havana, 1994.

Collective exhibitions

His work was part of the Exposición en saludo a la Segunda Bienal de La Habana, Escuela Nacional de Arte, Havana, 1986. His work was seen in the ''6th Awarded Saloon'', at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, in 1992.

Awards

He was awarded the Painting Prize at the IV Salón Provincial de Artes Plásticas y Diseño ''Villa Clara'88'', Villa Clara, Cuba, in 1988. He won the Painting Prize at the Salón de Marinas, Galería Leopoldo Romañach, Caibarién, Villa Clara, in 1989. In 1992 he was recognized with a mention at the ''Awarded Saloon'', Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana.

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 International Arts, 2004. 1968 births Living people People from Santa Clara, Cuba Cuban contemporary artists Cuban painters Instituto Superior de Arte alumni {{Cuba-painter-stub