1950-1991
Born Havana, Cuba
Died Miami, Florida
EDUCATION
1977
Art History degree, University of Havana, Cuba
1973
San Alejandro Academy, Havana, Cuba
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1999
Carlos Alfonzo: Paintings and Works on Paper, 1987 - 1991. George Adams Gallery, New York City, NY
1997
Carlos Alfonzo: Triumph of the Spirit, 1975-1991. Miami Art Museum, Florida and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC.
1993
Carlos Alfonzo: Major Works. Osuma Gallery, South Miami, Florida
1992
Carlos Alfonzo: Images from a Series Dedicated to Friends with AIDS. Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, Florida
Habitual. Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1990
Carlos Alfonzo: Recent Sculptures and Works on Paper. Osuna Gallery, Washington D.C.
Carlos Alfonzo: Sculpture, Paintings and Works on Paper. Greene Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida
Carlos Alfonzo: New Work. Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida
1989
Carlos Alfonzo. Lannan Museum, Lake Worth, Florida
Carlos Alfonzo: Paintings, Sculpture, Works on Paper. Greene Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida
Carlos Alfonzo: New Paintings. McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, Texas
1988
The Art of Carlos Alfonzo. Frances Wolfson Art Gallery, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, Florida
Carlos Alfonzo: Paradiso. Hal Bromm Gallery, New York City, New York
Carlos Alfonzo. Greene Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida
Carlos Alfonzo: Development of an Artist, 1976-1988. Bacardi Art Gallery, Miami, Florida
Carlos Alfonzo: Paintings. Osuna Gallery, Washington D.C.
1987
Carlos Alfonzo. Osuna Gallery, Washington D.C.
1985
Carlos Alfonzo: New Paintings. McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, Texas
1984
Carlos Alfonzo: Drama. Galeria Ocho, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, Florida
1978
La tarde y sus dibujos. Traveled to various venues in Cuba
1977
Experimentos de Carlos Jose Alfonzo. Museo Nacional, Havana, Cuba
1976
Como una vieja estampa. Galeria Amelia Pelaez, Havana, Cuba
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007
Power of Ten. Miami Art Museum, Miami, Florida
2006
Masters of Latin America: From the Joan and Milton Bagley Collection. Boca Raton museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida
Geometry and Gesture. Art Museum of the Americas, Washington, DC.
2005
Rampa: Signaling New Latin American Art Initiatives. ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
2003
Multiple Artists: Print and Editioned Works, 1967-2003. George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
2002
Art Trends: Miami's Trek III. Kendall Campus Art Gallery, Miami Dade Community College, Miami, FL
Me, Myself & I. George Adams Gallery, New York
2001
2001 Collector's Show. Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
2000
Cuban Art of Three Generations: Alfonzo, Azaceta and Bedia. Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock
1999
Saints, Sinners and Sacrifices: Religious Imagery in Contemporary Latin American Art. George Adams Gallery, New York
1995
Phallic Symbols: Images in Contemporary Art. Life Gallery, New York
1994
Significant Losses: Artists Who Have Died From AIDS. The Art Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
Latin American Art in Miami Collections. The Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
1992
Cuban Masters. The Americas Collection, Coral Gables, Florida
Approaching the Quincentenary: Latino Art 1982-1992. Rosenburg Gallery, Goucher College. Baltimore, Maryland. (Traveled to Stephanie Ann Roper Art Gallery, Frostburg State University, Frostbury, Maryland; Arts Center/Gallery, Delaware State College, Dover, Delaware)
Cuba-USA: The First Generation. Organized by El Fondo de Sol Visual Arts Center. Washington, D.C.; traveled to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; El Fondo de Sol Visual Arts Center, Washington D.C., with The National Museum of American Art and The School for Advanced International Studies/Johns Hopkins University, Washington D.C.; The Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, Minnesota, with Film in the Cities, St. Paul, and Intermedia Arts Minnesota, Minneapolis; The Art Museum at Florida International University, Miami, with New World School of the Arts Gallery, Miami, Florida; Contemporary Art Museum/University of Southern Florida, Tampa, with The Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida; Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in association with Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, The Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, and The Lawrence Art Gallery/Rosemont College, Rosemont, Pennsylvania, 1992-1993.
1991
1991 Biennial Exhibition. Whitney Museum of American Art. New York City, NY
ArtPark at FIU. The Art Museum at Florida International University, Miami, Florida
AVA 10 (Awards in the Visual Arts 10). Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art. Winston-Salem, North Carolina; traveled to Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.; Albuquerque Museum of Art, History, and Science, Albuquerque, New Mexico; The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; The BMW Gallery, New York
Eulogy. Gallery North, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, Florida
New Latin American Paintings. Arnold Herstand & Company, New York
1990
Abstraction. Greene Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida
Twenty-five in Miami. South Campus Art Gallery, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, Florida
The Start of Something Big. Eastbourne Clark Gallery, West Palm Beach, Florida
The Decade Show: Frameworks of Identity in the 1980s. The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City; Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, New York City; The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York City
Mariel...A Decade. The Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture, Miami, Florida
Sculpture of the Americas into the Nineties. Museum of Modern Art of Latin America, Organization of American States. Washington D.C.
Art 1990. McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, Texas
Fanciful Feast. Main Library, Miami-Dade Public Library System, Miami, Florida
Miami Thriving in Change (1940-1990): Miami Artists, Fifty Years of Collecting. Main Library, Miami-Dade Public Library System, Miami, Florida
Southeast Bank Collects: A Corporation Views Contemporary Art. Norton Gallery and School of Art. West Palm Beach, Florida; traveled to Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida; Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida; Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, Florida; Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
1989
Artists’ Proofs: Printmaking in South Florida. Frances Wolfson Art Gallery, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, Florida
Made in Florida. University of South Florida Art Museum, Tampa; traveled to Musee Cantini, Marseille, France; Provincaal Museum, Hasselt, Belgium; Centre d’Art en Santa Monica, Barcelona, Spain; Jacksonville Art Museum, Jacksonville, Florida; Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, Florida; Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, Florida; Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, Florida; Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Critics Choice: Florida’s Experts Choose Florida Artists. Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida
41st Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; traveled to Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, Athens; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana; Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida
Latin American Art from the Private Collections of Maria and Luis Avellana, S.M. Lurie, Peter Menendez. InterAmerican Art Gallery, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami Southern Expressions: Points of View. High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia
Smaller Works. McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, Texas
Paperwork Six. Center for Contemporary Art, North Miami, Florida
1988
Colliding: Myth, Fantasy, Nightmare. Artists Space, New York City, NY
Hispanic Art. Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, Florida
Mira!: The Canadian Club Hispanic Art Tour III. Traveled to Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles; Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas; Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida; Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago, Illinois
Carlos Alfonzo, Ibsen Espada: Works on Paper. McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, Texas
Featuring Florida 1/Three from Miami: Carlos Alfonzo, Deborah Schneider, Purvis Young. The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida
Cintas Fellows Revisited: A Decade After. Main Library, Miami-Dade Public Library System, Miami, Florida
Emergence. River North Concourse, Lower Level Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Portraits and Self-Portraits. Cuban Museum of Art and Culture, Miami, Florida
Artists’ Bookmarks. The Artmobile, Miami-Dade Public Library System, Miami, Florida
Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection. The Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
For Art’s Sake. Park Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Outside Cuba: Contemporary Cuban Visual Artists/Fuera de Cuba: Artistas Cubanos Contemporaneos. The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. New Brunswick; traveled to Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, New York; Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, Ohio; Museo de Arte de Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico; Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, Florida; Art Gallery, Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, with New Visions Gallery of Contemporary Art, Atlanta, Georgia
1987
Carlos Alfonzo, Pablo Cano: New Work. Greene Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida
Contemporary Screens. The Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Hispanic Art in the United States: Thirty Contemporary Painters and Sculptors. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas; traveled to Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; The Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, and the Metropolitan Museum and Art Center, Coral Gables, Florida; Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York
29th Annual Hortt Memorial Competition and Exhibition. Museum of Art. Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Books and Pages: Florida Artists’ Books. Main Library, Miami-Dade Public Library System, Miami, Florida
Public Art Indoors: Fernando Garcia, Carlos Alfonzo. Main Library, Miami-Dade Public Library System, Miami, Florida
Ceramics as Canvas. Main Library, Miami-Dade Public Library System, Miami, Florida
Art of the 80’s Created in Florida. Greene Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida
Visions of Self: The American Latin Artist. South Campus Art Gallery, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, Florida
Challenge: Young Latin America on Paper. CDS Gallery, New York
Cuban Artists in North America/Artistes Cubains en Amerique du Nord. National Library of Canada, Ottawa
1986
New Works: Juan Abreu, Carlos Alfonzo, Gilberto Ruiz. New Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Five from Miami. Air Atlanta, Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida
Caribbean Art/ African Currents. Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art. New York City
Expatriates: Paintings by 15 Young Latin American Artists.”The Thomas Center Gallery. Gainesville, Florida; traveled to Lee Scarfone Gallery, University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida; Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, Florida; Atlantic Center for the Arts, new Smyrna Beach, Florida
V Bienal Iberoamericana de Arte: Naturaleza Muerta o Bodegon. Galeria del Auditorio Nacional. Mexico City, Mexico
Hot Off the Press: Monoprints. Barbara Gillman Gallery. Miami, Florida
Abstraction: Four from Latin America. Frances Wolfson Art Gallery, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, Florida
Home Sweet Home. Hal Bromm Gallery, New York City
Public Art Process: Art Exhibition of Drawings, Models and Photographs/Metro-Dade Art in Public Places Collection 1973-1985. North Miami Museum and Art Center, North Miami, Florida; traveled to County Governmental Center, West Palm Beach, Florida; Broward County Library, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; East Martello Museum and Gallery, Key West, Florida
1985
National Endowment for the Arts: Fellowship Artists, Florida 1983-84. Fine Arts Gallery, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
New Works. Inter Latin American Gallery, New York City; traveled to New Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
North of the Border. Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia
Alloyage ‘85. SIBI Art Gallery, SIBI Cultural Center, Miami, Florida
Florida Figures: The Human Figure by Contemporary Florida Artists. Frances Wolfson Art Gallery, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, Florida
Art Cars. Beatrice Indy Challenge, Tamiami Park, Miami, Florida; traveled to Barbara Gillman Gallery, Miami, Florida; Main Library, Miami-Dade Public Library System, Miami, Florida
The Art of Miami. Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art. Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Le Petit Format. SIBI Art Gallery, SIBI Cultural Center. Miami, Florida
1984
Young Collectors of Latin American Art. Metropolitan Museum and Art Center, Coral Gables, Florida
1983
Cuban Fantasies. Kouros Gallery, New York City
Faces and Masks. Galeria Ocho, Miami-Dade Community Center, Miami, Florida
Fine Arts Exhibition for the Festival de las Artes. Tamiami Park, Miami, Florida
The Miami Generation. Cuban Museum of Art and Culture, Miami, Florida
Roots. University of Miami Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida
1982
10 Out of Cuba: A Selection of Cuban Painters. Inter Latin American Gallery. New York City, NY
1981
XX Premio Internacional de Dibujo Joan Miro. Fundacio Joan Miro, Barcelona. Spain; traveled as XXPremio Internacional de Dibujo Joan Miro to Museo Espanol de Arte Contemporaneo, Madrid; and as Seleccao do xx Premio Internacional de Desenho Joan Miro to Galeria Atrio, Nucleo Cultural Municipal, Vila Real, Portugal
Art 10. Koubek Center. Miami, Florida
1979
Jovenes Plasticos Cubanos. Galeria de la Habana, Havana, Cuba
XVIII Premio Internacional de Dibujo Joan Miro. Fundacio Joan Miro, Barcelona, Spain Pintura Fresca. Home of Jose Manuel Fors, Havana; traveled to Casa de Cultura de la Ciudad de Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, Cuba
I Trienal de Dibujo Arostodes Fernandez. Galeria Oriente. Pinar del Rio, Cuba; traveled to Santiago de Cuba
V Salon Juvenil de Artes Plasticas: En Saludo al 11/Festival Mundial de la Juventud y los Estudiantes. Museo Nacional, Havana, Cuba
1978
Salon UNEAC 1978. Museo Nacional, Havana, Cuba
1977
IV Salon Juvenil de Artes Plasticas. Museo National, Havana, Cuba
Primer Salon Nacional de Dibujo. Galeria de Arte, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
1976
Exposicion de Dibujos de la Brigada Heramos Saiz. Galeria de la Habana, Havana, Cuba
III Salon Juvenil de Artes Plasticas. Museo Nacional, Havana, Cuba
Salon XIII Aniversario del Concurso 26 de Julio. Museo Nacional. Havana, Cuba
Salon Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado. Galeria Matanzas, Matanzas, Cuba; traveled to Cede Central del periodico La Unita, Rome
Sandino y Nicaragua en la Plastica Cubana. Galeria de la Habana, Havana, Cuba
1975
Panorama del Arte Cubano de la Colonia a Nuestros Dias. Museo de Arte Modermo. Mexico City, Mexico; traveled to Havana, Cuba
II Salon Juvenil de Artes Plasticas. Museo Nacional, Havana, Cuba
XXX Años Victoriosos. Moscow, Russia
XV Aniversario de los Comites de Defensa se la Revolucion. Museo Nacional, Havana, Cuba
58 Aniversario de la Revolucion de Octubre. Galeria Amelia Pelaez, Havana, Cuba
Arte Cubano Contemporaneo. Ministerio de Cultura, Havana; traveled to various venues in Scandinavian countries.
En Homenaje a Antonio Maceo. Galeria Amelia Pelaez, Havana, one day event
III Salon de Profesores e Intructores de Artes Plasticas. Museo Nacional. Havana, Cuba
Viva Puerto Rico Libre. Hotel Habana Libre, Havana, Cuba
1974
II Salon Nacional de Profesores e Instructores de Artes Plasticas. Museo Nacional, Havana, Cuba
1973
I Salon Nacional de Profesores e Instructores de Artes Plasticas. Museo Nacional, Havana, Cuba
1970
Salon 70. Museo Nacional, Havana, Cuba
Salon Guerrillero Heroico. Hotel Habana Libre, Havana, Cuba
SELECTED AWARDS
1990 1991
Award in the Visual Arts, Center for Contemporary Art, Winston Salem, North Carolina, U.S.A.
1987
Special Mention. 29th Annual Hortt Memorial Exhibition, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.
1984
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
1983
Cintas Foundation Fellowship, New York, U.S.A.
1977
Prize. Salón Nacional de Dibujo, Galería de Arte, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
1975
Mention in Painting. V Salón Nacional Juvenil de Artes Plásticas. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba
1974
Prize in Painting. IV Salón Juvenil de Artes Plásticas Habana’74. Galería de Arte, Galiano y Concordia/Galería Amelia Peláez, Parque Lenin, Havana, Cuba
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Art in Public Places Trust, Miami Dade County, Florida, U.S.A.
Cintas Foundation, New York, U.S.A.
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Familia Alfonzo Espina, Havana, CUBA.
Federal Reserve of Art, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Lannan Foundation, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.A.
Miami Dade Public Library System, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Museo de Arte de Ponce, Ponce, PUERTO RICO.
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, CUBA.
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
The Prudential Insurance Company, U.S.A.
Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida, U.S.A.
Southeast Collection Gallery, Miami’s Southeast Bank, Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.A.
WORK IN PUBLIC PLACES
1990
Brainstorm. Mural in ceramics; School of Engineering and Computer Science, Florida International University, FIU, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
1986
Ceremony of the Tropics. Mural in ceramics; 12 x 5 m. Santa Clara Metrorail Station, Art in Public Places Program, Dade County, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
1976
Mural, 1976. Escuela Secundaria Básica Tupac Amaru, Isla de Pinos, CUBA.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
1993
Blanc, Giulio V. “Pequeña Habana.” Poliéster, Mexico City, No. 4, pp.42 51, MEXICO, Winter, 1993
_________. “The Cubans have arrived.” Art & Antiques, New York, Vol.15 [illus.], pp.65 73, U.S.A., December, 1993
1992
Ahlander, Leslie Judd. “Carlos Alfonzo.” Arte en Colombia, Bogota, No. 50, p.124, COLOMBIA, April, 1992
Blanc, Giulio V. “Nuevos Pintores Latinoamericanos.” Arte en Colombia, Bogota, No. 50, pp.172 173, COLOMBIA, April, 1992
Damian, Carol. “Cuba USA. La primera generación.” Arte en Colombia, Bogota, No. 49, pp.92 96, COLOMBIA, January, 1992
Espinosa Almodovar, Juan. “Conversación con Alfonzo.” Arte en Colombia, Bogota, No. 50 [illus.], pp.125 126, COLOMBIA, April, 1992
Montane, Diana. “The Meteor vanished into darkness.” Exito, Miami, Florida [illus.], p.42, U.S.A., June 3, 1992
1991
Ahlander, Leslie Judd. “Carlos Alfonzo. Museo Bass, Miami.” Arte en Colombia, Bogota, 47 [illus.], p.119, COLOMBIA, May, 1991*
_________. “Carlos Alfonzo 1950 1991.” Arte en Colombia, Bogota, No. 47 [illus.], p.127, COLOMBIA, May, 1991
Cabrera Leyva, Guillermo. “Dedican el mural Brainstorm del pintor Carlos Alfonzo en la FIU.” Diario de las Américas, Miami, Florida, U.S.A., 1991
Kohen, Helen L. “Carlos Alfonzo, 41,Giant Among Cuban Artists, Dies+.” The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, U.S.A., 1991
Montane, Diana. “Carlos Alfonzo a Cuban Artist (1950 1991).” Miami Mensual, Miami, Florida, pp.45 47, U.S.A., May, 1991
1990
“A boatlift refugee rides high.” People Weekly, New York, pp.116, 119, U.S.A., Spring, 1990
Blanc, Giulio V. “Carlos Alfonzo’s Black Paintings.” cat. Carlos Alfonzo: New Work, Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida [illus.], [brochure], U.S.A., September 28 November 11, 1990
Camber, Diane W. “Introduction.” cat. Carlos Alfonzo: New Work, Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida [illus.], [brochure], U.S.A., September 28 November 11, 1990
Trasobares, César. cat. Carlos Alfonzo: New Work, Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida [illus.], [brochure], U.S.A., September 28 November 11, 1990
Turner, Elisa. “Carlos Alfonzo.” Latin American Art, Scottsdale, Arizona [illus.], p.60 61, U.S.A., Spring, 1990
1989
Addams Allen, Jane. “Biennial Focuses on Southern Gothic.” The Washington Post, Washington, D.C., pp.E1 E5, U.S.A., April 7, 1989
Blanc, Giulio V. “The Enigmatic Carlos Alfonzo.” Arts Magazine, New York, Passim Section [illus.], pp.13 14, U.S.A., October, 1989
Corbino, Marcia. “Mira! Outside Cuba/Fuera de Cuba.” Art Papers, Atlanta, GA., Vol.13, No. 1, pp.61 62, U.S.A., January February, 1989
Cruz, Amada. “Carlos Alfonzo.” cat. Carlos Alfonzo, Lannan Museum, Lake Worth, Florida, unpaginated [brochure], U.S.A., January 28 March 4, 1989
Fox, Catherine. “A Different Look at Landscape.” Gwinnett Daily News, U.S.A., May 20, 1989
Herzberg, Julia P. “A Conversation with Carlos Alfonzo.” Latin American Literature and Arts, New York [illus.], pp.5 10, U.S.A., January June, 1989
Kimmelman, Michael. “30 Hispanic Artists at Brooklyn Museum.” The New York Times, New York, p.C21, U.S.A., June 9, 1989
Kohen, Helen L “Critic Curators Compile Uneven Show.” The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, p.4K, U.S.A., April 9, 1989
Kramer, Hilton. “Brooklyn Museum Hispanic Show. A UNESCO Type Approach to Art.” The New York Observer, New York, pp.1, 17, U.S.A., July 3 10, 1989
Larson, Kay. “Sex and Politics.” New York Magazine, New York, p.51, U.S.A., July 17, 1989
Milani, Joanne. “Florida Exports.” The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida, pp.1I, 6I, U.S.A., March 12, 1989
Richard, Paul. “Strange Dreams and Stale Attractions.” The Washington Post, Washington, D.C., pp.D1, D18, U.S.A., April 5, 1989
Risatti, Howard (H.R.). “Carlos Alfonzo. Ramón Osuna Gallery.” Latin American Art, Scottsdale, Arizona [illus.], p.152, U.S.A., Spring, 1989*
Seeman Robinson, Joan. “Review: Houston. Carlos Alfonzo.” ArtForum, New York [illus.], p.152, U.S.A., September, 1989
Sullivan, Edward J. “Hispanidad? Myths and Realities of Latin Art in America.” Arte en Colombia, Bogota, No. 41, pp.60 66, COLOMBIA, 1989
Turner, Elisa. “Passionate Abstractions.” The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, p.D6, U.S.A., March 29, 1989
_________. “Carlos Alfonzo.” ArtNews, New York [illus.], pp.175 176, U.S.A., May, 1989
1988
“Alfonzo.” cat. Outside Cuba/Fuera de Cuba, Office of Hispanic Arts, Rutger University, New Jersey/Research Institute for Cuban Studies, University of Miami, Florida [illus.], pp.246 249, U.S.A., 1988
Ahlander, Leslie Judd. “Two Shows Draw from the Geometric Abstract.” The Miami News, Miami, Florida, p.3C, U.S.A., January 22, 1988
_________. “Varied Exhibitions Focus on Latin Cultural Tradition.” The Miami News, Miami, Florida, p.2C, U.S.A., September 16, 1988
_________. “The Textuality of Painted Surfaces.” Carribbean Review, Miami, Florida, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp.28 39, U.S.A., Spring, 1988
Altabe, Joan. “Three Florida Artists Paint with Emotion.” Sarasota Herald Tribune, Sarasota, Florida, p.G2, U.S.A., July 24, 1988
Butcher, Joanne. “Hispanic Heritage Celebration.” Art Papers, Atlanta, GA., Vol.12, No. 1, p.43, U.S.A., January February, 1988
Ennis, Michael. “Latin Legacy.” American Way, DFW Airport, Texas, pp.55 57, U.S.A., January 1, 1988
Espinosa Almodovar, Juan. “Development of an Artist.” cat. Carlos Alfonzo: Development of an Artist, Bacardí Art Gallery, Miami, Florida [illus.], unpaginated, U.S.A., May 6 June 3, 1988
Hassold, Chris. “Hispanic Art in the United States.” Art Papers, Atlanta, GA.New York, Vol.12, No. 5, pp.52 54, U.S.A., September October, 1988
Hughes, Robert. “Heritage of Rich Imagery.” Time, New York, p.64, U.S.A., July 11, 1988
Kohen, Helen L. “On Campus. Quick Studies in Fresh Art.” The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida [illus.], pp.1C, 12C, U.S.A., January 8, 1988
Lurie, Sheldom M. “The Art of Carlos Alfonzo.” cat. The Art of Carlos Alfonzo, Frances Wolfson Art Gallery, Miami Dade Community College, Mitchell Wolfson New World Center Campus, Miami, Florida [illus.], unpaginated, U.S.A., January 7 February 5, 1988
Pau Llosa, Ricardo. “Glass Dragonfly.” Art International, New York, pp.63 66, U.S.A., Winter, 1988
_________. “The Textuality of Painted Surfaces.” Caribbean Review, Vol. XVI, No. 1 [illus.], pp.28 29, U.S.A., Spring, 1988
Sullivan, Edward J. “Hispanidad? Myths and Realities of Latin Art in America.” The Journal of Art: View, New York, U.S.A., December, 1988
1988
Torruella Leval, Susana. “Identity and Change: The Latin American Challenge.” cat. Mira! Canadian Club Hispanic Art Tour III, The Bass Museum of Fine Art, Miami Beach, Florida [illus.], U.S.A., September 10 October 30/1988
Turner, Elisa. “At the Galleries.” The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, p.B6, U.S.A., April 21, 1988
_________. “Art, Destiny Lead Alfonzo to the Door of Greatness.” The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, pp.1K, 4K, U.S.A., May 29, 1988
1987
Ahlander, Leslie Judd. “Exhibition at Center for the Fine Arts is Paper Thin.” The Miami News, Miami, Florida, p.3C, U.S.A., August 14, 1987*
_________. “Hispanic Heritage Shows Blanket the County.” The Miami News, Miami, Florida, p.3C, U.S.A., October 23, 1987
_________. “Hispanic Programs and Shows Continue Hectic Pace.” The Miami News, Miami, Florida, p.3C, U.S.A., October 30, 1987
Beardsley, John. “The Hunt for Hispanic Treasure.” Museum & Arts, Washington, D.C., pp.50 53, U.S.A., September October, 1987
Blanc, Giulio V. “The Art Scene. Carlos Alfonzo.” The Miami Reporter, Miami, Florida, p.15, U.S.A., May, 1987
Ennis, Michael. “Arte Magnífico.” Dossier, pp.58 63, 84 87, U.S.A., October, 1987
Gomez Sicre, José. Art of Cuba in Exile. Editora Munder, Miami, Florida [illus.], pp.120 121, U.S.A., 1987*
Kohen, Helen L. “Hortt Show Samples S. Florida Art Trends.” The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, p.3K, U.S.A., July 26, 1987
_________. “Artists Write the Book on Creativity.” The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, p.1D, U.S.A., July 31, 1987
_________. “Clay Featured in Three Shows.” The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, p.14D, U.S.A., October 23, 1987
_________. “Art of Cuba in Exile at the Met.” The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, pp.1K, 11K, U.S.A., November 15, 1987
McBride, Elizabeth. “Hispanic Art in the United States.” Artspace: Southwestern Contemporary Arts Quarterly, Alburqueque, New Mexico, pp.30 34, U.S.A., Fall, 1987
McComble, Mel. “Hispanic Art in the United States.” ArtNews, New York, p.56, U.S.A., September, 1987
Montane, Diana. “Hispanic Artists Give Three Part Show at Library.” The Miami News, Miami, Florida, p.1C, U.S.A., September 23, 1987
Paz, Octavio/Beardsley, John/Livingston, Jane. Hispanic Art in the United States. Thirty Contemporary Painters and Sculptors, New York, Ed. Cross River Press, Ltd., New York [illus.], pp.137 139, U.S.A., 1987*
Richard, Paul. “The Brilliant Assault.” The Washington Post, Washington, D.C., pp.B1, B8, U.S.A., October 10, 1987
Stevens, Mark. “Devotees of the Fantastic.” Newsweek, New York, pp.66 68, U.S.A., September 7, 1987
Trasobares, César. cat. Public Art Indoors, Miami Dade Public Library, Miami, Florida, U.S.A., 1987
Villaverde, Miñuca. “Octopus, el libro más grande del mundo.” El Nuevo Herald, Miami, Florida, No. 145, p.4B, U.S.A., November, 1987
1986
Ahlander, Leslie Judd. “Miami Art Scene.” The Miami News, Miami, Florida, p.10, U.S.A., March 14, 1986
_________. “Local Galleries Offer Stellar Shows.” The Miami News, Miami, Florida, p.3C, U.S.A., October 31, 1986
Blanc, Giulio V. “Los hieroglíficos de Carlos Alfonzo.” Noticias de Arte, New York [illus.], U.S.A., March, 1986
Kohen, Helen L. “Public Art Brightens Metrorail Stations.” The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, pp.1K 2K, U.S.A., September 5, 1986
_________. “Exhibitions Trace Cultural Heritage.” The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, p.13D, U.S.A., October 17, 1986
Pila, Manuel. “Abstract Artists Grace Gallery.” Metropolis, Miami-Dade Community College Newspaper, Miami, Florida, p.6, U.S.A., October 22, 1986
Plagens, Peter. “Report from Florida. Miami Slice.” Art in America, New York [illus.], pp.32 35, U.S.A., November, 1986
Stapp, Mary. “Mariel Refugee’s Downtown Mural is Ceremony of the Tropics.” The Miami News, Miami, Florida, p.5A, U.S.A., May 30, 1986
Young, Andrew. “Miami, City of Art.” Spectator, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Visual Arts Section, U.S.A., January 15, 1986
Zimmer, William. cat. Abstraction: Four from Latin America, Frances Wolfson Art Gallery, Miami, Florida, U.S.A., October 9 November 7, 1986
1985
Abreu Felipe, Juan. “Difícil ruta de un pintor cubano.” El Nuevo Herald, Miami, Florida, p.4, U.S.A., December 19, 1985
1984
Morgado, Marcia. “Encuesta: El pintor en el exilio [interviews with Mario Bencomo, César Trasobares, Fernando García, Carlos José Alfonzo, Juan Abreu].” Mariel, Miami, Florida, pp.26 27, U.S.A., Summer, 1984
1983
Blanc, Giulio V. cat. Cuban Fantasies [Carlos Alfonzo/César Bermúdez], Kouros Gallery, New York, U.S.A., March, 1983
Gonzalez, María F. “Six Out of Cuba.” Marquee Magazine, Miami, Florida [illus.], pp.41 47, U.S.A., February March, 1983
Gutierrez, Bárbara. “La otra cara del Mariel.” El Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, p.13, U.S.A., August 19, 1983
1982
Gutierrez, Bárbara. “Latin American Artists Get New Exposure Here.” The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, Neighbors Section, p.18, U.S.A., June 20, 1982
1978
Alfonzo Espino, Carlos José.. cat. La tarde y sus dibujos. Exposición de Carlos José Alfonzo, Casa de la Cultura, Nueva Gerona, Isla de Pinos, [brochure], CUBA, January, 1978
Mosquera Fernandez, Gerardo. “Carlos José experimenta.” Ellas en Romance, Havana [illus.], CUBA, June, 1978
1977
Alfonzo Espino, Carlos José. cat. De lo real maravilloso. Sergio Moreno Carmenate, Galería Amelia Peláez, Parque Lenin, Havana, CUBA, 1977
“Plástica y conversación.” Juventud Rebelde, Havana, CUBA, June 17, 1977
Alonso, Alejandro G. “Variaciones creadoras sobre un tema.” Juventud Rebelde, Havana [illus.], CUBA, 1977
Lopez Garcia, Sergio. “Poesía, amor y optimismo.” cat. Experimentos de Carlos José Alfonzo, Pequeño Salón, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, unpaginated [brochure], CUBA, December, 1977
Lopez Nussa, Leonel (ELE NUSSA). “Poesía, amor y optimismo.” Bohemia, Havana [illus.], CUBA, December 23, 1977
1976
Alonso, Alejandro G. “Con las imágenes, con la poesía...” Juventud Rebelde, Havana [illus.], CUBA, June 4, 1976
Fernandez Arena, José Eladio. “Pongo las figuras como me parezca.” El Caimán Barbudo, Havana, p.22, CUBA, 1976
_________. cat. Carlos Alfonzo, Como una vieja estampa. Galería Amelia Peláez, Parque Lenin, Havana, CUBA, 1976
_________. “Carlos Alfonzo.” Bohemia, Havana, CUBA, July 30, 1976
