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Edgar Soberón
(b. 1962, Cienfuegos, Cuba)


Education:

1983-1987BFA, Parsons School of Design, New York, New York
1986American College in Paris / Parsons School of Design, Paris, France

Exhibitions:

2010

Group Exhibition, Gallery Bergelli, Larkspur, San Francisco
Presentation of the Cover issue May, 2010 of Marin Magazine.

2009 Movements in Stillness: The Still Life Paintings of Edgar Soberón, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama,
Solo exhibition of paintings and prints.
2007 Panorama Latinoamericano, Group Exhibition, Artspace, Virginia Miller Gallery, Coral Gables, Miami, Florida, April – May 2007
2005-2007 Tools in Motion: Works from the Hechinger Collection, Group exhibitionM
Lancaster Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, September to November 2005
Museum of Texas Tech University, Texas, November, 2005 to March, 2006
Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art, April to May 2006
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State Univeristy, Kansas, June to August 2006
2005 Latin American Visions, Group exhibition
ArtSpace / Virginia Miller Galleries, Coral Gables, Florida, November 4th to November 30th, 2005
Young Latin Americans, Group exhibition of paintings
ArtSpace / Virginia Miller Galleries, Coral Gables, Florida, September 2nd to October 28th, 2005
2003-2004 Newer Genres: Twenty Years of the Rutgers Archives for Printmaking Studios, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, New Jersey
2003 Group Exhibition, Galería Casa Pedro Friedeberg, San Miguel de Allende, Gto. Mexico
2001 Galería Acquavella, Feria del Arte Internacional, Caracas, Venezuela
Galería Ramis Barquet, Monterrey, Mexico
1999 Silent Things, Secret Things: Still Life from Rembrandt to the Millennium, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Reflections of Time and Place: Latin American Still Life in the 20th Century, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York / Museo del Barrio, New York, New York
Group Show, Associated American Artists, New York, New York
Naturalezas Muertas, Centro Cultural El Nigromante, San Miguel de Allende, Gto. Mexico
1998-1999 Edgar Soberón: Cuban Reveries, Associated American Artists, New York, New York
1998 On Paper, Associated American Artists, New York, New York
Edgar Soberón: Recent Still Life Prints, Gallery 2/20, New York, New York
1997 Group Exhibition, The Hudson Guild, New York, New York
Exploring Metaphor: The Hechinger Collection, National Building Museum, Washington, DC
Galería Palomas, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
1996 Small Prints, Joint Faculty Print Exhibition, University of West England, Bristol
Inprints, The Cork Gallery, Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, New York, New York
1995 LRC Gallery, Nicolet College, Rhinelander, Wisconsin
1994 Galería Palomas, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
Three Artists' Works on Paper, NAW Gallery, New York, New York
1992 Visions In The Poetry of Maya Islas, Ollantay Center for the Arts, Queens, New York
1989 Small is Big, Small Works Exhibition, Parsons Gallery, New York, New York
1988 Tribute to Artistic Achievement, Broadway Gallery, Passaic Community College, New Jersey

Appointments:

1992-2003 Foundation Program, Parsons School of Design New York, Drawing Instructor
1992-2003 Printmaking Department, Parsons School of Design New York, Silkscreen Instructor

Awards:

1995-1996 Distinguished University Teaching Award, New School University / Parsons School of Design, New York, New York
1983-1987 Deans List Honors, Parsons School of Design, New York, New York
1986 Brunschwig and Fils Scholarship, American College in Paris / Parsons School of Design, Paris, France
1980 Augustus St. Gaudens Medal Award for outstanding draftsmanship, Board of Education New York, New York

Bibliography:

Books and Catalogs:

Trudy V. Hansen, "Evolving Forms / Emerging Faces", Trends in Contemporary Printmaking, Recent Acquisitions; Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1997

Maya Islas, Merla, illustrations and translation by Edgar Soberón. Editorial Betania, Madrid, Spain, 1991

Ellen J. Landis, Bernard Barryte, Peter Frank. Silent Things, Secret Things, Still Life from Rembrandt to the Millenneum (exhibition catalog), Albuquerque Museum, New Mexico, 1999-2000

Edward Sullivan, Clayton Kirking. Latin American Still Life: Reflections of Time and Place (exhibition catalog), Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York and Museo del Barrio, New York, New York, 1999-2000

Edward J. Sullivan, The Hermetic Universe of Objects, Movements in Stillness: The Still Life Paintings of Edgar Soberón, (exhibition catalog) Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery Alabama. Foreword by Mark M. Johnson, Museum Director, 2009-2110

Critical Reviews:

"Bellas Artes Exhibits Never-Before-Shown Paintings", Atención, San Miguel, Vol. 27, Week of July 2, 2001, San Miguel de Allende, Gto. Mexico

Armando Alvarez Bravo, "Naturalezas muertas en Nueva York", El Nuevo Herald, Miami, Florida, March 29, 1998

A. Conis, "Edgar Soberón: Cuban Reveries", New York Arts, January 9, 1999, pg. 52

Albert Davial, "Cuban Art", Daily News, November 27, 1992

"Edgar Soberón: Cuban Reveries", Art Now, Gallery Guide, Spotlight, New York, December, 1998

"Edgar Soberón exhibe en importante galería", Noticias del Mundo, Variedades, December 19-20, 1998

"Exponen Actualmente en Bellas Artes, Naturalezas Muertas, Edgar Soberón, Galería Principal", El Independiente, July 20, 1999

Miriam Fernández Soberón, "Edgar Soberón presenta su nueva obra", Noticias del Mundo, New York, April, 1998

Pedro Friedeberg, "Naturalezas muertas de Edgar Soberón", Arte-Facto magazine, San Miguel de Allende, Gto. Mexico, September/October, 1999

"Meet the Artist" Series, Katonah Museum of Art, Lewisboro Ledger, Cross River, New York, October, 1999

The New Yorker Magazine, Fiction Issue, NY Gallery Reviews, December 28, 1998 to January 4, 1999

Justo J. Sánchez, "Artistas latinoamericanos en galerías de Nueva York", El Diario La Prensa, New York, December, 1998

Christian Viveros-Fauné, "Pick of the Litter", The New York Press, Arts Section, December 16-22, 1998

Public Collections:

Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama

Museo del Barrio, New York, New York

The Hechinger Collection, Landover, Maryland

Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington DC

Larios, Miami Beach, Florida

Patria Inc., New York, New York

TIAA Co., New York, New York

Condado Plaza, San Juan, Puerto Rico

El Convento, San Juan, Puerto Rico

El San Juan Hotel and Casino, San Juan, Puerto Rico

For a list of private collections please contact the artist.