Daniel Antón

Daniel Antón

Visual Arts
2023
Grand Prize in the first edition of the malaYerba contest
Graduated from the Benny Moré School of Arts in Cienfuegos (2014- 2018). He is currently in his third year of Visual Arts at the Instituto Superior de Artes (ISA). He works as a scenographic designer in the theater group The Fortressdirected by Atilio Caballero.

He has participated in important group exhibitions such as Dissonances (venue of the XIV Havana Biennial) at the Center for the Development of the Visual Arts (CDAV), as well as Sea Inside (venue of the XIII Havana Biennial).

In addition, he has been part of other collective projects such as Hot Line (La Nave Gallery), Estuary, Refricare y Better NowThe latter at the Workshops-Gallery of the Instituto Superior de Artes. He also participated in events such as Post-it 7 y Zeroa collection of Cienfuegos art in the gallery of the Santa Clara Art Center.

He has been the recipient of scholarships such as the Studio 21 launched by the CDAV in 2018, and some mentions in provincial salons such as the Fayard Jamís Biennial of Arts in Sancti Spíritus and the September 5th Hallin Cienfuegos. Among his personal exhibits are The condition of Becoming (2019) CDAV of Cienfuegos, Behind you, No Place y I like the smell of Los Baños Públicos.

With his work Laocoon and his children's childrenreceived the Grand Prize in the first edition of the competition. malaYerbaThe exhibition was organized by the Fondo de Arte Joven (FAJ).

The Fondo de Arte Joven (FAJ) supports the project "La pereza me sabe a gloria", in the production of the installations that make up the personal exhibition of the young visual artist, which is also the culmination of his studies at the Universidad de las Artes (ISA) in Cuba. Contributing in this way to insert him, already as an artist graduated at a higher level, in the Cuban artistic context. In addition to the accompaniment and methodological advice of the FAJ team.
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