YOEL A. SANTANA
CUMANAYAGUA, CIENFUEGOS, CUBA, OCTOBER 25TH 1972
Education
2008-Present: Artist.
2005-2008: President of ?Santana Fine Art, Corp.?
2002-2003: Professor of Cuban Arts at universities and cultural centers where he exhibited his work in Mexico.
1998: Director of Club UNESCO \"For the development of the free creation of the arts\" Villa Clara Cuba.
1997: Founder and Director of the Gallery \"Samuel Feijoo\" at the Central University of Las Villas.
1995-1999: Specialist Professor of Art History at the Central University of Las Villas \"Marta Abreu\".
1993: Bachelor of Education specializing in Fine Arts at Higher Pedagogical Institute \"Félix Varela\" Villa Clara.
1993: Founder of the Community Project \"The Sensible curlew\"1992. Founder of the Chair \"Samuel Feijoo.?1991: Founder of the Experimentation Group of Visual Arts \"AUPA\".

Collective Exhibits
2012: Ta Project Gallery: ?La Patrona del Sol? Exhibition.
2003: Exhibition \"Homage to Compay Segundo\" Bodeguita del Medio, Distrito Federal, Mexico,
2003: International \"South Cultural Project\", Havana,
2001: International \"VISUARTE 2001\", Cienfuegos, October,
2000: \"The Island, the flag, symbols of nationhood in Cuban art.\" Centre for Development of Cuban Art, New York, February,
2000: Provincial Exhibition of Plastic Arts \"September 5\", Cienfuegos,
1996: XII Hall of the Fine Arts and Design, Villa Clara,
1996: Samuel Gallery, Central University of Las Villas, Villa Clara,
1996: Chamber Artists XII Provincial Festival of the FEU fans, Villa Clara,
1995: XI Hall of the Fine Arts and Design, Villa Clara, ?1995: Hall of Visual Arts, Cumanayagua, ?1995: Gallery \"Fidelio Ponce de León\", Villa Clara,?1995: Hall Festival of Amateur Artists FEU, Faculty of Humanities, Pedagogical Institute \"Félix Varela\", Villa Clara,
1994: Provincial Folk Art Fair, Cienfuegos,
1994: X Hall of the Fine Arts and Design, Villa Clara,
1994: Visual Arts Room, House of Culture, Cumanayagua
1994: Chamber Artists XII Provincial Festival of the FEU fans, Villa Clara, ?1994: Hall of National Artists Festival XII fans of FEU, Villa Clara, ?1993: IX Provincial Exhibition of Plastic Arts and Design, Villa Clara,
1993: Territorial Hall (three central provinces) \"Wifredo Lam\", Sagua, Villa Clara,
1993: Marine Hall, Caibarién, Villa Clara,
1993: Opening of the Gallery \"Fidelio Ponce de León\" Higher Pedagogical Institute \"Félix Varela\", Villa Clara,
1993: II Salon of Plastic Arts, Cumanayagua,
1993:: Provincial Folk Art Fair, Cienfuegos,
1992: Gallery \"Rafael Moreno\" Higher Pedagogical Institute \"Felix Varela, Villa Clara,
1992: VII Hall of the Fine Arts and Design, Villa Clara,
1992: Collective Plastics Hall, Villa Clara,


Individual Exhibits
2002: Church of San Felipe Cumanayagua, Cumanayagua,?2002: House of the Proceedings of the University of Toluca, State of Mexico,?2002: The Cultural Center Gallery Juglar, D. F., Mexico,?2001: Gallery \"Cumanayagua\", Cienfuegos, Cuba,?1999: Church of the Holy Cross, San Felipe de Cumanayagua,?1996: Gallery \"Samuel\", Central University of Las Villas,?1995: Gallery \"Fidelio Ponce de León\", Villa Clara.
??Honors & Awards
2000-2003: Diploma of Recognition for his contribution to the cultural development of the municipality,Cumanayagua,
1995: Diploma of Recognition for his outstanding contribution in the movement of amateur artists in the development of culture and community outreach, Pedagogical Institute \"Felix Varela, Villa Clara,
1993: Diploma of Recognition for outstanding work in the cultural movement, Faculty of Humanities, Pedagogical Institute \"Félix Varela\", Villa Clara,
1992: Diploma of Recognition for valuable contribution to the development of the arts in the province, Centre for Community Cultural Work, Villa Clara, ?????

Private/Public/Institutional Collections
2003: Seventh International Meeting of Poets, Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico,
2003: VIII International Festival of Poetry and Art in Havana, South Cultural Project, Havana,?2003: XII International Book Fair Cumanayagua,
2003: Hall of the Arts, Cumanayagua,
2002: Hall of the Arts, Cumanayagua,
2002: VII International Poetry Festival of Havana, South Cultural Project, Havana,?2002: First National Meeting of Cultural Journals Digital, Cumanayagua,?2002: International Meeting of Poets \"Benito Díaz de Gamarra\" Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico,?2002: IX Meeting of South Mountain Summer Poetry, D. F., Mexico,?2002: Discussion on Cuban literature and reality, Grupo Cultural Café \"Poets in Progress\", ?2001: Fourth Day Provincial Social Science, Digital Magazine Project \"Street B\", Cienfuegos,
2001: Award for Relevant Magazine \"Street B\" Municipal Cultural Forum,
1997: Delegate to the Third National Workshop Club UNESCO, Cienfuegos, ?Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico State, Mexico?
1996: Hall of the Provincial Festival Artists XII fans of FEU, Villa Clara,
1995: Living Artists Festival Fans FEU, Faculty of Humanities, Pedagogical Institute \"Félix Varela\", Villa Clara,?1995: Hall of Visual Arts, Cumanayagua,
1994: Hall of the Provincial Festival Artists XII fans of FEU, Villa Clara,?1994: Hall of National Artists Festival XII fans of FEU, Villa Clara,?1994: Hall of Visual Arts, Culture House, Cumanayagua,
1993: Hall of the Arts, Cumanayagua,?1993: Territorial Hall (three central provinces) \"Wifredo Lam\", Sagua, Villa Clara,
1992: Collective Plastics Hall, Villa Clara,???

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