Emilio Hector Rodriguez
Emilio Hector Rodriguez (born September 26, 1950 in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba) is a Cuban-American artist. His current work is abstract painting and fine art photography. He resides in Miami, Florida, USA.
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| Born | September 26, 1950 |
| Nationality | Cuban-American |
| Education | University of Havana (Universidad de La Habana), Havana, Cuba |
| Occupation | Visual Artist - Founder and Director of 7 PLUS ONE ART PROJECT |
Biography
Emilio Héctor Rodríguez was born in the colonial village of Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, in 1950. His family moved to La Habana in 1953. He started drawing and experimenting with oil paint and tempera at the age of 12. While a student at the Instituto Pre-Universitario de Marianao (Marianao Senior High School), he participated in several workshops sponsored by San Alejandro Arts Academy. Between 1969 and 1970 he worked under the guidance of Cuban painter Jesús Antonio Valdovino Diaz at a center for the visual arts run by Consejo Nacional de Cultura (National Council of Culture) located in El Vedado, La Habana. In 1971 he enrolled in the University of Havana to study Pure Mathematics, but after two years he changed the field to Computer Science, obtaining his degree in 1976. After graduation he worked as a software specialist. In 1978 he began signing his artwork as “Emilio Héctor”. He left Cuba permanently in 1981 and spent one year living in Paris. He moved to Miami, Florida, in 1982, where he currently resides with his family. Upon arrival in Miami, he started working as a computer analyst/programmer. He began painting with acrylic guided by the Cuban painter Dominica Alcántara in 2005 at the “Latin Quarter Cultural Center” in Miami. Abstract painting became his last interest and passion. He has been painting abstracts since 2007. Emilio Héctor has been participating in the workshops of renowned Cuban-American painters and professors Baruj Salinas and Yovani Bauta at Miami Dade College. His work can be found in private and public collections in Florida as well as in other states and countries of South America Europe and Asia.
In 2010 Emilio Héctor presented a group of abstract artists to commemorate a Century since the first abstract artwork by Wassily Kandisnsky. This presentation later continued to become the “7 Plus One Art Project” which has been presenting abstract art exhibitions in diverse institutions such as Miami Dade College, the Koubek Center, Saint Thomas University and the Miami Hispanic Cultural Arts Center. Actually, Emilio Hector conducts this project as its founder and artistic director.
In 2014 Emilio Héctor was invited to become a member of The Cuban American Phototheque Foundation in recognition of his work in the field of photography.
Exhibitions
Individual exhibitions
He has presented several solo exhibitions including one in 2015, at Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, Florida, and two in 2014, one at the Miami Dade College-West Gallery and other at Rev. Jorge Sardiñas Gallery, at Saint Thomas University both in Miami, Florida. In 2020 he presented two exhibitions, one in Panama and other in Russia.
2020: AND THE WORD BECAME FLESH: POP UP Museum POP UP Museum - Moscow, Russia; 2020: IMAGENES: Gallery of Visual Arts Juan Manuel Cedeño from Ministery of Culture of Panamá, Panama City, Panama; 2019: AND THE WORD BECAME FLESH: Archbishop John C. Favalora Archive & Museum; 2018: IMAGES WITHIN: The Wirtz Gallery at the First National Bank of South Miami, Miami, Florida; 2018: PAS EN AVANT: Miami Hispanic Cultural Arts Center - Miami, Florida; 2017: STEPS AT NIGHT, Art Emporium Gallery of Miami, Miami, Florida; 2017: BORROWED INSTANTS, (Photography) St.Thomas University, Miami Gardens, Florida; 2016: AD LIBITUM, Art Emporium Gallery of Miami, Miami, Florida; 2015: ECCLESIASTICUS, Ave Maria University, Florida; 2014: ECCLESIASTICUS, St.Thomas University, Miami Gardens, Florida; 2014: BASIC: Miami Dade College, Doral, Florida; 2013: ECLECTIC TRIP: Valmar, Miami, Florida; 2012: VOLUMES AND SHAPES: Accent Alternative Art Spaces - Miami, Florida; 2012: PLEASING THE SOUL: The Wirtz Gallery at the First National Bank of South Miami, Miami, Florida; 2011: HIDDEN VISIONS: The Wirtz Gallery at the First National Bank of South Miami, Miami, Florida; 2010: THERE IS AN APPOINTED TIME FOR EVERYTHING: Cultural Fridays Art Gallery in Little Havana, Miami, Florida; 2009: LIFE IS COMING!: Cultural Fridays Art Gallery in Little Havana, Miami, Florida;
Collective exhibitions (selected)
2020: SENTIR EL HACER: Gallery of Visual Arts Juan Manuel Cedeño from Ministery of Culture of Panamá, Panama City, Panama.
2019: ENCUENTROS: Museum Galerie Rosmolen-Universart - Zeddam, Holland. SOCIOS TEMPORALES II: Prado Goyart Gallery - Madrid, Spain. ART FESTIVAL XV AÑOS GOYART: Arteria BCN Gallery - Barcelona, Spain. THE FINE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY 9th ANNUAL COMPETITION & EXHIBITION: Plymouth Center for the Arts - Plymouth, Massachusetts. SOTTO VOCE: Unilatina International College - Miramar, Florida.
2018: SHARED VISIONS: Miami-Dade Public Library System - Miami, Florida. LATIN ART COMES TO YANGPYEONG: Yangpyeong Art Museum - Yangpyeong, South Korea. BLACK AND WHITE-2018: Black Box Gallery - Portland, Oregon. EXPOSICION ESPECIAL DE REYES: Eka & Moor Art Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
2017: CONTEMPLATIONS: Archbishop John C. Favarola Museum, Miami Gardens, Florida. PURE AND BEYOND: Coral Gables Museum, Coral Gables, Florida.
2016: FIVE WAYS TO LOOK AT THE SOUL OF CUBA: Unilatina International College, Miramar, Florida. IMAGENES Y PINCELADAS DE AMERICA: Centro Socio-Cultural Montecarmelo - Madrid, Spain. UN MURO PER LA PACE: The Circolo Culturale Scorzé - Villa Orzini, Venezia, Italy.
2015: ARS LONGA VITA BREVIS: Saint Thomas University, Miami Gardes, Florida. COLORES Y LINEAS PARA CONSTRUIR LA PAZ: MACH (Museo de Arte Contemporaneo del Huila) - Neiva / Huila, Colombia. ENCOUNTER LATIN & KOREA MODERN ART: Busan Exhibition & Convention Center - Busan, South Korea. THE MURAL FOR PEACE: ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE - Dubai, United Arab Emirates. THE MURAL FOR PEACE: Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston - Houston, Texas.
2014: IBERO-AMERICAN ART FAIR: Hangaram Art Museum - Seoul, South Korea. NESTGEN (Ecological Art Exhibit): Florida International University - Miami, Florida. LATIN VIEWS 2014: University of Connecticut, - Groton, Connecticut. JOURNEY IN CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN ART (FROM HAVANA TO LIMA): National Assembly of the Republic of Korea - Seoul, South Korea. III ENCUENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE ARTE: Villa de Guillena - Sevilla, Spain. IMAGENES Y PINCELADAS DE AMERICA: Galería de Arte del Centro Cultural Augusto B. Leguía - Lima, Perú. BOOK: ARTISTES CONTEMPORAINES AMERICAINES at ART CONTEMPORAIN ESPAGNOL: Galerie Artes - Paris, France. FORMS' SYNCRETISM: Koubek Center at Miami Dade College - Miami, Florida. FEELING CUBA: Provenance Center Gallery - New London, Connecticut.
2013: V SALON INTERNACIONAL DE ARTE: Museo de Arte Pedro Angel González - Isla Margarita, Venezuela. IMAGENES Y PINCELES DE AMERICA: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo del MERCOSUR - Buenos Aires, Argentina. IBERO-AMERICAN ART FAIR: Hangaram Art Museum - Seoul, South Korea. ART OF THE CARIBBEAN: Identity & Culture: Provenance Center - New London, Connecticut. IN SEARCH OF BENIMY: Miami Hispanic Cultural Arts Center - Miami, Florida. ARTISTES DEL MON / ARTISTAS DEL MUNDO: BCM Art Gallery - Barcelona – Spain. MUESTRA INTERNACIONAL DE ARTE DE GIJON: Sala Aristas - Gijón, Spain.
2012: IBERO-AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY ART: ARA Art Center - Seoul, South Korea. IBERO-AMERICAN ART FAIR: Hangaram Art Museum - Seoul, South Korea. 14th ANNUAL ABSTRACTION, Upstreasm People Gallery - Omaha, Nebraska. LATIN VIEWS 2012: University of Connecticut, - Groton, Connecticut. LINES: Cremata Gallery - Miami, Florida. LATIN WHO IS? WHAT IS?: Provenance Center - New London, Connecticut. REAL ABSTRACTIONS: West Art Gallery at Miami Dade College, - Doral, Florida. CONTEMPORARY ART FROM THE LATIN WORLD: Charles E. Shcain Lybrary, Connecticut College - New London, Connecticut.
2011: 4th ART EHIBITION AT ANA G. MENDEZ UNIVERSITY SYSTEM: Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez, South Florida Campus - Miramar, Florida. 13th ANNUAL ABSTRACTION: Upstreasm People Gallery - Omaha, Nebraska. MID-SUMMER EXHIBITION 2011: University of Connecticut - Groton, Connecticut. CUBAN MOSAIC 2011: Miami Dade Government Center - Miami, Florida.
2010: SIN: Audrey Love Gallery in the Bakehouse Art Complex (BAC) - Miami, Florida. ROOTS: MDC InterAmerican Campus- Miami, Florida. MIAMI ABSTRACTIONS 2010: Cultural Fridays Art Gallery - Miami, Florida. LATIN VIEWS 2010: University of Connecticut - Groton, Connecticut. RUTA 2010: Bakehouse Art Complex at Wynwood Art District - Miami, Florida. CALIFORNIA AWARD 2010: Latino Art Museum - Ontario, California. ARTEAMERICAS 2010: Mami Beach Convention Center - Miami Beach, Florida. METAMORPHOSIS: MDC, InterAmerican Campus - Miami, Florida.
2009: ABSTRACTOMICINA: Cremata Gallery - Miami, Florida. HISPANIC-AMERICAN EXPERIENCES AND REFLECTIONS: The Lou Rewls Certer of the Performing Arts / Florida Memorial University - Miami Gardens, Florida. UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF ART: Miami Dade College's Tower Theater - Miami, Florida. ARTE LATINOAMERICANO Y DEL CARIBE: Broward College - Pembroke Pines, Florida. MOSAIC: Alliance Française de Miami - Miami, Florida. ARTEXPO NEW YORK 2009: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - New York City - New York.
2008: AIRES DE VERANO: Miami Dade College / Tower Theater. - Miami, Florida. HISPANIC HERITAGE ART EXHIBIT ’08: Miami Dade Government Center - Miami, Florida. CUBAN MOSAIC 2008: Miami Dade Government Center. – Miami, Florida.
Awards
- . Premio de Honor (Honorable Prize): Artistes del Món - BCM Art Gallery - Barcelona, Spain (2013).
- . Mención de Honor (Honorable Mention): Muestra Internacional de Arte de Gijón - Sala Aristas - Gijón, Spain (2013).
- . Special Recognition: 13th Annual Abstraction Juried Online International Art Exhibition - Omaha, Nebraska (2011)
Recognitions
- . Certificate of recognition for his important contribution to the community and Spanish culture: Real Liga Naval Española - Miami (2018).
- . Prize "El Arcangel Dorado" 2018: PFA TV PRODUCTIONS - Miami (2018).
- . Diploma of recognition for his contribution to Caritate Magazine as photographer and interviewer: APOGEO Fundation and CARITATE magazine - Miami (2017).
References
- . CONVERSANDO CON EL ARTISTA PLÁSTICO CUBANOAMERICANO EMILIO HÉCTOR RODRÍGUEZ (FUNDADOR Y DIRECTOR DE “7 PLUS ONE ART PROJECT” EN MIAMI).
by Patricio E. Palacios, BAQUIANA Revista Literaria, AÑO XX / Nº 109 – 110 https://baquiana.com/xx-109-110-enero-junio-2019-entrevista/ Miami, January - June 2019
- . AD LIBITUM. EMILIO HÉCTOR RODRÍGUEZ. ART EMPORIUM GALLERY OF MIAMI.
by Vivian Perez, MFA, NAGARI (digital magazine) http://nagarimagazine.com/ad-libitum-emilio-hector-rodriguez-art-emporium-gallery-of-miami/ Miami, October 2016
- . Ad LIBITUM, en cubano, “como quiera”.
by Adis Rodriguez Castro, Art OnCuba (The Cuban visual arts magazine. A novel, ground-breaking project, providing diverse viewpoints about Cuban art made on and off the island). http://artoncuba.com/blog-es/ad-libitum-en-cubano-como-quiera/ La Habana, Cuba, September 21, 2016
- . ABSTRACION EN LA GALERIA SARDIÑAS.
by Adis Rodriguez Castro, Art OnCuba (The Cuban visual arts magazine. A novel, ground-breaking project, providing diverse viewpoints about Cuban art made on and off the island). http://artoncuba.com/blog-es/abstraccion-en-la-galeria-sardinas La Habana, Cuba, January 20, 2016
- . COSMOPOLITISMO Y ESPIRITUALIDAD EN LA MUESTRA DE PINTOR MIAMENSE EN ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY.
by Elena Iglesias, EL NUEVO HERALD http://www.elnuevoherald.com/noticias/sur-de-la-florida/article4468670.html Miami, USA, December 14, 2014
- . THE LATIN NETWORK FOR THE VISUAL ARTS (LNVA).
by Emilio Hector Rodriguez, NAGARI VOL 10, 2014 (digital magazine) http://nagarimagazine.com/the-latin-networks-for-the-visual-arts-lnva/ Miami, USA, October 2014
- . EL DIA INTERNACIONAL DE LA TIERRA. Un evento artístico presentado por el FIU Honors college.
by Emilio Hector Rodriguez, NAGARI (digital magazine) http://nagarimagazine.com/el-dia-internacional-de-la-tierra-un-evento-artistico-presentado-por-el-fiu-honors-college-emilio-hector-rodriguez/attachment/1/ Miami, USA, June 2014
- . Unos 45 artistas peruanos y extranjeros exponen obras en Surco.
El Comercio Perú / El Dominical http://elcomercio.pe/eldominical/actualidad/45-artistas-peruanos-y-extranjeros-muestran-su-obra-plastica-noticia-1724418 Lima, Perú, April 22, 2014
- . 7 PLUS ONE ART PROJECT - El sincretismo del arte
by Emilio Hector Rodriguez, NAGARI VOL 4, 2014 (digital magazine) http://nagarimagazine.com/7-plus-one-art-project-el-sincretismo-del-arte-emilio-hector-rodriguez/ Miami, USA, April 2014.
- . Gallery at West Inaugurates Exhibition by Miami-based Artist Emilio Hector Rodriguez
by Jesus Manuel Rojas Torres, WUM (What's up Miami) An online journal for the arts http://whatsupmiami.blogspot.com/2014/01/tomorrow-gallery-at-west-inaugurates.html Miami, USA, January 30, 2014
- . Cuban Artist Emilio Hector Rodriguez at IBAEM 2013
by Jesus Manuel Rojas Torres, WUM (What's up Miami) An online journal for the arts http://whatsupmiami.blogspot.fr/2013/05/cuban-artist-emilio-hector-rodriguez-at.html, Miami, USA, May 27, 2013
- . Emilio Héctor Rodríguez... Un pintor de realidad abstracta
by Diana Montaño, writer/journalist, Huffington Post (digital magazine), http://voces.huffingtonpost.com/diana-montano/emilio-rodriguez-pintor-abstracto_b_2363636.html USA, Dec. 26, 2012
- . ENTREVISTA AL PINTOR EMILIO HECTOR RODRIGUEZ
by Maria Espinoza, PhD, writer/journalist/speaker, https://web.archive.org/web/20130915110625/http://sub-urbano.com/entrevista-al-pintor-emilio-hector-rodriguez/ SUB-URBANO (digital magazine), Miami, USA, -Nov. 1, 2012.
- . Our star this month - Emilio Hector Rodriguez
by Dena Rabadi, journalist, BLUE LINE (digital magazine), https://web.archive.org/web/20121201003822/http://www.bluelyn.com/2012/06/11/emilio-hector/ Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Jul., 2012
- . Emilio Héctor Rodríguez. La pintura como vocación, la vida como prueba:
by Milagros Gonzalez, journalist, La Patilla USA, (digital magazine), http://www.lapatilla.com/site/2012/07/17/emilio-rodriguez-la-pintura-como-vocacion-la-vida-como-prueba/ Venezuela-USA - Jul. 17, 2012
- . REAL ABSTRACTIONS en el Miami Dade College West Campus
by Milagros Gonzalez, journalist, http://www.lapatilla.com/site/2012/02/26/real-abstractions-en-el-miami-dade-college-west-campus/ La Patilla USA (digital magazine), www.lapatilla.com Venezuela-USA - Feb. 26, 2012.
Gallery
2008 - Autumn Variations IV
2009 - IMAGINATION
2010 - Ecclesiastes 1-4
2011 - Hidden Vision
2012- Genesis
2013 -Florida
2014 - Sireach 39-30
2015 - Solaris 1
2016 - Poisoned by blue 3