Ismael Enrique Olazábal Báez

Ismael Enrique Olazábal Báez is a Cuban architect and visual artist who graduated in 2021 from the University of Camagüey “Ignacio Agramonte.” His practice brings together architecture and contemporary visual creation, shaping a career that connects design, teaching, and artistic production.

Throughout his professional path, he has worked as a professor of Design and Graphic Expression, while also participating in projects involving the design of institutional and hotel spaces, as well as collaborations with artists and editorial initiatives. These experiences have helped define an interdisciplinary practice in which architecture, illustration, and visual arts intersect.

Since 2023, he has collaborated with Taller Doña Martha Jiménez Gallery, reinforcing his connection to the contemporary Cuban art circuit. His experience also includes interventions in hospitals, hotels, and community spaces, reflecting a clear commitment to the relationship between art, environment, and lived experience.

His artistic career has been recognized with awards and distinctions in national salons and competitions. Among his most recent recognitions are the Antonia Eiriz Creation Grant and a collateral award at Prisma 11, both in 2026. He has also received prizes in events such as the Salón de la Ciudad, Salón Gestos, and Salón Fidelio Ponce, among others.

Since 2019, he has participated in numerous group exhibitions, and in 2026 he presented his solo exhibition Lo prometido at Casa México, Havana. His work reveals a particular sensitivity toward memory, space, and the symbolic dimension of objects, within a practice that links visual language with the marks of time and shared experience.