Biografie von José BEDIA VALDÉS (1959)
Personal data
Birth : 1959 - Havana, Cuba
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Cuba
Address
Miami FL Florida, United StatesRepresentatives
Carmen Rita Pérez / Arte Actual – Ave. Sarasota 20 – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Education
1976 : Academia de Artes Plásticas San Alejandro – Havana, Cuba
1981 : Instituto Superior de Arte – Calle 120 No.1110 entre 9 y 13 Municipio Playa – Havana, Cuba
Professional data
Work and Life
1993:Moves to the United States of America
1991:Moves to Mexico
Lives and works in Miami FL, USA
Grants
1994
1994 : John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship – New York NY, United States
Awarded by : John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation – 90 Park Avenue – New York NY, United States
Awards
1986
1986 : Premio de la 2a Bienal de La Habana – Havana, Cuba
Context: 2a Bienal de la Habana (11/26/1986 – 12/31/1986)
Work
Categorie and medium
Painting : Acrylic/canvas 
Sculpture-Volume : Installation 
Drawing-Watercolor : Movements and styles
Latin American ArtSolo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2001
Condición Visionaria / Visionary Condition
Iturralde Gallery – Los Angeles CA, United States
2001
2000
Things We Need. New Paintings
Frumkin / Adams Gallery – New York NY, United States
2000
Fragmentos de una Historia
Frederic Snitzer Gallery – Miami FL, United States
2000
Rodeado de Mar
Contemporary Art Center of Virginia – Virginia Beach VA, United States
2000
1999
The Art Museum At Florida International University – Miami FL, United States
1999
Galeria Ramis Barquet – New York NY, United States
1999
Annina Nosei Gallery – New York NY, United States
1999
1998
Crónicas Americanas
Museo Rufino Tamayo – Mexico, Mexico
1998
20/21: José Bedia
Joslyn Art Museum – Omaha NE, United States
1998
1997
Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art – Wichita State University – Wichita KS, United States
1997
Galería Der Brücke – Arte Contemporáneo – Buenos Aires, Argentina
1997
Crónicas Americanas
MARCO Museo de Arte Contemporáneo – Monterrey, Mexico
1997
Errónea Artesania
Frumkin / Adams Gallery – New York NY, United States
1997
Historia de Animales
Frederic Snitzer Gallery – Coral Gables FL, United States
1997
1996
Mi Esencialismo
Porin Taidemuseo – Pori, Finland
1996
Drawings by José Bedia
Porter Troupe Gallery – San Diego CA, United States
1996
Frumkin / Adams Gallery – New York NY, United States
1996
Mi Esencialismo
Douglas Hyde Gallery – Trinity College – Dublin, Ireland
1996
1995
Mundele Quiere Saber (The White Person Wants to Know)
Frederic Snitzer Gallery – Coral Gables FL, United States
1995
Mundele Quiere Saber (The White Person Wants to Know)
Terrace Gallery – Orlando City Hall – Orlando FL, United States
1995
Cosas Redondas / Round Things
Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art – Fort Lauderdale FL, United States
1995
1994
De Donde Vengo
ICA Institute of Contemporary Art – Philadelphia PA, United States
1994
Thomas Cohn Arte Contemporânea – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1994
1993
La Isla en Pienso
Galeria Nina Menocal – Mexico, Mexico
1993
Fábula
Galería Fernando Quintana – Bogotá, Colombia
1993
1992
Brevisima Relación de la Destrucción de las Indias
Frumkin / Adams Gallery – New York NY, United States
1992
Brevisima Relación de la Destrucción de las Indias
Museo Carrillo Gil de Arte Contemporáneo – Mexico, Mexico
1992
1990
Recent Work
Forest City Gallery – London ON, Canada
1990
1989
Galería Angel Romero – Madrid, Spain
1989
1986
MET Metropolitan Museum of Manila – Manila, Philippines
1986
Crónicas Americanas III
Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam – Havana, Cuba
1986
Exposición de Dibujos
Galería Angel Romero – Madrid, Spain
1986
1984
Persistencia del Uso
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes – Havana, Cuba
1984
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Galeria Ramis Barquet – 5th floor 41 East 57th Street – New York NY, United States
Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : Tamarind Institute – 108-110 Cornell Drive Se – Albuquerque NM, United States
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Galeria Ramis Barquet – 5th floor 41 East 57th Street – New York NY, United States
The Armory Show 2002
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/22/2002 – 02/25/2002
Represented by : Galeria Ramis Barquet – 5th floor 41 East 57th Street – New York NY, United States
Art Miami, n°12
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
01/04/2002 – 01/08/2002
Represented by : Galería Angel Romero – San Pedro 5 – Madrid, Spain
2001
Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Galeria Ramis Barquet – 5th floor 41 East 57th Street – New York NY, United States
Art Miami, n° 11
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
01/18/2001 – 01/22/2001
Represented by : Artemundi – Suite 915 1680 Michigan Avenue – Miami Beach FL, United States
Artpalmbeach – 4th Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
01/10/2001 – 01/15/2001
Represented by : Galeria Ramis Barquet – 5th floor 41 East 57th Street – New York NY, United States
2000
FIAC, n°27
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/25/2000 – 10/30/2000
Represented by : Galeria Ramis Barquet – 5th floor 41 East 57th Street – New York NY, United States
1999
Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Galería Polígrafa – Balmes, 54 – Barcelona, Spain
Artpalmbeach – Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
03/10/1999 – 03/15/1999
Represented by : Galeria Ramis Barquet – 5th floor 41 East 57th Street – New York NY, United States
1998
Art Chicago 1998
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
1998
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°17
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
1998
Represented by : Der Brücke – Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
1996
ExpoArte – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Espacio Minimo – Guadalajara, Mexico
1996
Group exhibitions
2001
4th Caribbean Biennial
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
11/14/2001 – 02/17/2002
1999
Today and Everyday, an exhibition for children
Galería Ramis Barquet – New York NY, United States
1999
1998
Animal. Anima. Animus
Porin Taidemuseo – Pori, Finland
06/06/1998 – 08/30/1998
1996
Sin Fronteras: arte latinoamericano actual
Fundación Museo de Artes Visuales Alejandro Otero – Caracas, Venezuela
1996
1995
Caribbean Vision: Contemporary Painting & Sculpture
Center for the Fine Arts – Miami FL, United States
1995
1994
Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, n°22
São Paulo, Brazil
1994
inSITE94
La Torre de Tijuana – Tijuana, Mexico
1994
1993
Latin American Artists of the Twentieth Century
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
1993
1991
El Desafío a la Colonización – 4a Bienal de la Habana
Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam – Havana, Cuba
11/16/1991 – 12/31/1991
Los hijos de Guillermo Tell
Fundación Museo de Artes Visuales Alejandro Otero – Caracas, Venezuela
1991
1989
Les Magiciens de la Terre
MNAM Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou – Paris, France
1989
1987
Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, n° 19
Ibirapuera Park, gate 3 – São Paulo, Brazil
1987
I Bienal Internacional de Pintura de Cuenca
Cuenca, Ecuador
04/24/1987 – 07/24/1987
1986
2a Bienal de la Habana
Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam – Havana, Cuba
11/26/1986 – 12/31/1986
1984
1a Bienal de la Habana
Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam – Havana, Cuba
05/1984 – 06/1984
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