Американо-кубинский художник Эмилио Эктор Родригес родился на Кубе в 1950 году. Уже с 12 лет он занимался живописью – экспериментировал с масляными красками и темперой. Художник навсегда покинул Кубу в 1981 году, провёл год в Париже. Затем переехал в Майами, где до сих пор проживает со своей семьёй.
В 2005 году Эмилио вернулся к серьёзному занятию искусством, освоил технику акрила, и к 2007 году полностью посвятил себя абстрактной живописи. В 2010 году он основал и возглавил группу художников-абстракционистов «7+1» (7 Plus One), в честь столетия со дня появления первых абстрактных работ Василия Кандинского. Группа существует по сей день, представляя своё искусство в музеях разных стран.
В 2014 году Эмилио Эктор был приглашен стать членом Фонда кубино-американской фототеки в знак признания его выдающейся работы в области фотографии.
ПЕРСОНАЛЬНЫЕ ВЫСТАВКИ
2020: IMAGENES: Gallery of Visual Arts Juan Manuel Cedeno from Ministry of Culture of Panama, Panama City, Panama
2019: AND THE WORD BECAME FLESH: Archbishop John C. Favalora Archive & Museum (Curator – Isabel Medina), Miami Gardens, Florida
2018: IMAGES WITHIN: The Wirtz Gallery at the First National Bank of South Miami, Miami, Florida
2018: PAS EN AVANT: Miami Hispanic Cultural Arts Center, Miami, Florida
2017: STEPS AT NIGHT: Art Emporium Gallery of Miami, Miami, Florida
2017: BORROWED INSTANTS: (Photography) St.Thomas University, Miami Gardens, Florida
2016: AD LIBITUM: Art Emporium Gallery of Miami, Miami, Florida
2015: ECCLESIASTICUS: Ave Maria University, Ave Maria, Florida
2014: ECCLESIASTICUS: St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, Florida
2014: BASIC: Miami Dade College, Doral, Florida
2013: ECLECTIC TRIP: Valmar, Miami, Florida
2012: VOLUMES AND SHAPES: Accent Alternative Art Spaces, Miami, Florida
2012: PLEASING THE SOUL: The Wirtz Gallery at the First National Bank of South Miami, Miami, Florida
2011: HIDDEN VISIONS: The Wirtz Gallery at the First National Bank of South Miami, Miami, Florida
2010: THERE IS AN APPOINTED TIME FOR EVERYTHING: Cultural Fridays Art Gallery in Little Havana, Miami, Florida
2009: LIFE IS COMING!: Cultural Fridays Art Gallery in Little Havana, Miami, Florida
КОЛЛЕКТИВНЫЕ ВЫСТАВКИ
2020
I’M BORDERED: Art Deco Historic Building, Miami, Florida
SENTIR EL HACER: Gallery of Visual Arts Juan Manuel Cedeno from Ministry of Culture of Panama, Panama City, Panama
2019
RE/CONSTRUCTION: Renaissance Moscow Monarch Hotel, Moscow, Russia
GOLD AND SPICES: The Centre Gallery at Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus, Miami, Florida
ABSTRACT PASSPORT: Library at Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus, Miami, Florida
HEART AND SOUL: Miami Hispanic Cultural Arts Center, Miami, Florida
ROMA 2019: II Laboratorio Gallery, Roma, Italy
PARIS 2019: Galerie Artes, Paris, France
ENCUENTROS: Museum Galerie Rosmolen-Universart, Zeddam, Holland.
SOCIOS TEMPORALES II: Prado Goyart Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
ART FESTIVAL XV AÑOS GOYART: Arteria BCN Gallery, Barcelona, Spain.
THE FINE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY 9th ANNUAL COMPETITION & EXHIBITION: Plymouth Center for the Arts, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
SOTTO VOCE: Unilatina International College, Miramar, Florida.
2018
SHARED VISIONS: Miami-Dade Public Library System, Miami, Florida.
LATIN ART COMES TO YANGPYEONG: Yangpyeong Art Museum, Yangpyeong, South Korea.
BLACK AND WHITE-2018: Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon.
EXPOSICION ESPECIAL DE REYES: Eka & Moor Art Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
2017
CONTEMPLATIONS: Archbishop John C. Favarola Museum, Miami Gardens, Florida.
PURE AND BEYOND: Coral Gables Museum, Coral Gables, Florida.
2016
FIVE WAYS TO LOOK AT THE SOUL OF CUBA: Unilatina International College, Miramar, Florida.
IMAGENES Y PINCELADAS DE AMERICA: Centro Socio-Cultural Montecarmelo, Madrid, Spain.
UN MURO PER LA PACE: The Circolo Culturale Scorzé, Villa Orzini, Venezia, Italy.
2015
ARS LONGA VITA BREVIS: St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, Florida.
COLORES Y LINEAS PARA CONSTRUIR LA PAZ: MACH (Museo de Arte Contemporaneo del Huila), Neiva / Huila, Colombia.
ENCOUNTER LATIN & KOREA MODERN ART: Busan Exhibition & Convention Center, Busan, South Korea.
THE MURAL FOR PEACE: ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE: Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
THE MURAL FOR PEACE: Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston, Houston, Texas.
2014
IBERO-AMERICAN ART FAIR: Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul, South Korea.
NESTGEN (Ecological Art Exhibit): Florida International University, Miami, Florida.
LATIN VIEWS 2014: University of Connecticut, Groton, Connecticut.
JOURNEY IN CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN ART (FROM HAVANA TO LIMA): National Assembly of the Republic of Korea - Seoul, South Korea.
III ENCUENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE ARTE: Villa de Guillena - Sevilla, Spain.
IMAGENES Y PINCELADAS DE AMERICA: Galería de Arte del Centro Cultural Augusto B. Leguía, Lima, Perú.
BOOK: ARTISTES CONTEMPORAINES AMERICAINES at ART CONTEMPORAIN ESPAGNOL: Galerie Artes, Paris, France.
FORMS' SYNCRETISM: Koubek Center at Miami Dade College - Miami, Florida.
FEELING CUBA: Provenance Center Gallery - New London, Connecticut.
2013
V SALON INTERNACIONAL DE ARTE: Museo de Arte Pedro Angel González, Isla Margarita, Venezuela.
IMAGENES Y PINCELES DE AMERICA: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo del MERCOSUR - Buenos Aires, Argentina.
IBERO-AMERICAN ART FAIR: Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul, South Korea.
ART OF THE CARIBBEAN: Identity & Culture: Provenance Center, New London, Connecticut.
IN SEARCH OF BENIMY: Miami Hispanic Cultural Arts Center, Miami, Florida.
ARTISTES DEL MON / ARTISTAS DEL MUNDO: BCM Art Gallery, Barcelona, Spain.
MUESTRA INTERNACIONAL DE ARTE DE GIJON: Sala Aristas, Gijón, Spain.
2012
BERO-AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY ART: ARA Art Center, Seoul, South Korea.
IBERO-AMERICAN ART FAIR: Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul, South Korea.
14th ANNUAL ABSTRACTION, Upstreasm People Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska.
LATIN VIEWS 2012: University of Connecticut, Groton, Connecticut.
LINES: Cremata Gallery, Miami, Florida.
LATIN WHO IS? WHAT IS?: Provenance Center, New London, Connecticut.
REAL ABSTRACTIONS: West Art Gallery at Miami Dade College, Doral, Florida.
CONTEMPORARY ART FROM THE LATIN WORLD: Charles E. Shain Library, Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut.
2011
4th ART EHIBITION AT ANA G. MENDEZ UNIVERSITY SYSTEM: Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez, South Florida Campus, Miramar, Florida.
13th ANNUAL ABSTRACTION: Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska.
MID-SUMMER EXHIBITION 2011: University of Connecticut, Groton, Connecticut.
CUBAN MOSAIC 2011: Miami Dade Government Center, Miami, Florida.
2010
SIN: Audrey Love Gallery in the Bakehouse Art Complex (BAC), Miami, Florida.
ROOTS: MDC InterAmerican Campus, Miami, Florida.
MIAMI ABSTRACTIONS 2010: Cultural Fridays Art Gallery, Miami, Florida.
LATIN VIEWS 2010: University of Connecticut, Groton, Connecticut.
RUTA 2010: Bakehouse Art Complex at Wynwood Art District, Miami, Florida.
CALIFORNIA AWARD 2010: Latino Art Museum, Ontario, California.
ARTEAMERICAS 2010: Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida.
METAMORPHOSIS: MDC, InterAmerican Campus, Miami, Florida.
2009
ABSTRACTOMICINA: Cremata Gallery, Miami, Florida.
HISPANIC-AMERICAN EXPERIENCES AND REFLECTIONS: The Lou Rewls Certer of the Performing Arts / Florida Memorial University, Miami Gardens, Florida.
UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF ART: Miami Dade College’s Tower Theater, Miami, Florida.
ARTE LATINOAMERICANO Y DEL CARIBE: Broward College, Pembroke Pines, Florida.
MOSAIC: Alliance Française de Miami, Miami, Florida.
ARTEXPO NEW YORK 2009: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City, New York.
2008
AIRES DE VERANO: Miami Dade College / Tower Theater, Miami, Florida.
HISPANIC HERITAGE ART EXHIBIT ’08: Miami Dade Government Center, Miami, Florida.
CUBAN MOSAIC 2008: Miami Dade Government Center, Miami, Florida.
НАГРАДЫ И ПРЕМИИ
Premio de Honor (Honorable Prize): Artistes del Món - BCM Art Gallery - Barcelona, Spain (2013).
Mención de Honor (Honorable Mention): Muestra Internacional de Arte de Gijón - Sala Aristas - Gijón, Spain (2013).
Special Recognition: 13th Annual Abstraction Juried Online International Art Exhibition - Omaha, Nebraska (2011)
КОЛЛЕКЦИИ
Centro Socio-Cultural Monte Carmelo, Madrid, Spain
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Ave Maria University, Ave Maria, Florida.
MACH - Museo de Arte Contemporáneo del Huila, Colombia
Museo de la Universidad de Ingenieria (UNI), Lima, Perú
Saint Thomas University; Miami Gardens, Florida.
Cuban American Phototheque Foundation; Miami, Florida.
Florida International University / Honors College; Miami , Florida.
Banco de la República / Biblioteca Darío Echandía; Ibagué, Colombia.
Miami Hispacic Cultural Art Center; Miami, Florida.
Temple University; Philadelphia, Philadelphia.
Coral Gables City Hall; Coral Gables, Florida.
University of Connecticut: Avery Point Campus, Groton, Connecticut.
Latin Network for the Visual Arts; Gales Ferry, Connecticut.
Miami-Dade College / West Campus; Miami, Florida.
Miami-Dade Public Library System; Miami, Florida.
Museum of the Americas, Doral, Florida.
ПОЧЁТНЫЕ ГРАМОТЫ
Certificate of recognition for his important contribution to the community and Spanish culture: Real Liga Naval Española - Miami (2018)
Prize "El Arcangel Dorado" 2018: PFA TV PRODUCTIONS - Miami (2018)
Diploma of recognition for his contribution to Caritate Magazine as photographer, painter and interviewer: APOGEO Fundation and CARITATE magazine - Miami (2017)
