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Artist Statement:
Much of what I paint comes
from the complex Afro-Cuban
culture of my childhood in
RegIa. I am not an expert on
this culture, just a witness
to what I experienced as a
young man. That is the
perspective of youth where
everything blends together
with no sense of logic. Later
in school, I learned that much
of what I saw originated
beyond Cuba in Africa, China,
Spain, and other parts of the
world.
In school I learned such
disciplines as perspective and
rendering. These were useful
to me when I worked with
architects and designers in
Cuba and later when I worked
as a commercial artist in the
United States. I was never
ashamed of this work because
it paid the bills and allowed
me to live modestly so I could
do my fine art.
The discipline and focus that
is used in --commercial art, I
always applied to my painting.
Over the years my technique
has changed from the
simplicity of childhood
drawings, the abstract
expressionism of my ÒLos OnceÓ
days, to the more reflective
symbolic style that I use now,
which has elements of the
earlier phases. My subject
matter has always been Cuba,
whether it ...
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Artist Galleries:
Old Town Gallery
150 Main Street
Tustin, California USA
Phone: 714-734-9088
Galley Hours: Wed-Sat 12-5pm
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Artist Reviews:
Translation from Art Review in
“Gente” Magazine March 29,
1953
...all of this is a physical
portrait but above all mental
that describes marvelously in
the “plastic” painting a
character, a temperament,
almost all fail, but the oil
of Espinosa Herandez (Viredo),
“No. 36 Instrumentistas” and
Portocarreros “No. 70 La ...
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Collections:
African American Museum
Los Angeles, California USA
Museo Nacional
Havana, Cuba
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Exhibitions for Viredo Espinosa:
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List of showings, commisions
2002 Old Town Gallery, Tustin, California
2000 Anderson Art Gallery, Sunset Beach, California U.S.A
2000 Presencia Cubana, Los Angeles, California U.S.A
1999-2000 California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA
“Rhythms of the Soul: African Instruments in the Diaspora”
1999 UCLA “Viredo”, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
1999 Old Town Gallery, Tustin, California U.S.A.
1998 Cuban American Scholarship Fund presents “Viredo”, Santa Ana, California, U.S.A
1998 Anderson Art Gallery, Sunset Beach, California, U.S.A
1998 Santora Arts, Santa Ana, California, U.S.A
1998 Cuban American Cultural Institute, La Mirada, California, U.S.A
1997 Padron’s Art Gallery, Miami, Florida U.S.A
1997 Anderson Art Gallery, Sunset Beach, California U.S.A
1997 Commission - City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California U.S.A
Poster- “Precencia Cubana en Los Angeles”
1997 Commission - Cuban American Scholarship Fund, Santa Ana, California U.S.A
Poster- “Isla entre dos Palmas”
1996 Commission, Book Cover, Santa Ana, California, U.S.A.
1996 National Museum of Watercolor, “First Biennial International
Watercolor Exhibit (Australia, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, U.S.)”, Mexico City, Mexico
1994 Commission, Book Cover, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
1993 Museo Naional de la Estampa, Mexico City, Mexico
1993 Bauer Museum, Santa Ana, California, U.S.A.
1992 Anita Neal Gallery, Laguna Beach, California U.S.A
1992 Triangle Gallery, Beverly Hills, California U.S.A
1992 Commission - Cuban American Scholarship Fund, Santa Ana, California U.S.A
Poster- “1492-1992 Five Centuries of Discovery of the New World”
1990-1991 Pacific Edge Gallery, Laguna Beach, California U.S.A
1991 Commission, North Hollywood, California, U.S.A.
Mural - Musical Theme in Abstract Expressionist style (acrylics) 30’ x 7’
1989 Pavilion Art Gallery, Dana Point, California
1988 The Italian Cultural Institute, “The Magic of Mozart”, Los Angeles, California U.S.A.
1988 Graphic West Gallery, Irvine, California, U.S.A.
1987 Nelson Rockefeller Collection, Costa Mesa, California, U.S.A.
1986 Anita Neal Gallery, Laguna Beach, California U.S.A
1986 Commission, Long Beach, California, U.S.A.
Mural - Landmarks of Long Beach, Abstract Expressionist style (acrylics) 80’ x 7’
1983 Portfolio International, Huntington Beach, California, 1983 U.S.A.
1982 Art Gallery,Corona del Mar, California U.S.A
1981 Rizzoli International, Costa Mesa, California, U.S.A.
1978 Les Expressioe d’Arte, Laguna Beach, California, U.S.A.
1977 Galleria Exposito, Laguna Beach, California, U.S.A.
1975 East Los Angeles College, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
1974 U.C.L.A. International Student Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
1973 Huntington Beach Library, Huntington Beach, California, U.S.A.
1972 Ellan Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, U.S.A.
1971 Elizaide Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, U.S.A.
1970 Tony Art Gallery, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
1959 Escuela de Arte Cubanakán, La Havana, Cuba
1954 Commission, Zercar Arquitectos, La Havana, Cuba
2 Murals - Abstract Expressionist style with Afro Cuban Symbolism
One in encaustic technic and other in al fresco, 30’ x 7’
1954 Commissions, Private Residences, La Havana, Cuba
During the 1950’s numerous murals were done around la Havana and
surrounding communities.
1954 Lyceum Lawn Tennis, Vedado, La Havana, Cuba
1953 Salon Nacional de Escultura y Pintura Capitolio Nacional, La Havana, Cuba
1953 Retiro Odontologico, La Havana, Cuba
1952 Sociedad Nuestro Tiempo, La Havana, Cuba - The Group “Los Once”
is formed, La Havana, Cuba
1952 Lyceum Lawn Tennis, Vedado, La Havana, Cuba
1950 National Show of the “Rejected” - Circulo de Bellas Artes, La Havana, Cuba
1950 Escuela de Artes Plasticas, La Havana, Cuba
1950 Confederacion de Trabajadores de Cuba, La Havana, Cuba
1949 Feria del Libro, La Havana, Cuba, 1949
Awards
2000 Awarded “La Palma Espinada” by the Cuban American Culture Institute,
Los Angeles, California U.S.A.
1999 Awarded “La Rosa Blanca” by Patonatro Jose Martí, Los Angeles,
California U.S.A.
1998 “Local Hero of the Year” Award - KCET and Union Bank of California,
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
1998 County of Los Angeles-Commendation, Outstanding Hispanic Men and Women
1998 California State Senate-Certificate of Recognition, Hispanic Heritage Month
1998 California State Assembly-Certificate of Recognition, Local Hero of the Year
1998 California State Assembly-Certificate of Recognition, Contributions to the Latino Community
1998 U.S. Congress-Certificate of Congressional Recognition, dedication to the Cuban-American Scholarship Fund
1998 U.S. House of Representatives - Certificate of Congressional Recognition,Service to the Community
1950 Confederacion de Trabajadores de Cuba, La Havana, Cuba
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