Jorge William Cabrera Salar

Independent visual artist since 1985. In addition to working as a sculptor, he has knowledge in the fields of ceramics, craftsmanship, and painting.

He is a Member of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), was a founder of the Cuban Association of Artisans and Artists, belongs to the International Association of Visual Artists of UNESCO, was a founder of the sculptural group of October 10th, and since 2001 has been part of the Association of Visual Artists of Barcelona (ACEAS).

Studies
Graduate in topographic drawing, 1968.
1969-1973 Graduate in sculpture from the School of Visual Arts San Alejandro, Havana.
Course in cartographic drawing and physical planning
Course in scale models.
Postgraduate course in sculpture specialization.
Course on techniques of monuments and miniatures.
Course on polyester techniques.
Stainless steel technique.
Luminous technique, acrylics applied to sculpture.
Chamota technique in Riga, Europe.

Artistic genres cultivated:
Carving in wood, stone, and marble.
Modeling, casting, direct plaster, direct cement, direct plastic, assembled plastic, ceramics, metals, drawing, engraving, and painting.

Personal exhibitions in Cuba.
¨ 1980 House of Culture Plaza de la Revolución: "Cuba and Ethiopia".
¨ 1981 Small Format Salon of the National Museum: "Photos, Sketches and Sculptures".
¨ 1982 Gallery of 23 and 12: "Journey in Search of Space".
¨ 1982 Museum of Decorative Arts: "Greeting the XVI Central American Sports Games".
¨ 1986 Exhibition Hall of EPROB: "Parallel Stages".
¨ 1991 Provincial Center of Visual Arts and Design: "Metallic Dreams".
¨ 1999 Permanent Exhibition at the Cuban Industry of Medical Equipment: "Metals".
¨ 2005 School "Olo Pantoja", mixed technique on José Martí.
¨ 2005 International Press Center, graphic work on José Martí.
¨ 2005 Scientific Center of Interior Commerce, "Martí Among Us".
¨ 2005 International Press Center, "Plastic Three-Dimensionality of Music", metal sculptures in tribute to Harold Gramatges.
¨ 2005 Carlos Marx Theater, metals in Salute to Cubadisco 2005.
¨ 2005 Culture Pavilion ExpoCuba, "Presence", graphic work on José Martí.
¨ 2005 Culture Pavilion ExpoCuba, Woods by Willian Cabrera.
¨ 2005 Servando Cabrera Moreno Gallery, "From White to Black", metal sculptures.
.. 2007 Alejandro de Humboldt Museum, metal sculptures. Ambassadors Hall, Habana Libre Hotel. Solidarity Hall, Habana Libre Hotel. Personal exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts, wood carvings. Exhibition at the ACAA headquarters in Matanzas, wood carvings.

National Salons in which he has participated:
1974 July 26 Competition. XXI Anniversary Salon, National Museum, Havana.
1975 V National Youth Salon of Visual Arts, National Museum, Havana, December 27.
1976 VI Provincial Youth Salon of Visual Arts, Havana.
1976 VI National Youth Salon of Visual Arts, Havana.
1979 July 26 Salon, Havana.
1980 VIII National Youth Salon of Visual Arts, National Museum, Havana, December.
1982 City Salon 1982, Provincial Center of Visual Arts and Design, Havana, December 22
Landscape Salon '82, National Museum, Havana, September.
1983 "Sculpture in the Revolution", National Museum, Havana, August.
1985/1988/1990 Visual Arts Salon UNEAC'85, Havana.
1985 City Salon '85, Provincial Center of Visual Arts and Design, Havana, November.
1992 National Salon of Small Format Sculpture, Center for Development of Visual Arts, Havana
1995 1st. Cuban Contemporary Arts Salon, National Museum, Havana.
2000 National Salon of the Cuban Association of Artisans and Artists, with wood carving at the International Press Center.

Symposiums and National and International Meetings:
1974 IV Meeting of Sculptors in Las Tunas.
1976 V Meeting of Sculptors in Las Tunas.
1984 I Colloquium on Cuban Painting.
1985 Design Forum.
1986 VII International Symposium of Sculpture in Chamota, D´Zintaris, Riga.
1988 International Symposium: Form, Sun and Prado. Baconao.
1988 I National Symposium of Environmental Sculpture, Sancti Spíritus.
1988 I National Symposium of Environmental Sculpture, Pinar del Río.

International Salons:
1984 International Fair in Spain, Casa Madrid.
1984 International Fair Panama.
2000 La Valija in Cuba, (Italian project).
2002 Ninth International Salon ACEAS, Barcelona, Spain.
2003 Fourth Hands That Transform Salon, Sobral, Brazil.

International Collective Exhibitions:
2004 United States, Oswego University, (YETI Project).
2004 Chile, Cuban Painting Exhibition, (YETI Project).
2004 Chile, Work for the Miguel Enríquez Museum.

International Projects:
2003-2004 Brazil, Completed the project of a sculpture to José Martí of 6 meters in stainless steel and a fountain for the Cuba plaza in Sobral, Ceara province, northeast Brazil.

Awards

1976 Mention, VI Provincial Youth Salon of Visual Arts, Havana.
1976 Mention, VI National Youth Salon of Visual Arts, Havana.
1979 First Prize in Sculpture, July 26 Salon, Havana.
1985 Prize, Visual Arts Salon UNEAC'85, Havana.
1988 Prize Sculpture Symposium, Sancti Spíritus.
1989 Prize, Sculpture Symposium, Pinar del Río.

Sculptural Works
"Result of a Dream", hawksbill turtle shell, 2.10 x 0.20 x 0.19 m, 1974
"Space is Also Ours", guaiacum, 98 x 41 cm, ca. 1980
"With the Signal on the Antennas", bronze and silver, 1.30 x 0.80 x 1.20 m, ca. 1982
"They Are No Longer Seated", wood and metal, 2.30 x 1.20 x 1.50 m, 1982
"The Rooster and the Mirror", welded iron, 1.54 x 1.20 x 2.20 m, 1985.

Works Placed in Cuba

"Dolphins", marmolina, International Pioneer Camp José Martí, Varadero, Matanzas, 1987.
"Tribute to Haydeé Santamaría", iron, Faculty of Sciences, Granma.
"A Rooster on the Mirror", iron, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Granma.
"Transparency", iron beams, 7.20 x 0.20 x 0.20 m, Yamasare neighborhood, Pinar del Río.
"A Rooster for Nicolás", iron, Frank País Hospital, Havana.

Works Located in Other Countries:
From '73 to date more than 150, in countries such as Spain, Canada, Mexico, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, United States, Venezuela, Japan, Russia, Panama, Tunisia, Guinea, and Portugal.

Works Located in Public Places:
· 1975 Totem in Guaiacum, lobby of the Jagua Hotel
· 1975 Hawksbill Turtle Shell Totem, Foreign Trade Protocol Hall
· 1976 Antelope Heads, Foreign Trade Protocol Hall.
. 1976 Female Figure, Foreign Trade Lobby
· 1976 Offices of the Council of State (Carving in Guaiacum).
· 1981 Caracol Corporation (Wood Carving).
· 1986 Stainless Steel Sculpture: "Tribute to Woman". Main Lobby of INGEBIOT.
· 2006 Ceiling and Sculptural Mural, Arte Habana Shop (formerly J. Valles)