Bio
Osy Milian (Havana, Cuba, 1992). Elementary School Graduate of the Visual Arts José Antonio Díaz Peláez (Havana 2006), of the Academy of Arts San Alejandro (Havana, 2011) and Plastic Arts at the Higher Institute of Art (Havana, 2016). The exhibitions Most recent personalities where he has participated are: The grays ( The gallery Lounge, Town Center at Boca Raton, Florida, United States, 2021 ) North (198 Allen Street, New York, United States, 2020); C’est moi, C’est nous (Xin Dong Cheng Space for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China, 2019) Fuga (Galería Artis 718, Havana, Cuba 2018); Fragments (Artemorfosis Gallery, Zürich, Switzerland, 2018). Her work has been exhibited in solo exhibitions (15 ) and in group shows (70), National and international. Awarded in various competitions, including find the First UNESCO Prize (XVI International Biennial, Kanazawa, Japan, 2007); First Prize (Passion for Freedom 2012, United Kingdom, being Ambassador of La Paz in London, 2013; Acquisition Prize (Contest Post-it 2, Thriangle, Havana, 2014). His works are in collections public areas such as the European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM), Barcelona, Spain; Xin Dong Cheng Space for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China; Sara M. Vance Waddell Private gallery, Cincinnati, United States and private collections from Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, France, Italy, England, United States, China, Japan, Lebanon, Australia, Panama, Brazil, Jamaica and Peru.
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SOLO SHOWS
2021
• The Gallery Lounge. Boca Raton, Miami, USA
2020
• NORTE (Pop Up Exhibition). 198 Allen Street, NY, USA
2019
• C’MOI, C’EST NOUS! Xin Dong Cheng Space for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
2018
• FUGA. Gallery Artis 718, Havana, Cuba
• Fragments. Gallery ArteMorfosis, Zurich, Switzerland
2016
• id1428115017. Gallery Servando, Havana, Cuba
2015
• ERIDANI. Gallery Artis 718, Havana, Cuba
2013
• Bipersonal, Take-Off. Lloyd’s Register, Havana, Cuba
2012
• Arte Cubano Joven. Broderick Gallery, Portland, Oregon, USA
2011
• Sin Regreso. Lloyd’s Register, Havana, Cuba
• Big Girls Small Girls. Gallery South Border, Beirut, Lebanon
2010
• Frágil. Gallery Salón del Monte, Ambos Mundos Hotel, Old Havana, Cuba
2008
• El volumen de lo fértil. Gallery Carmen Montilla, Old Havana, Cuba
2006
• No Lejos del Mar. Gallery Ismaelillo, Biblioteca Nacional José Martí, Havana, Cuba
2004
• Pintando Fantasías. Gallery Guerrero, Havana, Cuba
COLLECTIVE SHOWS
2021
• A Snapshot of Globalization. Museum of University Tsinghua, Xin Dong Cheng and His Contemporary Art Collection, China
2020
• Un minuto de reflexión en el arte internacional. Galería de arte Frida Kahlo, México
• PRISMA. (Virtual Exhibition) Gallery ArteMorfosis, Zurich, Switzerland
• The Masks We Wear. Pendleton Street Photography, Cincinnati, USA
2019
• Art Fair Shanghai. Xin Dong Cheng Space for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
• GRL PWR: My Generation. Pendleton Street Photography, Cincinnati, USA
• New Radiance For The Capital. Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski, Collateral 13th Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba
• La Pauta Que Conecta. Fábrica de Arte Cubano, Collateral 13th Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba
• Obra en Ejecución. Centro a+, Collateral 13th Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba
• Street Figures. 508 Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2018
• Art Fair Zurich. Gallery arteMorfosis, Zurich, Switzerland
2017
• Fair Art Beijing. Xin Dong Cheng Space for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
• Fair Barcú. Gallery Seis Seis, Bogotá, Colombia
• Punto y línea sobre el plano. Fábrica de Arte Cubano, Havana, Cuba
• Bridges not Walls. Rigoberto Mena´s Studio, Havana, Cuba
• Pipol. Gallery Artis 718, Havana, Cuba
• Archivoxx. Gallery La Acacia, Havana, Cuba
2016
• Cuba Avant Garde III. Xin Dong Cheng Space for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
• Arigato. Taller Gorría, Havana, Cuba
• Selfie. Gallery Díaz Peláez, San Alejandro, Havana, Cuba
• Open Your Eyes. Gallery Galiano, Havana, Cuba
• Si no quieres ir, acuéstate a dormir. Gallery Galiano, Havana, Cuba
2015
• Presente Continuo. Gallery Servando, Havana, Cuba
• Proyecto “Con Lentes de Contacto”. Higher Institute of Art ISA. 12th Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba
• El paraíso de Freya. Gallery Miramar 601, Cuba, 12th Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba
• No le temas a los colores estridentes. Morro Cabaña, 12th Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba
• Start Game. Gallery Villa Manuela, Havana, Cuba
• 13+1. Fundación Ludwig, Havana, Cuba
• éticos y estéticos. Centro de Prensa Internacional, Havana, Cuba
2014
• Ahora 12. Gallery Artis 718, Havana, Cuba
• 6to Salon de Arte Contemporáneo. Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam, Havana, Cuba
• Post it 2 (Thriangle). Gallery Collage Havana, Havana, Cuba
• En Rosa. Gallery Collage Havana, Havana, Cuba
• Taller Sense-Lab. Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales, Havana, Cuba
2013
• A Todo Género. Spanish Embassy, Havana, Cuba
• The Story of the Creative. Angel Orensanz Foundation, NY, USA
• Sex in the City. Gallery “La Acacia”, Havana, Cuba
2012
• Art Basel Fair. Miami, Florida, USA
• Passion For Freedom London Festival. UNIT 24 Gallery, London, UK
• Expo Beyond Crayons & Finger Painting. Gallery B2 Fine Art Gallery/ Studios, Tacoma, WA, USA
• Expo Divertimentos. Gallery Los Oficios, Havana Ballet Festival, Havana, Cuba
• Expo EX-Stasi. Galleria 360, Florence, Italy
• Expo La, la, la, yeh, yeh, yeh. Gallery Primer Acto Teatro Hubert de Blanck, Havana, Cuba
• Expo Érase una vez. Casa de la Cultura de Calzada y 8, Havana, Cuba
• Expo colateral 11na bienal de Havana: “GLUE”. Higher Institute of Art ISA, Havana, Cuba
• Escapando con el paisaje. Gallery Luz y Oficios, Havana, Cuba
• Proyecto The Habitat Gallery (11na bienal de Havana). La Cabaña (pabellón A12) y Gallery Larramendi, Havana, Cuba
• Crimen, Náusea y Transgresión. Restaurant: La Galería, Havana, Cuba
• Mujeres artistas del futuro. Interest Section of the USA Embassy in Cuba, Havana, Cuba
2011
• Finalistas, XI Salón de Arte Digital. Centro Cultural ICAIC Fresa y Chocolate, Havana, Cuba
• Internationale Messe Sindelfingen. www.messe-sindelfingen.de, Stuttgart, Alemania
• El Madrigazo. Gallery Belkis Ayón, Asociación Hermanos Saiz, Havana, Cuba
• 35 Aniversario graduados (1975-2010). Gallery Belkis Ayón, Havana, Cuba
• La gallina de los huevos dorados. Gallery El reino de este mundo, Havana, Cuba
• Magnetismo. Gallery Palacio de Gobierno, Old Havana, Cuba
• Voltéate. Canal Habana, Havana, Cuba
• Proyecto Plato Fuerte. Gallery Cascarilla “Two years”, San Alejandro, Havana Cuba
2009
• Proyecto cultural de exposiciones Itinerante, ONG José Martí. C. Cultural Arahal, Sevilla, S. Bartolomé de la Torre, Huelva, Alcaldía de Cantillana. Cataluña, Spain
• Enviroment del Omega al Alfa. Fine Arts Academy San Alejandro, Havana, Cuba
• Proyecto colateral Lágrimas Negras. X Havana Biennial, Fine Arts Academy San Alejandro, Havana, Cuba
• Proyecto colateral Hogar Materno Celia Sánchez Manduley. X Havana Biennial in Jaimanitas, Havana, Cuba
• Por Única Vez. Miniatura 10CM. Gallery Belkis Ayón, Havana, Cuba
2008
• XIII Festival Internacional de Poesía de Havana. Poesía en Los Balcones, Plaza Vieja, Old Havana, Cuba
2007
• Salón Concurso Internacional Pintando Dinosaurios. National History Museum, SNOMNH, Oklahoma, USA
• 14th Bienal Internacional de Arte, Kanagawa Square, Japan
2006
• Muestra de graduación del Nivel Elemental. Gallery Belkis Ayón, C.A.V. José A Díaz Peláez, Havana, Cuba
• Reflejando al Maestro. Gallery Ismaelillo, B. N José Martí, Havana, Cuba
• IX Concurso de Pintura y Dibujo: Combate. Casa Museo Hurón Azul, Havana, Cuba
• IX Salón Nacional de Artes Plásticas Fayad Jamis. Arabic Union of Cuba, Havana, Cuba
2005
• Arte Erótico Oro-Eros. Gallery Juan M Rodríguez, Centro de Arte Boyeros, Havana, Cuba
• Muestra de Expresión Creadora. Gallery Centro Balear, Havana, Cuba
• Mirada al Mundo del Celuloide. Gallery Guerrero, Havana, Cuba
AWARDS (selection)
2020
• Most Voted Work in PRISMA Contest – The Colors of Crisis, Zurich, Switzerland
2014
• Acquisition Award, Post it 2 Contest, Havana, Cuba
2012
• 1st Award. Freedom Ambassador 2013 in Passion for Freedom London Festival 2012, UK
2007
• UNESCO Award, 14th International Painting Biennial, Kanagawa, Japan
• 1st Award, AEWA International Contest, Bonn, Germany
PUBLICATIONS (selection)
2019
• ARTempoCuba, Cutting Edge Art in Havana 100 Cuban Artists, pages 88-89
• Los Flujos De La Imagen, Caridad Blanco
2018
• Coups de Coeur, Contemporary Sculpture Art Works From Xin Dong Cheng Collection
2017
• My Art Safari in Havana, The HuffPost, Bruce Helander
2016
• The Millenials Generation, Piter Ortega
• ART on Cuba Magazine, Article “Osy has his own imaginary”, Daniel G. Alfonso
2015
• Harper’s BAZAAR Art Magazine. (September Issue)
2014
• ART on Cuba Digital Magazine, Article “Las vibraciones cromáticas de Osy Milian”, Chrislie Pérez
2012
• CdeCuba Art Magazine, Article “Del Ejercicio al Concepto”, pages 27, 28
2011
• “Contra la Toxina” Book, Piter Ortega, Article “Una carrera en ascenso”, page 99
• Touristic Magazine “Más viajes”, Article: “El volumen de lo fértil”, pages 78, 79
2010
• Arte por Excelencias Magazine, Article “Mímesis, ejercicio, concepto…”
• Asociación Hermanos Saiz Digital Cultural Magazine, Article “Huevos dorados y de otros colores”
2007
• Website: www.amazing-kids.org