Hector Cata (Born 1947) Mixed Media Oil and Acrylic on canvas, Signed & Dated "Cata '96", measures. Graduated in 1972 from the prestigious art school "Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro" is the oldest and most prestigious fine arts school in Cuba. It is located in Marianao, a suburb of Havana, It was founded in 1818 at the Convent of San Alejandro by the French painter Jean Baptista Vermay, who was its first director. It is located today in a monumental building built in the early 1940s. Catá was an art teacher at both San Alejandro School of Fine Arts and at the Pottery Studio & Gallery of "Amelia Pelaez". Catá was also the Artistic Director at the Lenin Park in Cuba and served as the Director/Professor of the group "Landscape Version" in Cuba, he was selected as the exclusive artist for the promotional company for foreign artist, Artex SA in Havana, Cuba. Throughout his career, Catá designed numerous posters representing his country and several international events, several of his works won multiple awards and have been selected to commemorate significant dates and events. Hector Catá is internationally renowned artist and has participated in over forty solo and group exhibitions, his work can be found in numerous public and private collections internationally in over twenty five countries and four continents. Some of his collectors are celebrities like Shakira, Ricky Martin, Alejandro Sanz, Maria Conchita Alonso, Olga Guillot, Ben Affleck, Antonio Banderas and Malena Bourke. SOLO & GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2023 La Galeria Fine Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida2020 La Galeria Fine Art, Miami, Florida2019 La Galeria Fine Art, Miami, Florida2018 Miami Lakes Town Hall, Miami Lakes, Florida2018 La Galeria Fine Art, Miami, Florida 2018 Frame on Wheels, Miami, Florida2018 Coco & Vanilla, Little Havana, Miami, Florida2017 Santa Fe Colonial Gallery, Miami, Florida 2017 La Galeria Fine Art, Miami, Florida2017 Cuba Nostalgia, Plaza de los Artistas, Miami, Florida 2016 Leals Gallery, Miami, Florida 2015 Catá & Joya Fine Art Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida2014 Catá & Joya Fine Art Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida2011 Leals Gallery, Miami, Florida 2010 Leals Gallery, Miami, Florida2007 Expo Lexux, Miami, Florida 2002 Brickell Village Gallery, Miami, Florida 2001 The Tower Theater, Miami, Florida 2001 Catá in Los Angeles, Glendale, California 2001 Cuba Nostalgia Expo, Miami, Florida 2000 West Dade Regional Library, Miami, Florida1999 Spectrum International, Miami, Florida1998 One Brickell Gallery, Miami, Florida 1998 Galeria Amalia Mahoney, Chicago, Illinois 1998 Cuban Collection Fine Art Gallery, Miami, Florida 1997 Anita D' Alvarez Gallery, Miami, Florida 1997 Vanidades Gallery, Miami, Florida 1995 ABC Club, Barranquilla, Colombia1994 La Cupula Gallery, Valencia, Spain1993 Caja de Murcia, Madrid, Spain1992 Gijon Principado de Austurias, Cimavilla, Spain1991 Bosques de las Lomas, Lomas, Mexico1991 Centro Tamaulipeco de Bellas Arte, Victoria, Mexico1990 Barrio Gallery, New York, New York1989 Catá en Cancun, Playa Linda, Mexico1986 Espacio Jorge Debravo, Turrialba, Costa Rica1986 Habitantes Gallery, Panama City, Panama1985 Tejas y Rejas Gallery, Caesar Park Hotel, Panama City, Panama1984 Habana Vieja Gallery, Caesar Park Hotel, Panama City, Panama1983 Tejas y Reyes Gallery, Havana, Cuba1982 Algo de lo Nuestro, Havana, Cuba1981 Todo era a alli Como Recuerdo, Havana, Cuba1976 Vitral de America, Havana, Cuba1974 Mitos y Leyendas Cubanas, Havana, Cuba MURALS 2017 Mojitos Cuban Restaurant, (Eight Street) Miami, Florida 2002 La Mansion Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida2001 Mojitos Cuban Restaurant, (Dolphin Mall) Miami, Florida 1995 America Korner Learning Center, Barranquilla, Colombia1992 Principality of Asturias, Asturias, Spain1991 Tamaulipas, Victoria, Mexico1990 Saint Joseph's Hospital, New Jersey, New York 1989 Marina Hemingway, Havana, Cuba1987 Fiesta Marina Restaurant, Havana, Cuba1985 CIMEQ Hospital, Havana, Cuba AWARDS 2002 Proclamation Day of Hector Catá, Coral Gables, Florida. 2001 Proclamation Day of Hector Catá, Miami, Florida1999 Spectrum International Art, Tampa, Florida1997 Creator League Against Cancer, "With Love", Miami, Florida1984 Order of 1300 Anniversary of Bulgarian Culture, Bulgaria1980 University in Munich Germany/TV Tower Gallery, Berlin, Germany1978 University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland1977 The UNESCO Exhibit, Caracas,Venezuela1976 Human Settlements, Vancouver, Canada 1975 The Provincial Juvenile Hall, Havana, Cuba1974 The UNESCO Exhibit, Paris, France

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