María Magdalena Campos Pons
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María Magdalena Campos Pons (born 22 August 1959 in Matanzas
, Cuba) is a Cuba
n artist.
Master in Fine Arts (MFA). Studio Review at Concordia University, Montreal NSCAD, Halifax, Canada.
Between 1986 and 1989 she was professor of Painting and Aesthetic in the Instituto Superior de Arte
(ISA), Havana.
In 1992 she was curator of the Displacement Project. The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Massachusetts. From 1995 to 1996 she fue an ivated professor of the Installation 3d., Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. She currently teaches at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts.
She was one of the selected artist for the Seventh Triennial Exhibition, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, Massachusetts,U.S.A, 1993. In 2001 she was included in the 49 Esposizione Internazionale d'Árte, Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy.
Matanzas
Matanzas is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. It is famed for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore.It is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas , east of the capital Havana and west of the resort town of Varadero.Matanzas is called the...
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Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n artist.
Master in Fine Arts (MFA). Studio Review at Concordia University, Montreal NSCAD, Halifax, Canada.
Between 1986 and 1989 she was professor of Painting and Aesthetic in the Instituto Superior de Arte
Instituto Superior de Arte
The University of Arts of Cuba - , Instituto Superior de Arte was established on September 1, 1976 by the Cuban government as a school for the arts. Its original structure had three schools: Music, Visual Arts, and Performing Arts....
(ISA), Havana.
In 1992 she was curator of the Displacement Project. The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Massachusetts. From 1995 to 1996 she fue an ivated professor of the Installation 3d., Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. She currently teaches at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts.
Individual exhibitions
In 1989 she exhibited her works in " Acoplamientos". Galería L, Havana, Cuba. In 1991 took place the show "Sangre negra/Black blood". Gallery Bruning, Montreal, Canada, and "Amuletos/Amulets". Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, Canada. Six years later in 1997 an exhibition with her own name was travelling for New Work, Martha Schneider Gallery, Chicago, Illinois and Mario Diacono Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Collective exhibitions
She also was involved in many collective exhibitions: in 1984 El ISA Saluda la Bienal" during the time of the First Havana Biennial Bienal de La Habana. Galería L,Havana. She participated in the XVIIIème Festival International de la Peinture. Château Musée de Cagnes sur Mer, Cagnes sur Mer, France. In 1989 she was also included in "¿Arte Sexo?. Lo erótico en el arte" (collateral to the 3rd Havana Biennial). Facultad de Artes y Letras, Universidad de La Habana.She was one of the selected artist for the Seventh Triennial Exhibition, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, Massachusetts,U.S.A, 1993. In 2001 she was included in the 49 Esposizione Internazionale d'Árte, Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy.
Awards
During her life she has obtained many awards and recognitions like the "Mention of Honor", in 1986 in the XVIIIème Festival International de la Peinture, Château Musée, Cagnes Sur Mer, Francia. In 1990 Painting Fellowship, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta, Canada, in 1992 Foreign Visiting Artist Grant, Media Arts, Canada Council, Canada, in 1994 Bunting Fellowship. Mary Ingraham Bunting Institute, Radcliffe Research and Study Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A and in 1995 Art Reach 95 Award, National Congress of Art & Design, Salt Lake City, Utah, EE.UU.Collections
Her work can be found in relevant collections such as:- Ludwig Forum für Internationale KunstLudwig Forum für Internationale KunstThe Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst is a museum of modern art in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in a former industrial building that was once an umbrella factory , designed in Bauhaus style and built in 1928.The museum contains exemplary major works of American pop art...
, Aachen, Germany - Museo de Bellas Artes, CaracasCaracasCaracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south... - Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba
- The Museum of Contemporary ArtMuseum of Contemporary Art, TokyoThe is a contemporary art museum in Tokyo, Japan. The museum is located in Kiba Park. It was opened in 1995.- Prominent exhibits :*Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol *Girl with Hair Ribbon by Roy Lichtenstein -External links:* website...
, Tokyo, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... - The Museum of the National Center of African American Artists, Boston, Massachusetts
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A
- Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada.
External links
- Watch a lecture by María Magdalena Campos Pons at Boston University on BUniverse.