ALEJANDRO PIÑEIRO BELLO
Alejandro Piñeiro Bello (b. 1990, Havana, Cuba) paints the sociocultural mystic splendor of the Caribbean’s culture with a focus on the Caribbean diaspora, Cuba, and the surrounding island nations’ identities, and histories. Using traditional materials, such as oil on raw linen or burlap, he establishes a strong palette that becomes essential in his works—striking color accents bathe between the layers in each painting, making certain areas brighten against a backdrop of deep beige. The images form endless landscapes and folkloric gestures. Physical forms and ideals appear on a timeless plane drawn from the artist’s memories and dreams. Piñeiro Bello participated in major public projects during the Havana Biennials in 2012, 2015, and 2019. His works have also been shown in exhibitions presented by Pace Gallery Seoul; KDR305 in Miami; Pace Gallery in Palm Beach; NSU Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale and the National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana.
While Piñeiro Bello shares a visual language with his predecessors such as Wifredo Lam and Manuel Mendive, stylistic references to painters such as Paul Gauguin, Hokusai, Vincent Van Gogh, Edvard Munch, and Wassily Kandinsky appear throughout his oeuvre. Piñeiro honed his skills as an artist at The National Academy of Fine Arts San Alejandro, Havana, Cuba (2006–2010). He was awarded grants from The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, New York and The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, New York in collaboration with Pioneer Works, New York. Piñeiro was a resident at the Vermont Studio Center in 2022. His works are held in public collections such as The Rubell Museum, Miami; MAP Marquez Art Projects, Miami; NSU Art Museum, Miami;The Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea;
The Amorepacific Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea; The Brownstone Foundation Collection, Paris; The Chrysler Museum, Virginia; and the Museum of Latin American Art, Los Angeles. The artist currently lives and works in Miami, Florida.
While Piñeiro Bello shares a visual language with his predecessors such as Wifredo Lam and Manuel Mendive, stylistic references to painters such as Paul Gauguin, Hokusai, Vincent Van Gogh, Edvard Munch, and Wassily Kandinsky appear throughout his oeuvre. Piñeiro honed his skills as an artist at The National Academy of Fine Arts San Alejandro, Havana, Cuba (2006–2010). He was awarded grants from The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, New York and The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, New York in collaboration with Pioneer Works, New York. Piñeiro was a resident at the Vermont Studio Center in 2022. His works are held in public collections such as The Rubell Museum, Miami; MAP Marquez Art Projects, Miami; NSU Art Museum, Miami;The Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea;
The Amorepacific Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea; The Brownstone Foundation Collection, Paris; The Chrysler Museum, Virginia; and the Museum of Latin American Art, Los Angeles. The artist currently lives and works in Miami, Florida.
One-Artist Exhibitions
2024
Solo Exhibition, PACE, London, UK
2023
Solo Exhibition, Rubell Museum, Miami, Florida,US
Solo Exhibition, KDR305, Miami, Florida, US
Solo Exhibition, PACE, Seoul, South Korea
Solo Exhibition, NSU Museum, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US
Solo Exhibition, El Castillete, Madrid, Spain
2022
NADA with KDR305, Miami, Florida, US
En Mi Casa, The Love You, Miami, US
2021
FIELDS, MAKASIINI CONTEMPORARY, Turku, Finland
2019
ARCOS, XIII HAVANA BIENNIAL, Havana, Cuba
En El Monte, Collaboration with Jose Capaz and Fabelohung, Pioneer Works, New York, US
2018
Alejandro Piñeiro Instant Memory, There There Gallery, Los Angeles, California, US
Instant Memory, Legato Art Studios, Los Angeles, US
2015
Tin, the Chinese dog, Boffo_NY, Instagram
The Studios Of Key West, Key West, US
2014
One of a kind, The 8 Floor Gallery, Rubin Foundation, New York, US
2011
Stainless, Centro Hispanoamericano de Cultura de la Habana, Havana, Cuba
2010
ZOOM, Academia de Bellas Artes San Alejandro, Havana, Cuba
Group Exhibitions
2024
Zona Maco Art Fair, PACE, Mexico City, Mexico
Art Basel,PACE, Basel, Swiss
Frieze London, PACE, London, UK
Frieze Seoul, PACE, Seoul, South Korea
Armory Show, KDR, New York, US
2023
Art Basel, PACE, Miami, FL
Tropic of Cancer, PACE, Palm Beach, Florida, US
In the heat of the night, Andrew Reed Gallery, New York, US
El Castillete Anniversary, El Castillete, Madrid, España
Frieze Seoul Art Fair, PACE, Seoul, South Korea
Perhaps the Truth, BALLROOM, Marfa, TX
Florida Room 2, KDR305, Miami, US
2022
Horizon Line, Andrew Reed Gallery, Miami, US
Lost in the Worlds, F2T Gallery, Paris, France
New visions, The Love You, Miami, Florida, US
Wet Hot, The Office, Miami, Florida, US
2021
Untitled Art, MAKASIINI CONTEMPORARY, Miami, Florida, US
First Thought, The Love You, Miami, US
2020
Matter of the Mind, Online Exhibition, Artsy, US
Friends with Benefits, Online Exhibition, Boffo, New York, US
2019
We Buy Gold, Good To Know, Art Basel, Miami, Florida, US
Del Laberinto se sale por un costado, Galeria El Apartamento, Havana, Cuba
No se que es una casa, Galería La Fugitiva, Havana, Cuba
El sitio en que bien se está, Galeria Habana, Havana, Cuba
Tropical Virus, Gardens Building, Havana, Cuba
2017
Expo de Verano, Roma Building, Havana, Cuba
2016
8 Lobbies, Roma Building, Havana, Cuba
La madre de todas las artes, Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo
Habana, Cuba
Pulse Art Fair, New York, US
Close, but no cigar, Meat & Marble, Havana, Cuba
2015
Asamblea, G.T.G. Havana, Cuba
Nuevos Colores, ROBERT MILLER GALLERY, New York, US
Zona Franca, 12th Habana Biennial, San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress, Havana, Cuba
Behind the Wall, 12th Habana Biennial, Group show, Havana, Cuba
2014
Una Raza, National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba Art Attack, Galería Galiano, Havana, Cuba
2013
Post it, Galería Collage Habana, Havana, Cuba Sex in the City, Galeria La Acacia, Havana, Cuba
2012
Gulliver 1, Freize Museum, Berlin, Germany
IAAF SULF, South Korea
PINTA, The Latin-American Art Fair, New York, US
Eva advierte sobre las manzanas, Cine 23 y 12, Havana, Cuba Daiquiri sin azúcar, en Galería Habana, Havana, Cuba
Dry Cleaning, 11th Habana Biennial, La Lavandería Gallery, Havana, Cuba
Public Collections
Rubell Museum, Miami, US
NSU Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale, US
MAP Marquez Art Projects, Miami, US
Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
Amorepacific Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
The Chrysler Museum Collection, Virginia The MOLAA Collection, Los Angeles, US
The Virginia Museum Collection, Virginia, US
The Brownstone Foundation, Paris
Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami
The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation Collection, New York
For information please contact PACE Gallery or KDR305 :)
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2024
Solo Exhibition, PACE, London, UK
2023
Solo Exhibition, Rubell Museum, Miami, Florida,US
Solo Exhibition, KDR305, Miami, Florida, US
Solo Exhibition, PACE, Seoul, South Korea
Solo Exhibition, NSU Museum, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US
Solo Exhibition, El Castillete, Madrid, Spain
2022
NADA with KDR305, Miami, Florida, US
En Mi Casa, The Love You, Miami, US
2021
FIELDS, MAKASIINI CONTEMPORARY, Turku, Finland
2019
ARCOS, XIII HAVANA BIENNIAL, Havana, Cuba
En El Monte, Collaboration with Jose Capaz and Fabelohung, Pioneer Works, New York, US
2018
Alejandro Piñeiro Instant Memory, There There Gallery, Los Angeles, California, US
Instant Memory, Legato Art Studios, Los Angeles, US
2015
Tin, the Chinese dog, Boffo_NY, Instagram
The Studios Of Key West, Key West, US
2014
One of a kind, The 8 Floor Gallery, Rubin Foundation, New York, US
2011
Stainless, Centro Hispanoamericano de Cultura de la Habana, Havana, Cuba
2010
ZOOM, Academia de Bellas Artes San Alejandro, Havana, Cuba
Group Exhibitions
2024
Zona Maco Art Fair, PACE, Mexico City, Mexico
Art Basel,PACE, Basel, Swiss
Frieze London, PACE, London, UK
Frieze Seoul, PACE, Seoul, South Korea
Armory Show, KDR, New York, US
2023
Art Basel, PACE, Miami, FL
Tropic of Cancer, PACE, Palm Beach, Florida, US
In the heat of the night, Andrew Reed Gallery, New York, US
El Castillete Anniversary, El Castillete, Madrid, España
Frieze Seoul Art Fair, PACE, Seoul, South Korea
Perhaps the Truth, BALLROOM, Marfa, TX
Florida Room 2, KDR305, Miami, US
2022
Horizon Line, Andrew Reed Gallery, Miami, US
Lost in the Worlds, F2T Gallery, Paris, France
New visions, The Love You, Miami, Florida, US
Wet Hot, The Office, Miami, Florida, US
2021
Untitled Art, MAKASIINI CONTEMPORARY, Miami, Florida, US
First Thought, The Love You, Miami, US
2020
Matter of the Mind, Online Exhibition, Artsy, US
Friends with Benefits, Online Exhibition, Boffo, New York, US
2019
We Buy Gold, Good To Know, Art Basel, Miami, Florida, US
Del Laberinto se sale por un costado, Galeria El Apartamento, Havana, Cuba
No se que es una casa, Galería La Fugitiva, Havana, Cuba
El sitio en que bien se está, Galeria Habana, Havana, Cuba
Tropical Virus, Gardens Building, Havana, Cuba
2017
Expo de Verano, Roma Building, Havana, Cuba
2016
8 Lobbies, Roma Building, Havana, Cuba
La madre de todas las artes, Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo
Habana, Cuba
Pulse Art Fair, New York, US
Close, but no cigar, Meat & Marble, Havana, Cuba
2015
Asamblea, G.T.G. Havana, Cuba
Nuevos Colores, ROBERT MILLER GALLERY, New York, US
Zona Franca, 12th Habana Biennial, San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress, Havana, Cuba
Behind the Wall, 12th Habana Biennial, Group show, Havana, Cuba
2014
Una Raza, National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba Art Attack, Galería Galiano, Havana, Cuba
2013
Post it, Galería Collage Habana, Havana, Cuba Sex in the City, Galeria La Acacia, Havana, Cuba
2012
Gulliver 1, Freize Museum, Berlin, Germany
IAAF SULF, South Korea
PINTA, The Latin-American Art Fair, New York, US
Eva advierte sobre las manzanas, Cine 23 y 12, Havana, Cuba Daiquiri sin azúcar, en Galería Habana, Havana, Cuba
Dry Cleaning, 11th Habana Biennial, La Lavandería Gallery, Havana, Cuba
Public Collections
Rubell Museum, Miami, US
NSU Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale, US
MAP Marquez Art Projects, Miami, US
Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
Amorepacific Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
The Chrysler Museum Collection, Virginia The MOLAA Collection, Los Angeles, US
The Virginia Museum Collection, Virginia, US
The Brownstone Foundation, Paris
Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami
The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation Collection, New York
For information please contact PACE Gallery or KDR305 :)
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