FRANCIS ACEA


Born in Havana, Cuba, 1967

1991 Graduated at Havana Superior Design Institute.

Formed Ordo Amoris Cabinet collaborative (1994 - 2003)

Live an works in US.

Solo shows

D.B.A Francis Acea. Magnan Emrich Contemporary, NY. 2007
Safety Box. PM Gallery. Miami, FL, US. 2006
Reality. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Miami, FL, US. 2003
Sweet Home. Espacio Aglutinador. Havana, Cuba. 2002
Mousepads and Screensavers. ArtPace, San Antonio, Tx, US. 2001
Summer Days. Frehrking Wiesehšfer Gallery, Kšln, Germany. 2001
A day like any other day. 7th Havana Biennale. 2000
Living la vida. Sinpalabras' studio. Havana, Cuba. 2000
This is a Provisional Fence. Keep Out. Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba. 1999.
Antennas: Network transmission / Taxi Limosina. Ludwig Forum fźr Internationale Kunst, Aachen / Kunsthaus Berlin, Germany. 1998
Hiking Raffle. Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta, Canada. 1997
Reinforced Concrete. Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba. 1997.
Sugar-water and the Provisional Show. Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba. 1996.
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo y Diseno (MACD), San Jose, Costa Rica. 1996
Besame Habana. Center of Art and Design. Havana. Cuba. 1995

Group shows

Killing Time: An exhibition of Cuban artists from the 1980s to the present. Exit Art, Exit Art Underground. NY. 2007
PULSE ART. Featured Artist Installation. Miami, FL, US. 2006
Moving Image. Alonso Art. Miami, FL, US. 2006
Subject. Liverpool Biennale. Liverpool. GB. 2004
Suspended Animation. Karpio+Facchini Gallery, Miami, FL, US. 2002
With eyes of stone and Water. Exhibition on tour.
Gallery 3,14. , Norway. 2004.
Ciurlionis National Art Museum, Lithuania, 2003.
Helsinki City Art Museum (Tennis Palace), Helsinki, Finland. 2002
Stretch. Power Plant Gallery, Toronto, Canada. 2003
La Huella Multiple. International Engravers exhibition, Havana, Cuba. 2002.
FITAC. VIII Foro Internacional de Teor’a de Arte Contempor‡neo. 2002
Prophets of Boom. Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden. 2002
Atravesados. Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, Spain. 2002
I'm Cuba / Double Play. Tirana Biennale. Tirana, Albany. 2001
Short Stories. Fabbrica del Vappore Art Center, Milan, Italy. 2001
La conjuncion de la nada. Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba. 2000.
Cuba presente!. Barbican Centre, London, UK. 1999
Thinking Aloud. Hayward Gallery. Exhibition on tour.
Candem Art Centre, London, UK. 1999
Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, UK. 1998
Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK. 1998
Entropy at home. Suermondt-Ludwig Museum, Germany. 1998
The campaign against living miserably. Royal College of Art, London, UK. 1998
The Russian Mountain. Troisieme Manifestation Internationale Video et Art Electronique. Champ Libre, Montreal, Canada. 1997
Una de cada clase. Next Generation Show. Art and Design Centre, Havana, Cuba. 1995