Juan Miguel Pozo Cruz was born 1967 in Holguin, Cuba. During his time as an art student at the University of Havana a German journalist discovered him in 1994, drawing the attention of friendly artists like Konrad Klapheck on the Cuban painter. These artists advocated for Pozo‘s scholarship at the Art Academy Düsseldorf in Germany, enabling him to emigrate to Europe. The artworks of Juan Pozo are part of such renowned international art collections as Ella Fontanals Cisneros, Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), Falckenberg, Ludwig, Nachmann and Sean Penn and many more.
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1967 born in Holguin, Cuba
Art School for Painting and Drawing, Isla de Pinos, Cuba
Cuba Art School, University of Havana, Cuba
Cuba Academia de Arte San Alejandro, Havana, Cuba
Art Academy Düsseldorf, Germany, at Prof. K. Klapheck
Solo Exhibitions (selection)
2020
Juan Miguel Pozo, Galerie Nardone, Brussels, Belgium
2019
„Die Zukunft war ein Ort“, janinebeangallery, Berlin, Germany
„Goliath The Man In The High Castle“, Galerie Nardone, Brussels, Belgium
Knoerle & Baettig, Winterthur, Switzerland
2018
„After The Storm“, Galeria Estéreo, Monterrey, Mexico
2017
„Desastres Naturales“, Gallery M, Los Angeles, USA
„Huracán Sobre el Azúcar“, Galería GTG, Havana, Cuba
„Century“, Riccardo Constantini Contemporary, Turin, Italy
2016 „Ingenierías y Património Colectivo“, Galerie Nardone, Brussels, Belgium
2015
„© Copyrighted Future“, Galerie Nardone, Brussels, Belgium
Estart Gallery, curated by Claudio Composti, Pietrasanta, Italy
2013
„Tetris“, Fun Gallery, Berlin, Germany
„Market“, Galerie Naimah Schütter, Berlin, Germany
2012
„Tropical Winter“, GE Galería, Monterrey, Mexico
„The Word After“, Galerie Liebkranz. Berlin, Germany
2011
„La Conquista del Cielo“, SKL Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2010
„Phantomschmerz“, Galerie Prenton und Wiesel, Wiesbaden, Germany
2008
„Zimmer mit Mauerblick“, Scala Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2007
„Zwitter“, GE Galería, Monterrey, Mexico
2005
„Persona“, Galerie Refugium, Berlin, Germany
2001
„Nuevo bajo el sol“, Galerie Terminus, Munich, Germany
2000
„Frozen Drop“, Galerie Stella & Bueno, Den Haag, Netherlands
1999
„Pozo Sin Filtro“, Galerie FormArt, Saarbrücken, Germany
1997
„Amor, política y otros desastres“, Galerie X-tro, Wiesbaden, Germany
1996
„J.M. Pozo“, Galerie Hans Mayer, Düsseldorf, Germany
1994
„Cómete tu tren-bus“, Galería Complejo Cultural YARA, Havana, Cuba
1993
„Tu tienes la llave (you‘ll get the key)“, Galería Alejo Carpentier, Isla de Joventud, Cuba
1990
„Wallpainting Hijos de la Patria“, Parque 15 de Mayo, Isla de Pinos, Cuba
1989
Performance Victor or not Victor, U.N.E.A.C., Isla de Pinos, Cuba
Group Exhibitions (selection)
2021
„Freak Again“, curated by Elena V. Molina and Gerardo Munoz, Chinatown Soup Gallery, New York City, USA
„Cadavre Exquis“, Gallery Nardone in Venice, Venice, Italy
„Weiss sehen“, QuadrART Museum, curated Mariette Haas-Klein, Austria
2020
„Art Is A Remedy“, janinebeangallery, Berlin
2019
13th Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba
„Let‘s Be Realistic And Ask For The Impossible“, curated by Sachie Hernandez, Arsenal Habana, Havana, Cuba
„Le Lucky“, curated by Josep Maynou, HVW8, Berlin, Germany
2018
„Pintar A Contratiempo“, Alejandro Campins, Juan Miguel Pozo, Michel Pérez Pollo, curated by Iván de la
Nuez (Galleria Continua), Centro Hispano-Americano de Cultura, Havana, Cuba
„¿Hasta Cuando las vacaciones?“, José Bedia, Consuelo Castañeda, Odey Curbelo, Gustavo Pérez Monzón, Juan Miguel Pozo, Antonio Eligio Tonel, Irving Vera, kuratiert von Satchie Hernandez, Arsenal Habana, Havana, Cuba
„Strange Matter“, Fabio La Fauci, Juan Miguel Pozo, Arny Schmitt and Dominik Schmitt, janinebeangallery, Berlin, Germany
„All That You Have Is Your Soul“, curated by Meyken Barreto and Armando Marino, Faction Art Projects, New York City, USA
2016
Off Bruxelles Art Fair, Belgium
2015
„Sind Wir Berliner?“, Riccardo Costantini Contemporary, Turin, Italy
„Am Abgrund“, QuadrART-Dornbirn, Austria
„Regenerated 14“, Generator Hostel, Berlin, Germany
2013
Focus-Abengoa Foundation Prize
„Hospital de los Venerables“, Sevilla, Spain
2012
SWAB Barcelona, Galería SKL, Spain
„Draw The Line“, curated by Juan Miguel Pozo, Galerie Liebkranz, Berlin, Germany
„Fragile Welten“, Det Ny Kastet, Denmark
2011
„Fresh“, curated by Juan Miguel Pozo, Das Hotel, Berlin, Germany
2009
„Our Dear Friend“, Galleria Torbadena, Triest, Italy
2008
„Terapia de grupo“, Galería Fernando Paradilla, Madrid, Spain
2006
„Berlin Tendenzen“, LaVirreina (la capella), Barcelone, Spain
Auction of Contemporary Latinamerican Art, curated by Emily Murphy (Sotheby’s), Auction House Fernando Duran, Madrid, Spain
„Ciudades Internas“, Havana Biennial 06, Cuba
2005
3rd KunstSalon, Berlin, Germany
„Imagen y Representación“, Centro Cultural AYN, Madrid, Spain
„World Mouse“, Centro Cultural AYN, Madrid, Spain
Prague Biennial, Prague, Czech Republic
2004
„Massa Damnata“, Galerie Refugium, Berlin, Germany
„Imagen y representación“, Galería AYN, Madrid, Spain
Art Cologne, Germany (Galerie Refugium)
ArteSantander 1, Santander, Spain
2003
„Künstler sehen Rot“, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany
Art Forum Berlin, Germany (Paradies im Bunker)
2002
Kunst Messe München, Munich, Germany, (Galerie Terminus)
Art Innsbruck 2002, Austria (Galerie Terminus)
2001
Kunst Köln 2001 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Cologne, Germany
Art Innsbruck 2001, Austria (Galerie Terminus)
2000
Art Cologne, Germany (Galerie Terminus)
1999
„My Name“, Falckenberg Collection, Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig, Germany
„Höhenflüge“, Backyard Gallery, Wiesbaden, Germany
1998
„Stilleben als Weltbild“, Sparkasse, Karlsruhe, Germany
„Künstler für die Insel IV“, Frankfurter Holzhausenschlösschen, Frankfurt a.M., Germany
„Äcuators“, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Santiago de Chile, Chile
1997
„Düsseldorf und andere Orte“, State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf , Germany
Städtisches Galeriehaus Seel, Siegen, Germany
Künstlerhaus, Dortmund, Germany
Galerie Musterland, Emstetten, Germany
Bis Kulturzentrum, Mönchengladbach, Germany
1996
The 36th International Student Salon of Photography, Photographic Society, HKSUSU, Hong Kong, China
1995
„Die Skatspieler“, art auction for Otto Dix, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany
1994
„La Jeune Pinture Cubaine“, Fort de France, Martinique
„Cada loco con su tema“, Galería La Madriguera, Havana, Cuba
1993
„Esculturas en pequeno formato“, Centro de Arte visual, Havana, Cuba
1988
„Raíces en Acción“, Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico D.F., Mexico