Antonio Núñez

1971 Camagüey, Cuba. He lives and works in Aachen, Germany and in Cuba.

Education and Professional Experience

1993-1998 Higher Institute of Art (ISA), Havana, Cuba.

Personal Exhibitions

(selection):
2012: Antonio Núñez. Villa Manuela Gallery, UNEAC, Havana, Cuba.
Antonio Núñez  Paintings and Collages. Department of Culture of the city of Aachen, Germany.
2011: Antonio Núñez – Ciudad Muerta (Dead City). S Gallery, Aachen, Germany.
Antonio Núñez. Ludwig Foundation of Cuba, Havana, Cuba.
2009: Antonio Núñez: Paintings and Installations. Across the Borders International Festival, Aachen, Germany.
2008: Antonio Núñez and Héctor Ruiz. BBK Gallery, Aachen, Germany.
2007: Antonio Núñez. Golkar Gallery, Cologne, Germany.
2006: Antonio Núñez – Pop-up. Brühler Kunstverein, Brühl, Germany; Hagenring e.V., Hagen, Germany.
2005: Antonio Núñez. S Studio, Erftstadt-Lechenich, Germany.
2004: Antonio Núñez – Nueve, nueve, nueve (Nine, Nine, Nine). Art Engert Gallery, Eschweiler, Germany.
Zona Roja (Red Zone). Krauss Erben Gallery, Dresden, Germany.
Antonio Núñez: Nueva Pintura and Instalación (New Paintings and Installations). BIS Museum, Mönchengladbach, Germany.
2003: La gran casa (The Big House). National Council of Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba.
On the cusp… Teresa Ascencao/Antonio Núñez/Marcela Trujillo. A Space Gallery. Toronto, Canada.
2001: Las verdades de Pinocchio (Pinocchio’s Truths). Ludwig Forum for International Art, Aachen, Germany.
Las verdades de Pinocchio (Pinocchio’s Truths). 23 and 10 Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
1999: ABRA KK DABRA. Development Center of Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba.
1998: Antonio Núñez/Ibrahim Miranda. La Terraza (The Balcony), Sierre du Valais, Switzerland.
1998: J-AULAS. 23 and 12 Gallery, Havana, Cuba.

Collective Exhibitions and Events

(selection):
2012: Gastarbeiten. Nadelfabrik, Aachen, Germany.
2011: Cuban Gold: Viva La Reproducción (Cuban Gold: Long Live Reproduction). London Print Studio, London, England.
Torbellino II (Whirl). Habana Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
NAK Auction. Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen, Germany.
2007: In the workshop. Hasselt Cultural Centrum, Belgium.
Killing Time – An exhibition of Cuban artists from the 1980’s to the present, Exit Art. New York, USA.
Artists’ Books: Transgression/Excess. Space Other Boston, MA, USA.
Waiting List – Time and transition in contemporary Cuban art. Mestna Gallery,  City Art Museum, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
2006: In the Workshop. International Art Center, Eupen, Belgium.
Art Transfer. Industriepark Oberbruch, Germany.
Huella Múltiple (Multiple Trace). Convent of St. Francis of Assisi, Havana, Cuba.
2005: Zur Kasse bitte! Ludwig Forum for International Art, Aachen, Germany.
KunstQuadrate 05. Zeche Zollverein, Essen, Germany.
2004: DelicARTessen 2. Esther Montoriol Gallery, Barcelona, Spain.
2003: Small. Son Space, Pals, Spain.
Desde un hueco negro/From A Black Hole. Cutting Edge Contemporary Art Exhibition. Son Space, Pals, Spain. De Miguel Gallery, Munich, Germany; Christian Dam Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark; Spanish Cultural Center, Havana, Cuba.
2002: Art from Cuba. Ludwig Collection. Ludwig Museum in the Russian Museum. St. Petersburg, Russia.
La Huella Múltiple (The Multiple Trace). Fototeca de Cuba, Havana, Cuba.
2001: Contemporary Stories – New Cuban Photography. Saint Mary’s University, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Cultural  Space. Art Fair of Toronto, Canada.
Salón Nacional de Arte Contemporáneo (National Salon of Contemporary Art), Havana, Cuba.
Pintura Cubana (Cuban Painting). Recoleta Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2000: Havana-Naguila Dialogue. Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Israel.
Humanitarian Auction. Casa de las Américas/Ludwig Foundation of Cuba, 7th Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba.
1999: Metaphors and Commentaries. San Francisco University, USA;
Shopping. Another Gallery, Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta, Canada;
Re-tratos. Fototeca de Cuba, Havana, Cuba.
1998: Building of Dreams. Christian Zeller Fine Arts. Bern, Switzerland.
La Dirección de la Mirada (The Direction of the Glance). Contemporary Art from Cuba. Stadthaus, Zurich, Switzerland.
Musée de Beaux Arts. La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland.
Comment peut-on etre cubain? Maison de l’Amérique Latine, Paris, France.

Awards and Residencies

2001: Scholarship of the Peter and Irene Ludwig Foundation, Aachen, Germany.
2000: Scholarship of the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba, Havana, Cuba.
1999: Scholarship of the Banff Center for the Arts, Alberta, Canada.
1998: Scholarship of the ProHelvetia Foundation, Valais, Switzerland.
1996: Scholarship at the René Portocarrero silkscreen workshop, Havana, Cuba.
1993 y 1990: Prize of the 9th and 6th Fidelio Ponce Salon, Camagüey, Cuba

Exhibitions in Villa Manuela

From the other side

Antonio Núñez June 2012

Artworks (9)

Untittled (detail)

Antonio Núñez 2012

Untittled

Antonio Núñez 2012

Untittled (detail)

Antonio Núñez 2012

Untittled

Antonio Núñez 2012

Untittled

Antonio Núñez 2012

Untittled (detail)

Antonio Núñez 2012

From the other side (detail)

Antonio Núñez 2012

From the other side

Antonio Núñez 2012

From the other side (detail)

Antonio Núñez 2012