| BORN: |
| Havana, Cuba, 1959. |
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| LIVES: |
| Miami, Florida |
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| EDUCATION: |
| Superior Institute of Art, Havana, 1981. |
| School of Art of San Alejandro, Havana, 1976. |
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| AWARDS: |
| Guggenheim Memorial Foundation International Fellowship, 1994. |
| Premio de la II Bienal de La Habana, Cuba 1986. |
| Gran Premio del Salon del Paisaje, Havana, 1982. |
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| SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS: |
| "Transcultural Pilgrim: Three Decades of Work by José Bedia," Fowler Museum, Los Angeles, CA, 2011. |
| “Faces In The Landscape,” Latin American Masters, Los Angeles, California, 2010. |
| “Como empezo todo?” Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2010. |
| “Fragment of Journeys,” Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 2010. |
| “Ritual of Passage,” Art Basel Miami Beach, Lyle O. Reitzel Gallery, Miami, FL, 2009. |
| “Analogia Mistica,” Galeria Sandunga, Granada, Spain, 2009. |
| “Status Quo,” Costantini Arte Contemporaneo, Milan, Italy, 2008. |
| “Miart 08: Art Now!” Feria Internacional de Milano. Galeria Lule O. Reitzel, Milan, Italy, 2008. |
| “Jose Bedia,” Galeria Animal, Santiago de Chile, Chile, 2008. |
| “A Mi Aire,” Galeria Enlace Arte Contemporaneo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2008. |
| “Makishi Nikishi,” Galeria Lyle O. Reitzel, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2008. |
| “First Hand,” Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL, 2007 |
| "Jose Bedia: A Survey of Paintings and Works on Paper 1992-2006." George Adams Gallery, New York, 2007. |
| “Jose Bedia: Obras Receintes 2002-2005,” Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2006. |
| “Jose Bedia: There, Around the Corner.” Galeria Ramis Barquet, New York, New York, 2005. |
| “Estremecimientos, Museo de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain, 2004 |
| “Jose Bedia: Ultimo fruto de temporada/ Last Fruit of the Season.” Iturralde Gallery, Los Angeles, California, 2003. |
| "Jose Bedia: What the Virgin Told Me." Galeria Ramis Barquet, New York, 2003. |
| "Jose Bedia.” Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL, 2003. |
| “Jose Bedia,” Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenas Aires, Argentina, 2003. |
| "Jose Bedia." Royal Hibernian Academy, Gallagher Gallery, Dublin, Ireland, 2002-2003. |
| "Jose Bedia: The Transportable Cultural Hero." Site specific installation, Laumier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO, 2002. |
| "José Bedia: Proverbs." Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL, 2002. |
| "Jose Bedia: Rodeado de Mar; Selected works from the Exhibition Organized by the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia." George Adams Gallery, New York and the Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 2001. |
| "Jose Bedia." Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, Jan. 2001. |
| "Jose Bedia: New Work." Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, NY 2001. |
| "Jose Bedia – Rodeado de Mar." Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, 2000-2001.* |
| “Jose Bedia.” Fleisher Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1999. |
| “Jose Bedia.” The Art Museum at Florida International University, Miami, Florida, 1999.* |
| “Jose Bedia.” Byron C. Cohen Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri, 1998. |
| "Jose Bedia: Things We Need- New Paintings.” George Adams Gallery, New York, 2000. |
| "Jose Bedia." Galeria Ramis Barquet, New York City, 1999.* |
| "Jose Bedia." Annina Nosei, New York City, 1999. |
| "Jose Bedia: Selected Works." Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1999. |
| “20/21: José Bedia.” Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, 1998.* |
| “Jose Bedia.” David Floria Gallery, Aspen, Colorado, 1998. |
| “Crónicas Americanas: obras de José Bedia.” Museum of Contemporary Art (MARCo), Monterrey; Museo Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City, 1997-98.* |
| "Jose Bedia: Errónea Artesania.” George Adams Gallery, New York City, 1997. |
| “Jose Bedia: Historia de Animales.” Frederic Snitzer Gallery, Coral Gables, 1997. |
| “Jose Bedia: La Isla- el Cazador y la Presa / The Island - the Hunter and the Prey.” Site Santa Fe, New Mexico and Ulrich Museum, Wichita, 1997.* |
| “Jose Bedia.” Der Brücke Arte Internacional, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1997.* |
| “Jose Bedia.” Expoarte Guadalajara, Mexico, 1996. |
| "Jose Bedia: Mi Esencialismo." Hyde Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin; Pori Art Museum, Finland; George Adams Gallery, New York City, January -May, 1996.* |
| “Drawings by Jose Bedia.” Porter Troupe Gallery, San Diego, 1996. |
| “Cosas Redondas / Round Things.” Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, 1995. |
| “Mundele Quiere Saber (The White Person Wants to Know).” Frederic Snitzer Gallery, Coral Gables; Terrace Gallery, Orlando City Hall, 1995. |
| “Jose Bedia: De Donde Vengo.” Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Center for Fine Arts, Miami; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, 1994-95.* |
| Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida, 1994, 1996. 1998. |
| Thomás Cohn Arte Contemporranea, Rio de Janeiro, 1994. |
| “InSITE94: A Binational Exhibition of Installation and Site-Specific Art.” (installation) San Diego Train Station, California, 1994.* |
| Sao Paulo Biennal, Invitational Installation. Brazil, 1994.* |
| “La Isla en Pienso.” Galería Nina Menocal, Mexico City, D.F., 1993.* |
| “Fábula.” Galería Fernando Quintana, Bogotá, 1993.* |
| “Brevisima Relación de la Destrucción de las Indias.” (installation) Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Carrillo Gil, Mexico City, D.F.; Frumkin/Adams Gallery, New York City (selected works), 1992. |
| Frumkin/Adams Gallery, New York City, 1991, 1992, 1994. |
| “Los Presagios.” IV Bienal de La Habana, Cuba, 1991. |
| “Sueño Circular.” Ninart Centro de Cultura and Ramis F. Barquet Galeria, Mexico City, D.F., 1990-1991.* |
| “Recent Work.” Forest City Gallery, London, Canada, 1990. |
| Castillo de la Fuerza, Havana; Galería Angel Romero, Madrid, 1987, 1989. |
| “Exposición de dibujos.” Galería Angel Romero, Madrid, 1986. |
| “Crónicas Americanas III.” Centro Wilfredo Lam, Havana; Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Philippines, 1986. |
| “Persistencia del Uso.” Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, 1984. |
| Gran Premio Salón Paisaje, Havana, 1982. |
| Revista Moncada, Cuba, 1978. |
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| SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS: |
| "Anxiety's Edge," The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI, 2011 |
| “Group Show: Size Matters: Large-Scale and Small-Scale Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures.” George Adams Gallery, New York City, 2011. |
| “Without a Mask,” Johannesburg Art Gallery, South Africa, 2010. |
| “Exposition Colectiva.” Galeria Angel Romero, Madrid, Spain, 2010. |
| “Refreshing Recollection,” Lyle O. Reitzel, Miami, FL, 2010. |
| “Resistance and Freedom: Wilfredo Lam, Raul Martinez y Jose Bedia,” Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba, 2009. |
| “Summer Group Show." George Adams Gallery, New York, 2009. |
| “Beyond Graphic: Contemporary Drawing and Works on Paper,” EVO Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2009. |
| “American Story.” John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, 2009 |
| "NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith." The Menil Collection, Houston; PS1 Contemporary Art Center, New York; Miami Art Museum, Florida, 2008. – 2009* |
| "Group Show." George Adams Gallery, New York, 2006. |
| “Images of Time and Place: Contemporary Views of Landscape.” Wayne State University, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Detroit, Michigan, 2005. |
| “Body Human.” Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, 2005, |
| "2006 Collector's Show & Sale," Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR, 2006. |
| “Off the Wall: Works from the J.P. Morgan Chase Collection.” Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut, 2004. |
| “Images of Time and Place: Contemporary Views of Landscape.” Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, NY, 2004. |
| “Island Nations: New Art from Cuba, the DominicanRepublic, Puerto Rico, and the Diaspora.” Art Museum, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 2004. |
| “Ahora Es El Futuro/The Future is Now.” The Durst Organization, New York, organized by Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art, 2004. |
| “Multiple Artists.” George Adams Gallery, New York, 2003. |
| "Road Show." George Adams Gallery, New York, 2003. |
| "Dreamspaces/Entresuenos." Deutsche Bank, New York, curated by Holly Block, 2003.* |
| "Creatures That Stir: Symbol and Satire in Animals of Imagination." Palo Alto Art Center, CA, 2003. |
| "Get in Line." George Adams Gallery, New York, 2002. |
| "Crisis Response." The RISD Museum, Providence, RI, 2002. |
| “One Thousand Words." John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, 2002. |
| "Rayuela/Hopscotch: 15 Contemporary Latin American Artists.” University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, 2002. |
| "Me, Myself & I." George Adams Gallery, New York, 2002. |
| "I Love New York Benefit." George Adams Gallery, New York, 2001. |
| "Artists Respond: A Benefit Exhibition of Works by Gallery Artists." George Adams Gallery, New York, 2001. |
| "2001 Collector's Show." Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR, 2001. |
| "Magic Vision." Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR , 2001.* |
| "Collecting Ideas: Works from the Polly and Mark Addison Collection." Denver Art Museum, Colorado, 2000-2001. |
| American Embassy Havana Cuba, 2000. |
| "Sarasota Biennial 2000." Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida, 2000. |
| "La Luz: Contemporary Latino Art in the United States." National Hispanic Cultural Center of New Mexico, Albuquerque, 2000.* |
| "Cuban Art of Three Generations." Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, 2000.* |
| “Departing Perspectives – Site-Specific Installations by Miami Artists.” Espirito Santo Bank, Miami, 2000 (2 days only). |
| “Contemporary Narratives in American Prints.” Whitney Museum of American Art at Champion, New York, 1999-2000. |
| "The Art of Time." The Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT, 1999 - 2000.* |
| “Group Show.” Iturralde Gallery, Los Angeles, 1999. |
| “Saints, Sinners and Sacrifices: Religious Imagery in Contemporary Latin American Art.” George Adams Gallery, New York, 1999. |
| “Myth, Memory, Madness.” Judy Ann Goldman Fine Art, Boston, Massachusetts, 1999. |
| "Fabled Impressions." Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia, 1999. |
| “Art About Art.” George Adams Gallery, New York, 1999. |
| "Accounts Southeast: Transience." Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC, 1999* |
| “Animal. Anima. Animus.” Pori Art Museum, Finland; Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Arnhem, Holland; P.S. 1, New York City; Winnipeg Art Gallery, Canada, 1998-2000.* |
| Latin-American Group Show (Azaceta, Bedia, Roche, Palazyan). George Adams Gallery, New York, 1998. |
| “International Art Biennial of Cumana.” Cumana Museum of Contemporary Art, Cumana, Venezuela, 1998. |
| “Coming Off theWall.” Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1998.* |
| “Animal as Muse.” Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1998.* |
| “National Drawing Invitational.” Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, 1998.* |
| “Miami Arts Project: Billboards.” Miami, Florida, 1998. |
| “Eksperyans la Vida: Modern Art from Cuba and Haiti.” Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery, Lebanon Valley College, Pennsylvania, 1998.* |
| “1997 Collector’s Show.” Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, November 21,1997-January 4,1998. |
| “Islas.” Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno, Canary Islands, 1997. |
| “Contemporary Art from Miami.” Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio, 1997. |
| “Caballos: Political Animals. Azaceta, Bedia, Benedit, Elso, Roche.” George Adams Gallery, New York, 1997. |
| “Mixing Business with Pleasure: Selections from the George Adams Gallery.” Sawhill Gallery, James Madison University. Harrisonburg, Virginia, 1997. |
| “Cuba Siglo XX: Modernidad y Sincretismo.” Centro Atlantico Moderno, Grand Canary Islands; Fundación La Caixa, Palma; Centre d’Art Santa Monica, Barcelona, 1996.* |
| “1996 Collector’s Show.” Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, 1996. |
| “Sin Fronteras: Arte Latinoamericano Actual.” Museo Alejandro Ortero, Caracas, 1996. |
| “Myth, Memory, Madness.” Judy Ann Goldman Fine Art, Boston, 1996. |
| “Going Places.” George Adams Gallery, New York, (Summer) 1996. |
| “Modern Miniatures: The Redefining of the Small.” Brewster Arts Limited, New York City, 1996. |
| “New Art on Paper 2.” Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, 1996. |
| “Caribbean Visions : Contemporary Painting and Sculpture.” Art Services International; Center for Fine Arts, Miami; New Orleans Museum of Art, Louisiana; Portsmouth Museums, Virginia; African American Museum, Dallas; Middlebury College Museum of Art, Vermont; Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut; Center for African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1995-1997.* |
| “Jose Bedia, Carlos Capelán, Saint Clair Cemin.” Zitelle, Venice, (Summer) 1995.* |
| “Paper View.” Cohen Berkowitz Gallery, Kansas City, 1995. |
| “In Common: Luis Cruz Azaceta, Jose Bedia, Sandy Winters.” Frederic Snitzer Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida, 1994. |
| “Points of Interest/Points of Departure.” John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, 1994. |
| “Paper Vision V: Biennial Exhibition of Works on Paper by 30 Contemporary Latin American Artists.” Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1994. |
| “Heroes and Heroines: From Myth to Reality.” New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, Summit, 1994.* |
| “Cuban Artists of the 20th Century.” Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale,1993-1994.* |
| “Face of the Gods: Art and Altars of Africa and the African Americas.” Museum of African Art, New York City and national tour, 1993-1994.* |
| “Cartographies.” Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada, 1993-1994.* |
| “Lesa Natura.” Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, D.F., 1993. |
| “El Viaje de Bedia y Capelán en Suecia.” Kulturhuset, Stockholm, 1993. |
| “Contemporary Latin American Drawings from the Collection.” Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, 1993.* |
| “Personal Choice: Selections from 4 Alumni Collections.” Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1993.* |
| “Azaceta, Bedia, Roche.” Frumkin/Adams Gallery, New York City, 1993. |
| "Cuba's Presence." Alonso Arte Gallery, Bogota, Colombia, 1993. |
| “Latin American Artists of the Twentieth Century.” Museum of Modern Art, New York City; Estación Plaza de Armas, Seville; Hotel des Arts, Paris; Museum Ludwig, Cologne, 1992-93.* |
| “Migrations: Latin American Art and the Modernist Imagination.” Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, 1992. |
| “Recent Acquisitions.” Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, 1992. |
| “Large-Scale Drawings.” Frumkin/Adams Gallery, New York City, 1992. |
| “Arte Cubano Actual.” Centro Cultural Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City, D.F., 1992.* |
| “Jose Bedia, Arturo Cuenca, Italo Scanga.” Porter Randall Gallery, La Jolla, California, 1992. |
| “The Encounter.” Art Gallery, University of Kassel, Germany, 1992. |
| “15 Artistas Cubanos.” Ninart Centro de Cultura. Mexico City, D.F., 1991.* |
| “El Corazón Sangrante/The Bleeding Heart.” Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Houston Contemporary Arts Museum, Texas; Institute of Contemporary Art, |
| Philadelphia; Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; Newport Harbor Art Museum, New port Beach, California; Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas (Fundación), Venezuela; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, N.L., Mexico, 1991-92.* |
| “Los Cubanos Llegaron Ya.” Ninart Centro de Cultura. Mexico City, D.F., 1991.* |
| “Los Hijos de Guillermo Tell: Artistas Cubanos Contemporáneos.” Museo de Artes Visuales Alejandro Otero, Caracas; Banco de la Republica de Colombia, Bogotá, 1991.* |
| “Mito y Magia en América: Los Ochenta.” Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey (MARCO), Monterrey, N.L., Mexico, 1991.* |
| “Renacimiento Cubano.” Maatschappij Artiet Amicitiae, Arttra Foundation, Amsterdam, 1991.* |
| “Arte Contemporáneo de Cuba.” Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Sevilla, Spain, 1990. |
| “Kuba O.K.” Stadtische Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf, Germany, 1990.* |
| “No Man is an Island.” Porin Taidemuseum, Finland, 1990.* |
| Venice Bienale. Italy, 1990.* |
| “Contemporary Art from Cuba.” Riverside Studios, London; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Sevilla, Spain, 1989.* |
| “Magiciens de la Terre.” Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1989.* |
| “Final del Centauro.” Colateral a la III Bienal de La Habana, Cuba, 1989. |
| “Trajectoire Cubaine.” Centre d’Art Contemporain, Corbeil-Essons, France; Commune d'Orvieto, Italy; Museo Civico di Gibellina, Sicily, 1989.* |
| “Raíces en Acción.” Museo de Arte, Carrillo Gil, Mexico, City, D.F., 1988. |
| “Signs of Transition: 80 Artists from Cuba.” Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, New York City, 1988. |
| “Art of the Fantastic: Latin American Art, 1929 - 1987.” Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, 1987. |
| Queens Museum, New York, 1987.* |
| Bienal de Cuenca, Ecuador, 1987. |
| “Made in Havana.” Art Gallery of South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 1987.* |
| Bienal de Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1987. |
| “Premio Instalación.” Bienal de La Habana, Cuba, 1986. |
| “Ejes Constantes/Raíces Culturales.” Galeria Alternativa, Mexico City, D.F., 1986. |
| “El Arte con la Sonrisa.” Milan, Venice, Regio Emilia, Turin, Genova, Rome, 1986. |
| “Exposición de Dibujo.” Galeria Angel Romero, Madrid, 1986. |
| II Bienal de La Habana, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Cuba, 1986. |
| “10th International Exhibition of Drawing.” Moderna Galeria. Rijeka, Yugoslavia, 1986. |
| “New Art from Cuba.” Amelie Wallace Gallery, SUNY, Westbury, New York, 1985.* |
| “I Bienal de La Habana.” Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Cuba, 1984. |
| “Intergrafik.” Berlin, GDR, 1984 |
| “XX Pintores Cubanos.” Galerie Stuttgart, Paris, 1984. |
| “Encuentro de Jóvenes Artistas Latinoamericanos.” Casa de las Americas, Havana, 1983. |
| “Pintura Joven Cubana.” Art Gallery, University of Toronto, Canada, 1983. |
| Fundación Joan Miró, Barcelona, 1982. |
| “Los Novisomos Cubanos.” Signs Gallery, New York, 1982. |
| “Cuba Grafik.” Husets Gallery, Sweden, 1981. |
| “First Look: 10 Young Artists from Today’s Cuba.” Westbeth Gallery, New York City, 1981. |
| “Kubanska Teckuare.” Galería Latina, Stockholm, 1981. |
| “Posters, Drawings, Graphics from Cuba.” Lalit Kala Gallery, New Delhi, India; Kabul, Afghanistan, 1981. |
| “Volumen I.” Galería de Arte Internacional, Havana, 1981. |
| “Crónicas Americanas.” Casa de la Cultura de Plaza, Havana, 1980, 1982. |
| “Gráfica Joven.” Bogotá, 1980. |
| “Landschaftsmalerei aus Kuba.” Kunsthalle Rostock, Germany, 1980. |
| “Diez Dibujantes Jóvenes.” Hungary and Bulgaria, 1979. |
| “VIII Salón Nacional Juvenil de Artes Plásticas.” Museo de Bellas Artes, Havana, 1978. |
| “Solidaridad con Nicaragua.” Galería de La Habana, Cuba, 1978. |
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| *Catalogue |
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| SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS: |
| Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock |
| Bacardi Art Foundation, Miami |
| Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama |
| Centro Cultural/Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City |
| Contemporary Art Museum, San Diego |
| Extremadura and Ibero-American Museum of Contemporary Art of Badajoz, Spain |
| Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge |
| Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art |
| Guggenheim Museum, New York |
| Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. |
| Liceo Minvielle, Lagos, Mexico |
| Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie |
| Ludwig Collection, Aachen, Germany |
| McCormick Place Art Collection, Chicago |
| Miami Art Museum |
| Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Monterrey , Mexico |
| Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas |
| Museo de Bellas Artes, Havana |
| Museum of Modern Art, New York |
| Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence |
| Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles |
| Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Perseus Collection, Honolulu |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| Phoenix Art Museum |
| Polk Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale |
| Pori Art Museum, Finland |
| Spencer Museum, Lawrence, Kansas |
| Walter Phillips Gallery, Bath, Canada |
| Whitney Museum of American Art, New York |
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