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Artist Statement:
Artist’s Statement
The nexus between music and
painting and ways of
pictorially representing sound
and silence, have been the
main subjects of my work as an
artist since 1980. This
exploration has many facets
from attempts at a pictorial
representation of sound, to
the creation of environments
(maybe places or landscapes)
that result from the
sensations, feelings, states
of mind and/or visions
generated by music. My work
has gone through different
stages from attempts to
illustration of specific
musical work to explorations
of aspects of the musical
structure itself. This is, of
course, purely subjective
The final phase of production
in my work is distinguished by
a return to painting, almost
forgotten in my eagerness in
use it as a medium instead of
a purpose, and the utilization
of all I’ve learned through
the years about shaping a
pictorial – not musical – art
work, which held all the
spiritual power of music, as
an autonomous entity, without
moving it away from it’s
musical sources by means of
referent codes, which, I hope,
made possible the
identification of the theme by
the viewer.
The resolution of this process
continues to evolve as I grow
as an artist and ...
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Exhibitions for Miguel Cerejido:
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Exhibitions, Fairs and other events
1979- Itinerant Exhibition in Europe.
1984- 1st Biennial of Havana. 'L' Gallery, Havana.
1985- School of Arts and Literature. University of Havana.
1987- Professor’s Salon. Superior Institute of Industrial Design, Havana.
1989- 'INTERART' Fair. Poland.
1990- 'La Acacia' Gallery inauguration. Havana.
1991- '70 years of Cuban Painting' 'Siqueiros' Polyforum.
1992- Auction at the centre Cuban studies. New York.
1993- Fair of Seville. Spain
1997- Exhibition of Contemporary Cuban Art. Madrid, Spain.
1998- 'Gallery Terra'. Wuppertal. Germany.
1998- XXV Anniversary of the Latin-American Commission of Civil Aviation. Mexico.
1999- 'Con un poco de Amor'. Visual Arts and Design Provincial Center. Havana.
2000- Design and decoration works for the 'Catholic Immigration Centre'. Ottawa. Canada.
2001- Design and decoration works with the stage designer Simon Clark, for the 'Tulip Festival' At David Caution & Mark Masters' studio). Ottawa. Canada.
2003- Multimedia Fundraiser Art Auction in support of Ottawa Outaouais Social Forum celebrated at Babylon Night Club, Ottawa.
2003- Becomes a Board Member of Art Kollectif Media Foundation Inc. and participates in the preparation of Studio One Grand Finale's Celebration working on promotional graphics and organizing the silent art auction, among other activities.
2005- First Annual Mayor's Art Festival. Ottawa City Hall. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
2005- Christmas Sale at the Glebe Community Centre. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
2006- 'Plein Air Canada' group exhibition at Art Rental and Sales at The Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG).
2006- 'Can You Take the Heat?' group exhibition at Art Rental and Sales at The Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG).
2006- Nomad Gallery's 'Earth Tribe' group exhibition at The Electric Gallery.
2006- 'NOVUS' group exhibition at Art Rental and Sales at The Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG).
2006- 'PREVIEW'. Group show of diverse artists, from Ottawa, Toronto, Nanaimo and Surrey at the Parkdale Gallery's Grand Opening exhibition (December 7th 6 to 9pm). November 15th, 2006 to January 15th, 2007.
2007- 'New Canadians'. Parkdale Gallery. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
2007- 'SUMMER SALON'. Art Rental and Sales. The Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
2009- 'Art of Giving' / Group Exhibit . Patrick John Mills Contemporary Fine Art Gallery. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Personal Exhibits
1984- Center for the research and development of Cuban Music. Havana. Cuba.
1985- 'From Music to Canvas'. Cuban Found of Cultural Wealth Gallery. (FIB) Havana. Cuba.
1986- 'Arte Universal' Gallery. Trinidad, Cuba.
Wifredo Lam Gallery. Havana. Cuba
Superior Institute of Industrial Design's Gallery. Havana. Cuba.
1991- 'Do’s'. 'La Acacia', and 'La Habana' Galleries. Havana. Cuba
1995- 'Time, Music, Painting; Frederic Chopin' Embassy of Poland. Havana. Cuba.
1999- III International Fair Cubadisco 99 . Pabexpo. Havana. Cuba
' Ad Lib'. National Hotel Of Cuba. Gallery. Havana. Cuba.
2000- 'Ad Lib'. Visual Arts Centre, Orléans, Ontario, Canada.
' Cerejido's Selected Works'. 'Au café 4 Jeudis'. Hull. Quebec. Canada.
2004- Complete design and creation of The Black Sheep Stage set for the Cisco Systems Ottawa Bluesfest 2004. Ottawa. Canada.
2005- 'Paths: Music and Magic'. Cumberland Gallery. Orléans, Ontario, Canada.
2005- 'Selected paintings by Miguel Cerejido'. The Dovercourt Gallery. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Awards
1986- 1st Place in painting. 'V Salon UNEAC'. Sancti Spiritus, Cuba.
Painting Award at the Provincial Encounter of Landscape. Sancti Spiritus, Cuba.
1998- 2nd Place at the Painting Contest of the Civil Aeronautics Institute of Cuba.
2002- January 2003 Digital Color Artist Of The Month. Digital Consciousness Art Database.
2004- July 2004 The Ottawa Citizen “Best Ambiance” award to The Black Sheep stage design at Cisco Systems Ottawa Bluesfest 2004.
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