Antonio Guerrero is a contemporary Cuban American Artist. He was born in 1968 in Matanzas Cuba, under the Castro regime. Guerrero grew up in a household where artistic expression was appreciated and encouraged; although materials were not always available, his dreams and ideas were always abundant.

In 1986 Antonio was drafted into the army and was immediately transported to Africa to fight in the Ethiopian War. He was inspired by the people and scenes of Africa and he developed an interest in modern expressionism and began to experiment with modern forms of visual art. The popularity of his work led to exhibits of his paintings at the military base.

Antonio returned to Cuba in 1988 where he resumed his job as an artisan specializing in painting, engraving wood carving, sculpting and metal work. Feeling increasingly oppressed by Cuba’s government, and unhappy with the worsening living conditions, Antonio, along with two other men, climbed into a raft they had secretly designed and built. Floating off from the coast of Matanzas, they were at sea for five days before being rescued and brought to the U.S

Guerrero sees the world as a cosmic stage for human activity. «I’m in the system like a computer programmer writing codes with my sketchbook and brushes, playing the critic, here to create and program the unconscious. Apart from all the trouble we cause ourselves, I believe we are immersed in a powerful and beautiful mystery. The fact of our existence is a great riddle to me.

“A gift from GOD”. Self-taught.

2021

«Con RED» curated by Julio Santiago, Hudson, New York (USA)

2018  

Casa Turquesa Art Gallery, Cancun (Mexico) Curated by Carlos Calvet

2016  

«Tailor Boat» Vargas Gallery, curated by Henry Ballate, Miami, FL (USA)

«Red Works» at LCAA, Fort Myers (USA)

2015  

Wynwood Exhibition Center «Red Planet» Curate by The Cuban Art Project. Miami, FL (USA)

The Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center, Fort Mayers, FL (USA)

2014  

«Havana Night» Thomasville Center of the Art, Georgia (USA)

Solo show, at Miguel Rodez Art Project, January 19, Miami, FL (USA)

2013  

Miguel Rodez Art Project, under the name «Passion red». Miami, FL (USA)

2012  

Miguel Rodez Studio, under the name «Drawn from within», Miami, FL (USA)

2011  

Mano Fine Art Project Space, under the name «Made in the USA», Miami, FL (USA)

2010  

Miami Dade West Campus Martin and Pat Fine Center for the Arts (USA)

2009  

Leal Gallery, under the name! “Milla 45”. Miami, FL (USA)

2008  

Color Alternative Space, under the name “The Way to Love”, Miami, FL (USA)

2007  

Horizon line Gallery, under the name “The naked people” Tampa, FL (USA)

2005  

ArtRome Gallery (Italy)

1996  

Cubans in the Exile, US Rep, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Washinton, DC (USA)

2021  

Art Evey, Group art show, curated by Carla Berenice Groh, Palm Beach, FL (USA)

2020  

«Censored» curated by Eduardo Lira Art Gallery, Miami, FL (USA)

2018  

Ceaseless Stream, Artifact Art Gallery, Lakeland FL, curated by Olga Nodarse

2017

International Art Fair Miami, (Spectrum) Art Spot It’s Present by Aldo Castillo Gallery, FL (USA)

2017  

Identity & Belonging: a Cuban Collective at Wall Street Fine Art, Jacksonville, FL (USA)

Artium Art Gallery, Off the wall, three currents, one flow. curated by Carlos Suares de Jesús, Miami, FL (USA)

2016  

Payare’s Studio, Miami FL (USA)

Kendall Art Center, Part 2 Beyond the collector’s Cabinet, Miami, FL (USA)

Artium Art Gallery «Good to the last droop» curated by TCAP, Miami, FL (USA)

Palm Spring Art Fair represent by Jorge Mendez Gallery (USA)

2015

International Art Fair Miami, It’s Present by Aldo Castillo Gallery, Miami Beach, FL (USA)

LuminArte Gallery, Under the name «Cultural Revolution». Dallas, Texas (USA)

Blank Canvas Project, Curated by Blank Canvas, Miami, FL (USA)

LuminArte Gallery, Under the name «Exodus». Dallas, Texas (USA)

Instituto Cultural de Mexico, Under the name, «Di-verse» Linen as unifying elements, curated by Rubber Stamp, Miami, FL (USA)

Miromar Art Fair, represent by Aldo Castillo Gallery, Naples, FL (USA)

Palm Spring Fine Art Fair represent by Jorge Mendez Gallery, CA (USA)

2014

Spectrum Miami Art Fair/ArtSpot Aldo Castillo Gallery, Miami, FL (USA)

MDCC, Doral Campus,»Cosmic Connections» curated by Roberta, Miami FL (USA)

Jorge Mendez Gallery, «The Trojan Horse» Palm Spring CA (USA)

CU.1 Gallery. «Los Cuatro». Miami, FL (USA)

MA+D, Miami Art, and Design, Adriana Budich Arte Contemporáneo, Miami, FL (USA)

Florida Contemporary at The Baker Museum, Naples, FL (USA)

Continuum at Sweet Gallery Curate by  Richard LTooke. Naples, FL (USA)

2013

The Sidney Berne Davis Art Center «Punctum contra Punctum II American Edition, curate by Richard LTooke

Jorge Mendez Gallery, under the name «Twelve». Palm Spring, CA (USA)

Milander Center of Art, Under the name «La mano Hispana» curated by Vicky Romay and Noel Santiesteban, Hialeah, Miami FL (USA)

The Georgian National Museum, The National Gallery, «Punctum contra Punctum II curated by Richard LTooke, Republic of Georgia (Tbilisi)

Naples Museum of Art, under the name «Incognito», Naples, FL (USA)

LMNT Art Gallery, under the name «Celebrity Art Series», Miami, FL (USA)

MFA, under the name «Inspired by red» at Mano Fine Art, Miami, FL (USA)

2012

MFA, under the name «Made in the USA» MANO Fine Art, Studio, Miami, FL (USA)

Studio 18 under the name «Sincerity Project». Pembroke Pines, FL (USA)

2011

Cafeina Wynwood Lounge «Becks Emerging Artist». Miami, FL (USA)

Leal Gallery, under the name «Cuban Master under 360». Miami, FL, (USA)

Leal’s Gallery, under the name «Cubanos de Aquí y de Allá», Miami, FL (USA)

SeaFair, Represented by Aldo Castillo Gallery, Sarasota, FL (USA)

Art Naples, Represented by Aldo Castillo Gallery, Naples, FL (USA)

Art Naples, Represented by Miami Wave, Curated by Sergio Garcia, Naples, FL (USA)

2010

ArtRouge Gallery, Miami, FL (USA)

Renee Gallery, under the name “The Future, belongs to you”, Miami, FL (USA)

International Art Fair Palm Beach, Presented By Aldo Castillo Gallery

International Art Fair Miami, It’s Present by Aldo Castillo Gallery, Miami Beach, FL (USA)

2009

MAC Building, under the name “Artistas por una America Verde”. Miami, FL (USA)

Glass Gallery, City Hall Pembroke Pines, Pines Boulevard, FL (USA)

The University of Miami, under the name “One”, Miami, FL (USA)

Alliance Française, Miami, FL (USA)

777 Studio Gallery, Miami, FL (USA)

2008

Colby Gallery, under the name “Mexican Influence in Latin American Art” Chicago (USA)

Second Annual Williams Island Artwarlk (Virtu) (USA)

The Goddess Store and Studio, Artwalk Gallery, Hollywood, FL (USA)

2007

Tampa Artist Emporium Gallery, Tampa, FL (USA)

1995

Galeria Vanidades, Miami, Florida (USA)

José Marti Foundation, Miami Florida (USA)

1987

Diré Dawa Military Base, Ethiopia while serving with the Cuban Army. (Ethiopia, Africa)

Awards and Honors

2005  Third Place Award Winner, ArtRome Gallery, Rome (Italy)
2009  First Place, two Awards winner, Best man show and best art in the show! Miami, FL (USA

Public-Speaking Engagements
Interview  “Art for your ears” WMNF 88.5 FM Community Radio, Tampa, FL (USA) 2007
Interview  “City of art” TV, Community Network, Tampa, FL (USA) 2006
Interview  “Radio Mambi” Live Show, Miami, FL (USA) 1994
Interview  “Orgullo Latino” Channel Cosmovisión, Miami, FL (USA) 2008
TV  Miami Channel, Miami, FL (USA) 2009
Interview  “La Poderosa” Emisora de Radio AM, Miami, FL (USA) 2009
DIVA  Latinoamericana (Chile) 2009
Radio  Caracol. Miami, FL (USA) 2010

Collections
— Tbilisi Georgia, Consul of the Art Spain’s Consul General in Miami, Cristina Barrios.
— Bacardi Permanent Collection.
Mirta de Perales, oil on canvas “Los Balseros del 92”.
— International Private Collectors world-wide

Museums

2020  Permanent Collection on The Baker Museum, Naples, FL (USA)

2018  SALCAA at The Baker Museum, Art Auction, Naples, FL (USA)

2017  SALCAA at The Baker Museum, Art Auction, Naples, FL (USA)

2016  SALCAA at The Baker Museum, Art Auction, Naples, FL (USA)

2015  Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum of Myrtle Beach

«Voices of an Island» The Reynier Llanes Art Collection (USA)

2014  Florida Contemporary at The Baker Museum, Naples, FL (USA)

2013  The Georgian National Museum, The National Gallery, «Punctum contra Punctum II curated by Richard LTooke, Republic of Georgia (Tbilisi