FRANCIS ACEA

Francis Acea was brought up in Cuba.     Since his early career as part of the collaborative Ordo Amoris Cabinet, Acea has expressed interest in culture and economics.   As a solo artist he went to the US in 2003 and his attention shifted towards ideas of American consumerism and symbols of value; this has included an interest in the art world and its dual nature: the blurred lines between the creative artistic process and the business market.

Education:
1991 Havana Superior Design Institute

Fellowships:
2001 01.3 ArtPace International Artist in Residency. San Antonio, Texas, US.
1998 Ludwig Stiftung für Kunst und Internationale Verständigung, Aachen, Germany.
1997 Banff Centre for the Arts, Canada.

Exhibitions:

Solo Exhibits
2008: solo exhibit, D.B.A Joe. Panamerican Art Projects, Miami, Florida, USA
2007: solo exhibit, D.B.A nobody. Kunsthaus Miami, Miami. USA
2007: solo exhibit, D.B.A Francis Acea. Magnan Emrich Contemporary, NY.
2006: solo exhibit, Safety Box. PM Gallery. Miami, Florida, USA.
2003: solo exhibit, Reality. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Miami, Florida, USA
2002: solo exhibit, Sweet Home. Espacio Aglutinador. Havana, Cuba.
2001: solo exhibit, Mousepads and Screensavers. ArtPace, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 2001: solo exhibit, Summer Days. Frehrking Wiesehöfer Gallery, Köln, Germany.
2000: solo exhibit, A day like any other day. 7th Havana Biennale.
2000: solo exhibit, Living la vida. Sinpalabras’ studio. Havana, Cuba.
1999: solo exhibit, This is a Provisional Fence. Keep Out. Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba.
1998: solo exhibit, Antennas: Network transmission / Taxi Limosina. Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen / Kunsthaus Berlin, Germany.
1997: solo exhibit, Hiking Raffle. Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta, Canada.
1997: solo exhibit, Reinforced Concrete. Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba.
1996: solo exhibit, Sugar-water and the Provisional Show. Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba.
1996: solo exhibit, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo y Diseno (MACD), San Jose, Costa Rica.
1995: solo exhibit, Besame Habana. Center of Art and Design. Havana. Cuba. 1995.

Group Exhibits
2008: group exhibit, AURUM, Gold in contemporary Art, Centre PasquArt[8], Biel Bienne, Switzerland.
2007: group exhibit, Killing Time: An exhibition of Cuban artists from the 1980s to the present. Exit Art, Exit Art Underground. New York, USA.
2006: group exhibit, PULSE ART Featured Artist Installation. Miami, Florida, USA.
2006: group exhibit, Moving Image. Alonso Art. Miami, Florida, USA.
2004: group exhibit, Subject. Liverpool Biennale. Liverpool, Great Britain.
2004: group exhibit, With eyes of stone and Water. Exhibition on tour.
2004: group exhibit, Gallery 3,14. , Norway.
2003: group exhibit, Ciurlionis National Art Museum, Lithuania.
2003: group exhibit, Stretch. Power Plant Gallery, Toronto, Canada.
2002: group exhibit, Helsinki City Art Museum (Tennis Palace), Helsinki, Finland.
2002: group exhibit, La Huella Multiple. International Engravers exhibition, Havana, Cuba.
2002: group exhibit, FITAC. VIII Foro Internacional de Teoría de Arte Contemporáneo.
2002: group exhibit, Prophets of Boom. Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Germany.
2002: group exhibit, Suspended Animation. Karpio+Facchini Gallery, Miami, Florida, USA. 2002: group exhibit, Atravesados. Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, Spain.
2001: group exhibit, I'm Cuba / Double Play. Tirana Biennale. Tirana, Albany.
2001: group exhibit, Short Stories. Fabbrica del Vappore Art Center, Milan, Italy.
2000: group exhibit, La conjuncion de la nada. Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba. 2000.
1999: group exhibit, Cuba presente!. Barbican Centre, London, UK.
1999: group exhibit, Thinking Aloud. Hayward Gallery. Exhibition on tour: displayed at Camden Arts Centre, London, Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, UK, Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK.
1998: group exhibit, Entropy at home. Suermondt-Ludwig Museum, Germany.
1998: group exhibit, The campaign against living miserably. Royal College of Art, London, UK.
1997: group exhibit, Troisieme Manifestation Internationale Video et Art Electronique. Champ Libre, Montreal, Canada.
1995: group exhibit, Una de cada clase. Next Generation Show. Art and Design Centre, Havana, Cuba.
1991: group exhibit, Salon 150 Anniversary of Cuban Photography. IV Havana Biennial. Cuba
1989: group exhibit, Salon Construcción de la imagen fotográfica. III Bienal de La Habana, Fototeca de Cuba.
1989: group exhibit, Revolution by Design. Art & Design College. London, UK.
1989: group exhibit, First Salon de la Nueva Imagen Fotografica. Asociacion Hermanos Saiz. Havana, Cuba.

Talks and Lectures:
2004: Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
2002: FITAC. 8th International Forum of Theory and Contemporary Art. Monterrey, Mexico.
2001: Arts and Humanities Faculty, Havana University, Havana, Cuba.
1998: Aachen Technical Institute, Art and Design Faculty. Aachen, Germany.
1998: Royal College of Art, London, UK.
1997: University of British Columbia, Canada,
1997: Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Canada.
1996: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo y Diseño, San Jose, Costa Rica.

Catalogues:
2008: AURUM, Gold in contemporary Art, CentrePasquArt Biel Bienne, Switzerland.
2001: Short Stories. Commune di Milano, Milan, Italy.
2000: 7th Havana Biennale. Catalogue.
1999: Trabajando pa'l ingles. Barbican Center, London, UK.
1999: This is a provisional Fence. Keep Out. Accross Havana in a Limosina. Havana, Cuba.
1999: Thinking Aloud. Hayward Gallery Publishing London, UK.
1998: The campaign against living miserably. Royal College of Art, London, UK.
1998: The love order. Ludwig Forum fur Internationale Kunst. Aachen, Germany.
1997: Reinforced Concrete. Havana, Cuba.
1997: Utopian Territories. New Art from Cuba. Catalogue. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Books:
Linda Pace, Jan Jarboe, Eleanor Heartney. Dreaming Red, Creating ArtPace. 2003.
Atravesados, Deslizamientos de identidad y genero. Fundacion Telefonica, May 2003.
Prophets of Boom. Staaliche Kunsthalle Baden Baden. Baden Baden, Germany. 2002.
Art Cuba. The New Generation. April 2001. Harry 'n' Abrams, NY, US.

Selected Press
Irina Leyva. Art Nexus. "Francis Acea". p. 168. N0. 67. Vol 6. Miami FL. 2007.
Dinorah Perez-Rementeria. Arte al Dia Internacional. p.105. No 121. Miami, US. 2007.
Alejandra Villasmil. Arte al Dia Internacional. p.117. No 119. Miami, US. 2007.
Olivier Cayron. Art Scenes Magazine. p. 64-65. No 18. Paris, France. 2006.
Marisol Martell. Art Nexus. "Merrill Lynch Arteamericas". p. 114. N0. 61. Vol 5. Miami FL. 2006.
Carlos M. Luis. El Nuevo Herald. "Francis Acea y la realidad cotidiana". January 25. Miami, FL. 2004.
Lilian Fontana. " The New Wynwood Art District Circuit". Arte al Dia News. p. 9. Miami, FL. 2004.
Miguel Muniz. Milenio. Diario de Monterrey. "Gabinete Ordo Amoris". Interview. p.46. Monterrey. MX. April 6th, 2002.
Goddard, Dan R. (2008-01-02). "No sir, Mr. Castro, it's not art: A Cuban duo recycles things in thought-provoking ways", San Antonio Express, p. 1G.
Cuauhtemoc Medina. "El Ojo Breve. Una isla cada vez mas isla." Reforma Newspaper, 3 de Enero. p. 4c. Mx. DF. 2001.
Quinones, Paul. Short Stories: La Fabrica del Vapore, Milano, Flash Art. 2001.
Walter Robinson. "Havana, Art Capital". Artnet Magazine. 2000.
Hilda Rodriguez. "Espacios para una comunicacion deseada". Revista Arte Cubano, No.3, pag 13. isbn 1024 8439. La Habana. Cuba. 2000
Ibem. Frencis Fernandez. pag 67.
Antonio Eligio (Tonel). Por la Habana en Limosina. Revista La Gaceta de Cuba, No.6, pag 22. isbn 0864 1706. La Habana. Cuba. 1999
Grant, Simon. Imagination at full stretch. Evening Standard, May 12, London, 1999.
Ian Hunt. Review. Thinking Aloud. Art Monthly Magazine. No.2. UK. 1999.
Greess, Gabriela. “Überlebenskunst”, Süddeutsche Zeitung (July) Germany. 1998.
Naomi Blum. Naomi Blum visited Thinking Aloud with Art Monthly critic Patricia Bickers. Art Monthly Magazine. UK. 1998.
Nelson Moya and Luis F. Quiroz. Interview. Revista Fanal (MADC), No.14, pag. 24. issn 1408 1321. San Jose, Costa Rica. 1996.
Molina, Juan Antonio.“Ordo Amoris. Hacia un diseño pragmatico”, La Gaceta de Cuba, No. 4. 1996.
Alberdi, Virginia, “The Next Generation”, Arte Cubano No. 2. 1995.