The Paintings Of Cuban Artist Cesar Santos

Art by Cuban artist Cesar Santos form his series ” Syncretism ” where he combines classic art with modern cultural times.

Teenager. 18 X 14 in, oil on linen

ABOUT CESAR SANTOS:

His art education is worldly, and his work has been seen around the globe, from the Annigoni Museum in Italy and the Beijing museum in China to Chelsea NY. Santos studied at Miami Dade College, where he earned his associate in arts degree in 2003. He then attended the New World School of the Arts before traveling to Florence, Italy. In 2006, he completed the Angel Academy of Art in Florence studying under Michael John Angel, a student of artist Pietro Annigoni.
Santos’ work reflects both classical and modern interpretations juxtaposed within one painting. His influences range from the Renaissance to the masters of the nineteenth century to Contemporary Art. With superb technique, he infuses a harmony between the natural and the conceptual to create works that are provocative and dramatic.
Among Santos’ solo shows are “Syncretism” at Eleanor Ettinger Chelsea Gallery in New York; “Beyond Realism” with Oxenberg Fine Arts in Miami and “New Impressions” at the Greenhouse Gallery in San Antonio, among many others.
The artist has received numerous accolades, including first place in a Metropolitan Museum of Art competition, and he was recently presented with the 2013 Miami Dade College Hall of Fame Award in Visual Arts. His work has been exhibited throughout the United States, Europe, Latin America and Asia, including the Villa Bardini Museum in Florence and the National Gallery in Costa Rica.

Solo Shows

2013
• THE ARTIST’S ACCOMPLICE, Jan 24th – Feb 23rd , Oxenberg Fine Arts, Miami, FL.
2011
• PAISAJES y RETRATOS, Dec 6th – 20th, National Gallery, San Jose, Costa Rica.
2011
• SYNCRETISM, Oct 27th – Nov 26th, Eleanor Ettinger Chelsea, New York, NY.
2011
• BEYOND REALISM, Apr 7th – 9th, Oxenberg Fine Arts, Miami, FL.
2010
• NEW IMPRESSIONS, Mar 5th – 29th, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX.
2008
• FAREWELL, Apr 30th – Jun 29th, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, FL.
2007
• BALLERINAS, Aug 31st – Sept 15th, Tower Theater, Miami, FL.

Group Exhibitions
2014
• FIXATION, Apr 18th – May 11th, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL.
• PAPER HEARTS, Feb 13th, MDC Museum of Art+Design, Miami, FL.
• ART PALM BEACH, Jan 23rd – 27th, Palm Beach County Convention Center, Palm Beach, FL.
• MIA ART FAIR, Jan 16th – 20th, Downtown Miami aboard Seafair, Miami, FL.
2013
• ART WYNWOOD, Feb 14th – 18th, The Art Miami Pavilion, Miami, FL.
• INCOGNITO, Jan 31st, Naples Museum of Art, Naples, FL.
• LA FINE ART SHOW, Jan 23rd – 27th, LA Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA.
2012
• WORLD OF ART SHOWCASE, Dec 20th – 22nd, Wynn Las Vegas, NV.
• FAN FOREVER, Sept 20th – Nov 2nd, MDC Museum of Art and Design, Miami, FL.
•CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN REALISM, Sept 15th – Nov 4th, Beijing World Art Museum, Beijing, China.
• AMERICAN FIGURATIVE, Jun 1st – Jul 8th, Albemarle Gallery, London,UK.
• NUDE, Mar 30th – Apr 28th, Albemarle Gallery, London, UK.
• THE FIGURE IN AMERICAN ART: fifteenth annual exhibition, Feb 9th – Mar 31st, Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York, NY.
• ART PALM BEACH, Jan 20th – 23rd, Palm Beach County Convention Center, Palm Beach, FL.
2011
• ACOPAL Members Show, Dec 18th – Feb 27th, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.
• INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION, Nov 28th – Jan 27th, Nina Torres Fine Arts, Miami, FL.
• SALON INTERNATIONAL, Apr 2nd – 22nd, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX.
2010
• CHAMPIONS OF REALISM, Dec 2nd – Jan 4th, Wendt Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
• MAS ALLA DEL REALISMO, Nov 18th – Dec 3rd, Galeria Arte Libre, Zaragoza, Spain.
• RED DOT, Nov 30th- Dec 4th, Cavalier Galleries, Wynwood Art District, FL.
• GREAT AMERICAN FIGURATIVE, Nov 20th, Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara, NY.
• ARTHAMPTONS, Jul 9th – 11th, Sayre Park, Bridgehampton, NY.
• ANNIGONI’S LEGACY, May 13th – 30th, Villa Bardini, Florence, Italy.
• ARTE AMÉRICAS, The Latin American Art Fair, Mar 26th – 29th, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL.
•ART & ANTIQUE SHOW, Feb 13th – 16th, Cavalier Galleries, Palm Beach, FL.
• REVIVING REALISM, Contemporary Masters of the Classical Tradition, Jan 22nd – Feb 7th, Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, Connecticut.
2009
• ABSTRACTOMICINA, Nov 30th – Jan 30th, Cremata Gallery, Miami, FL,
• SALON INTERNATIONAL 2009, Apr 10th – 30th, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX.
• ARTE AMÉRICAS, The Latin American Art Fair, Mar 26th – 29th, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL.
2008
• ARTE AMÉRICAS, The Latin American Art Fair, Mar 22nd – 25th,Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL.
• LA FABBRICA DEI SOGNI, Jan 19th – Feb 17 th, Casa del Mantegna, Mantova, Italy.
2007
• INTERNATIONAL CARIBBEAN ART FAIR, Nov, Puck Building, New York,NY.
• ArtDC, Jun 1st –3 rd, Washington Convention Center, DC.
• CIRCA, Mar 30 th – Apr 2 nd, Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• ARTE AMÉRICAS, The Latin American Art Fair, March, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL.
• ART OFF THE MAIN, Oct, New York, NY.
• ART MIAMI, January 5th- 8th, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL.
2006
• SPRING SHOW, Galleria di San Niccolò, Florence, Italy. Curated by Jered Woznicki.
• FLORENCIMIENTO, Apr 26th, Uffizi Center, Florence, Italy. Organized by Lina Martinez.
2005
• ANNUAL EXHIBITION, Angel Academy Of Art, Florence, Italy. Curated by Master Michael John Angel.

Collections

• Cristina Saralegui, “Greek Lady with Afro”, 2011.
• Miami Dade College Gallery System, “Frida and the Princesses”, 2010.
• Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL, “Dr. Modesto A. Maidique”, presidential portrait, 2009.
• Maria Elvira Salazar, “Delicate hands”, Beneficent Auction “Monica Burguera Foundation”, 2009.
• Eduardo J. Padrón, President of the Miami Dade College, “Flying High”, 2007.

Bibliography (*Reviews)

2013
• *Miami Herald, (Feb 3rd), “In the galleries: Cesar Santos” by John Coppola.
2012
• Neon, Las Vegas Review-Journal, (Dec 21 st-27 th), “Off the Walls” by Carol Cling.
• *American Art Collector, (Dec 2012), “Melding Past and Present”.
• *American Artist, (Sep 2012), “Home Alone, Self-portrait Competition”.
• American Arts Quarterly, (Winter 2012), Cover “Password”.
• *American Arts Quarterly, (Winter 2012), “Exhibitions: Syncretism, Cesar Santos”.
2011
• *La Nacion Newspaper, (Dec 1, 2011), Review by Cristina Mora Jiliuta.
• *Syncretism, (Oct 2011), Article by American Art Collector.
• American Artist, (Oct 2011),Art Competition by James Duncan.
2010
• *Poets and Artists, (July 2010), Q&A by Grace Cavalieri.
• Fine Art Connoiseur Magazine, (April 2010),”Enchantress”-New Impressions.
• American Art Collector Magazine, (March 2010), “Partigiano Savonese”.
2008
• Celebrating 25 Years, Miami International Film Festival Catalogue.
• La Fabrica dei Sogni, Grandi Artisti alle Ceramiche San Giorgio di Albisola,
• 4th Annual Competition Catalogue, Art Renewal Center International Salon.
2007
• *Galeria, El Nuevo Herald (Aplausos). Article by Arturo Arias-Polo, September 6th.
• *The Real and Surreal, Miami Dade College Forum, Volume eleven, September-November.
• *Diario Las Americas, numero 157. Article by Emilio J. Lopez, photo by Juan Juig. January 7th 2007.
2004
• * Rebanbaramba: de fiesta la poesia, El Nuevo Herald (Aplausos). Article by Olga Connor.
2003
• Metropolis Newspaper, Volume 33, Cover, Miami Dade College.

Awards and Honors

• First Price, Grand Central Academy Portrait Sketch Competition, New York, NY, 2013.
• Miami Dade College Hall of Fame Award, 2013.
• Grand Prize Winner, ACOPAL’s open competition, “Out of the Square”, 2011.
• 10 Cover Contest Winners, American Artist Magazine, “Temperance”, 2011.
• First Place, Southwest Art Magazine, 21 under 31 Competition, “Young Versed”, 2010.
• First Place, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, It’s Time We Met Contest, “Dancers”, New York, 2010.
• Honorable Mention, American Portrait Society, Drawing Category “Day Dreamer”, 2010.
• Honorable Mention, Salon International, “After the Moon”, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX. Juried by Daniel Greene, 2009.
• Honorable Mention. 4th International Art Renewal Center Salon Competition, Still Life Category “Installment”, 2007.

Education

• Hudson River Fellowship, Hunter, NY, 2010.
• Angel Academy of Art, Completed the “Fundamental Program in Drawing and Painting”, Florence, Italy. 2006.
• New World School of the Arts, Miami, 2004.
• Associates in Arts Degree, Miami Dade College, 2003.