Ruben Alpizar born in Santiago de Cuba in 1965. In 1989 obtained the Painting Specialty degree at Superior Institute of Art (ISA), Havana.
He has made important solo exhibitions among which are: In 2019 My Ark, One Herald Plaza, Context Art Fair, Miami, USA. In 2018 Chronicles from Paradise, One Herald Plaza, Context Art Fair, Miami, USA; Chronicles from Paradise, Gallery Artizar, Tenerife, Spain. In 2017 Simulacrum room, Villa Manuela Gallery, Havana, Cuba. In 2015 Babel, 12th Biennial of Havana, Zona Franca – Collateral Exposition, La Cabaña, Havana. In 2014 My Ark, Latin Art Core, Cuban Art Fine Gallery, Miami. In 2012 My Ark, 11th Havana Biennial, collateral exhibit at La Cabaña, Havana. In 2010 Ashy of the paradise, Villa Manuela Gallery, Havana; among others shows.
He has participated in significant international events like: In 2020 Art Wynwood, Wynwood, Florida, USA. In 2020 and 2019 Contemporary Art Fair Art Palm Beach, Convention Center, Florida, USA; Contemporary Art Fair JustMad, Neptuno Palace, Madrid, Spain. In 2018 The longest trip, Tianqiao Center, Beijing, China; Parallel Stories, Artium Miami Art Gallery, Miami, USA. In 2017 – 2018 Art x Cuba Contemporary Perspectives since 1989, Ludwig Forum for Internationale Kunst, Aachen. Germany. In 2017 Context Art Miami Fair, One Herald Plaza, Miami, USA and Pinta Art Fair, Miami, USA. In 2016 and 2017 Contemporary Art Fair Art Palm Beach, Convention Center, Florida, USA and Contemporary Art Fair Art Madrid, Crystal Gallery of the Cultural and Citizenship Center Cibeles, Madrid, Spain. In 2017 Oye cómo va, Cuban Contemporary Art, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Florida, EU. In 2016 The mother of all Arts, Wifredo Lam Contemporary Art Center, Havana. In 2014 Concept Art Fair, Miami, USA; Una raza – One race, Cuban Artists on Exhibit in Key West, Florida Keys Council of the Arts, The Historical Gato Building, Florida, USA; Every picture tells a story, Cuban Art pre-revolutionary to contemporary, Sonoma Academy Art Department, California, USA. In 2013 Cuba, Revolutionary Island: Tales of Cuban History and Culture, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art – SVMA, California, USA. In 2012 Fair of Contemporary Art ArtPalmBeach, Miami, USA and Ibero-American Art Fair (IAAF), Hangaram Art Museum, Seul, Korea. In the years 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011 Fair of Latin American Art Arteamericas, Miami, USA. In 1998 and 2001 Fair of Contemporary Art ARTEBA in Buenos Aires. In 2002 Art of Cuba, Collection Ludwig, State Russian Museum, San Petersburg. In 1999 International Fair of Modern and Contemporary Art FIAC, Paris, France. In 1998 Fair of Arco, Madrid, Spain.
He has participated in collateral shows to the Biennial of Havana (1986, 1994, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015) and VI Biennial of Cuenca in 1998, Cuenca, Ecuador.
His works are part of collections: Ludwig Forums for Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Germany; Montclair Art Museum, USA; The Andy Warhol Foundation For The Visual Arts, USA.
