As an artist and Cuban immigrant, I am interested in investigating ideas around transculturation within the postmodern condition, focusing on the creation of surfaces that become memorial testimonies or artifacts.

My current body of work explores an immigrant’s journey between Western and non-Western cultures and the process of integration and re-invention. Central to this exploration is the symbolic image of the wall as barrier, fortress, sanctuary or prison; it acts as a limit that asks to be dealt with in one way or another. The wall becomes both the boundary and the temptation: something that has to be passed over, physically and /or psychologically. I have been developing a vocabulary of painterly images and effects that simulate stratifications of oppositions meant to evoke permanence and transience, absence and presence, belonging and displacement, which are part of the immigrant’s lived experience.

1979-1982   Academy of Art San Alejandro, Havanna, Cuba

WORK
2002-2020   University of Windsor, Visual Arts, drawing and painting professor.
1992-2007   Various mural projects.
1984-1995   Exhibition curator, Taller Cultural “Luis Diaz Oduardo” / Santiago de Cuba.
1983-1984   Museum restoration, Museo Emilio Bacardi /Santiago de Cuba.

 SOLO EXHIBITIONS

TimeRoom. SoCA gallery, Windsor. ON 2018
SB CONTEMPORARY ART “One Wall, One Work”, Windor, ON 2017
Lingua Franca. EinRaum 5–7, Braunschweig, Germany. 2014
Space in Between. SBContemporary Art Gallery. Windsor, Ontario. 2013
Open Sesame. Thames Art Gallery, Chatham ,Ontario. 2012
Mutaciones. Galeria Taller Cultural “Luis D. Oduardo”, Santiago de Cuba 2008
We Were Here. Bajo el Sol Gallery, US Virgen Islands 2007
Kunst im Werk. Trierenberg, Linz, Austria 2006
Ambulambis. Bajo el Sol Gallery, US Virgin Islands 2005
Puntos Cardinales. Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, Canada 2004
What Floats Your Boat. Oakland Independent Projects, California 2002
Pase a Tierra. Taller Cultural “Luis D. Oduardo”, Santiago de Cuba 2002
A Novo. Installation/performance, Festival del Caribe, Stgo de Cuba 2001
Extenciones. Galeria Abierta, Santiago de Cuba, 2000
Espiritus Santus. Gallery ZHEN, Hannover, Germany 1999
Dibujos en Transito. Gallery IMG, Braunschweig , Germany 1998
Pinturas & Drawing”. Bureau voor de Vorm , Amsterdam, Holland 1998
Taller. North Amsterdam Enssemble, Amsterdam, Holland 1997
10 Drawings. Gallery A , Amsterdam, Holland 1996
Pinturas. Galeria Espacio Alternativo Cultural. Madrid 1995
Opfer. Gallery KK Fisch, Braunschweig, Germany 1994
Regresos. Galeria Centro de Arte Boyeros, C. Habana 1993
Nadar fuera del Agua. Galeria UNEAC Santiago de Cuba 1993
Quien Tiene el Fuego . Galeria Taller Cultural, Santiago de Cuba 1992
Galileo. Museo de arte Moderno, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1991
Pinturas y Dibujos. Galeria Taller Cultural “Luis D. Oduardo”. Stgo de Cuba, 1990
En Nombre de… , Galeria Casa de La Cultura Luiza Perez de Zambrana, Stgo de Cuba, 1989
Memorias. Galeria UNEAC , Santiago de Cuba 1988
Puntos de Vista. Galeria de Arte Universal, Santiago de Cuba 1988
Pinturas. Galeria UNEAC, Santiago de Cuba 1987
Festival del Caribe. Galeria Taller Cultural “L.Diaz Oduardo”, Stgo de Cuba 1986
Pinturas e Instalaciones. Galeria Arte Universal, Santiago de Cuba 1985
Carnaval Instalacion. Calle Rene Ramos , El Cobre. Santiago de Cuba1984
Pinturas. Galeria Casa del Caribe, Santiago de Cuba 1984
Dibujos en Trance. Galeria Taller de Ceramica, Parque Lenin, C. Habana 1983
La Agonia segun SH. Centro de Arte Boyeros, Havana, Cuba 1982
Dos entre Dos. Casa de la Cultura “Luiza Perez De Zambrana”, Stgo de Cuba 1982
Dibujos y Pinturas.Centro de Arte, Artemisa. Provincia Habana 1982
Duendes y Visiones. Casa de la Cultura, Quivican, C.Habana 1981
Transito en Mi Mayor.  Galeria Taller de Ceramica, Parque Lenin . C. Habana 1981
Buen Humor. Casa de la Cultura, Santiago de las Vegas, C.Habana, Cuba 1980
Dibujos desterrados. Museo Provincial del humor, San Antonio de los Baños, Prov Habana 1980
Estaciones. Galeria Museo Municipal de Calabazar, C. Habana 1979

 GROUP EXHIBITIONS

TransAMERICAS: a sign, a situation, a concept. Museum London, London, Ontario. 2016
SB Contemporary Art / Collect.SB Gallery Windsor, Ontario. 2016
Moving Image. The Robert McLaughlin Gallery. Oshawa, Ontario. 2015
Border Cultures III. Panel discussion “Images of War”, Art Gallery of Windsor, ON.  2015
Border Cultures III. Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor ON. 2015
Faculty Show, School for Arts & Creative Innovation. 2014
Gallery Launch. SB Comtemporary Art Gallery. 2014
Faculty Show, School for Arts & Creative Innovation. 2013
Faculty Show, School for Arts & Creative Innovation. 2012
On Your Mark, SB Gallery, Windsor, Canada  2011
Biennial 2011, Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Canada  2010
Labour Art, Artcite Gallery, Windsor, Canada  2010
Juried Exhibition. Thames Art Gallery, Chatham. Canada 2009
The Wall. Art Gallery of Windsor, Canada2007
LOLA Festival London. (with Blackhole-Factory /Germany & Sigi Torinus). London, Canada 2007
Club Instabil , Urbanes Leben und Perfomative Kunst, Braunschweig, Germany 2006
Havana Biennial. (with Sigi Torinus & Blackhole-Factory), C Habana, Cuba 2006
All About Everything. School of Visual Art, University of Windsor. Canada 2006
Talking Walls. Sigi Torinus & Blackhole-Factory, Braunschweig. Germany 2004
Faculty Exhibition. SOVA Gallery, University of Windsor, Canada 2005-11
EAT, performance (with Sigi Torinus), York University, Toronto, Canada 2003
Un Dia Mas. ( with Sigi Torinus and blackhole-factory).Carcel museo, Santiago de Cuba 2001
Obba y Chango. (with Sigi Torinus & Teatro Macuba), Santiago de Cuba 2001
Pintura Cubana. Gallery WZ , Berlin RDA 1994
Encuentro. Galeria espacio “P” y Communication para el Arte, Madrid 1992
Artistas Cubanos. Galeria el Sotano, Santiago de los Caballeros, R. Dominicana 1991
Artistas Cubanos. Centro de Arte Nicolas de Ovando, R. Dominicana 1991
Pintura Cubana, Casa de la Cultura, La Vega,.R.Dominicana 1991
5 Pintures Cubanos. Galeria Sagadelos, Vigo, España 1991
Pintura de Santiago de Cuba. Guadalupe 1991
Salon Nacional de la UNEAC. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes , C.Habana 1990
Taller Cultural de Santiago de Cuba. Galeria Universidad de Veracruz, Mexico 1990
IV Salon Nacional de Premiados. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, C.Habana, Cuba 1989
Semana de la Cultura de Santiago en Leningrado. Leningrado URSS 1988
Salon Provincial de la UNEAC. Galeria Oriente , Santiago de Cuba 1988
Salon Juvenil. Galeria de Arte Universal. Santiago de Cuba 1987
X Aniversario del taller Cultural. Galeria 23 y 12, C. Habana 1986
9 de Santiago Exponen. II Bienal de la Habana, Casa de la Cultura Plaza, C.Habana 1986
Salon Juvenil. Galeria Oriente, Santiago de Cuba 1986
Salon Juvenil. Galeriade Arte Universal, Santiago de Cuba 1985
I Salon de Pequeño Formato. Galeria 23 y 12 , C.Habana 1981
II Concurso La literatura en la Plastica. Galeria Centro de Arte Internacional, Habana 1981
Salon “Domingo Ramos”.  Casa de la Cultura Santiago de las Vegas, C. Habana 1979

 MURALS
AIDS (with K. Meier & S. Hesch), Hannover, Germany 2003 (250′ x 145′)
Labyrinth Fluchtweg, Hannover, Germany 2002 (250′ x 145’)
Agenda 21 (with Karsten Meier), Hannover, Germany 2000 (250′ x 145′)
Proyecto mural INTERNOS, Santiago de Cuba 2002 (20meters x 4m)
Proyecto Creacion y Cotidianidad, Santiago de Cuba 2001 (14m x 5m, 20m x 10m)
Proyecto Mural Global, (4 murals) Agenda 21, Germany, Hannover, Germany 1999-2000 (25meters x 15m, 15meters x 28m, 12meters x 3m, 12meters x 4m)
Proyecto Mural INTERNOS, Santiago de Cuba 1997 (15meters x 25m)
Café Che, Braunschweig, Germany 1997 (25meters x 19m)
Proyecto Mural INTERNOS, Santiago de Cuba 1995 (30meters x 5m)
Proyecto Universidad, Santiago de Cuba 1993 (45meters x 20m)
Proyecto mural America Latina Europa 500 anos, (3 murals), Braunschweig Germany 1992 (25meters x 40m, 25meters x 40m, 4meters x 8m)

REVIEW / PUBLICATIONS
Jose Seoane (Chino) Muros/ Artmarket.at  Linz Austria  2007 Ontario
LOLA art London Festival / The gazette    September 21, 2007. Ontario
Puntos Cardinales. The thames Art Gallery, Chatham January 2004 Ontario
Hauser und Wanden erzahlen Geschichen/ Neue Braunschweiger, 07.01.2004 Germany
Wem gehört die Welt. farbfieber e.V, 2002 Germany
Zusammenleben in der Welt /  Hannover zeitung 07.09.2000 Germany
Gute Seiten-Schlechte Seiten / Stadt-Anzeiger, 09.09.1999 Germany
Wandmalprojekt an der limmerschleuse…/ Stadt-Anzeiger 09.02.1999 Germany
Jose Seoane / Kunst in Nederland 08.14.1996 Amsterdam
“Menschen und Messer”, Braunschweig Zeitung  06.17.1994  Germany
“Das Opfer’/Jose Seoane in der Galerie KK im Fisch (pag 17), Stadt zeitung, 06.17.1994 Germany
Wandbilder; Reacktionen und Erfahrungen / Stadt Zeitung Braunschweig 01.15.1992  Germany
Tomando Partido por el color , page 6 / Farbfieber e.V.Düsseldorf 05.01.1993 Germany
Jose Seoane / Sr. Frank Fernandez, presidente Galeria de Arte Moderno, 09.27.1991 Sto Domingo
Si por Arte, Kubanische kunst / Kunstsammlung Wünsch 1994
Color Santiaguero en la Habana / Granma , 07.16.1986 Cuba
El relevo esta asegurado / Sierra maestra. 08.10.1986 , Santiago de Cuba
Asi que pasan cinco años / El caiman Barbudo, 06.19.1985  .C. Habana
Mural Global / Agenda 21 Wandmalkampagne, 01.01.2000 Hannover, Germany
Helme der Eroberer…Wandbildprojektes…/ Braunschweig 09.23.1992 Germany
Papel Mural / America Latina-Europa 06.25.1992 Dülseldorf, Germany

AWARDS/GRANTS 

Ontario Arts Council / Mid-Career 2015
Ontario Arts Council / Mid-Career  2012
Ontario Arts Council / Mid-Career  2010
Juried Exhibition / Thames Art Gallery, Chatham ON. 2009
Medalla José Maria Heredia, Universidad de Oriente. Santiago de Cuba. 1993
I Salon Provincial “Domingo Ramos”. C. Havana. 1979
VII Salon Festival de la Cultura de Origen Caribeño, Santiago de Cuba 1988
I Salon Oriente 90 . UNEAC 1990

COLLECTIONS Public 
Thames Art Gallery / Chatham ON
Galerie Wuensch, Kunsthandel / Linz, Austria
Salon de Ceremonias , Plaza de la Revolucion Antonio Maceo. Santiago de Cuba
Galeria de Arte Universal, Santiago de Cuba
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, C Habana, Cuba
Museo de Arte Moderno. Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana