Ernesto Miguel Blanco Sanciprián

Born in Cuba, 1968
Member of the UNEAC (Cuban National Union of Writers and Artist) since May, 2006

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Education
1998- Diploma in the Teaching of Fine Arts, Higher Institute (University) of Art, Havana, Cuba.
1993- MA in the Teaching of Fine Arts, Higher Pedagogical Institute, Holguín, Cuba.
1988- Professional School of Fine Arts, Holguín, Cuba.
1983- Secondary School of Fine Arts, Holguín, Cuba.

Work Experience
1988 to present: Professional artist, numerous awards.
1994 to present: Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Holguín, Cuba. He has participated in many events, at local and national level, related to the teaching of fine arts.
2011(Autum) Member of the Atelier de l’Île, Val David, Québec, Canada.
• Lecture at the Ottawa School of Art, Canada.
• Lecture at the Shenkman Art Centre, Orleans, Ottawa, Canada.
2008(Autum) Artistic Residency at the Atelier de l’Île, Val David, Québec, Canada.
• Taught at the Visual Arts Center of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
• Lecture at the Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne, Montreal, Canada.
• Lecture at the Contemporary Art Museum, Saint-Gerome, Québec, Canada.
2002, 2006 (Summer) Member of the Grafische Werk-Statt im Traklhause, Salzburg, Austria.
1999 Taught at the Universities of Cuenca and Azuay, Ecuador.
1991 – 1994 Curator, Provincial Centre for the Fine Arts, Holguín, Cuba.
1988 – 1991 Lecturer at the Higher Pedagogical Institute, Holguín, Cuba.

Solo Exhibitions
2012 Nuevo contar de historias viejas, Holguín, Cuba.
2006 REM III, Galerie im Rathause, Salzburg, Austria .
2006 REM II, Havana Galerie, Zurich, Suitzerland .
2005 Die Ungewissheit des Seins, Marburger Weltladen, Marburg, Germany .
2005 Del Silencio y otros Gritos, Provincial Centre for the Fine Arts, Bayamo, Cuba.
2004 REM under press, Casa de la Prensa, Holguín, Cuba .
2002 The Voice of Silence II, Galería Alternativa, Provincial Centre for the Fine Arts, Holguín, Cuba.
1999 The Voice of Silence I, Galería de Arte de Manzanillo, Cuba.
1990 Paintings, Gallery of the Higher Pedagogical Institute, Holguín, Cuba.
1989 Expo with no name, joint exhibition with the artist Alexander Lobaina, Casa de la Cultura, Holguín, Cuba.

Collective Exhibitions
Has taken part in more than sixty collective exhibitions both in Cuba and abroad, including the following:

2011 Encuentros and Valijas Digitales, Shenkman Art Centre, Orleans, Ottawa, Canada.
2009 3rd UNEAC Exhibition, UNEAC House, Holguín, Cuba.
• Homage to John Lennon. Provincial Centre for the Fine Arts, Holguín, Cuba.
2008 Bonsai Art, UNEAC House, Holguín, Cuba.
• Zócalo en el ademán de dirigir nubes, UNEAC House, Holguín, Cuba.
2007 2nd UNEAC Exhibition, UNEAC House, Holguín, Cuba.
• Photography Exhibition, Provincial Centre for the Fine Arts, Holguín, Cuba.
2005 1st UNEAC Exhibition, UNEAC House, Holguín, Cuba.
• Anniversary 460, Exhibition to commemorate the foundation of Holguin.
• A walking Knight I am, Homage to Miguel de Cervantes, UNEAC House, Holguín.
• Holguín Contemporary Painting, Provincial Centre for the Fine Arts, Holguín, Cuba.
2001 Contemporary painting in Cuba and Canada, Provincial Centre for the Fine Arts, Holguín, Cuba.
2000 Fabulaciones del entorno, Galería Bayado, Holguín, Cuba.
1999 Engraving in Cuba, Salón del Pueblo, Cuenca, Ecuador.
1997 We love Indiana, Casa Iberoamericana, Holguín, Cuba.
• How the hell do you pronounce Malévich?, Galería Bayado, Holguín, Cuba.
1994 Where shadows are afraid to venture, Casa del Joven Creador, Santiago de Cuba.
1993 Contemporary Cuban painting, Mesón de la Villa, Monterrey, Mexico.
1990 Self-portraits, La Periquera Museum, Holguín, Cuba.

Main Awards
2012 Second Prize País de Píxeles, First Social Photography Exhibition, Havana, Cuba
2009 First Prize 3rd UNEAC Exhibition, Holguín, Cuba.
• Salón de Fotografía Award, Holguín, Cuba.
2007 Salón de Fotografía Award, Holguín, Cuba.
2005 First Prize Salón 460 Aniversario, Holguín, Cuba.
1998 First Prize for the Excellence in the Teaching of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba.
1989, 1999, 2000 First Prize at the National Exhibition of Small Format Artworks.
1989, 2005 Salón de la Ciudad Award, Holguín, Cuba.