Joseph Salas Martinez (1949) - Composition

Provenance
Private collection, Paris


Joseph R. Salas Martinez, Cuban artist and designer, was born in 1949; since 1972 he studied typography and graphic design at the San Alejandro Academy in Havana and participated in Professor German Sittauer's design course.
In 1973, he began to work as a graphic designer and participated in the III Juvenile Hall of Art; three years later, in 1976, he joined the Hermanos Saiz Association. In 1981, he founded the group 'Free Time' with four other designers. In 1992, he joined the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) and began to work as an independent artist. In 1997, he joined the 'Paysage du projet'.


- Price -

1991: 2nd prize at the National Salon of Graphic Propaganda 'July 26' in the poster category, Havana, Cuba.
1989: Mention in the 7th Book Art Competition in the interior design category, Havana, Cuba.
1988: Honorable mention in the second room of Centro Habana, in the Drawing category, Havana, Cuba.
1985: Honorable mention at the National Exhibition of Propaganda Graphics XVI, 'July 26', in the housing category, Havana, Cuba.
1984: 1st Prize in the Bridge category and 3rd Prize in the Science Books category in the National Book Art Competition, Havana, Cuba.


- Personal exhibitions -

2009: Carmen Montilla Galerie de la Maison, Havana, Cuba.
2008: Maison de la poésie Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
2007: Galerie Hôtel Vedado, Havana, Cuba.
2001: Cuban, from the Book Institute, Havana, Cuba.
2001: Origines Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
1999: Cerro Art Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
1998: Academy of Fine Arts "San Alejandro", Havana, Cuba.
1997: October 10 Art Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
1990: Galiano Art Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
1985: October 10 Art Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
1985: Cerro Art Gallery, Havana, Cuba.


- Group Exhibitions -

2011: Drawings and original diploma; Nicolas Guillen poetry prize.
2010: The Other Reality. National Museum of Cuba, tribute exhibition marking the centenary of Kandinsky's first abstract work.
2009: Drawings and original diplomas; Alejo Carpentier History Prize for Short Story and Essay 2009.
2003: Drawings and original diplomas. Alejo Carpentier Prize for Short Stories, Essays and Fiction, 2003.
2002: Participated as a juror in the annual Design Award for Cuban book art.
2001: Drawings and Diplomas
1999: Art exhibition Association des suprême catalan (ACEA), Barcelona, Spain.
1999: Prestige Gallery, Barcelona, Spain.
1999: Ewing Gallery, University of Tennessee, United States
1998: Hispano-Cuban Series. Gallery "Teodoro Ramos Blanco", Havana, Cuba.