Duvier del Dago Fernández (Zulueta, *1976) – CV
In 1995 he graduated from the Professional School of Visual Arts (Middle Level), in Trinidad, Cuba. He continued his studies at the Higher Institute of Art (ISA), where he did a Degree Course in Visual Arts from 1996 to 2001. He lives and works in Havana, and has developed his work in the fields of installation and drawing. His pieces have been exhibited in important biennials of visual arts such as the Havana Biennial and the Venice Biennial. He was a professor at the Higher Institute of Art (ISA) during a decade (2001-2011) and is a member of the Union of Artists and Writers of Cuba (UNEAC).
He has obtained scholarships and art residences such as Atelier Calder, Cité International des Arts and Le Pavillon, in France; Fountainhead and Vermont Studio Center, in the USA; Museum of Contemporary Art of Castille and Leon, MUSAC, in Spain, and Batiscafo, London.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS – selection –
2017
Standby. ArteMorfosis-Galería de Arte Cubano, Zurich, Switzerland
La Historia es de quien la cuenta II (History Belongs to the One Who Tells It II) Artis 718 Gallery, Havana, Cuba
Making of. Villa Manuela Gallery, UNEAC, Havana, Cuba
Quantum State. TUB Gallery, Miami, USA
Open Studio. Atelier Calder Residence, Saché, France
La Historia es de quien la cuenta (History Belongs to the One Who Tells It). Afro-Asian Institute, Graz, Austria
Intelligence, Defense and Security. Odile Ouizeman Gallery, Paris, France
Holiday. La Casona Gallery, Havana, Cuba
Caja negra (Black Box). 26 de Julio Firing Range, Havana, Cuba
Memory Stick. 23 y 12 Gallery, Havana, Cuba
El salto (The Jump). NM Projects, Nina Menocal Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
Plastic Girl. Ángel Romero Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Espectador (Spectator). Servando Gallery, Havana, Cuba
Flashback. Galería Habana, Havana, Cuba
Mi mejor estrella no es un actor, sino un reproductor (My Best Star Is Not an Actor but a Reproducer). 23 y 12 Gallery, Havana, Cuba
Yunieski y Yolexi en escena (Yunieski and Yolexi on the Stage). Galería DUPP, Development Center for the Visual Arts, Ludwig Foundation of Cuba, Havana, Cuba
Luna de miel en Zulueta (Honeymoon in Zulueta) (Intervention). Parrandas de Zulueta (Zulueta carnival), Villa Clara, Cuba
La boda de Yunieski y Yolexi (The Wedding of Yunieski and Yolexi) (Intervention). El Ciervo Encantado Café-Theater, Higher Institute of Art (ISA), Havana, Cuba
GROUP EXHIBITIONS – selection –
Kalei2copio Havana (Kaleidoscope Havana). Mário Sequeira Gallery, Braga, Portugal
Tradiciones (des)dibujadas. Vitamina D para el contexto cubano (Blurred Traditions. Vitamin D for the Cuban Context). Villa Manuela Gallery, UNEAC, Havana, Cuba
Fuerza y sangre. Imaginarios de la bandera en el arte cubano (Strength and Blood. Imageries of the Flag in Cuban Art). Pabellón Cuba, Havana, Cuba
Detrás del muro 2: en el medio de la nada (Behind the Wall 2: in the Midst of Nothing). Collateral 12 Havana Biennial,
Malecón (sea drive) of Havana, Cuba
Aloud. 532 Thomas Jaeckel Gallery, New York, USA
Y se hizo la luz (Et facta est lux) (And There Was Light). Museum of Contemporary Art Gas Natural Fenosa (MAC), La Coruña, Spain
Las otras narraciones: una década de animación en Cuba (The Other Narrations: a Decade of Animation in Cuba). Wifredo Lam Contemporary Art Center, Havana, Cuba
Derrumbando muros (Knocking Down Walls). National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba
Open Studio. Vermont Studio Center Residence, Vermont, USA
Behind the Wall. The 8th Floor Rubin Foundation, New York, USA
Detrás del muro (Behind the Wall). Collateral 11 Havana Biennial, Malecón of Havana, Cuba
Entre Trópicos (Between Tropics). La CAIXA Cultural Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Adjoining Islands. The Cuban Pavilion in Manhattan. Magnan Projects, The 8th Floor, New York, USA
Aleph II. 54 Venice Biennial, Cuban Pavilion, Island of San Servolo, Venice, Italy
Ámbito Heterotópico (Heterotopic Space). Factoría Habana Gallery, Havana, Cuba
Océano digital (Digital Ocean). Puerta Cerrada Gallery, Botín Foundation, Córdoba, Spain
XI Festival de Artes Visuales de Campeche (11 Visual Arts Festival of Campeche). Campeche, Mexico
Text tospech, l’altro linguaggio. Bonelli Lab, Canetto, Italy
Trópico estoico (Stoical Tropic). MUCA Roma, Mexico City, Mexico
Latitudes (Latitudes). Hotel de Ville. Paris, France
Crossing Fashion. Reininghaus, Graz, Austria
Género, (trans)género y (des)generados (Gender, (Trans)gender and (De)generate). Raúl Oliva Gallery, Bertolt Brecht Cultural Center, Havana, Cuba
V Salón de Arte Cubano Contemporáneo (Fifth Salon of Contemporary Cuban Art). Development Center for the Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba
Cubanos convertibles (Cuban Convertibles). Galería Habana, Havana, Cuba
Versus. Le Pavillon, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
Quels sens? Odile Ouizeman Gallery, Paris, France
Workshop Le Pavillon. Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France; New Delhi / Chandigarh / Agra / Benares, India
Latido (Beat). Traveling exhibition to museums of contemporary art in Norway
Drawn and Quartered. Center for the Arts. Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, USA
IV Salón de Arte Cubano Contemporáneo (Fourth Salon of Contemporary Cuban Art). Development Center for the Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba
Zonas eventuales (Eventual Zones). Result of Batiscafo Residence, Gasworks / Triangle Art Trust. London-Havana
Sentido común (Common Sense). Galería Habana, Havana, Cuba
1, 2, 3… probando (1, 2, 3… Testing) Galería DUPP at 7 Havana Biennial, Morro-Cabaña Historical Military Park, Havana, Cuba
Con un pensar abstraído (With a Detached Thought). Galería DUPP in Galería Habana, Havana, Cuba
Con un mirar abstraído (With a Detached Glance). Galería DUPP in La Rampa, Havana
La Época (The Age). Galería DUPP in La Época Shopping Center, Havana, Cuba
First Ana Mendieta Performance Festival, Galería DUPP, UNEAC, Havana, Cuba
Antes de la lluvia (Before the Rain). Collateral 6 Havana Biennial, Higher Institute of Art, Havana, Cuba
COLLECTIONS – selection –
- Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Kunstlaboratorium. Vestfossen, Oslo, Norway
- Collection National Park of Ordesa and Monte Perdido. Aragon, Spain
- Collection Jumex. Mexico City, Mexico
- Collection Museo Rufino Tamayo. Mexico City, Mexico
- Collection Farber. New York, USA
- Collection Solita Cohen de Mishaan. Colombia / USA
- Private collection Darius Anderson. California, USA
- Private collection Pizzuti Collection. USA
- Collection Ana María Olabuenaga Chemestri. Mexico City, Mexico
- Private collection Alfredo Chedraui. Mexico City, Mexico
- Collection Gilbert Brownstone. France / Cuba
- Private collection Zoe and Nabil Debs. Beirut, Lebanon
- Collection Claudio Marinelli. Italy-Cuba