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Artist Biography

Tomas Oliva Sr.

Born September 18, 1930 in Havana, Cuba.

Died November 2, 1996 in Miami, Florida, USA

Year(s)
Activity
Location
1945-1952
School of San Alejandro
Havana, Cuba
1952
Visual Animation for movies, studied under Professor Ivan Zeiler
Havana, Cuba
1953
Royal School of Ceramic La Moncloa
Madrid, Spain
1954
Ecole du Mosaic de Ravene et Ceramique de Faienze, studied under Professor Gino Severine
Paris, France
1960
Stage Designe, studied under Professor Ladislav Vihodill
Habana, Cuba


AWARDS

Year(s)
Title
Venue
Location
--
First Place, National Award for Sculpture
National Museum of Art
Havana, Cuba
1960
First National Award for Sculpture, "Palma de Plata"
Periódico Revolución
Havana, Cuba
1968
Honorable Mention, 24th May Salon
Museum of Modern Art
Paris, France
1988
Best in Show, IX Autumn Salon "Jesús Casagrán"
Federation of Cuban Teachers of Fine Arts
Miami, Florida


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Year(s)
Title
Venue
Location
2002
Homenaje a: Tomás Oliva "Uno De Los Once"
Galería de Arte Servando Cabrera Moreno
Habana, Cuba
1988
Les Trois Ameriques a Tonneins
Centre Culturel Tonneins
France
1988
IX Salon de Otoño Jesús Casagrán
Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture
Miami, Florida
1987
"Tomas Oliva: Sculpture"
Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture
Miami, Florida
1982
"Tomas Oliva's Sculptures"
Ana Sklar Gallery
Bay Harbor Islands, Florida
1954
Abstract Art
Fernando Fé Gallery
Madrid, Spain


PERMANENT COLLECTIONS AND PUBLIC WORKS

Year(s)
Title
Venue
Location
1996
"Untitled", painted steel, 81" x 24" x 14"
Museum of Art of Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
--
"Work in steel", steel
The Art Museum FIU
Miami, Florida, USA
--
"Work in copper, bronze and light", steel
Los Juncales Chalet
Orusco, Spain
--
"Work in copper, bronze and light", steel
Avila House Building
Madrid, Spain
1974
"Abstract" 27 feet tall, Direct Steel and Iron
Avenue Alberto Alcocer 43, Building
Madrid, Spain
1967
Work in Iron
House of Cuban Culture
Prague, Czechoslovakia
--
Sculpture, Iron
Thermoelectrical Plant
Nuevitas, Cuba
--
Several works in steel
Zoological Park
Vedado, Havana, Cuba
--
"Space and Movement", stainless steel
National School of Ballet
Havana, Cuba
--
"Monument to La Couvre", steel
La Couvre Park
Havana, Cuba
1966-1992
"Abstract", steel, 30 feet tall
Department of Transportation Building
Havana, Cuba
--
"Abstract", Acana wood
University of Oriente
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
--
"Abstract", Iron
Ignacio Agramonte Museum
Camaguey, Cuba
--
several sculptures
Cuban National Museum of Art
Havana, Cuba
--
"Sculptural Lamp", Bronze and Cupper, 15 x 6 x 4 feet approximately
Flogar Store Stairs Well
Havana, Cuba


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