Félix Alberto Beltrán Concepción

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Félix Alberto Beltrán Concepción (born June 23, 1938 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban artist. He has had an important career as a graphic designer, painter, draftsman and engraver.

He studied in U.S.A. between 1956-1960, design graphic, painting and litography at the School of Visual Arts, New School for Social Research and Pratt Graphic Art Center in New York City. He has a long professional experience because he worked on different publications and institutions. Between 1953-1956 he was a designer in "Publicidad McCann Erickson Co.", and was a juror in 1974 of VI Biennale des Arts Graphiques in Czechoslovakia and in 1976 of 6th International Poster Biennale in Zaçheta Gallerand, Warsaw, Polond. Since the middle of 80´years he resides in Mexico City, where he reach category of curator of "Archivo Gráfico Internacional" at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. He has also teaching experience because he was a professor of Graphic Design in the Instituto Superior de Diseño Industrial (ISDI) (1980-1982), Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) (1976 - 1982), in Havana, Cuba; at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana and the Universidad Ibero Americana in México.

Individual exhibitions

Among his must relevant personal exhibitions can be included these: in 1971 "Símbolos de Félix Beltrán" in Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana, Havana, Cuba; "Exhibition Hall Ruski Avenue",in Sofia, Bulgaria and after 1990 he did "Pinturas Deconstructivas de Félix Beltrán" in different galeries of Mexico City, like Galery Frida Kahlo, Gallery Santos Balmori, Gallery Artis and Gallery Trazo.

Collective exhibitions

He formed also part of many collective exhibitions like one in 1960 in New Gallery, New York, U.S.A.; in 1966 at the Guttenberg Museum, Frankfurt, Germany; International Trade Marks Exhibition, New York, U.S.A. and in"Affiches Cubains" at the Musée d’Art et Industrie, Paris, France. Another exhibitions were in The Latin American Graphics Arts Biennial and Museum of Contemporary and Hispanic Art (MOCHA), New York City, in 1986.

Awards

During his life he has obteined many awards and recognitions like the Prize American Institute and Graphic Art in National Exhibition of Communication Arts, California, U.S.A. in 1962; Prize International cartels contest Moscow 88 Habana, Cuba; in 1981 was Honorary Member of Academia Mexicana de Diseño and Colegio de Diseñadores Industriales y Gráficos and International University Foundation, of Delaware.

Collections

His work can be found in permanent collections of:
* Art Center, Louisiana.
* Bibliothéque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France.
* Danish Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen, Denmark.
* Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France.
* Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Lausanne, Switzerland.
* Museo de Arte Latinoamericano, Santiago de Chile, Chile.
* Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana.
* Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia.

References

* Jose Veigas-Zamora, Cristina Vives Gutierrez, Adolfo V. Nodal, Valia Garzon, Dannys Montes de Oca; "Memoria: Cuban Art of the 20th Century"; (California/International Arts Foundation 2001); ISBN 978-0917571114
* Jose Viegas; "Memoria: Artes Visuales Cubanas Del Siglo Xx"; (California International Arts 2004); ISBN 978-0917571121 es icon