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STUDIO EXHIBITION: SER QUE ESTAR, MARIA DE LOS ANGELES FEBRUARY 12 - 20, 2022 DURING GALLERY HOURS AND BY APPOINTMENT. CAF'S MANHATTAN STUDIO IS LOCATED AT 208 EAST 51ST STREET, 2ND FLOORJOIN THE ARTIST AT THE CAF STUDIO FOR A ONE-ON-ONE SHOWCASE AN ARRAY OF COLLAGED AND ASSEMBLED DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS. THESE WILL BE COMPOSED OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS, SUCH AS DYED TEXTILES, HAND-MOLDED PAPER, HAND-DRAWN ELEMENTS, AND PAINTED FORMS. PER THE ARTIST, "WHEN COMBINED, THESE MATERIALS BECOME REDEFINED, AND CREATE A NEW SPACE FOR FORMS OF REPRESENTATION TO OPERATE. THE ONGOING RE-DEFINITION OF SPIRITUALITY AND IDENTITY IS SOMETHING MEMBERS OF THE CARIBBEAN NATIONALITIES AND DESCENT, LIKE MYSELF, MUST DO EACH DAY. THROUGH THESE COLLAGES, CREOLIZATION WILL OCCUR PHYSICALLY IN THE ART OBJECT, CREATING A MIRROR OF THE CREOLIZED PHYSICALITY AND SPIRITUALITY PRESENT WITHIN ITS VIEWERS." BORN IN HOLGUN CUBA IN 1992, SHE RECEIVED HER BFA FROM THE COOPER UNION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND ART IN 2015 AND MFA IN PAINTING AND PRINTMAKING FROM YALE UNIVERSITY IN 2020. RODRGUEZ JIMNEZ PARTICIPATED IN RESIDENCIES SUCH AS THE SKOWHEGAN SCHOOL FOR PAINTING AND SCULPTURE IN 2016 AND SOMA SUMMER IN 2019. MARA WAS SELECTED AS A 2020-2021 FULBRIGHT FELLOW FOR BRAZIL. SHE IS REPRESENTED BY DAVID CASTILLO GALLERY IN MIAMI BEACH. STUDIO EXHIBITION: WILLIAM PEREZ'S TORN CANVASSMARCH 11 & 12, 18 & 19, 2022 DURING GALLERY HOURS AND BY APPOINTMENT ONLY IN THE INAUGURAL TORN CANVASS PROCESS, WILLIAM CREATED AN ORIGINAL RED DRAWING ON CANVASS (TORN CANVASS NO I) WHICH HE LATER CUT INTO 60 SEGMENTS. WILLIAM DESCRIBES TORN CANVAS NO I AS HIS FIRST WORK TO LIVE TWO LIVES: IT DIES AND REINCARNATES ITSELF, LEAVING BEHIND THE MEMORY OF WHAT IT WAS TO MULTIPLY ITSELF INTO 60 FRAGMENTS THAT EACH HAVE THEIR OWN LIVES AND DESTINIES. TORN CANVAS NO I IS A WORK THAT FOCUSES ON THE EVENT AND MAKES THE CLIENT THE CUSTODIAN OF ITS EXISTENCE: THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE CUSTODIANS OF THE DOCUMENTATION OF THE WORK FROM THE BEGINNING OF ITS GESTATION UNTIL THE MOMENT OF ITS TRANSFORMATION TURNS THE CLIENT INTO AN ACCOMPLICE WHO PARTICIPATES IN THE WORK'S TRANSCENDENCE. IN A GENERAL SENSE, TORN CANVAS NO I, LIKE THE GREAT AUTHORS OF HUMANITY, TRANSGRESSES ITSELF AND FOCUSES ITS ESSENTIAL OBJECTIVE ON THE TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION OF CREATION.THE EXHIBITION AT THE CAF STUDIO WILL FEATURE TORN CANVASS NO I FRAGMENTS AS WELL AS WORKS-IN-PROCESS FOR FUTURE RENDITIONS OF HIS PROCESS.EXPERIENCE AN EXCERPT OF THE PROJECT THROUGH THIS VIDEO: HTTPS://THEINGENIO.COM/WILLIAM_PEREZ/WILLIAM_PEREZ_TORN_CANVAS.MP4 A LIMITED NUMBER OF TORN CANVASS FRAGMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE BY THE ARTIST FOR PURCHASE WITH 100% OF THE PROCEEDS BENEFITTING THE ARTIST. ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, ADRIAN FERNANDEZAPRIL/MAY 2022OPEN STUDIO: MAY 7, 2022 DURING GALLERY HOURS & BY APPOINTMENTART TALK: MAY 12, 2022 AT 1PMADRIAN FERNANDEZ STUDIED VISUAL ARTS AT THE SAN ALEJANDRO FINE ARTS ACADEMY (2004) AND LATER AT THE SUPERIOR INSTITUTE OF ARTS (2010) IN HAVANA, CUBA. EARLY IN HIS ART CAREER, DESPITE OF SPECIALIZING IN SCULPTURE, HE BEGAN TO PRACTICE WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA, BECOMING LATER HIS MAIN EXPRESSIVE TOOL. HIS WORK HAS DEVELOPED FROM THE USE OF BLACK AND WHITE WITH DOCUMENTARY PERSPECTIVE, EVOLVING IN LATER YEARS TOWARDS STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE USE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AS WELL AS COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY. HE CURRENTLY WORKS AS AN INDEPENDENT ARTIST AND AS A PROFESSOR ON DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY IN HAVANA FOR NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS ABROAD. HE HAS EXHIBIT IN SEVERAL GROUP AND SOLO SHOWS IN CUBA, UNITED STATES, MEXICO, FRANCE, BELGIUM AND CAMBODIA ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, ARIEL CABRERAAUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2022OPEN STUDIO: DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER DURING GALLERY HOURS & BY APPOINTMENTCAF IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RESIDENCY UNLIMITED ARE PLEASED TO SHARE THAT ARIEL CABRERA WILL BE OUR ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE FOR AUGUST & SEPTEMBERBORN IN 1982, IN CAMAGUEY, CUBA, ARIEL'S EXQUISITE OILS, WATERCOLORS AND GRAPHITE DRAWINGS EXPLORE THE HISTORICAL DISCOURSE BETWEEN TRUTH AND FICTION FOUND WITHIN THE ARCHIVES OF CUBAN HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS. CABRERA RECEIVED HIS EDUCATION FROM THE FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF CAMAGEY AND THE INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ARTE (ISA) HAVANA, CUBA. HE CURRENTLY LIVES AND WORKS IN NEW YORK.IN HIS WORK, ARIEL RECREATES THEATRICAL SCENARIOS INSPIRED BY THE HISTORICAL PERIODS LIKE THE INTERWAR PERIOD (1879-1895) AND THE CUBAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE (1895-1898). HIS IMAGINED SUBJECTS ARE ANECDOTAL HEROES, NOT DEPICTED AS THE HEROIC CHARACTERS LIKE THE TRADITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS OF HEROES IN THE CUBAN COLONIAL PAINTINGS BY JUAN EMILIO HERNNDEZ GIRO, LEOPOLDO ROMAACH AND ARMANDO MENOCAL. THEY HAVE CARNAL, LUDIC AND SENSUAL DESIRES. HIS SUBJECTS ARE LESS MILITARY AND MORE HUMAN, UNLIKE TRADITIONAL WORKS FROM CUBAN HISTORY WHERE THE HEROES ARE PORTRAYED AS SOLEMN FIGURES ON PEDESTALS.POCANTICO CENTER ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, ADRIAN FERNANDEZAUGUST 2022POCANTICO CENTERTHE POCANTICO CENTER IS A VENUE FOR CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS ON CRITICAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE ROCKEFELLER BROTHERS FUND'S MISSION. IT ALSO SERVES AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE AND OFFERS PUBLIC ACCESS THROUGH A VISITATION PROGRAM, LECTURES, AND CULTURAL EVENTS, AS WELL AS SUPPORT TO ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE GREATER NEW YORK CITY AREA. POCANTICO ALSO HOSTS RESIDENCIES FOR A VARIETY OF ARTISTS INCLUDING VISUAL ARTISTS, POETS, WRITERS, MUSICIANS, COMPOSERS, PLAYWRIGHTS, CHOREOGRAPHERS, AND DANCERS.FOR FIVE YEARS, CAF HAS WORKED WITH THE CENTER TO CREATE RESIDENCIES AT THE MARCEL BREUER HOUSE BUILT IN 1948, MARCEL BREUER. A RESIDENCY MAY BE FOR A PERIOD OF ONE OR TWO WEEKS WITH ALL ONSITE COSTS INCLUDING FOOD, LODGING AND HOUSEKEEPING IS PROVIDED DURING THE STAY. A PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OR OUTREACH ACTIVITY IS ENCOURAGED BUT NOT REQUIRED OR GUARANTEED. IN 2022, CAF AND POCANTICO INVITED ADRIAN FERNANDEZ TO EXPERIENCE THIS RESIDENCY PROGRAM. ADRIAN FERNANDEZ STUDIED VISUAL ARTS AT THE SAN ALEJANDRO FINE ARTS ACADEMY (2004) AND LATER AT THE SUPERIOR INSTITUTE OF ARTS (2010) IN HAVANA, CUBA. EARLIER THIS YEAR, ADRIAN WAS FEATURED AT THE CAF STUDIO IN MANHATTAN.STUDIO EXHIBITION: GRETHELL RASUANOVEMBER 2022 DURING GALLERY HOURS AND BY APPOINTMENT.OPEN STUDIO RECEPTION: NOVEMBER 12, 2022 FROM 11:00AM - 6PMTHE CUBAN ARTISTS FUND IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE OUR ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE FOR NOVEMBER 2022, GRETHELL RASUA. RASUA'S WORKS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED AT THE 56TH VENICE BIENNALE, AT THREE HAVANA BIENNIALS (2006, 2009, 2012), AT THE MERCOSUR BIENNIAL (2013), AND IN OTHER SPACES SUCH AS THE SAO PAULO ART MUSEUM, ART MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAS, MNBA HAVANA, LUDWIG FORUM FOR INTERNATIONAL ART, HEMISPHERIC INSTITUTE OF PERFORMANCE, AND THE DAVID ROCKEFELLER CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, AMONG OTHERS.HER PIECES ARE INCLUDED IN SEVERAL COLLECTIONS, INCLUDING THE LUDWIG FORUM FOR INTERNATIONAL ART, CIFO ART FOUNDATION, CUBAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, DAROS-LATINAMERICA AG, AND CAIXA FORUM. SHE HAS PARTICIPATED IN RESIDENCIES SUCH AS US. ARTIST IN RESIDENCE KULTURKONTAKT, MASTER ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, ATLANTIC CENTER FOR THE ARTS, INTERMEDIATE-MINBAK, COLLATERAL TO IFEMA ARCO, MATADERO DE MADRID, TRIANGLE ART TRUST, AND THE HIVOS FOUNDATION. SHE WAS A TWO-TIME FINALIST IN THE CINTAS-KNIGHT FOUNDATION VISUAL ARTS SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST (2017, 2018). RASUA HAS LECTURED AT THE VIENNA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA, STUDIO XX IN MONTREAL, AND THE DOCUMENTATION DIVISION LECTURE SERIES AT THE UNITED NATIONS, AMONG OTHER INSTITUTIONS.STUDIO EXHIBITION: HAROLD GARCIA VDECEMBER 2022 DURING GALLERY HOURS AND BY APPOINTMENT.OPEN STUDIO RECEPTION: DECEMBER 10 FROM 11:00AM - 6PMTHE CUBAN ARTISTS FUND AND OUR CO-HOSTS, THE THOMAS NICKLES PROJECT, INVITE YOU TO JOIN US FOR AN OPEN STUDIO EVENT FEATURING HAROLD GARCIA V. THE OPEN STUDIO TAKES PLACE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 FROM 11:00AM - 6PM AT THE CAF STUDIO LOCATED AT 208 EAST 51ST STREET, 2ND FLOOR, MANHATTAN. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!ABOUT HAROLD GARCIA: HAROLD GARCIA V IS A CUBAN- BORN ARTIST BASED IN NEW YORK. HE WORKS WITH THE CONCEPT OF INTEGRITY IN ITS BROADEST SENSE. HIS WORK DWELLS WHERE THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN ETHICS, ECOLOGY, POLITICS, AND ANTHROPOLOGY CAN BE APPRECIATED. HIS CURRENT WORK FOCUSES ON ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST CRITICAL ECOSYSTEMS, THE EVERGLADES. THROUGH HIS PAINTINGS, INSTALLATIONS, AND COLLABORATIVE WORK, GARCIA HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND LEADERSHIP TOWARD THE LANDSCAPE THAT CENTERS THE CONNECTION OF HUMANS TO THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND THEM AND OTHER SPECIES.ABOUT THOMAS NICKLES PROJECT: ESTABLISHED IN 2016, THOMAS NICKLES PROJECT OPENED ITS BRICK-AND-MORTAR LOCATION IN SUMMER 2020 IN A HISTORICAL BUILDING ON ORCHARD STREET IN NEW YORK CITY'S LOWER EAST SIDE. A CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY WITH AN EVOLVING PROGRAM OF EMERGING AND MID-CAREER CUBAN ARTISTS LIVING IN CUBA AND ABROAD, TNP IS COMMITTED TO THE EXPLORATION OF THE EXPANDING CONCEPT OF WHAT CUBAN ART IS