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Visual Artists:
Augusto TAGLE (b.
1918, Caibarién-d. 1974 Madrid):A painter, photographer,
poet and theater director, Tagle was a member of the Cuban
foreign service and had postings in Mexico, Buenos Aires,
Valparaiso, Madrid and New York, where he eventually set
up a photography studio.He moved to Spain in 1961 and devoted
himself to painting for the remainder of his career.(Cintas
for art, 1973-74)
Patricio TEXIDOR (b. 1950, Havana): An art
instructor at Upper Grade Center of Waukegan High School, Texidor
has been teaching in the Waukegan, Illinois district since
1992. He has bachelor’s degree in art education and a master
of fine arts degree in painting from Northern Illinois University.
(Cintas for art, 1976-77)
Alberto TORRE DE ALBA (b. 1954, Havana):
A sculptor and expressionist painter, Torre de Alba received
a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Philadelphia College
of Art. He has shown his work in galleries in Florida, New
Jersey and San Juan, Puerto Rico, and participated in the exhibitions The
New/Lo Nuevo at the Cuban Museum of Art and Culture and The
Post Miami Generation, at the InterAmerican Art Gallery.
His work is in the permanent collection of the Miami-Dade Public
Library. (Cintas for art, 1989-90)
 César TRASOBARES (b.
1949, Holguin) An artist, art activist and curator, Trasobares
was New York coordinator for the Estate Project for Artists
with AIDS, and served as executive director of Metro-Dade’s
Art in Public Places Program. He has served in numerous artist
selection panels and committees, including the Federal Advisory
Committee on International Exhibitions, the National Endowment
for the Arts Public Art Panels, the Lila Wallace International
Artists Fellowship panel and the National Advisory Board
of the Public Art Institute. He has received fellowships
and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and Art
Matters. He has also written essays
on artists such as Ana Mendieta, Antoni Miralda, Carlos Alfonzo,
Roberto Juarez and Purvis Young. His artistic work includes
installation and performance, and he has participated in many
solo and group shows, including Outside Cuba; Cuba-USA:
The First Generation, the Miami Generation and Ancient
Roots/New Visions, all of which traveled throughout the
United States, and Breaking Barriers: Selections from the
Museum of Art’s Permanent Contemporary Cuban Collection at
the Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale. His work is in the permanent
collection of the Miami-Dade Public Library. He is a graduate
of Florida Atlantic University. (Cintas for art, 1980-81)
 Gladys TRIANA (b. 1937, Camagüey): Her many
solo exhibitions include shows at the Bronx Museum of the Arts
and the Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art in New York, as well
as in galleries in Paris, Lima, and Santo Domingo. Triana has
also done many illustrations for poetry collections and literary
magazines. Group shows in which she has participated include Breaking
Barriers: Selection from the Museum of Art's Permanent Contemporary
Cuban Collection in Fort Lauderdale, Latin American
Book Arts at the Center for Book Arts in New York, African
American and Latino American from USA at the Bellas Artes
Museum in Santiago de Chile and Lines of Vision: Drawing
by Contemporary Women at the Museo de Arte in Caracas
and the Museo de Bellas Artes in Mexico. Her pieces are in
several permanent collections, including the Museo de Bellas
Artes in Chile, the Bronx Museum, the Museo de Arte Moderno
in Santo Domingo and the Instituto de Cultural Puertorriqueña
in San Juan. Triana received an outstanding achievement in
visual art award from the Queens Borough President of the City
of New York. Triana received a master’s degree from Long Island
University and a bachelor’s degree from Mercy College in Dobbs
Ferry, N.Y. (Cintas
for art, 1993-94)
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