Juan Moreira

Juan Moreira (Havanna, 1938) is a renowned Cuban visual artist whose career has left a lasting mark on contemporary Latin American art. A member of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) and the International Association of Plastic Arts, he also presided over the Visual Arts Section of the Hermanos Saíz Brigade. Trained at prestigious institutions such as the San Alejandro Academy and the Experimental Graphics Workshop in Havana, Moreira combined teaching with an intense artistic practice until 1984, when he fully devoted himself to painting, Zeichnung, Druckgrafik, and monumental murals. His work has been exhibited in major solo and collective shows across Cuba, Latin America, Die Vereinigten Staaten, Kanada, and Europe, including the Havana Biennials, the Cairo Biennale, and exhibitions in New York, Houston, Die Engel, Madrid, Paris, Vienna, and Kingston. Während seiner gesamten Karriere, he illustrated iconic books such as Don Quixote de la Mancha, created public murals like Heroes of 1868 Und 1895 at Parque Lenin, and collaborated with Cuban writer Alicia Leal in joint exhibitions. His works form part of important permanent collections, including the National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana, the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada, the National Gallery of Jamaica, the United Nations in Geneva, and private collections of figures such as Jimmy Carter and King Juan Carlos of Spain. Honored with the Distinction for National Culture in Cuba (1988) and awards in Spain and Czechoslovakia, Moreira is recognized for his unique artistic language that merges Cuban identity, historical memory, and universal symbolism, consolidating his place as one of the leading Cuban artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.