Mabel Poblet Pujol (Cienfuegos, Cuba, 1986) is a contemporary Cuban artist who, despite her youth, has reached great success both nationally and internationally. Her studies at San Alejandro National Academy of Fine Arts, at the Superior Institute of Arts (ISA), and later, her attendance at the workshop El comportamiento del arte (The Behavior of Art), performed by Tania Bruguera, served to sharpen a personal speech of great authenticity and versatility that, without giving up the critical mission of art, reveals a high level of technical perfection. Even though she has showed interest in installation, photography and performance, the novel artist does not hesitate to use the different resources that the artistic creation offers to her; hence she often prefers linking the different art forms and building hybrids of a true visual force and strength of meaning. Her artworks could assume, at a first instance, an introspective and intimate character because they involve her body and certain conditions of human nature, but that is never the purpose of her creations, for behind the first appearance underlies a speech that tries to put into question the stereotypes traditionally associated to feminine beauty. Mabel Poblet may be currently considered among the greatest artists within Cuban visual arts, since she has succeeded in creating her own language that still reveals numerous angles of exploration…
EDUCATION
- 2012 Superior Institute of Art (ISA), Havana
- 2008 Workshop El comportamiento del arte by Tania Bruguera
- 2007 San Alejandro National Academy of Fine Arts, Havana
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
- Buoyancy (In collaboration with composer Andres Levin), Cynthia-Reeves’s Space, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, Massachusetts
- Diario de viaje, Co Gallery, Providencia, Santiago, Chile
- Marea alta, Mitee Gallery, Lima, Peru
2016
- Pop Goes the World, Salt Fine Art Gallery, Los Angeles
- Mabel Poblet, Key West Study and Greene Gallery, Key West
2015
- Madeja, Co Gallery, Santiago, Chile
- Patria, Collateral to the 12th Havana Biennial, Villa Manuela Gallery, Havana
- Marea alta, Collateral to the 12th Havana Biennial, Fortress San Carlos de la Cabaña, Havana
2014
- Reverse, Lima Photo, Lima, Peru; Co Gallery, Chile
2013
- Reverse, Tomás y Valiente Art Center (CEART), Madrid
- Desapariencia, Enlace Gallery, Lima, Peru
- Situación límite, Raquel Ponce Gallery, Madrid
2012
- Reunificación familiar, Collateral to the 11th Havana Biennial, Fortress San Carlos de la Cabaña, Havana
- Hoy mi voz tiene sonido, Villa Manuela Gallery, Havana
2011
- De tus ojos la sal (With Ernesto Rancaño), Nuno Sacramento Gallery, Aveiro, Portugal
2010
- Inventario, Ludwig Foundation of Cuba, Havana
2009
- Un sueño real, Fototeca de Cuba, Havana
2008
- Mirando adentro, Center for Cuban Studies, New York
2007
- Ábacos, Yara Cinematographic Cultural Center Gallery, Havana
2006
- Works on Paper and Sculpture, Center for Cuban Studies, New York
- Lugar de origen, José Antonio Díaz Peláez Gallery, San Alejandro National Academy of Fine Arts, Havana
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
- Nuevas luces para una cuidad, Collateral to the 13th Havana Biennial, Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski, Havana
2017
- Lima Photo, Jackie Shor-Arte, Miraflores, Lima, Peru
- Art x Cuba. Contemporary Perspectives Since 1989, Ludwig Forum for International Art, Aachen
- Made in Havana/Made in Key West, Key West
- 57ta Bienal de Venecia, Pabellón Cubano, Loredan Palace, Venice
- Art New York New York City, Cynthia Revees Gallery, New York
- Parc, Evolución Gallery, Callao, Lima, Peru
- Art Lima, Co Gallery, Enlace Gallery, Lima, Peru
- SP Arte, Jackie Short Arte Gallery, Sao Paulo
- ARCO’17, Mario Sequeira Gallery, Madrid
- Kalei2Copio, Mario Sequeira Gallery, Braga, Portugal
- Puro cubano, Evolución Gallery, Callao, Lima, Peru
- PALMBEACH, Cynthia Revees Gallery, West Palm Beach
- ARTMIAMI, Cynthia Revees Gallery, Miami
2016
- ARTMIAMI, PanAmerican ArtProjects, Miami
- Complicated Beauty, Tampa Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa
- ¡Qué miradas indiscretas, mamá!, Patricia Conde Gallery, Mexico D. F.
- Fuerza y sangre. Imaginarios de la bandera en el arte cubano, Alicia Alonso Grand Theater, Havana
- Feria Satélite: Foto Monumental 2016, Evolución Gallery, Lima, Peru
- Fragmentaciones y otras parábolas, Alejandra Von Hartz Gallery, Wynwood Art District, Miami
- Sujetos y Predicados, Fabrica de Arte Cubano (FAC), Havana
- Artxiomas, The Americas Art Museum, Washington D. C.
- Two Steps Forward (Contemporary Cuban Art from the Collection of Terri and Steven Certilman), Westport Arts Center, Connecticut
- SP Arte, Collage Habana Gallery, Sao Paulo
- La madre de todas las artes, Wifredo Lam Contemporary Art Center, Havana
- Reflejos, Jad Perera Gallery, Sri Lanka
2015
- Artxiomas, Spanish Cultural Center of Miami, Miami
- Artceleration, Art Basel Miami, Macaya Gallery, Miami
- Premio Maretti (III Edition), Center for the Development of Visual Arts (CDAV), Havana
- Asamblea, Gourría Gallery Workshop, Havana
- Devenir animal, Fábrica de Arte Cubano (FAC), Havana
- Puente abrierto, Evolución Gallery, Callao, Lima, Peru
- CHACO, Co Gallery, Seis seis Gallery, Santiago, Chile
- CHACO, NGart Gallery, Collage Habana Gallery, Santiago, Chile
- Lima Photo, Alunar Foundation, Imagen Center, Lima, Peru
- Festival Caribeño de la Imagen, Guadalupe Islan, Mexico
- Estrictamente personal, Collateral to the 12th Havana Biennial, Spain Embassy, Havana
- HB, Collateral to the 12th Havana Biennial, Pabexpo, Havana
- Ram Rom Run, Collateral to the 12th Biennial of Havana, Old Havana, Havana
- Obras maestras de los museos de La Habana, Fesch Palace, Corsica, France
- Nadie sabe lo que puede un cuerpo, Fábrica de Arte Cubano (FAC), Havana
2014
- 4ta Bienal del Fin del Mundo, Mar del Plata, Argentina
- Art Basel Miami Beach, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, Miami
- Scoupe, Collage Habana Gallery, Miami
- Parte, PHS Projects, Sao Paulo
- Voces y poéticas femeninas 1990-2013 (Itinerant exhibition), Somarts Gallery, San Francisco, California
- Elemental 2/4, Odalys Gallery, Madrid
- VI Salón de Arte Cubano Contemporáneo (SACC), Center for the Development of Visual Arts (CDAV), Havana
- CHACO, Co Gallery, Chile
- ARTHOUSTON, Collage Habana Gallery, Reliant Center, Houston
- 10 años de Villa Manuela, Villa Manuela Gallery, Havana
- Parc, Enlace Gallery, Contemporary Art Museum (MAC), Lima, Peru
- Lima Photo, Co Gallery, Chile; The Image Center, Lima, Peru
- Rodando se encuentran [National Council of Plastic Arts (CNAP) Collection], Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center, Shanghai
2013
- Voces y poéticas femeninas 1990-2013, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Art, San Francisco, California
- ARTHOUSTON, Collage Habana Gallery, Reliant Center, Houston
- Slick Art, Uprising Art, Paris
- ARTMOSCOW, Collage Habana Gallery, Moscow
- CHACO, Co Gallery, Chile
- Art O’clock, Uprising Art, Paris
- Latin American Photography, PanAmerican ArtProjects, Miami
- ARTSEATTLE, Co Gallery, Seattle
- 1 ra Bienal de Sur, Figali Convention Center, Panama
- After the Void, Ministry of Nomads, Edison House, London
- Cuba contemporánea, el arte de la gran isla del Caribe, Manor Cultural Center of Cologny, Switzerland
- Robando espíritus, Fototeca de Cuba, Havana
- ARCO’13, Raquel Ponce Gallery, Madrid
2012
- ArtBo, Villa Manuela Gallery, Bogotá
- ARTHOUSTON, Collage Habana Gallery, Reliant Center, Houston
- Solo Project, ARTHOUSTON, La Casona Gallery, Houston
- Lima Photo, Villa Manuela Gallery, Lima, Peru
- Daiquirí sin azúcar, Galería Habana, Havana
- HB, Collateral to the 11th Havana Biennial, Pabexpo, Havana
- En mala forma, Collateral to the 11th Habana Biennial, Fortress San Carlos de la Cabaña, Havana
- Un olor que entra por mi ventana, Collateral to the 11th Habana Biennial, Museo del Ron, Havana
- Esto es todo, Collateral to the 11th Havana Biennial, Superior Institute of Art (ISA), Havana
- ARTMONACO, La Acacia Gallery, Monaco
- JustMad3 Fair, Nuno Sacramento Gallery, Madrid
- ARTMADRID, Collage Habana Gallery, Madrid
2011
- 50 en los 50 [Tribute to the 50th anniversary of the foundation of The Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC)], La Acacia Gallery, Havana
- ARTLISBON, Nuno Sacramento Gallery, Lisbon
- ArtBo, Villa Manuela Gallery, Bogotá
- Saber tirar y tirar bien, Villa Manuela Gallery, Havana
- ARTMOSCOW, Collage Habana Gallery, Moscow
- Cuarto de desahogo, Mateo Torriente Gallery, Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), Cienfuegos, Cuba
- Reflejos, Embassy of Sri Lanka in Cuba, Havana
- Recent Works, Center for Cuban Studies, New York
- Exhibition of Cuban Art, Daejeon Metropolitan City Branch, South Korea
- Bring Me the Horizon, Superior Institute of Art (ISA), Havana
- La huella múltiple, London Print Studio, London
2010
- Cuban Women Artists, Center for Cuban Studies, New York
- Profecía, 23 y 12 Art Center, Havana
- Mujheroes, Oswaldo Guayasamín House, Havana
- Sencillamente Korda, José Martí Memorial, Havana; Municipal Archive, Villa Real San Antonio, Portugal
- Cuba pinta a Guayasamín, Oswaldo Guayasamín House, Havana
- Arte Cubana em Coimbra, Center of Art and Mutualism, Coimbra, Portugal
2009
- ARTLISBON, Nuno Sacramento Gallery, Lisbon
- Atemporal, Center for the Development of Visual Arts (CDAV), Havana
- Over and Out, Collateral to the 10th Havana Biennial, Superior Institute of Art (ISA), Havana
- In Ten So, Collateral to the 10th Havana Biennial, Los Oficios Gallery, Havana
- Mañana será demasiado tarde, Collateral to the 10th Havana Biennial, International Press Center, Havana
2008
- Si una noche de invierno un viajero, Superior Institute of Art (ISA), Havana
- ARTMADRID, Servando Gallery, Madrid
- 25 y uno quemao, Superior Institute of Art (ISA), Havana
2007
- Muro de agua, Nuno Sacramento Gallery, Aveiro, Portugal
- Cuba: Women Artists in the Revolution, Anderson Gallery, Harmon Fine Arts Center, Iowa
2006
- La vida en pelota (Homage to Antonia Eiriz), Servando Gallery, Havana
- San Alejandro Academy, Collateral to the 9th Havana Biennial, Havana
- La huella múltiple, Collateral to the 9th Havana Biennial, Saint Francis of Assisi Convent, Havana
- Cuban Heat (A Show of Sensual Art from Cuba), Center for Cuban Studies, New York
- Cuban Exuberance, Onda Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2005
- Salón 5 de Septiembre, Art Center, Cienfuegos, Cuba
- De la nada al todo, José Antonio Díaz Peláez Gallery, San Alejandro National Academy of Fine Arts, Havana
2004
- Salón 5 de Septiembre, Art Center, Cienfuegos, Cuba
- Manténgase alejado del alcance de los niños, Trinidad, Cuba
2003
- Primer encuentro de profesores y estudiantes, Visual Arts School Benny Moré, Cienfuegos, Cuba
MEMBERSHIP
- Member of The National Union of Cuban Writers and Artists (UNEAC)
AWARDS
2016
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Key West Art Studios Residence, Key West
2015
- Special Mention Maretti Award (III Edition), Center for the Development of Visual Arts (CDAV), Havana
2014
- Noemi Scholarship, Brownstone Foundation Award, Paris
2012
- Havana Cultura Residence, Havana Club, Havana
2005
- Award, Salon September 5th, Cienfuegos, Cuba
- Provincial Council of Plastic Arts Award, Salon September 5th, Cienfuegos, Cuba
- UNEAC Award, Salon September 5th, Cienfuegos, Cuba
- Third Mention, Second Award José Martí Festival, Havana
2004
- Jury Mention, Salon September 5th, Cienfuegos, Cuba
- AHS Award, Salon September 5th, Cienfuegos, Cuba
2003
- UNEAC Award, Cienfuegos, Cuba
- Provincial Gallery Award, Sea Hall, Cienfuegos, Cuba
- Jury Award, Sea Hall, Exhibition at the Naval Historical Museum, Cienfuegos, Cuba
- Provincial Council of Plastic Arts Award, Cienfuegos, Cuba
- Plastic Arts School Benny Moré Award for the exhibition, Cienfuegos, Cuba
OTHER WORKS
2014
- Jury Member for the 14 Edition of Youth Filmmaker Show, Havana
2013
- Jury Member for the Post it Award, Havana
2010
- Jury Member for the Visual Arts National Award, Havana
MEMBERSHIP
- Member of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC)
COLLECTIONS
- Avistamientos Collection, Havana
- CIFO Collection, Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, USA
- Gilbert Brownstone Foundation, France
- National Council of Plastic Arts (CNAP), Havana
- Ministry of Nomads, London
- Leon Black’s Collection, USA
- Keith Brackpool Collection, USA
- María Vega Collection, England
- Serge Paul Reitze Collection, Germany
- Christina Kirschbaum Collection, Germany
- José Luis Tranche Collection, Spain
- Luciano Méndez Collection, Spain; Cuba
- Jim Beluche Collection, USA
- Tamara Kunanayaka Collection, Sri Lanka
- Edgar Ponce Iturriaga Collection, Ecuador
- Victoria Ryan Lobo Collection, USA
- Alexander A. Dobrovinsky Collection, Russia
- Nuno Sacramento Collection, Aveiro, Portugal
- Sandra Levingson Collection, USA
- Gill Collection, Peru
- Lori Hall Collection, New York
- Armando Amorim Soares Collection, Portugal
- Laurie Sprayregen Collection, New York
- Laurence Feijt Collection, Singapore