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Education 1988-1993 Higher Institute of Art. ISA, Havana, Cuba
1985-1988 San Alejandro Academy, Havana, Cuba
1983-1985 Elementary School of Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba
Solo Exhibitions2012 "Sandra Ramos, Puentes," Museo Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba
2011 "Sandra Ramos: 90 Miles: Living In The Vortex," Dot Fiftyone Gallery, Miami
2010 "Exodus. Works by Sandra Ramos," Mayer Fine Art, Norfolk, Virginia
"3D Sandra Ramos," Salle Zero, Alianza Francesa, Havana, Cuba
2009 "The Utopia Ruins," Villa Manuela Gallery, Havana
2007 "Sandra Ramos," The Fraser Gallery, Washington
"Sandra Ramos," Promo Arte Gallery, Tokyo
2006 "Escape" Gallery C5 Collection, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
"From the Twilight to the Dawn," Promo Arte Gallery. Tokyo.
"Fast-Forward II - Sandra Ramos," Cultural Center ICAIC. Havana.
"Sandra Ramos. Island creature," La Barbera, Contemporary Art. Center, Alicante, Spain
2004 "Dark Lessons," Gallery Havana, Havana
"See of sorrows," The Fraser Gallery, Washington
"Elsa Mora & Sandra Ramos," PanAmerican Art Gallery, Dallas
2003 "Shipwrecks, Sandra Ramos, Paintings and Installations," Citizen Gallery, Fuchu Art Museum, Tokyo
"Insomnias & Premonitions" Promo Arte Gallery, Tokyo
"Testament of the fish" Casas Reignier Gallery, Miami
"Promises. Installation and videos of Sandra Ramos," Casa de Las Americas, Havana
1999 "Immersions and burials," Gallery Havana, Cuba, Nina Menocal Gallery, Mexico DF
1998 "Two Cubans dreamer," Gallery Space 21. Tokyo. Japan.
1997 "Sandra Ramos," INAX Corporation Show Room, Sapporo, Japan
"Autoreconocimiento of the fish," Gallery Nina Menocal, Mexico DF
1995 "Sandra Ramos," Gallery 420 x 20, Arhem, Holland
"To cross the waters," Ludwing Foundation of Cuba, Saint Claire Convent, Havana, Cuba
"Stadtische Burggalerie," Burg Stolberg. Aachen. Germany.
"Island Creatures," Gallery Nina Menocal. Mexico DF.
1993 "With my cross on the back," Gallery Nina Menocal, Mexico DF
"Way to kill the solitudes" CDAV- Nacional Center for Development of Visual Arts. Havana.
Selected Group Exhibitions2013 55th Venice Biennale, Cuban Pavilion, curated by Jorge Fernández and Giacomo Zaza
2011 "Teasers: Selected Works From the Pizzuti Collection by Women Artists," Ohio.
"Red Dot Art Fair," Mayer Fine Arts Stand, Miami
"Aqua Art Fair," Alida Anderson Stand, Miami
"Cuban Visions. Contemporary Cuban Art," The Metropolitan Pavilion, Chelsea, New York City
"The Armory Show in New York City," Galeria Nina Menocal, New York
"Crisis: América Latina: arte y confrontación. 1910-2010," Museo Del Palacio de Bellas Artes de la Ciudad de México, /
MAMM, Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín, Colombia
"Polaridad Complementaria: Recent Works from Cuba," City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Charleston, SC. / Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, CT
"Cuban Gold: Viva la reproducción. Prints by Contemporary Cuban Artists," London Print Studio
"Cuba Now
. 21c Museum," Kentucky, USA
"Diaspora, Identity, and Race: Cuba Today
," Focus Gallery Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art U.S. University of Oregon, USA
"Horizontes Insulares," Museo de Arte Moderno de Santo Domingo.República Dominicana / Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam, La Habana. Cuba
2010
"Cuban Avant Garde. Beijing 2010," Xin Dong Cheng Space for Contemporary Art
"Océano digital," Sala Puerta Nueva, Córdoba
"Portugal Arte 10," Bienal de Lisboa, Portugal
"Alicia Alonso dances here tonight," Magnan Metz Gallery, New York
"Flowers, Lies and Revolution: Contemporary Cuban Art," Sheldon Museum of Art, Nebraska.
"Horizontes Insulares," Centro de Arte La Regenta. Las Palmas de Gran Canarias. Spain
"Dont call me pretty: Women in Art," Pan American Art Projects. Miami.
"Pieza Única," Sala de exposiciones Delegación del Principado de Asturias en Madrid.
"Cuba Avant Garde, Arte Contemporáneo de la Colección Farber," Lowe Art Museum. Florida.
"Polaridad Complementaria: Recent Works From Cuba," The New Orleans Museum of Art & Newcomb Art Gallery, New Orleans, USA
"Latinas!"
The Nassau County Museum, Roslyn, New York
2009 "Confluencias II: Inside Arte Cubano Contemporáneo," The National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA
"Creative Dialogues: Latin American Prints & Printmakers," The Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT, USA
"Ajiaco: Stirrings of the Cuban Soul," Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT, USA
"Cuban Artists' Books & Prints / Libros y Grabados de Artistas Cubanos 1985-2008" The Grolier Club, New York, USA
"X Bienal de la Habana," HB 4, Pabexpo / Glamour de Occidente, Casa de México
2008 "MONUMENTAL PROPORTIONS," Arizona State University Art Museum
"Cartographies de una Isla de Ultramar," National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana
"Cuba! Art and History from 1868 to Today," The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Canada
"Surrounded by Water. Expressions of Freedom and Isolation in Contemporary Cuban Art," Boston University Art Gallery
2007 "Homing Devices" Contemporary Art Museum (CAM), (USF), Tampa
"Through the mirror: Art Cuban Today" Gallery Allegro, Panama
"Cuba Avant Garde, Contemporary Art of the Collection Farber," Museum Ringling, Tampa, Florida, / HARN Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainsville, Florida
"Biennial International of the Engraving." Cáceres. Spain.
"Expression-Expressions. Caribbean and Latin-American Art from The Benjamin Ortiz collection" Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, Connecticut, USA
2006 "Unbroken Ties," MOLAA, Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, Florida
"Havana Factory," La Chocolateria, Contemporary Art Center, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
"Currency: Art as Money, Money as Art," The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, Tallahassee, Florida
"International Kids Fund. Jackson Memorial Foundation, Latin American Art Auction 2006," Miami Central Art, MAC, Miami
"The Multiple Print," San Francisco Convent, IX Havana Biennial
"Art & Resau (x)," Gallery d'art, University of Québec in Trois-Riviéres, Québec
2005 "Deseos Fluidos," Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, TBA21, Vienna
"Creative Graphica '05. 11th International Print Triennial. After all this Years," Jyväskylä Art Museum, Finland
"International Kids Fund," Jackson Memorial Foundation, Latin American Art Auction 2005, Miami Central Art, MAC, Miami, Florida
"My Body My Country: Cuban Art Today," Museum of Art of the University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
2004
"New Installations, Artist in residence: Cuba," Mattress Factory, Pittsburg
"Art Basel Miami Beach," Gallery Nina Menocal, Miami
"Polygraphist Latin America and Caribbean Print Triennial" of San Juan. Puerto Rico
"The future is now, Contemporary Cuban Artist" - The Durst Organization Show Walls, New York.
"ARCO. Contemporary Art Fair", "Havana" Gallery, Madrid.
"Cuban Art from the Permanent Collection", Arizona State University Museum. Phoenix
"Passaporto Hotel Him Meridien Lingotto", Art + Tech in Turin. Torino
2003 "Utopia - Post Utopia", Video and photo exhibition, State University of New York, New at Paltz.
"Art Basel Miami Beach", Nina Menocal Gallery, Miami.
"Fourtell", Casas Riegner Gallery, Miami.
"Corporal. Contemporary Women Artist from Latin America", Schmidt Center Gallery, Florida Atlantic University, Boca de Raton.
2002
"The Multiple Print, Surviving", La Casona Gallery. Havana.
"F A I R", Royal College of Art, London.
"Women Contemporary Artists
", Photo Zeit-Salon, Tokyo.
"Batíscafo. -273.15 C. Molecular Immobility", Wifredo Lam Center, Havana.
"Cuatro Miradas", Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts, Miami.
"Cuban Contemporary Art. Deslizamientos de Identidad y de Genero", Foundation Telefónica, Madrid.
"Reconciliation in the 40", National Museum of Fine Arts. Havana.
2001 "ARCO", Galería Havana, Madrid Spain.
"Hello Cuba. Breaking Barriers. Contemporary Cuban Art", MOAS, The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, Tallahassee, Florida. USA
"The Multiple Print", Gallery 106, Flatbet Galleries, Austin. USA
"Permanent collection", National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba.
2000 "Parallel Lives", Colateral exhibition at VII o'clock Biennial of Havana, Havana, Cuba.
"Para Recordar", Espacio Aglutinador, Havana, Cuba.
"Lehigh University Art Galleries", Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
"People at home", 7ma Havana Biennial, National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana.
"Cuban Contemporary Art Auction", Casa de Las America, VII Biennial of Havana.
"MOCA" Art Auction, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
"Latin American and Caribbean Contemporary Art Today", Miura Museum of Art, Matsuyama, Japan.
"Art World of African-American-Cuba", Fair of Cuba, ARTIUM Art Gallery. Tokyo. Japan
1999 "Trabajando Pa'l inglé", Concourse Gallery, Barbican Center, London, England.
"The Multiple Print", Center of Development of the Visual Arts, Havana.
"Metaphors. Comments", San Francisco University, San Francisco, USA.
1998 "Contemporary Art of Cuba", Urasoe Museum, Okinawa, Hillside Forum Daikanyama, Tokyo, Iwaki Cultural City Hall, Japan
"Discretas Autorias. Cuba and Venezuela New Poetics", Museum of Contemporary Art Mario Abreu, Maracay, Venezuela.
"Caribbean Art", Museum Extremeño e Ibero-American of Contemporary Art MEIAC, Clappers. Spain.
"Coquito con Mortadella", ISA. Havana, Cuba.
"The Island that floats", Der Brucke Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
"Comment peut on etre cubain?" Maison of Amerique Latine, Paris.
1997 "Zona Vedada", Havana Biennial Alternative Show, Havana.
"Utopian Territories. New art From Cuba", Belkin Art Gallery, British Colombian University, Vancouver.
"Creative Graphics 97.' The 8th International Print Triennial", Alvar Aalto Museum, Finland.
"Mieles del silencio", Latin American Gallery, Casa de Las America, Havana.
1996 "Dreamed World. Contemporary Cuban Art", Casa America, Madrid, Spain.
"ARCO" Art Fair, Gallery Acacia, Madrid, Spain.
"Collection Ludwig", Ludwig Forum, Aachen, Germany.
"The Multiple Print", Center of Development of the Visual Arts, Havana.
1995 "Ahora mismo! Contemporary Cuban Art", Gainsville, Florida University.
"New Art from Cuba", Whitechapel Art Gallery, London.
"V Biennial International of Art Group", Cargo Center of International Art, Marseilles, France.
"National Arts Exhibition", Fine Arts Museum, Havana.
"XI Engraving Exhibition", America Shows, Curitiba, Brazil.
"Contemporary Latin American Art from Havana to Sao Paolo", Haus of Culturen of Welt, Berlin, Germany.
"Kuba Kunst Heute. Grafiksammlung Schreiner", Grafikmuseum Stiftung Schreiner, Bad Steben, Germany
1994 "V Havana Biennia", The other shore, Morro Castle, Havana.
"Environments and circumstances", Ludwig Forum, Aachen. Germany.
"Vindication of the Prints", Gallery Acacia, Havana, Cuba.
1993 "La Joven Estampa. Latin American Print Contest", Casa de Las America, Havana, Cuba.
"I International Print Biennial", Maastricht, Holland.
"National Print Exhibition", Luz y Oficios Art Center, Havana, Cuba.
"Creative Graphics 93. 7ma International Triennial of Engraving", Alvar Aalto Museum, Finland.
"30 years of the Experimental Havana Print Studio", National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana.
Selected Public Collections
"ASU", The Arizona State University Art Museum, USA
"Casa de Las Américas. Colección Arte de Nuestra América"
, La Habana, Cuba.
"Fuchu" Art Museum, Tokio, Japón.
"Grafik Museum Stiftung Schreiner", Bad Steben, Alemania.
"The Herber F. Johnson Museum of Art", Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
"The Farber Cuban Avant-Garde Collection", New York.
"The Ludwig Collection", Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Alemania.
"The University of Essex Collection of Latin American Art UECLAA", England.
"MFA", The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA
"MOMA", The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA.
"Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes" Havana, Cuba.
"Museum of Art", Fort Lauderdale, USA.
"21c Museum Hotel Collection", Steve Wilson, Kentucky.
"Pizzuti Collection", Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
"Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary", TBA21, Vienna.
"UVA", The University of Virginia Art Museum, USA.
Residencies 2011 The Fountainhead Art Residency. Miami. FL.
2009 The Center for Contemporary Printmaking (CCP), Norwalk, CT
2004 Mattress Factory, Pittsburg
2003 Residence Open Study, Fuchu Art Museum, Tokyo.
2002 Residence, Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, MA, USA
1999 Residence Barbican Center, London, UK.
1998 Residence Civitella Ranieri Foundation, Italy
1997 The National Culture Distinction, Cuba
1993 Grand Prize National Print Contest, Cuba