Miriannys Montes de Oca

Matanzas, Cuba (1993)

About Artist

Miriannys Montes de Oca Mirabal (Matanzas, Cuba, 1993) is a multidisciplinary Cuban artist living and working in Havana. A graduate of the University of the Arts (ISA), she previously trained at the Roberto Diago Querol Provincial Academy of Visual Arts in Matanzas. Her practice spans visual arts, painting, installation, performance art, muralism, and video art. Between 2018 and 2022, she taught in the ISA Painting Department, and since 2017, she has directed and run the academy Talleres de Arte Habana. She is a member of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), the Hermanos Saíz Association (AHS), and the Cuban Fund for Cultural Assets, among other professional institutions and organizations.Since 2012, she has built an extensive exhibition record, featuring solo and group shows in spaces and institutions both in Cuba and abroad. Her solo exhibitions include Inventario (Ludwig Foundation of Cuba, 2016), Los soportables pesos del ser (Casa de México Benito Juárez, 2017), Guerreros (a collateral project of the 13th Havana Biennial, 2019), Vestigios (Alliance Française of Cuba, 2022), Aparecida (La Nave Gallery, 2023), and Auxiliadoras (Línea y Paseo Gallery, 2026). She has participated in several editions of the Havana Biennial and in art projects in countries… Read more Show less

Miriannys Montes de Oca Mirabal (Matanzas, Cuba, 1993) is a multidisciplinary Cuban artist living and working in Havana. A graduate of the University of the Arts (ISA), she previously trained at the Roberto Diago Querol Provincial Academy of Visual Arts in Matanzas. Her practice spans visual arts, painting, installation, performance art, muralism, and video art. Between 2018 and 2022, she taught in the ISA Painting Department, and since 2017, she has directed and run the academy Talleres de Arte Habana. She is a member of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), the Hermanos Saíz Association (AHS), and the Cuban Fund for Cultural Assets, among other professional institutions and organizations.
Since 2012, she has built an extensive exhibition record, featuring solo and group shows in spaces and institutions both in Cuba and abroad. Her solo exhibitions include Inventario (Ludwig Foundation of Cuba, 2016), Los soportables pesos del ser (Casa de México Benito Juárez, 2017), Guerreros (a collateral project of the 13th Havana Biennial, 2019), Vestigios (Alliance Française of Cuba, 2022), Aparecida (La Nave Gallery, 2023), and Auxiliadoras (Línea y Paseo Gallery, 2026). She has participated in several editions of the Havana Biennial and in art projects in countries such as Mexico, Italy, and the United States. Her work has garnered critical attention in specialized publications and the media, and is held in the collections of the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) in the United States, as well as in private collections in Cuba, Mexico, Europe, and the United States.

Subjects Human Figure, Landscapes and Waterscapes, Flora

Mediums & techniques Acrylic, Oil Painting

Curriculum

Memberships
Member of the Cuban Fund for Cultural Assets (FCBC)
Member of UNEAC (National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba)
Listed artist with the company Génesis (Cuba)
Member of the Hermanos Saíz Association (AHS)
Member of SGAE (General Society of Authors and Publishers), Spain
Member of the distributor Plus Media Music (United States)
Founder and Leader of the Talleres de Arte Habana Academy

Education
2012–2017: University of the Arts (ISA), Havana
2008–2012: "Roberto Diago Querol" Provincial Academy; Diploma in Visual Arts (Specialization in Painting), Matanzas
1999–2008: Gonzalo Roig Academy (Elementary School), Cárdenas

Teaching Experience
2018–2022: Professor, Painting Department, University of the Arts of Cuba (ISA), Havana
2017–Present: CEO of Talleres de Arte Habana

Solo Exhibitions

2026 *Auxiliadoras*. Línea y Paseo Gallery. 2024 Havana Biennial documentary adapted for digital platforms. Music video / general audiovisual production. 2023 *Aparecida* Exhibition. May–July, La Nave Gallery (Génesis), Havana. *Ropaje* Exhibition. January–February, "Black Wall" at Fábrica de Arte Cubano (FAC), during the Art and Fashion event. Performance in Nave 4 at FAC (Art and Fashion event). February. 2022 *Vestigios* Exhibition at the Alliance Française of Cuba. *VENDAVAL*. Performance at the Museum of Cuban Art. August 2022, Havana. Mural intervention at 23 y 2 (*Virgen*). Havana. Mural intervention at La Madriguera (AHS). Havana. Intervention and community work with children from La Timba. Plaza de la Revolución. Interventions at 21 y J, 17 y A (Vedado), and La Puntilla (Playa) featuring the *Aparecidas* series. 2021 Relocation and intervention of the *Guerreros* (Warriors) sculptures (from 2019) at ISA. Intervention in the Almendares River with the *Muros* (Walls) sculptures. Video art production for YouTube channel. Launch of artist catalog. *Relatos de un tiempo* (Tales of a Time). Virtual solo exhibition. August–September 2021. Social media. *El Canario Blanco* (The White Canary). Mural/public intervention. Havana, Cuba. *Escena*. Oralitura Habana Festival. Avenida Theater. Havana, Cuba. Matanzas Theater Festival. *Cuadros para el Mirón Cubano*. 2019 *Constelaciones* (Constellations). Casa 8 Gallery. Vedado, Havana, Cuba. *Línea*. Fábrica de Arte Cubano (FAC). Havana. Cuba Instec. University of Havana. Havana, Cuba. Guerreros. Collateral project for the 13th Havana Biennial. Mariana Grajales Park, Vedado, Havana, Cuba. 2018 Blanco. Arte Sano. Havana, Cuba. Monologue. Casa de la Bombilla Verde. Havana, Cuba. Mural intervention in Holguín. Part of the Romerías de Mayo festival. Holguín, Cuba. Mural intervention for the ISA Arts Festival in Vedado. Havana, Cuba. Opening. Escena Estudio. Vedado, Havana, Cuba. 2017 Los soportables pesos del ser. Casa de México Benito Juárez / Office of the City Historian of Havana. Havana, Cuba. 2016 Inventario. Ludwig Foundation of Cuba. Havana, Cuba. 2015 Escena 0. Cine Lux. Havana, Cuba. Verdades. Battle of Ideas Museum. Matanzas, Cuba. ISLAndia. Intervention at ISA. 12th Havana Biennial. Havana, Cuba. Billboard intervention at Carlos III Avenue and Márquez González Street. Collateral project for the 12th Havana Biennial. Havana, Cuba. 2014 En tiempos de artificio. Luz y Oficios Provincial Art and Design Gallery. Havana, Cuba. 2012 Traslúcidos. Arte, Sol y Mar Gallery. Matanzas, Cuba.

Group Exhibitions

2025 "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (Viaje al Centro de la Tierra) group exhibition at Arte Sol y Mar Gallery, Varadero, Matanzas Artistic expedition in the municipality of Regla organized by the National Council of Visual Arts (Cuba), Havana, Cuba Cover design for a poetry collection by Andy Blanco 2024 Monumental mural on the façade of the Cárdenas Cinema-Theater "Museócole": Exhibition and workshops at the Lycée Français de Cuba (French School of Cuba) "Museócole": Exhibition at the Spanish School headquarters "HB": Exhibition at La Nave Gallery (Havana Biennial) "Cascos" (Helmets) Exhibition: University of the Arts (participating countries: Chile, Cuba, Spain, Italy) – Havana Biennial "Limbo" Exhibition: Pabellón Cuba – Havana Biennial Exchange with Mexican artists from Cherán – Havana Biennial Presentation of artworks (drawings, prints, etc.) on the TV program *Mediodía en TV* 2023 "Volver" (To Return) performance at the Cárdenas Cinema-Theater (75th Anniversary) "HB" Exhibition at Sarrá Pharmacy (Old Havana) / Génesis Galleries; featuring the piece *Ancestro* (Ancestor) Pabellón Cuba: Génesis Business Fair; featuring the piece *Aparecidas* (Apparitions) Presentation of artworks on *Mediodía en TV* 2022 "Sin tiempo que perder" (No Time to Waste): Group exhibition at La Nave Gallery (Casa del Ron) "Biohabitantes" (Bio-inhabitants): Exhibition and exchange with Chilean artists; ISA (University of the Arts), Havana "Más allá del silencio" (Beyond Silence): Exhibitions in Guantánamo and Havana, alongside works by Belkis Ayón, Rocío García, Flora Fong, Zaida del Río, and others (August) Cover design for an album by El Mirón Cubano "Ejercitación" (Exercitation): Exhibition at La Nave Gallery, Miramar Playa (Génesis) Closing of the "Once mil vírgenes" (Eleven Thousand Virgins) exhibition at Luz y Oficios Gallery, Old Havana Creation of a live painting, subsequently modified through the addition of signatures by other artists participating in the exhibition. Havana. 2021 7 Days of Art (7 Días de Arte). Virtual group exhibition on Instagram. September 2021. The Eleven Thousand Virgins (Las once mil Vírgenes). Corral Falso 259. Guanabacoa. Nov–Dec 2021. 14th Havana Biennial. State of Spirit (Estado de Espíritu). Pabellón Cuba. 14th Havana Biennial. Female Visual Imaginaries (Imaginarios visuales femeninos). Luz y Oficios Gallery and Revolución y Cultura space. Exchange between Chilean and Cuban artists. 14th Havana Biennial. Paintings and a modified face mask for the Matanzas Street Theater Festival. 2020 Tribute to the 15th Anniversary of the Casa Víctor Hugo. Casa Víctor Hugo, Office of the City Historian of Havana. Havana, Cuba. Happy Are the Normal Ones (Felices los normales). Tribute to Antonia Eiriz. Galeano Gallery. Havana, Cuba.

Collections

Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA), United States. Works of his/hers are part of private collections in the United States, Mexico, Europe, and Cuba.

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