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Bio
Education
Florida International University,
Miami, Florida. Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art.
Florida International University,
Miami, Florida. Bachelor of Science in Art Education.
Miami-Dade Community College, Miami,
Florida. Associate in Arts.
Escuela de Comercio de La Habana,
Havana, Cuba. Bachelor of Business Administration.
Escuela de Artes Plasticas de San
Alejandro, Havana, Cuba. Bachelor of Fine Arts.
Organizations
Member, National Museum Women in the Arts
Member, National Trust for Historic Preservation
Member, Cuban National Heritage Foundation |
The Artist
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 Born and educated in Havana, Cuba,
Carmen Galigarcia expresses the traditional artistic values which are an
integral part of her Cuban culture and heritage. Ms. Galigarcia's style
was fundamentally imprinted by the influences of Cuban artists, Felix Ramos,
Felix de Cossio and Maria Pepa Lamarque, while studying with them in Cuba.
"Everything that surrounds
me, everything that I know, inspires me to paint. I want to cover
absolutely the whole spectrum of the possibility for a qualitative change in my
craft. Seek new intensities!"
"Carmen Galigarcia uses watercolors
with dexterity and freedom .... in her oil paintings, the artist has taken the
delicacy and transparencies of watercolors to images of greater structure
..... the impression of reality that stops in time is emphasized by the use of
color ... allusions based on fugacity"
"Galigarcia shares her travel
souvenirs through her paintings... in her luggage she takes her paints and
brushes to portray what captures her imagination and impresses her the
most..."
Armando Alvarez Bravo, Art Critic, "El Nuevo
Herald".
"In the theme of flowers and leaves, the artist demonstrates
her fine sensibility and richness of expression".
Ariel Ramos, Art Critic, "Diario
de las Americas"
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Honors & Awards
First Honorable Mention, National
Capital Orchid Society, 44th Annual Show, Washington D.C., 1991.
Honorable Mention, The Miami Herald
Hispanic Heritage Week Poster Competition, 1985.
First and Second Prize Watercolors,
Eastern Airlines Art Festival, Miami, Florida, 1984.
Second Prize Watercolors,
International Orchid Society World Conference, Miami, Florida, 1984.
First Prize Oil Painting, Palette
Club, Miami Springs, Florida, 1967.
First Prize Drawing, Escuela de
Artes Plasticas de San Alejandro, Havana, Cuba, 1960.
Languages
Fluent in English Spanish, French, Italian and
Portuguese. Interests
Travels extensively
throughout South, Central and North America, Caribbean, Europe, North Africa,
Israel, Turkey, Japan, China and Thailand.
Enjoys music, reading and history |
