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José A. Figueroa
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Born in 1946 in Havana.
Lives there as a freelance photographer.
Education / professional activities
1964 - 1968 Studied photo journalism and advertising photography; assistant at Studios KORDA, Havana
1969 - 1976 Photo reporter for the magazine Cuba Internacional, Havana
1976 - 1985 Cameraman, film departement of the Cuban Ministry of Education
seit 1977 Member of the Cuban Artists Association (UNEAC)
1979 - 1981 Studies of journalism, University of Havana
1982 - 1983 War reporter in Angola
Numerous awards. Conferences, jury member in Quito, Havana, Los Angeles, among others.
Solo Exhibitions (selection)
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Two Masters: Korda and Figueroa. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore/USA
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| 1999 |
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La fotografía cubana en la Revolución: dos generaciones. Korda y Figueroa. Universidad de Cantabria, Spain.
Proyecto Habana. Gaia Cafe, Antigua/Guatemala
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| 1998 |
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José A. Figueroa. Notes on Havana. Jan Kesner Gallery, Los Angeles.
Encuentro. Figueroa & J. García Poveda. Subway station Avinguda, Valencia/Spain
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| 1997 |
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José A. Figueroa. Proyecto Habana. Museum der Kulturen, Basle/Switzerland.
Proyecto Habana, Restaurant La Guarida, Havana (during the 6th Biennial of Havana)
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| 1995 |
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Notes on Havana '91-'95 by José A. Figueroa. Raleigh Studios Cafe, Los Angeles.
José A. Figueroa. Cuba à Beaulieu. Centre Comercial Beaulieu, Nantes/France
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| 1994 |
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Cuba an inside look. NK Gallery of Design & Photography, Coral Gables/USA.
J. A. Figueroa. Fotografías 1964-1994. Fototeca de Cuba, Havana
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| 1992 |
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Direct from Cuba. Raleigh Studios, Hollywood, CA., USA
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| 1991 |
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Autres regards. FNAC-Forum, Strasbourg/France.
Otras miradas. Casa Municipal de Cultura, Valladolid/Spain
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| 1990 |
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José A. Figueroa. Fotografien. Haus der Jungen Talente, Berlin
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| 1989 |
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Fotógrafos Cubanos. Maison de la Seine, Saint-Dennis, Paris.
Visions of Cuba. Gallery of the Toronto Photographers Workshop, Toronto/Canada
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| 1988 |
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Fotografía Cubana. Ex-Foro Boario, Treviso/Italy.
Korda/Figueroa. Grand Hotel Pub, Milan, and Sala San Leonardo, Venice/Italy
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| 1987 |
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Señor Retráteme. Galleries of the Alianza Francesa in Quito and Guayaquil/Ecuador
El camino de la Sierra. Fototeca de Cuba, Havana
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| 1986 |
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Señor Retráteme. Haus der Jungen Talente, Berlin (East)
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| 1985 |
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La Fuerte Esperanza. Centro de Arte 23 y 12, Havana
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| 1973 |
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Figueroa: Rostros del presente mañana. Galería L, Havana
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Group Exhibitions
(short selection from the last years)
| 1997 |
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Historia de un Viaje. Artistas Cubanos en Europa. University of Valencia/Spain.
Che Guevara. UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles.
El arte que no cesa. Centro Wifredo Lam, Havana
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| 1995 |
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Fotografía Cubana. Museum Ken Damy for Contemporary Photography, Brescia/Italy
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| 1994 |
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45 Years of Cuban Photography. São Paulo/Brazil, and Casa de las Américas, Havana.
Seven Cuban Photographers. Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA., USA
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| 1993 |
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150 Years of Cuban Photography. Centro Jaime Torres Bodet, Zacatecas/Mexico.
D. M. Loynaz. Premio Miguel de Cervantes 1992. Casa de América, Madrid
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| 1992 |
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Turning the map. Images from the Americas. Camerawork Gallery, London.
Fotografía Contemporánea Cubana. Ateneo Mexicano de Fotografía, Mexico City
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Works in the following collections
(among others)
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Biblioteca Nacional José Martí, Havana |
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Casa de Las Américas, Havana |
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Center for Cuban Studies, New York |
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Centro Studi e Archivio della Comunicazione, University of Parma/Italy |
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Consejo Mexicano de Fotografía, Mexico City |
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Fototeca de Cuba, Havana |
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Galleria IF, Milan/Italy |
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Galleria Il Diafragma, Milan |
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Maison de la Culture, La Seine Saint-Dennis, Paris |
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Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana |
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