Fabian Peña


Hallucination
2009 fragments of cockroach wings on glass.



Born in Havana 1976; live in Miami.


Education
1998-2003 ISA (Superior Institute of Arts), Havana, Cuba
1991-1995 National Academy of Fine Arts “San Alejandro”, Havana, Cuba
1988-1991 Vocational Art School “20 de Octubre”, Havana, Cuba.

Solo Exhibitions
2008
GRIZZZ; Magnan-Emrich Contemporary, New York, NY.
Frozen Moment; Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, Florida
2006
CRUSH (Nada más hermoso que volar y caer)
Magnan-Emrich Contemporary, New York, NY
Obsessive Compulsive…BIODRAWINGS
Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL
2005
In-Cógnita (Invernadero 3) Performance at Florida Internacional University, Miami, FL.
2004        
Biodrawings
Image Factory Art Foundation, Belize City, Belize
2003
Dícese de…(In collaboration with Carlos Ranc as part of Batiscafo Project)
Centro de Arte 23 y 12, Havana, Cuba
El Lenguaje Perfecto; Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba
1997
Almacenamiento en tierra firme; Taller de Serigrafía Artística René Portocarrero, Havana, Cuba

Selected Group Exhibitions
2009
The Art of Fashion and The Fashion of Art; Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL
MACO México Arte Contemporáneo; Myto Gallery, México DF, México
2008
LISTE 08; Myto Gallery, Basel, Switzerlad
Cuba! Artists Experience Their Country; Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ
2007
MACO México Arte Contemporáneo; Myto Gallery, México DF, México
Scope Basel; Magnan-Emrich Contemporary, Basel, Switzerland
In Your Face; Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, Florida
Killing Time; Exit Art, New York, NY
Scope New York; Magnan-Emrich Contemporary, New York, NY
2006
Waiting List (Time and Transition in Contemporary Cuban Art)
Mestna Galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
IKF Latin American Art Auction 2006; Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, Miami, Florida
VIII Convocatoria Internacional de Jóvenes Artistas
Galería Luis Adelantado, Valencia, Spain
SCOPE Hamptons Art Fair
East Hampton Studios & Magnan-Emrich Contemporary, Wainscott, NY
Hot Latin Artist; Magnan-Emrich Contemporary, New York, NY
CIRCA 06 Art Fair; Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Palm Beach 3: Contemporary Art Fair; Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
2005
Art Basel Miami Beach; Nina Menocal Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
International Kids Fund Latin
American Art Auction 2005, Miami Art Central, Miami, FL.
10th Anniversary of the I.F.A.F.; Image Factory Art Foundation, Belize City, Belize
MACO, México Arte Contemporáneo; Nina Menocal Gallery, México DF, México
15 Años después: Los Artistas; Arteaméricas, Nina Menocal Gallery, Miami, FL
Wunderkammer I; Nina Menocal Gallery, México DF, México
2004
Art Basel Miami Beach; Nina Menocal Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
AAF Contemporary Art Fair; Myto Gallery, Pier 92, New York, NY
Landings 1; Conkal Arte Contemporaneo/ CAC. Ex-Convent of Conkal, Mérida, México
The Armory Show; Nina Menocal Gallery, New York, NY
2003
Virus (Collateral exhibition to the VIII Havana Biennial); San Francisco de Asís Convent, Havana, Cuba
Art Basel Miami Beach; Nina Menocal Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
Maneras de Inventarse una Sonrisa
(Special Project of the VIII Havana Biennial), Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba
VIII Havana Biennial
Wifredo Lam Contemporary Art Center, Havana, Cuba
From a Black Hole; Cultural Center of Spain, Havana, Cuba
Naturarte; Natural Reserve “Dos Hermanas”, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Wifredo Lam Contemporary Art Center, Havana, Cuba
Escrituras; Myto Gallery, México DF, México
Cada Forma del Tiempo; Mental Health Comunity Center, Havana, Cuba
Inmersos en el Tiempo; Cultural Center of Spain, Havana, Cuba
2002
Otra Mirada; Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba
Diarias Impermanencias; Museo de las Artes de la Universidad de Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
From a Black Hole; Son Space, Girona, Spain
De Miguel Gallery; Munich, Germany
Galeri Christian Dam; Copenhagen, Denmark
El Prestamista y el Deudor; Multimedia Event, Superior Institute of Arts, Havana, Cuba
Recursos Humanos; Galería Habana, Havana, Cuba
Copyright; Cultural Center of Spain, Havana, Cuba
Arte Contemporánea de Cuba: 20 Artistas do III Salón de Arte Cubano
(Collateral exhibition to the XV Sao Paulo Biennial), Galeria Marta Traba, Sao Paulo, Brasil
2001
Sensación-Idea. III Salón de Arte Cubano Contemporáneo.
Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba
CD-RooM; Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba
2000
Habana-ISA Club; (Collateral exhibition to the VII Havana Biennial), Superior Institute of Arts, Havana, Cuba
Primera Jornada de Performance, Cienfuegos, Cuba
Ni a la Izquierda ni a la Derecha; Casa del Joven Creador, Santa Clara, Cuba
1999
El Pabellón del Vacío; (Second Edition of Performance Festival Ana Mendieta), The Cuba Pavillion, Havana, Cuba
El Tiempo como Espacio; Intervention in spaces of the Superior Institute of  Arts, Havana, Cuba
Premio Maratier; Galerie Etats d’Art, Paris, France
1998
Esquirlas; Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro, Havana, Cuba
1997
El ocultamiento de las almas; Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba
Para quebrar los moldes; (Collateral to VI Havana Biennial), Taller de Serigrafía Artistíca René Portocarrero, Havana, Cuba
1996
Skulpturen und Grafische Werke aus Kuba, Museum Leuengasse, Zurich, Switzerland
Académica 96; National Academy of Fine Arts “San Alejandro”, Havana, Cuba
1995
Kunst aus Kuba; Museum Baviera, Zurich, Switzerland
La Oscuridad es algo más que ausencia de luz, Tina Modotti Gallery, Havana, Cuba

Prizes and Scholarships
2006
Residency at Vermont Studio Center (Reed Foundation Fellowship Award)
Johnson, Vermont, United States
2005
In-Cógnita Project,
Residency Otorged by The Cuban Research Institute
Florida International University, Miami, FL
2003
Raúl Martínez Award; Superior Institute of Arts, Havana, Cuba
Diploma to The Best Graduate Research Papel (Academic course 2002-2003)
Superior Institute of Arts, Havana, Cuba
Batiscafo Project
Gasworks Residency / Triangle Arts Trust, The British Council and The University of Brighton, Havana, Cuba

Other Projects
Fabián Peña worked with Adrian Soca as part of the collaborative “Elsoca & Fabián” (1999-2007) and with a group of artists in the “Colectivo Enema” (2000-2004). With these groups he participated in numerous performances, videos, and multi-media events in Spain, Germany, Brasil, United States, UK, Switzerland, Mexico, Denmark and Cuba. He also participated on the production of the four editions of the magazine Enema.

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