Victor Gomez
Monotypes

Victor Gomez, enthusiastic painter and printmaker with a long artistic trajectory and more than seven international awards in the category of monotype technique which he welcomed as his career 15 years ago, and until the present, he had maintained as his most important way of expression, he had conducted several workshops in the USA and abroad introducing this fascinating technique to many colleges.

Personal Data: 

Date of birth: May 27^th, 1941
Place of birth: Havana, Cuba

EDUCATION 

1963 - 1967 

Studied at San Alejandro Fine Art School, Havana, Cuba.

1976 - 1977 

Studied Lithograph and Linoleum at the UNEAC's Printmaking Workshop, Havana, Cuba.

1985 - 1986 

Studied Etching at the Metropolitan Museum Printmaking Workshop, Coral Gables, Florida.

1990 - 1992 

Studied Serigraphy with the puertorican Master serigrapher Julio Santiago.

GROUP SHOWS 

1964 - 2001 

Participated in more than 150 group shows in Cuba and abroad.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 

1964 - 2001 

Participated in 20 One Man Shows a selection of them listed below.

November, 2000  

"Victor Gomez oil on canvas", Cuban Collection Fine Art, Coral Gables, Florida.

May, 1999  

"Victor Gomez "Recent Monoprints", Cuban Collection Fine Art, Coral Gables, Florida.

October, 1997  

Victor Gomez "Recent Monoprints", Cuban Collection Fine Art, Coral Gables, Florida.

February, 1996  

"Hot Monotypes" Victor Gomez Monotypes, Cuban Collection Fine Art, Coral Gables, Florida.

March, 1992  

"Victor Gomez Paintings and Monoprints", Vanidades Gallery, Miami, Florida.

September, 1992  

Monoprints by Master Printmaker Victor Gomez, Swenson Gallery, The Bakehouse Art Complex Gallery, Miami, Florida.

November, 1991  

"Hearts Attitudes", Recent Monotypes, Sterling Gallery, Miami, Florida.

May, 1991  

Victor Gomez Monotypos recientes, Ridel Gallery, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.

July, 1988  

Victor Gomez, "Recent Monoprints", Fred Snitzer Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida.

February, 1986  

Victor Gomez "Paintings and Monotypes", SIBI Cultural Center, Miami, Florida.

1985  

"Fresh Paint" West Dade Regional Library, Miami, Florida.

1984  

"Recent Works", Miami Lakes Palm Springs North Branch Library, Florida.

May, 1984  

"Two Man Show", Ana Sklar Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, Florida.

1982  

"Recent Paintings" Ana Sklar Gallery, Bay Harbor Island, Florida.

1975  

Maximo Gomez Library, Havana, Cuba.

1975  

La Rampa Art Gallery, Vedado, Havana, Cuba.

1974  

Cuban Institute of Broadcasting, Havana, Cuba.

1974  

Ministry of Justice Art Gallery, Havana, Cuba.

1973  

National Fisheries Institute, Havana, Cuba.

MEMBERSHIPS 

The Florida Printmakers Society, Florida.
International Graphic Art Foundations, Connecticut.
Print-Triennial Society, Cracow, Poland.

WORKSHOPS 

Victor Gomez has conduted several Monotype workshops in his own workshop Miami Press as well as in Miami-Dade Community College, Kendall Campus, The New World School of Art in Miami, The Bakehouse Art Complex and for the ADAPES Association of Fine Art artist from El Salvador, Central America.

SELECTED AWARDS 

Victor Gomez has obtained 14 awards in his career, below we will bring you a selection of them, fundamentally those of international top ranking competitions.

October, 1998  

Tama Art University Museum Award, Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial, Tokyo, Japan.

March, 1996  

Tosayamada Museum of Art, 3rd Place. Kochi International Triennial Exhibition of Prints, Kochi, Japan.

November, 1991  

Special Organizer's Award, The International Triennial Competition of Print, Osaka, Japan.

March, 1991  

First prize in the Print category, the Florida International Master's Benefit, Miami, Florida.

February, 1991  

Honorable Mention of Monotype, 9th Biennial of Latin American and Carribean Printmaking of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

March, 1990  

Merit Award of Monoprint International Competition "One of a Kind" sponsored by International Graphic Art Foundation of Connecticut.

September, 1986  

Honorable Mention of Painting V Ibero American Biennial of Mexico, Mexico, D.F.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS 

Norton Gallery, West Palm Beach, Florida
Miami-Dade Public Library, Miami, Florida
Housatonic Museum of Art, Connecticut
Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, University of Texas at Austin
Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Puerto Rico
Osaka Prefectural Contemporary Art Center, Osaka, Japan
Tosayamada Museum of Art, Kochi, Japan
International Print Triennial Society Cracow, Poland
Tama Art University Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Museo Nacional del Grabado, Buenos Aires, Argentina