Adriana Pérez Mugía
Adriana Pérez Mugía (b. 1985) is a Cuban visual artist and art educator whose work explores symbolic language and intimate narratives. UNA 2007 graduate in Painting from the San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts in Havana, she has developed a multifaceted practice that bridges personal experience and collective memory through diverse media and formats.
Her solo exhibitions includeMi primer hogar (2024) at HOSTAL LOFT BAHÍA in Old Havana; Cíclope – Charlas sobre la novísima fotografía cubana yEspacio – Artista invitado, both presented at Fábrica de Arte Cubano; En la franja de lo marginal (2014) at Galería Teodoro Ramos Blanco; yEl Mar, la Ciudad y Nosotros (2013) at “La Moderna,” the Municipal Gallery of Centro Habana.
Her work has also been featured in prominent group exhibitions, incluidoNudity it’s a joke, a collateral show of the 15th Havana Biennial; the International FestivalFOTOCANÍMAR in Matanzas; el IX Salón de Arte Cubano Contemporáneo; yLa presencia de una ausencia at the ARTHAUS Residency.
Pérez Mugía actively participates in professional art exchanges, such as portfolio reviews with international curators at the Art Exchange Festival. She has collaborated with leading cultural institutions, including the Embassy of Spain in Cuba, the French School of Havana “Alejo Carpentier,” and the Center for the Development of Visual Arts.
Plan de estudios
Educación:
• 2023: Artistic Photography Course I II by Yuri Obregón Batard, Mariano Rodríguez Gallery, Villa Panamericana, la Habana.
• 2012-2014: Intermediate English Course (Interchange) at Cambridge University. Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas Study Center, la Habana.
• 2007-2010: Bachelor in Biblical and Theological Studies from Instituto Superior de Estudios Bíblicos y Teológicos “Rafael Cepeda Clemente,La Habana.
• 2003-2007: Graduate of the San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts (Painting Specialty), la Habana.
▎2025 Events:
• Workshop: "Your Theory Lacks Street Experience"
Instructor: Carlos Aires
Evento: Art Exchange Festival
Ubicación: Gorría Gallery, la Habana
Fecha: Mayo 8, 2025
• Color Laboratory Havana
Instructors: Polina Malikin, Mika Rottenberg, Glenda Salazar
Ubicación: Galería Acacia, la Habana
Fechas: Abril 17-18, 2025
▎2024 Events:
• Workshop 1: "Weaving Nature - Creative Crafting with Plant Fibers"
Instructor: Idoia Cuesta
Evento: Espirales Transatlánticas Galicia/Cuba
Ubicación: FACTORÍA DISEÑO, la Habana
Fechas: noviembre 14-19, 2024
Evento: 15a Bienal de La Habana
• ECOS Workshop: Textile Art
Instructor: Shirma Guayasamín
Ubicación: Quinta de los Molinos, la Habana
Fecha: noviembre 5, 2024
Evento: 15a Bienal de La Habana
▎2023 Events:
• Workshop: "The Body in Performance"
Instructor: Alicia Blam
Ubicación: ARTHAUS HABANA, la Habana
Fechas: Agosto 9-10, 2023
• Workshop: "The Lines of Destiny"
Instructor: Marina Vargas
Evento: Art Exchange Festival
Ubicación: Gorría Gallery, la Habana
Fecha: Junio 14, 2023
Experiencia profesional:
• 2023
Position: Visual Arts Teacher for Children and Adolescents
Organization: Talleres de Arte Habana, la Habana
Fecha: Abril 1, 2023
• 2008
Role: Independent Creator
Registration: Registro del Creador, la Habana
Collections Featuring My Work
• Private Collection in France
• ARTEMORFOSIS Collection, CubanArtPlatform, Zurich, Suiza
• Private Collection in Spain
• NFT Collections: Nik Kalyani, WOMENverse, REY, BrookVault
