Manuel Castellanos López

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1 The Artist
2 Individual Exhibitions
3 Collective Exhibitions
4 Awards
5 Collections

[edit] The Artist

Manuel Castellanos López, was born in Sancti Spíritus, Las Villas, Cuba, on may 29, 1949. From 1965 to 1970 he studied in Escuela Nacional de Arte (ENA), La Habana, Cuba.

[edit] Individual Exhibitions

Among his personal exhibitions can be included "Son como son" Galeria de La Habana, Havana,1976. In 1977 he presented also "Dibujos de Castellanos" Pequeño Salón, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana. In 1979 he exhibited his works "Dibujos y grabados de Manuel Castellanos". Pequeño Salón, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba and "Dibujos de Castellanos", México.

[edit] Collective Exhibitions

In 1971 he participated in the X "Premi Internacional Dibuix Joan Miró". Collegi d’Arquitectes. Catalunya i Balears, Barcelona/Girona, Spain. In 1975 presented some of his works in the "Third Triennale India" 1975. Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India. In 1977 his works took part of the "Bienal de Ilustraciones de Bratislava BIB’77" Bratislava, Czech Republic. In 1982 was part of the XL "Biennale di Venezia". Italy and in 1984 as part of 1st. Havana Bienial Bienal de La Habana. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba.

[edit] Awards

He has been awarded with several distintions during his life, as an example we can mention the First Prize in Drawing category and the Second Prize of Engraving in the "Salón Nacional de Profesores e Instructores de Artes Plásticas", Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, 1973. In 1977 he was recognized with the "Mention of Honor". Bienal de Ilustraciones BIB’77, Bratislava, Czech Republic.

[edit] Collections

In Cuba his works can be found in relevant collections such as National Library José Martí, Havana; Casa de Las Américas, Havana. We can also found them in Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, and in Taller Experimental de Gráfica (TEG), Havana, Cuba.