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The plastic world of José Miguel Pérez Hernández catches the unmistakable rhythm and the high color of Cuba. We are before a work that overflows solidarity, love, fraternal blinks, warmth of living to plenitude, eroticism, chromatic exuberance that appropriates without compromising avarices of the codes and of the plastic language of his time.

Academic Formation 1987: He graduates in the specialty of Painting in the Superior Institute of Art 1972: He graduates in the specialty of Painting in the National School of Art. 1966: He graduates of the specialty of painting in the Provincial School of Art of Santa Clara Leopoldo Romañach.

Honors and Awards 2011: The honorable town concil of Calakmul. Department of Education, Culture and Sport of Calakmul, gives him an recognition for his outstanding participation as artist and teacher in the plastic arts workshops. 2010: In the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Campechano Institute awarded him the medal for the 150th anniversary by the obtained achievements in the four generations of graduates in arts. 2008: The Pan-American Health Organization and the World Health Organization gives recognition for having participated in the fine-arts contest on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the World Health Organization and have received the third prize. The honorable town concil of Calakmul. Department of Education, Culture and Sport of Calakmul, gives him the mask of Calakmul by educational achievements 2006: The Provincial Direction of Culture of City of the Havana grants him the recognition "Gitana Tropical", maximum distinction given to the most outstanding artists. 1997: The Ministry of Culture grants him the recognition "Pedagogic merit", maximum teaching categorization by the obtained achievements in the artistic education in Cuba.

Personal exhibitions 2015: Exposure Jose Miguel Perez soul and color in the Arche Gallery of his hometown of Santa Clara celebrating his 65 years of life. 2014: Exposure Pupil of Marti in the theater Julio Antonio Mella, sponsored by the Jose Marti Cultural Society where it is exposed the collection of works about Jose Marti belonging to the family of the artist. Exposure fury of the color in the inauguration in Havana of the iranian restaurant, Nourbakh Topoly Farokht, owner and collector of the work of the artist. Exhibition of paintings where displays your current stage of artistic production. 2013: Working intensively on your pictorial production that was exposed in the ephemeral art festival, organized by the elementary school of Plastic Arts José Antonio Diaz Pelaez, in the week of the Culture of the city Plaza. Havana. 2010: Traveling to Mexico to teach the third and fourth generation of Master of Arts in methodology for the teaching of the Visual Arts. The Secretariat of Culture of the government of the state of Campeche and the Campechano Institute sponsored his personal exhibition "Paint forever II". Campeche. Mexico. According to the artist has been one of their most successful exhibitions. 2008: Traveling to Mexico to impart the second generation of the Master of Arts in Methodology for the teaching of the Plastic Arts, offered by the Campechano Institute. Presents his personal exhibition "Offerings of fables". He exposes in the hotel England, the presentation of the letter menu of autumn of the restaurant the Colonial. Where he shows 10 new works of his last production artistic. 2006: He travels to Guatemala where it presents a Personal Exhibition of painting in the Metropolitan Arts Center. In the same place He imparts a master conference about Contribute of the Academy San Alejandro to the Plastic National Cuban. 2005: His work is promoted in textile confections of ARTEX working specifically for textile infantile. 2004: His work Guitar, taken to Mosaic, is placed in a central street of the city as part of the Architectural Project "The Ramp" 2003: His work Guitar is selected in the Competition of Architecture Project "The Ramp" He receives the honorary medal as outstanding son of Santa Clara's city, his native city, during the 310 anniversary of the foundation of this city. Personal exhibition "Looks" in Santa Clara's city, in homage to his father's memory Miguel Pérez. According to the artist it has been one of the most memorable night in his life. The artist writes in the catalog: The process of creation is a magic moment of secret, encounter, enjoyment, he accompanies me. 2002: He exposes in the hotel England, the personal sample dedicated José Martí, with this exhibition the artist celebrates the 185 anniversary of the foundation of the Academy San Alejandro 2001: He travels to Mexico to impart the master "Methodology for the teaching of the arts", where he presents his exhibition personal "Song to the Life". 1999: His work is promoted by "Decoro" and he paints in the hotel "White Arenas" of Varadero the Restaurant Buffet, considered by him, one of the most beautiful works in his artistic trajectory. 1997: Personal exhibition SOSZOO, in the gallery The Acacia, where the artist celebrates his 25 years in the artistic teaching. 1995: His work is promoted by the Center of ambient Design, painting for request for important tourist centers.

Collective exhibitions 2014: He travels to the city of Ottawa, Canada, with the young artist Michel Mirabal, to participate in the collective exhibition by the festivities for the day of the Cuban National Culture and the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and Cuba in 2015. The exhibition was sponsored by the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba and the support of the National Bank of Canada. 2006: Cuban painting in Valencia, Spain. Exhibition of Cuban contemporary artists' paintings, favored by the Sociocultural Center of l Eliana,Valencia 2005: He participates in the collective exhibition of drawing that will move for different Mexican states, beginning the journey in Mexico City. 1999: He travels to Belgium invited by the museum Lanchelevinci presenting the exhibition collective "Flags and colors". 1998: Collective exhibition of painting in Portugal organized by the National Union of Writers and Artists from Cuba. Exhibition collective "Plaza for the Cuban art" in the Hotel Plaza organized by the National Union of Writers and Artists from Cuba. 1997: Collective exhibition of Cuban painting organized by the gallery "The Acacia" of Cuba that was presented in the gallery "Golden Branch" of Panama.

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