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Manuel Mendive BIOGRAPHY
Born 1944 Havana, Cuba. Known for: Yoruba culture drawing, painting, wood carving and sculpture, mixed media.
Manuel Mendive is one of the leading Afro-Cuban artists to emerge from the Revolutionary Period. Mendive was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1944. His family practiced La Regla de Ocha, or Santería. A... Read full biography
Manuel Mendive is one of the leading Afro-Cuban artists to emerge from the Revolutionary Period. Mendive was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1944. His family practiced La Regla de Ocha, or Santería. A mulatto, he cherishes his Yoruba roots from the West Coast of Africa. In 1963, he graduated from the San... Read full biography
Manuel Mendive is one of the leading Afro-Cuban artists to emerge from the Revolutionary Period. Mendive was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1944. His family practiced La Regla de Ocha, or Santería. A mulatto, he cherishes his Yoruba roots from the West Coast of Africa. In 1963, he graduated from the San Alejandro Academy of Plastic Arts, Havana. He has received numerous awards for his art within exhibitions in Cuba and in Europe. Since the beginning of his artistic career, he has participated in many... Read full biography
Manuel Mendive is one of the leading Afro-Cuban artists to emerge from the Revolutionary Period. Mendive was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1944. His family practiced La Regla de Ocha, or Santería. A mulatto, he cherishes his Yoruba roots from the West Coast of Africa. In 1963, he graduated from the San Alejandro Academy of Plastic Arts, Havana. He has received numerous awards for his art within exhibitions in Cuba and in Europe. Since the beginning of his artistic career, he has participated in many group and solo art exhibits. His first one man show was held at the Center of Art in Havana, in 1964. In 1968, he was awarded the Adam Montparnasse prize for his painting exhibit at the Salon de Mai, in Paris, and third prize at the Salón Nacional... Read full biography
Manuel Mendive is one of the leading Afro-Cuban artists to emerge from the Revolutionary Period. Mendive was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1944. His family practiced La Regla de Ocha, or Santería. A mulatto, he cherishes his Yoruba roots from the West Coast of Africa. In 1963, he graduated from the San Alejandro Academy of Plastic Arts, Havana. He has received numerous awards for his art within exhibitions in Cuba and in Europe. Since the beginning of his artistic career, he has participated in many group and solo art exhibits. His first one man show was held at the Center of Art in Havana, in 1964. In 1968, he was awarded the Adam Montparnasse prize for his painting exhibit at the Salon de Mai, in Paris, and third prize at the Salón Nacional de Artes Plásticas, in Havana. Today, his art resides in museums and galleries all over the world which include Cuba, Russia, Somalia, Beni... Read full biography
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Manuel Mendive is one of the leading Afro-Cuban artists to emerge from the Revolutionary Period
Mendive was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1944. His family practiced La Regla de Ocha, or Santería. A mulatto, he cherishes his Yoruba roots from the West Coast of Africa. In 1963, he graduated from the San Alejandro Academy of Plastic Arts, Havana.
He has received numerous awards for his art within exhibitions in Cuba and in Europe. Since the beginning of his artistic career, he has participated in many group and solo art exhibits. His first one man show was held at the Center of Art in Havana, in 1964. In 1968, he was awarded the Adam Montparnasse prize for his painting exhibit at the Salon de Mai, in Paris, and third prize at the Saló...But wait, there's more...
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