About the Artist
Martha Jimenez Perez is one of the most important representatives of Contemporary Cuban Art; remarkable sculptor, ceramicist and painter. She has participated in more than 250 personal and collective exhibitions, and in 1997 she was awarded the UNESCO prize for “Best set of Works”.
Among her many recognitions, we note the prize “Hands” (Manos), from the Cuban Association of Artisan Artists (ACAA) ; the international prize in the 2nd Biennale of Contemporary Art, in Shanghai, China, and the UNEAC prize for the “Sculpture Ensemble at the Plaza del Carmen”. She is an active member of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA).
She has a special work in Turkey, where she made 3 monumental sculptures, 2 of them are installed in public spaces in the city of Eskisehir. In Cuba her work has been endorsed with the distinction “Fidelio Ponce de Léon”, “Espejo de Paciencia”, for National Culture and “For Pedagogical Merit”.
Her works are exhibited in numerous museums and galleries around the world: in Canada, Chile, Mexico, France, the United States, the Dominican Republic, among others.
EXHIBITIONS:
| Year | Month | Place | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | September | Turkey | Collective exposition of Sculptures. The 5th International Symposium of Terracotta. Eskisehir |
| 2012 | February | Camaguey | Personal exposition of Engravings “The Thousand and One Marthas”. Cuban Fund of Cultural Goods |
| 2012 | June | Havana | Collective exposition, National Ceramics Biennial |
| 2013 | January | United States | Personal exposition of prints “Gran Caffe”, West New York, New Jersey |
| 2013 | March | United Kingdom | Derby’s celebration of international women’s day. |
| 2013 | June | Paris, France | Collective exposition of Cuban artists in Paris. ARTRIBUS Gallery |
| 2013 | September | Camaguey | Personal exposition “Woman without neighbors”. Provincial Library en Camaguey |
| 2014 | February | Camaguey | Installation Project of bronze sculptures. Hostels “El Marques” and “Santa Maria”. |
| 2014 | March | Miami, United States | Collective exposition “Women from Camaguey”. Artspace Gallery, Koubek Center, Miami Dade College |
| 2014 | June | Camaguey | Installation of three hanging sculptures in the Cafe Ciudad. Project of ceramic sculptures. |
| 2015 | May | Turkey | Exposition, Monumental Sculpture “The Equilibrist”. In public square. At the request of the Mayor’s Office Eskisehir |
| 2015 | May | Turkey | Collective exposition “Of the Spring Series.” The 6th National Art Workshop. Eskisehir |
| 2015 | May-June | Puerto Rico | Moderator of the panel “Art, and political participation”. LASA Congress 2015. |
| 2015 | September-October | Czech Republic | Collective exposition ¨KUBA¨. Foundation ABF Václavské náméstí. Prague |
| 2015 | December | Miami, United States | Presentation with “Abrecaminos” sculpture. Aqua Art Miami Fair. Aqua Hotel. Miami Beach. |
| 2015 | December | Camaguey | Collective exposition “Big making small”, Provincial Library Julio Antonio Mella |
| 2016 | February | Camaguey | Collective exposition “Reunion”, Socio-Cultural Institution eJo |
| 2016 | September | Camaguey | Collective exposition “The Cuban and Her”, Socio-Cultural Institution eJo |
| 2016 | October | Camaguey | Personal exposition “The secret of my goats”, Amalia Gallery. Cuban Fund of Cultural Goods |
| 2017 | January | Havana | Personal exposition “In the name of the goats”, Carmen Montilla Gallery |
| 2017 | February | Camaguey | Performance inspired in the artwork Gossipers. Opening of collective exhibition of Project 8 + 1, Gallery-Workshop Larios |
| 2017 | March | Camaguey | Performance inspired in the artwork Gossipers. Closing of collective exhibition of Project 8 + 1, Gallery-Workshop Larios |
| 2017 | March | Camaguey | Collective exposition “A tremendous animal II”, Julian Morales Gallery, headquarters of UNEAC |
| 2017 | March | Camaguey | Collective exposition of ceramist women “Ceramic is a woman’s name?”, Midas Gallery, headquarters of ACAA |
| 2017 | March | Camaguey | Personal exposition “The pilgrims of Martha”, headquarters of Adelante Journal |
| 2017 | April | Camaguey | Collective exposition “Flowers, Fauna and the Environment”, Julian Morales Gallery, UNEAC |
| 2017 | July | Camaguey | Personal exposition “In the name of goats”, Superior Institute of Art (ISA), Camaguey |
| 2017 | October | Camaguey | Collective exposition “Blessed damned”, inaugurated in the context of Fidelio Ponce Visual Arts Salon. At Jorge Santos Diaz Gallery, Academy of Arts Vicentina de la Torre, Camaguey |
| 2017 | December | Camaguey | Christmas Salon. Religious Art (VI edition). Gallery Republica 289, Provincial Council of Visual Arts (CPAP). |
| 2018 | February | London, United Kingdom | Collective exposition, PARALLAX Art Fair 2018 |
| 2018 | May | Santiago de Cuba | Personal exhibition “Numero de vuelo”, Rene Valdes Art Gallery |
| 2018 | October | United States | Collective exhibition “Mystery as Muse”, Agora Gallery, New York |
| 2018 | September | Camaguey | Collective exhibition “Quince años despues”, Amalia Gallery, Cuban Fund of Cultural Goods. |
| 2018 | October | Camaguey | Collateral exhibition, during the First Academic Conference Alejo Carpentier , sponsored by the subsidiary of the Higher Institute of Art (ISA), Camaguey. |
| 2018 | October | Camaguey | Collective exhibition “Volver”, for the 13 years of the Nicolas Guillen Gallery Space, headquarters of the Adelante Newspaper, Camaguey. |
| 2018 | October | Camaguey | Collective exhibition “Reencuentros”, at the Ignacio Agramonte Provincial Museum, dedicated to the anniversary of the Cuban Fund of Cultural Goods. |
| 2018 | December | Havana | Personal exhibition “Riesgo”, en Ceramic Biennial, Hispanic American Culture Center |
| 2019 | September | Havana | Personal exhibition “The trip”, Gallery MANOS, Cuban Association of Artisans Artists |