Aimeé García Marrero

Aimeé García Marrero (born 1972) is a Cuban painter and mixed media artist.[1] She has exhibited her work internationally and has participated in several art biennials. García Marrero lives in Havana.[2]

Not to be confused with Aimee Garcia.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Marrero.
Aimeé García Marrero
Born1972 (age 50–51)
Limonar, Matanzas, Cuba
Other namesAimee Garcia Marrero,
Aimeé García
Alma materEscuela Profesional de Artes Plásticas,
Instituto Superior de Arte
OccupationVisual artist
Known forPainting, mixed media art
WebsiteOfficial website

Biography

Aimeé García Marrero was born in 1972 in Limonar, Matanzas, Cuba.[3][4] She graduated in 1991 from the Escuela Profesional de Artes Plásticas in Camagüey; followed by study at Instituto Superior de Arte and graduation in 1996.[5]

From April to May 2016, García Marrero displayed public art in Times Square in Manhattan entitled Times of Silence, was displayed as part of Times Square Arts.[2][6] The work was made up of 6 panels of collaged paper and embroidery thread mounted in display cases.[6][7]

She has participated in several international biennials including the 57th Venice Biennale in 2017;[8] Havana Biennial in 1995, 2012, and 2015;[5][9][10] Cuenca Biennial in 1998;[10] Gwangju Biennale in 1997; and Biennial of Painting of the Caribbean and Central America (Spanish: Bienal de Pintura del Caribe y Centro América) in 1996.

Her work is found in museum collections, including at the Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia;[11] the Pérez Art Museum Miami;[12] the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana (English: National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba); Arizona State University Art Museum;[13] El Museo del Barrio; Museum of Finest Cuban Arts, Vienna;[10] and Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon.[14]

References
  1. Zellen, Jody (2016-05-03). "Aimée García". Artillery Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  2. "Aimée García Marrero". Times Square Arts. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  3. Confluencias inside: arte cubano contemporáneo (in Spanish). Gobierno del Estado de Michoacán, Secretaría de Cultura. 2006.
  4. Cuarto Salón de Arte Cubano Contemporáneo: La Habana [8 Havana Biennial: Art With Life] (in Spanish). Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales. 2005. p. 31.
  5. Mi Cuerpo, Mi País: Cuban Art Today. University of Virginia Art Museum. 2005.
  6. "Aimée García, Times Square". Art Nexus. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  7. Castro, Elvia Rosa (September 1, 2016). "Aimée García". ArtonCuba.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  8. "57th Venice Biennale Releases List of 120 Participating Artists". Artforum.com. February 7, 2017. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  9. Bjornstad, Randi (December 1, 2016). "Who knew that an exhibit of art by contemporary Cuban artists at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art would suddenly become so...contemporary". Eugene Scene. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  10. "Aimée García" [es]. Artcrónica Revista de Artes Visuales Cubanas. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  11. "Aimee Garcia Marrero". Fralin Museum of Art, University of Virginia. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  12. "Sin título (Untitled)". Pérez Art Museum Miami. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  13. "Collecting Contemporary Art: The FUNd at ASU Art Museum". ASU Art Museum. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  14. "Cuba Ocho". Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
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