José Miguel Cano
José Miguel Cano Álvarez (Havanna, 1999) is a Cuban visual artist trained at the National Academy of Fine Arts San Alejandro (2016–2020) and at the Faculty of Visual Arts of the University of the Arts (IST EIN), where he pursued studies between 2022 Und 2025. His academic training has been complemented by a wide range of specialized workshops in drawing, Druckgrafik, Fotografie, site-specific practice, digital collage, Keramik, and lithography, contributing to a plural artistic practice in constant exploration.
Seit 2022, he has presented solo exhibitions in institutional spaces, Galerien, and virtual platforms in Cuba and abroad. Zu den bemerkenswerten Ausstellungen gehören Sackgasse. Logbook of a Prolonged Uncertainty (Gorría Workshop Gallery, 2025), Thoughts Are Free (IST EIN, 2024), Und Inventory Project (Ludwig-Stiftung von Kuba, 2023), as well as participation in international platforms such as ArteMorfosis in Zurich.
His work has been featured in numerous national and international group exhibitions, including the 15th Havana Biennial, the Salon of Contemporary Cuban Art, the 13th Havana Biennial, video art festivals in New York, and exhibitions in Mexico, Kolumbien, and virtual environments. These participations demonstrate a sustained projection within the contemporary Cuban art scene, with integration into both institutional and alternative circuits.
Zwischen 2021 Und 2023, he worked as a lecturer in the Drawing and Printmaking departments at the San Alejandro Academy. His work has been reviewed in catalogs, Bücher, and specialized publications, and is part of collections such as the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO), ArteMorfosis – Kubanische Kunstplattform, and the Los Carbonell Foundation. His trajectory confirms an active and reflective presence within the current landscape of emerging Cuban art.
He was recently awarded the Grand Prize at the third edition of the Malayerba competition, organized by the Los Carbonell Foundation.
Lehrplan
EDUCATION
2022–2025 — Faculty of Visual Arts, Künste der Universität (IST EIN)
2016–2020 — National Academy of Fine Arts San Alejandro
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
2023
— Anthropological Portrait. Höheres Institut für Kunst (IST EIN), Fakultät für Bildende Künste, Havanna, Kuba.
— Analog Photography. Höheres Institut für Kunst (IST EIN), Fakultät für Bildende Künste, Havanna, Kuba.
— Site-Specific Workshop. Höheres Institut für Kunst (IST EIN), Fakultät für Bildende Künste, Havanna, Kuba.
2022
— Digital Collage for Pictorial Transfer. Höheres Institut für Kunst (IST EIN), Fakultät für Bildende Künste, Havanna, Kuba.
2019
— Ceramics Workshop. Nationale Akademie der Bildungskunst San Alejandro, Havanna, Kuba.
2018
— Polymer Lithography Workshop. Nationale Akademie der Bildungskunst San Alejandro, Havanna, Kuba.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2021–2023
— Drawing Department, Nationale Akademie der Bildungskunst San Alejandro, Havanna, Kuba.
— Printmaking Department, Nationale Akademie der Bildungskunst San Alejandro, Havanna, Kuba.
2024 — Thoughts Are Free. Höheres Institut für Kunst (IST EIN), Fakultät für Bildende Künste, Havanna, Kuba.
2023 — Inventory Project. Ludwig-Stiftung von Kuba, Havanna, Kuba.
2022 — Through the Hoop. ArteMorfosis virtual platform, Kubanische Kunstplattform, Zürich, Schweiz.
2025
— Broken Arrows. La Casa del Río Studio Workshop, Havanna, Kuba.
— HB 2025. Kubanische zeitgenössische Kunst. Galería La Nave, Havanna, Kuba.
— Malayerba. Third Edition, White Hall of the Basilica and Convent of San Francisco of Assisi, Havanna, Kuba.
— Puzzle. 5th Edition, Gorría Workshop Gallery (GTG), Havanna, Kuba.
— A Stone’s Throw Away. Curatorial Grant 2024, Zentrum für die Entwicklung der bildenden Künste, Havanna, Kuba.
— Versuchsschleife. 3rd Edition, Internationales Videokunstfestival, NYLAAT Gallery, Governors Island, New York, USA.
2024
— Limbo. 15Biennale von Havanna, Kuba-Pavillon, Havanna, Kuba.
— Domes Project. 15Biennale von Havanna, Höheres Institut für Kunst (IST EIN), Fakultät für Bildende Künste, Havanna, Kuba.
— Llamarada. Casa Borda Museum, Taxco de Alarcón, Mexiko.
— 6th Biennial. From Here. (Virtual platform), Bucaramanga, Kolumbien.
— Decrystallization. 9TH Salon der zeitgenössischen kubanischen Kunst, El Arsenal, Havanna, Kuba.
— 13 Stories + Eins. Ludwig-Stiftung von Kuba, Havanna, Kuba.
— Making It to the End of the Month. Ludwig-Stiftung von Kuba, Havanna, Kuba.
2023
— Malayerba. First Edition, White Hall of the Basilica and Convent of San Francisco of Assisi, Havanna, Kuba.
— Puzzle. 3rd Edition, Gorría Workshop Gallery (GTG), Havanna, Kuba.
2022
— Vertigo. Another History of Appearances. Gorría Workshop Gallery (GTG), Havanna, Kuba.
— Schicht der Interstice. Höheres Institut für Kunst (IST EIN), Fakultät für Bildende Künste, Havanna, Kuba.
— Soft Varnish. Union der Schriftsteller und Künstler Kubas (UNEAC), Havanna, Kuba.
— Veröffentliche es 9. Galiano-Galerie, Havanna, Kuba.
— Digital Summer Show (MoCDA), Decentraland platform.
— Cumulus. Höheres Institut für Kunst (IST EIN), Fakultät für Bildende Künste, Havanna, Kuba.
— Barter Strokes. Höheres Institut für Kunst (IST EIN), Fakultät für Bildende Künste, Havanna, Kuba.
— Transoceanic Collaborative Encounters. Virtual Exchange Project, Höheres Institut für Kunst (IST EIN), Fakultät für Bildende Künste, Havanna, Kuba.
2021
— Class-room IV. Galería La Nave, Havanna, Kuba.
2020
— Universe 8. The Investigation. 8TH Salon der zeitgenössischen kubanischen Kunst, social media platforms of the Center for the Development of Visual Arts (CDAV), Havanna, Kuba.
— Prism. Colors After the Crisis. (Virtual exhibition), Cuban Art Platform ArteMorfosis, 2019.
2019
— 500 x 500. Luz y Oficio Visual Arts Center, Havanna, Kuba.
— Testing Strength. 13Biennale von Havanna, Nationale Akademie der Bildungskunst San Alejandro, Havanna, Kuba.
2018
— Mai-Tagebücher. Die Künstlergalerie, Havanna, Kuba.
— 200 Years of San Alejandro. Nationalmuseum der Schönen Künste, Cuban Art Collection, Havanna, Kuba.
Ella Cisneros Collection, Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO), USA.
ArteMorfosis – Kubanische Kunstplattform, Zürich, Schweiz.
Los Carbonell Foundation, Panama.
