Visual Artists: A B C D E F G H K L M N O P R S T U V W Z

Emilio FALERO (b. 1947, Sagua la Grande): Highly influenced by the Spanish masters, whose work he often quotes in his large paintings, Falero is the winner of a Ziuta and Joseph James Akston Foundation Award from the Society of Four Arts in Palm Beach. He has shown his work in galleries and museums such as the Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale and the Museum of Modern Art of Latin America in Washington, D.C. His work was included in the Outside Cuba exhibition, the Miami Generation traveling exhibition and the Cuba-USA: The First Generation traveling exhibition.His work is in the permanent collections of the Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami and the Miami‑Dade Public Library System, among others. He studied at Miami-Dade Community College and Barry College. (Cintas for art, 1977-78)

Agustín FERNÁNDEZ (b. 1928, Havana-d. 2006, New York City): After his first one-man exhibition at the Lyceum in Havana in 1951, Fernández went on to have a highly successful career as a painter, engraver and sculptor.  He studied at the Academia de San Alejandro in Havana and at the Art Students League in New York. His work was shown at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Ringling Museum in Sarasota and the Museum of Modern Art of Latin America in Washington, among others. He participated in the Latin American Spirit: Art and artists in the United States, which traveled widely across the United States in 1988-89 and in the Outside Cuba exhibition. He is the winner of honorable mentions from the IV Biennial at the Modern Art Museum of Sâo Paulo and the III Latin American graphics Biennial in San Juan. His work is in the permanent collections of several institutions, including the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of Art, the Museo del Barrio in New York, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of Modern Art of Latin America in Washington, D.C., the Miami-Dade Public Library and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The Agustin Fernandez Foundation was established after his death "to encourage an understanding and appreciation" of his work and to promote exhibitions and scholarships about the artist.(Cintas for art, 1978-79)

Jesse A. FERNÁNDEZ (b. 1925, Havana-d. 1986, Paris): As a photographer, Fernández gained international recognition with his portraits of artists and intellectuals, from Salvador Dalí to Marcel Duchamp, which were published in The New York Times, Life, Time, Pagent and The Herald Tribune, among others. He was also a skilled painter and engraver, and made box-collages filled with philosophical, artistic and scientific references. In 1984, he published his book of photographs, Les momies de Palerme. TheReina Sofía Museum in Madrid held an exhibition of 260 pieces by Fernández in the summer of 2003. Fernández studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro in Havana and at the Art Students League in New York.His work is in the permanent collection of the Miami-Dade Public Library. (Cintas for art, 1967-68, 1975-76)

Teresita FERNÁNDEZ (b. 1968, Miami): An installation artist based in New York, Fernández’s work is generally large in scale and often site specific. She employs feminist architectural theory and uses color, light and reflection to investigate spatial relationships. Fernández has had solo exhibitions at Castello di Rivoli in Italy, the Masataka Hayakawa Gallery in Japan, The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., Deitch Projects in New York and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Miami. She has been included in group shows at The Power Plant in Toronto, De Appel in Amsterdam, the Contemporary Museum in Baltimore and the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, among others. She has received fellowships from the American Academy in Rome, the Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Fernández holds a bachelor of fine arts degree from Florida International University and a master of fine arts degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. (Cintas for art, 1994-95)

Antonio FIDALGO: (Cintas for art, 1971-72)

Humberto FIGUERAS (b. 1948, Camagüey): Figueras’ work is in the permanent collection of the Public Library. (Cintas for art, 1979-80).

Enrique FLORES GALBIS (b.  1952, Havana): The work of Flores Galbis has been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art and the National Arts Club. He is the winner of a Helena Rubenstein Fellowship and a Phillip Lehrman award. He has taught at the Parson’s School, the Montclair Museum and the New Jersey Center for Visual Arts. Flores has a master of fine arts degree from Parson’s School and attended the Art Students League. (Cintas for art, 1980-81, 1985-86)

José FORS (b. 1958, Havana): Working in a variety of media, from oil painting to drawing, to printmaking, to dry-point, Fors has exhibited his work in Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States. In 2001, he was selected to participate in the X International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibition in the Republic of China and for the Osaka Triennial in Japan. In 2000, he won the National Posada Prize for Printmaking in Aguascalientes, Mexico. His work is in the collections of the Museo José Guadalupe Posada in Aguascalientes, the Blantom Museum of Art in Austin, the San Antonio Museum of Art in Texas, the Wurt Museum in Germany and the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum Chicago, among others. He studied drawing with Roberto Martínez in Miami, and printmaking techniques in New Jersey. Fors is also a musician, and has recorded Duda Mata y Forseps .02. (Cintas for art, 1985-86)

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