Esteban Leyva

A Los Reyes Magos

Born in Havana, Cuba
Lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia. USA

Painter, draftsman, graphic designer, and Cuban muralist who lives and works in the city of Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from the Higher Institute of Art in Havana (ISA) in 1982, obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Plastic Arts with a specialization in Mural Painting. He also graduated from the San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts in 1976. He was a professor and head of the Painting and Composition department at the National School of Plastic Arts (ENAP) for over a decade (1981-1993).
With over 40 years of experience in painting, he has participated in 20 solo exhibitions and over 70 group exhibitions. His paintings are included in the private collections of art connoisseurs in over 30 countries.He has been awarded six First Prizes in painting at the national and international level, including the renowned “13 de Marzo” competition sponsored by the University of Havana and the National Museum of Fine Arts in 1986. He is a member of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) and the National Council of Plastic Arts (CNAP).
1982 Graduated from the Higher Institute of Art (ISA), Major in visual Arts with specialty of Mural Painting. Havana, Cuba. 1981-1993 Professor and Head of Department of Painting and Composition of the National school of Visual Arts (ENAP), Havana, Cuba. 1976 Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of San Alejandro, Havana, Cuba
2017
“ART & LOVE” Art Auction. Mills Residence, Hosted by the U.S. Embassy Havana, Cuba.
“DE FRAGMENTACIONES”, Galería Villa Manuela, La Habana, Cuba.
2015
“12th Havana Biennial”, Domingo Ravenet Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
2014
“Motion City” KAVACHNINA Contemporany Gallery. Miami, Florida, USA.
2013
“Two Brothers, two borders”, at Luminarte Gallery, Dallas, Texas, USA.
2012
“One Artist”, Havana Nostra Gallery, Miami, Florida, USA.
2011
“Leyva exhibition” Contemporany KAVACHNINA Gallery. Miami Florida, USA.
2008
“PARTY” Origin Gallery, Grand Theater of Havana, Havana, Cuba.
2004
“Happy Together ” Galliano Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
“Leyva’s brothers” Panama City, Panama.
1999
“A place nigh to Havana” Roberto Ramos Gallery. (Landscapes) Calle 8 Miami. FL. USA, USA
1995
Institute of Art Havana, Havana, Cuba.
1993
“Looking for sea abstraction” René Portocarrero Gallery-workshop, Havana, Cuba.
1992
“Leyva Exhibition” Library National Arts School (ENA), Havana, Cuba.
1990
“Leyva Exhibition” Centro NEPSTADIUM. Budapest, Hungary.
”Abuc” Canvas prints and drawings, National Arts School (ENA), Havana, Cuba.
1989
“Drawings and paintings by Andres Puig and Esteban Leyva” Andragos Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
1987
“Esteban Leyva and Darié Sandú exposed” Cuban Institute of Fisheries, Havana, Cuba.
1986
“Arm and disarm the sea” Maritime Research Center, Havana, Cuba.
1985
“Leyva Exhibition” Provincial Center of Plastic Arts and Design, Havana, Cuba.
1980
“Martí now” Educational Improvement Institute, Ministry of Education, Havana.Cuba.
1978
Elementary school teacher trainer José Martí, Cojimar, Havana, Cuba
2023
Group exhibition “Blue-Chip Cuban Art” at Color Sense Project, Allapattah. FL.USA
“ART & OBJECTS”. MAC ART Galleries. Delray Beach. FL. USA.
2022
“Power Painters”. MAC ART Galleries. Delray Beach, FL, U.S.A.
2021
Gallery Oppening. Art Evey Gallery. Palm Beach. Fl, U.S.A.
2019
“CUBA comes to Allentown” A 30 Years Vision Shared by a Leigh Valley Art Lover. Mezz Gallery, Marriot Renaissance Hotel. Allentown, PA.
2018
Collective exhibitions. MAC ART Galleries. Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
2017
“Levitar en abstracto”, Arteconsult Gallery, Panamá, Panamá.
2016- 2017
“Mar de culturas” Panamá, Cuba, España. Centro cultural de España casa del soldado, Panama City.
2016
“Es mejor dudar” Casa 8 Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
2015-2016
“Cuban Art generation 80s” Museo de Linares A.C, Nuevo León, México y Museo de Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, México.
2015
“Espacios paralelos” Hotel Habana Libre, Havana, Cuba.
“Poems and paintings” Casa del Alba, Havana, Cuba.
2014
Collective exhibition “Libro 100 Abstracts artists” Casa del ALBA, Vedado, Havana. Cuba.
Dallas Art Fair, LMNT Gallery, Texas, USA.
“ALTERNATIVE”, LMNT Gallery, Art Basel week. Miami, Florida, USA.
“Afluencia: manifestación cubana” Centro Cultural Ricardo Palma. Lima, Perú.
“The Contemporary Art” The Current Art Group U.S.A. at SPECTRUM Art Fair, Miami, FL. USA
2013
“Revoutionary Island: Tales of Cuban History and Culture”. Sonoma
Valley Museum of Art (SVMA) Sonoma, CAL. USA.
“SPECTRUM” Art Fair, Art Basel week, Current Art Group USA, Miami, Florida, USA.
“BUILDING BRIDGES”, Sacramento, California, USA.
“FWADA DADA” Art Show with Dallas Art Dealers Association (DADA), Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas USA.
“Revolutionary Island: Tales of Cuban History and Culture”. Sonoma Valley Museum of Art (SVMA) Sonoma, California. USA
Cuban Artist Art Fair, Taste of Cuba Festival, Brickell Circle Downtown, Miami, Florida, USA.
“Contemporary Art Fair”, Brickell Art Walk exhibition, Miami, Florida, USA.
“ABSTRACTION”, LMNT Gallery. Miami, Florida, USA.
“INCOGNITO”, Naples Museum of Art, Naples, Florida, USA.
2012
“Soy Cuba”, Arte Enigma Gallery, Wynwood Art District, Miami, Florida, USA.
“Cuban Art party”, Private event at Sonoma Valley Vinery, Sonoma, California, USA.
“Zenith” at Luminarte Gallery, Dallas, Texas, USA.
“Contemporary Art Fair”, Brickell Art Walk exhibition, Miami, Florida, USA.
“Contemporary Cuban artists”, LMNT Gallery. Miami, Florida, USA.
“Cuban Artists”, Wynwood Art District, Miami, Florida, USA. 2011 Expo Gallery Trades. Havana. Cuba
2011
GROUP SHOW. Contemporany Kavachina Gallery. Winwood Art district, Miami, Florida. USA.
Naples Art Fair, Contemporany Kavachnina Gallery, Naples Florida. USA.
Collective exhibition International Sculpture and Paintings, Contemporany Kavachnina Gallery, Miami, Florida USA.
American Art Fair, Contemporany Kavachnina Gallery, Convention Center, Miami Florida. USA
Urban Dreams, Contemporany Kavachnina Gallery,Miami, Florida, USA.
Expo Galería Los Oficios. Ciudad de La Habana. Cuba.
Major Awards

1995
First award. “Competition SALON PLAYA” Gallery Servando Cabrera, Havana, Cuba.
1991
First prize. “Hall mini box” Gallery CID # 3, Madrid, Spain.
1990
First award. “International Competition Otto Blathy in Memoriam” National Library Budapest, Hungary.
1987
First award. “Competition 26” The FAR. National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana Cuba.
1986
First award. “Competition March 13” Gallery L. University of Havana, Havana, Cuba.
1974
First prize drawing contest of young artists, Head of University Students, Jagiellonian University. Krakow, Poland.
Works in Collections

2016 MOLAA Museum of Latin American Art. Long Beach, California, U.S.A.
2015 Alta Med Health Services Corporation. Los Angeles, California USA.
2013 Sonoma Valley Museum of Art (SVMA) Sonoma, California. U.S.A.
2011 Artis-Naples Museum, Naples Fl, USA.
2012 The Democratic Party headquarters in the State of California. Sacramento, California. USA.
2008 José Martí National Library. Havana, Cuba.
2008 50th Anniversary Mural Hotel Habana Libre, Havana, Cuba.
2007 Football CLUB “Le Mans Union Club 72”, Paris, France.
2005 Colecction BACCARDI. Panamá City, Panamá.
2003 Contemporary Art Museum Topes de Collantes, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba.
1995 The Military Hospital, Havana, Cuba.
1995 The Juan Manuel Márquez. Havana, Cuba.
1994 William Soler Children’s Hospital Heart Center, Havana, Cuba.
1992 José Martí University of Pedagogical Science, Havana, Cuba