Noel Morera

Curriculum vitae1986 – 2015

Noel Morera Cruz

Multidisciplinary Cuban artist: painting, drawing, printmaking, illustration, sculpture, goldsmithing, ceramics and stage design. Born in Matanzas in 1962, trained at the Academia San Alejandro (1973–1979); a member of the Taller de Artes Gráficas de La Habana and of UNEAC. He lives and works in North Miami.

Exhibitions, fairs, books, prizes and collections. Record 1986 – 2015; the work continues.

Biography

Noel Morera Cruz is a multidisciplinary Cuban artist whose career is distinguished by an open, experimental practice spanning painting, drawing, printmaking, illustration, sculpture, goldsmithing, ceramics and stage design. He trained at the Academia de Bellas Artes San Alejandro in Havana, where he studied from 1973 to 1979, and complemented that training with studies in screen printing at the Taller René Portocarrero. He is a member of the Taller de Artes Gráficas de La Habana and of UNEAC.

Over a career of more than four decades, Morera has developed a visual language of his own, marked by figuration, imagination and a critical, irreverent gaze on human experience. His work draws on humour, irony and the transformation of the everyday as ways to question appearances and to propose other ways of looking at reality. His iconography moves between human figures, collective situations and scenes charged with symbolic elements, in a constant exploration of the possibilities of the image.

His work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions in Cuba, Spain, the United States, Mexico, Turkey, Italy, England, Ecuador and Canada, including projects linked to several editions of the Havana Biennial. His solo exhibitions include Postales de La Habana, Balcones de Cuba, Un minuto de silencio, La mirada ajena and Fiesta de Noel en Estambul. His work is held in collections in Europe, the Americas and Asia.

Morera’s distinctions include first prize at the Salón de la Ciudad de La Habana in 2002 and first place in the 1998 competition for the mural project of the CIMEX building. His practice has also extended into public space and into interdisciplinary projects that connect the visual arts with design, stage design, furniture, fashion and film.

Since arriving in Miami, Morera has continued to develop a body of work deeply tied to his Cuban experience and memory, without reducing his artistic language to a literal representation of Cuba. In 2026 his work was presented in Miami at a multidisciplinary gathering that included the unveiling of a new mural, paintings, sculptures and furniture, as well as a documentary project devoted to his career and creative process. He currently lives in North Miami.

Noel Morera’s work rests, ultimately, on a deeply personal conception of creation: the artist understands the image as a way of transforming and reinterpreting the world from his own perspective. His production rejects rigid boundaries between disciplines and turns every support and every material into a possibility for expression.

Solo exhibitions26

  1. 2015

    • Ausente al matutinoCollateral to the 11th Havana Biennial. The artist’s studio. Cuba.

  2. 2014

    • Postales de La HabanaGalería Swampspace. Miami. USA

  3. 2012

    • Se vendeGalería Factoría Habana. Instant exhibition for Jorge Perugorría’s film of the same name. Cuba.

  4. 2011

    • Socialismo.comCoppergallery. Miami. USA

  5. 2010

    • Imágenes de la herejíaGalería Villa Manuela de la UNEAC. Havana City. Cuba.

  6. 2008

    • Ángeles guardianesGalería EEGEE 3. Madrid. Spain.
    • ZorreríasArtane Gallery. Istanbul. Turkey.

  7. 2007

    • Un minuto de silencioGalería Siranga Contemporánea. Valencia. Spain.
    • La Habana y La HabanaGalería Guayasamín. Havana City. Cuba.

  8. 2006

    • Un minuto de silencio9th Havana Biennial. Taller de Grabado de La Habana. Cuba.
    • Fiesta de Noel en EstambulArtane Gallery. Istanbul. Turkey.
    • Ángeles guardianesGalería EEGEE-3. Madrid. Spain.

  9. 2005

    • Vistas de altura seriesMiami Light Project. USA
    • La mirada ajenaExhibition-performance. Galería Suyú, Plaza de los Capitanes Generales. Havana. Cuba.

  10. 2004

    • No hay funciónSGAE, Lonja del Comercio. Havana. Cuba.

  11. 2003

    • Balcones de CubaGalería EEGEE-3. Madrid. Spain.
    • Cuentos infantilesEditorial Abril. Collateral to the 8th Havana Biennial. Cuba.

  12. 2001

    • Postales de La Habana IICentro Cultural de Spain. Havana. Cuba.
    • Postales de La Habana IGalería Suyú. Havana. Cuba.

  13. 2000

    • PinturasGalería Mela Paredes. Madrid. Spain.

  14. 1999

    • Sin remedio, qué remedioGalería EEGEE-3. Madrid. Spain.

  15. 1997

    • Delirium tremensGalería EEGEE-3. Madrid. Spain.

  16. 1996

    • La comodidad del deshecho bien envueltoPermanent furniture exhibition. The artist’s studio. Havana. Cuba.

  17. 1994

    • Concierto íntimo para maízGalería Víctor Manuel. 5th Havana Biennial. Cuba.

  18. 1989

    • Objetos utilitarios[Goldsmithing] Hotel Habana Libre. Havana. Cuba.

  19. 1988

    • Joyerías[Goldsmithing] Hotel Habana Libre. Havana. Cuba.

Group exhibitions63

  1. 2015

    • Taller Experimental de Gráfica, La Habana, CubaGalería Ramón Alba de la Canal. Veracruz. Mexico.

  2. 2014

    • Madre de todos los cubanosGalería House of Art. Miami. USA

  3. 2013

    • Salón de Arte Erótico de La HabanaGalería Fayad Jamís. Havana. Cuba. First Prize, work Orgía #1.
    • Común denominadorCentro Provincial de Artes Plásticas y Diseño. Havana. Cuba.

  4. 2012

    • Se vendeGalería Factoría Habana.
    • Senza confiniSala Dogana. Palazzo Ducale. Genoa. Italy.
    • Profundamente superficialesGalería La Moderna. 11th Havana Biennial. Cuba.
    • Utilidad de la virtudExhibition of the 10th International Festival of Cine Pobre (low-budget film). Galería Servando Cabrera. Havana. Cuba.

  5. 2011

    • El ArsenalGalería La Paloma. Madrid. Spain.
    • Últimas escenasGalería 23 y 12. Havana. Cuba.

  6. 2010

    • Art Basel. Arts for a Better WorldPuertos series. Miami. USA.
    • Sueños abiertosBuenavista Building. Miami Design District. USA
    • BombaCentro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam. Havana. Cuba.

  7. 2009

    • Arte contemporáneo cubanoTravelling exhibition. Secretaría de Economía de México. Mexico City.
    • FilmegráficaCollateral to the Havana Film Festival. Galería 23 y 12. Havana. Cuba.
    • HC CollageIntervention at the Museo del Ron, 10th Havana Biennial. Cuba.
    • ConcéntrateCollateral to the 10th Havana Biennial. Cuba.
    • RestauArteProyecto a Cielo Abierto, exhibition circuit of the 10th Havana Biennial. Mercaderes 263, Puerto Carena building headquarters. Cuba.
    • Diálogo cotidianoMemorial José Martí. Havana City. Cuba.

  8. 2008

    • Antes que nadaAlabama Fine Arts School. Birmingham, Alabama. USA
    • HDCO. Arte contemporáneoToronto. Canada.
    • Arte contemporáneoBlack and White Gallery. Miami, Florida.
    • Seis artistas cubanosHotel Parque Central. Havana. Cuba.

  9. 2007

    • SupermercatIbiza. Spain.
    • SupermercatValencia. Spain.
    • Galería Contenedor de ArteSharing the room with Chillida and other leading artists of the international avant-garde, in Barcelona and Valencia. Spain.
    • SenosGalería Siranga Contemporánea. Valencia. Spain.
    • Madrid Art FairMadrid. Spain.

  10. 2006

    • Grabadores cubanos en EstambulArtane Gallery. Turkey.
    • Group show at Galería HabanaMexico City.
    • Exhibition of Latin American Fine ArtAgora Gallery, 29 March – 18 April. SoHo, New York. USA.

  11. 2005

    • Contemporary PaintersTravelling exhibition. Florence, Italy, April.

  12. 2004

    • Tourism ConventionGroup exhibition. Plaza Las Américas. Varadero. Cuba.
    • Algo másSala Avellaneda, Teatro Nacional de Cuba. Havana. Cuba.

  13. 2003

    • Sentido comúnGalería Habana. Havana. Cuba.
    • Cuban Fine ArtsCuban Cultural Festival, London Hilton on Park Lane, 30 October – 10 November. England.
    • 1st National Landscape SalonConvento de San Francisco de Asís. Havana. Cuba.
    • National Salon of Prize-winnersCentro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales. Havana. Cuba.
    • Madrid Art FairMadrid. Spain.

  14. 2002

    • DescartesGalería FAMA. Havana. Cuba.
    • Conciliación en los 40Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Havana. Cuba.
    • Havana Club Painting CompetitionMuseo del Ron. Havana. Cuba.
    • Línea, oh, líneaHavana. Cuba.
    • 13th City SalonCentro Provincial de Artes Plásticas y Diseño. Prize-winners’ salon. Havana. Cuba.

  15. 2001

    • De ida y vueltaGalería EEGEE-3. Madrid. Spain.
    • Huellas del tallerGalería Madriguera. Havana. Cuba.
    • National Printmaking MeetingCentro Wifredo Lam. Havana. Cuba.
    • 12th City SalonFirst Prize. Centro Provincial de Artes Plásticas y Diseño. Havana. Cuba.
    • 4 Decades of Graphic CounterpointQuito. Ecuador.
    • Visuarte 2001 International EventCienfuegos. Cuba.

  16. 2000

    • Collective mural, Pabellón CubaParticipant. 7th Havana Biennial. Cuba.

  17. 1999

    • Lo que no se vendió en ARCOSGalería EEGEE-3. Madrid. Spain.
    • ARCO 99 Contemporary Art FairMadrid. Spain.
    • Todo o nadaGalería EEGEE-3. Madrid. Spain.
    • Collective muralDesign, direction and execution. Finca de los Molinos. Havana. Cuba.

  18. 1998

    • Marbella 98 Contemporary Art BiennialMarbella. Spain.
    • Arte subterráneoFaculty of Philology, University of Havana. Havana. Cuba.

  19. 1997

    • ARCO 97 Contemporary Art FairMadrid. Spain.

  20. 1995

    • Pintores cubanosTaller de Serigrafía René Portocarrero. Havana. Cuba.

  21. 1990

    • Screen-printing course graduation showTaller René Portocarrero. Havana. Cuba.

  22. 1987 · 1988 · 1989

    • FIART International Crafts FairHavana. Cuba.

  23. 1987

    • Pintores cubanosGalería Domingo Ravenet. Havana. Cuba.
    • [Goldsmithing]Galería Teodoro Ramos. Havana. Cuba.

Art fairs3

  1. 1997 – 2007

    • ARCOMadrid. Spain. 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007.

  2. 2005 – 2007

    • Art Madrid2005, 2006 and 2007.

  3. 2010

    • Art Basel MiamiUSA. AFABW, Arts for a Better World. Soho Studios (NW 22nd Street at NW 1st Avenue), Miami. Wynwood Arts District.

Books3

  1. 2005

    • La visita de la infantaIllustrations for the novel by Reinaldo Montero, Alejo Carpentier Prize 2006.

  2. 2002

    • El rastro de tu sangre sobre la nieveIllustrations for the book by Gabriel García Márquez. Editorial Perro Vagabundo. Madrid. Spain.

  3. 1998

    • 20 poemas de amor y una canción desesperadaIllustrations for the book by Pablo Neruda. Editorial Perro Vagabundo. Madrid. Spain.

Prizes5

  1. 2013

    • First PrizeHavana Erotic Art Salon.

  2. 2005

    • Honourable Mention in Printmaking, «Sobre las colinas»National Meeting of Cuban Printmakers.

  3. 2002

    • First Prize in DrawingCity Salon. Work: «Vigilancia colectiva».

  4. 1998

    • First placeCompetition for the CIMEX building mural project.

  5. 1986

    • First Prize in Stage DesignNational Festival of New Theatre.

Private collections