EXHIBITIONS / CV
Essential information for collectors, galleries, and collaborators interested in the work and creative practice of Menocal Art Studio.
About the Artist
Ramón Menocal is a Cuban-American visual artist by training and education.
He studied Drawing and Painting at the prestigious Academia de San Alejandro in Havana, Cuba, and earned a Master’s degree in Art History from the University of Havana.
Early in his career, Menocal worked at the National Center of Restoration and Museums in Havana, where he restored historic murals and paintings.
He received a full scholarship to study Mural Painting Restoration at the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid, Spain, and contributed to the preservation of Francisco de Goya’s frescoes at La Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida.
Upon returning to Cuba, he restored the façades and murals of Old Havana, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Menocal later lived and worked in Eastern and Western Europe, New York, and Washington, D.C., and currently resides in Bethesda, Maryland.
He combines his artistic practice with teaching and cultural collaboration.
Selected Exhibition Views
A visual overview of selected exhibitions featuring Ramón Menocal’s work across international venues.
Signos para Cuba, 2005
Solo Exhibition
Art Gallery
Cuban Counterpoint, 2010
Collective Exhibition
Washington, D.C.
MAS Open Studios
Open Studio
Menocal Art Studio
Collections
Public Collections
- Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies, Graduate Center CUNY — New York
- Queensborough Community College Art Gallery, CUNY — New York
- City Hall Art Collection (The John A. Wilson Building) — Washington, D.C.
Private Collections
Menocal’s works are part of numerous private collections across the USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, South and Central America, Europe (East and West), Cuba, and the Caribbean.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- Since 2008 — Menocal Art Studio Exhibitions
- 2017 — Anne Arundel Community College Gallery, Maryland — Perspectivas Latinas
- 2012 — Rumba Café, Washington, D.C. — Ángeles de Cuba
- 2012 — University of Mary Washington, Virginia — Latino Identities
- 2006 — Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C. — Inner Worlds
- 2005 — Sala Andrés Bello – Embajada de Venezuela, Washington, D.C. – Signos para Cuba
- 2001 — Queensborough Community College Art Gallery, New York — Bajo el umbral de la conciencia
- 2000 — The Graduate Center, CUNY, New York — Transculturaciones, Ajiacos, Poéticas Mezcladas
- 1999 — Skoto Gallery, New York — Spain, Africa…Cuba: Before the Presence of the Immense
- 1995 — Mitsubishi Motors, Prague, Czech Republic — Cubanidad (Cubanity)
- 1995 — Vida Gallery, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic — Selected Works
- 1995 — UKnihomola Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic — Cuban Identity
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2023 — Brand New Art Fair, Madrid, Spain — Miradas sobre Cuba
- 2021 — Maryland State Arts Council (online) — The Black Presence in the Spanish-speaking World
- 2015 — Pepco Edison Place Gallery, Washington, D.C. — Light of the Ancestors
- 2010 — Anne Arundel Community College, Maryland — Afro-Latinos in the USA
- 2010 — Sala Andres Bello – Embassy of Venezuela, Washington, D.C. – Cuban Counterpoint
- 2007 — Exxon Mobil Headquarters, Fairfax County, Virginia — Hispanic Heritage Month
- 2006 — City Hall Art Collection, Washington, D.C.
- 2005 — International Visions – The Gallery, Washington, D.C. — International Small Works Competition
- 2004 — Gallery M, New York — Black Circus
- 2004 — Jadite Gallery, New York — Los avecindados
- 2003 — Healing Arts Gallery, New York — Los infinitos rostros de Dios
- 2002 — Monique Goldstrom Gallery, New York — Selected Works
- 2001 — Mexican Cultural Institute, New York — Apariencia Desnuda
- 2001 — Skoto Gallery, New York — Presence
- 2001 — Institute of Yoruba Cultural Studies, New York — A Celebration of Orúnmilá
- 2000 — Gallery M, New York — Painting the Americas
- 2000 — Queensborough Community College Art Gallery, New York — New Yorkers
- 2000 — Skoto Gallery, New York — Selections
- 2000 — Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY — End Papers: 1890–1900 and 1990–2000
- 1999 — Skoto Gallery, New York — Monographies
- 1998 — St. John’s University Gallery, New York — Latin American Art in the 90s
- 1998 — D’Zora House / New York Public Library — Spiritual Images
- 1997 — Colombian Consulate Art Gallery, New York — Share the Spirit of Angels
- 1997 — Hunter College, New York — Identities
- 1995 — Barceló Hotel Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic — Latin American Art
Awards & Merits
Ministry of Culture, Cuba — Award of Excellence (1991)
For research and restoration of the Convento de Santa Clara and public buildings of Old Havana.
Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain — Fellowship (1995–1997)
Restoration Techniques in Contemporary Art
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
- Artist Fellowship Program Award (2009)
- Teacher Mini-Grant / Artist Residency (2006) — The Magic of Cross-Cultural Paintings
Bildner Center, Graduate Center CUNY (2002) — Permanent Collection
Queensborough Community College Art Gallery (2003) — Permanent Collection
City Hall Art Collection, Washington, D.C. (2006) — Permanent Collection
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank (2009) — Images of Washington
National Center of Restoration, Conservation, and Museums, Havana, Cuba — Restorer & Visual Artist
Projects include:
- Aldama Palace (Institute of History),
- Salon Martí (National Palace),
- Theater of La Caridad (Santa Clara),
- Casa de las Hermanas Cárdenas and Casa Lombillo (Old Havana), among others.
Presentations & Lectures
- 2012 — Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University — José Martí: His Works and Legacy
- 2012 — University of Mary Washington, Virginia — Latino Identities
- 2010 — Anne Arundel Community College, Maryland — Afro-Latinos in the USA
- 1996 — National Center of Conservation and Museums, Havana — Findings from the Convento de Santa Clara
- 1983 — Cuban Commission for the Historical Heritage, Havana — Inventorying Cultural Heritage
Additional Seminars (Havana, 1993–1994):
- Restoring Art in Tropical Climates
- Latin American Cultural Roots
- Patterns of Design in Contemporary Art
- Research of Polychromes in Colonial Buildings