Elio Jesús is a
visual artist whose work addresses the fragility of human nature in its close
relationship with social and environmental problems that concern us. Graduated
from the ISA University of the Arts, Havana, Cuba; Elio has presented his work
in personal and collective exhibitions in the United States (USA), Spain, Portugal,
Mexico and Cuba. Among these exhibitions are Cuba Revisited, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, USA, 2023; BADA MX Fair, Contemporary Art Week, CDMX, Mexico 2023; Other ways to come back,
Tomás y Valiente Art Center, Madrid, Spain, 2022; Artist from all the world,
Artnumber 23 Gallery, Barcelona, Spain, 2022; Imprudent Conviction, La
Nave Gallery, Havana, 2022; State of Spirit, Cuba Pavilion, Havana, 2021; Arc
Fair, IFEMA, Madrid, Spain, 2020; Mail Art Project, Inglewood Center for
Contemporary Art, Nashville, USA, 2020; I´m not suspicious, Nuno
Sacramento Contemporary Art, Porto, Portugal, 2020; The place where you also are , Havana
Gallery, Havana, Cuba, 2019; Behind the Wall: Liquid Stage, 13th Havana
Biennial, Havana, 2019; Postures Impostures, FotoFAC Cuban Art Factory
FAC, Havana, 2018; and Vivero, Carolyn M. Wilson Gallery, Tampa, USA,
2018.
He has also
participated in artistic residencies such as INLAND Campo Adentro, Madrid 2022,
and Sin Espacio Galería, Mexico 2020. In addition, he has received awards and
scholarships such as the NOEMI Award from the Brownstone Foundation, and the
Fidelio Ponce de León Award.
His work is part
of collections (col.) such as the Museum of Finest Cuban Art Vienna, Vienna,
Austria; the Brownstone Foundation, Paris, France; col. Sir George
Hollingberry, London, UK; col. Peter Armstrong, Westport, USA; col. Jose
Sacramento, Porto, Portugal; The Inglewood Center For Contemporary Art,
Nashville, USA; cabbage Angela Royo, Bogota, Colombia; col. Salvador Cayon,
Guanajuato, Mexico; and col. Kulapat
Yanstrasat, Los Angeles, USA
