1921
Born Camagüey, Cuba
Currently lives and works in the U.S.A.
EDUCATION
1935-1941
Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro, Havana, Cuba
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1996
Roberto Estopiñán. 5 Decades of Prints. Jersey City Museum, New Jersey
1993
Roberto Estopiñán. Sculptures, Drawings, Graphic Work. Círculo de Cultura Panamericano, New Jersey
1992
3 Hispanic American Masters. Darío Suro, Roberto Estopiñán, Juan Sánchez. The Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey. The Noyes Museum.
Roberto Estopiñán. Bronze Sculpture. Vorpal Gallery, Soho, New York
1983
Estopiñán. Sculpture and Related Drawings. Schweyer Galdo Galleries, Birmingham, Michigan
Exhibition of Recent Works by Roberto Estopiñán, Lia Galleti, Víctor Gómez. Kimberly Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
1982
Schweyer Galdo Galleries, Morristown, New Jersey
1981
Palazzo del Turismo, Montecatini, Italy
1980
Roberto Estopiñán. Bergen Community College, New York
1974
Roberto Estopiñán. Brickell Gallery, Miami, Florida
1970
Janus Gallery, Miami, Florida
1968
Mc Donogh Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
1965
Hammond Gallery, Burlington, North Carolina
1959
16 Monotypes. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba
1955
Lyceum, Havana, Cuba
1950
Diago y Estopiñán. Lyceum, Havana, Cuba
1949
Esculturas de Estopiñán. Lyceum, Havana, Cuba
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1996
Paper Visions VI: A Biennial Exhibition of Works on Paper by Twenty Four Contemporary Latin American Artists. The Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, Connecticut
9 Cuban American Artists. Kingsborough Community College Art Gallery, City University of New York, New York
1995
Art-Exhibit and Silent Auction of Works by Contemporary Artists to Benefit FAITH Services. Jadite Galleries, New York
To Collect, Conserve, Exhibit and Interpret the Visual Arts Produced by Artists of Cuban Heritage. The New Collection. Museo Cubano de Arte y Cultura, Miami, Florida
1993
Exposición arte cubano. Pasado y presente obra importante. Gary Nader Fine Art, Coral Gables, Florida
1988
Twentieth Century Cuban Art from the Collection of Ramón Cernuda and Nercys Ganem. Interamerican Center, Mitchell Wolfson Center Campus, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, Florida
1987
Recent Developments in Latin American Drawing. The Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
Latin American Treasures from Miami’s Private Collections. Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, Florida,
1983
Latin American Selections. Bacardí Art Gallery, Miami, Florida
1982
Art Expo. New York Coliseum, New York
Schweyer-Galdo Galleries at Dallas. Weist-Barron Studios, Dallas, Texas
1981
Museum of Modern Art of Latin America. Recent Acquisitions. Museum of Modern Art of Latin American, Washington, D.C.
IV Bienal de Arte de Medellín. Museo de Arte Moderno, Medellin, Colombia
Contemporary Latin American Art. Schweyer Galdo Galleries, Birmingham, Michigan
Director’s Choice. Schweyer Galdo Galleries, Morristown, New Jersey
1980
II Bienal Iberoamericana de Arte Domecq. Museo de Arte Alvar y Carmen T. de Carrillo Gil, Mexico City, Mexico
1978
Reencuentro Cubano 1978. Esculturas. Royal Trust Tower, Miami, Florida
Contemporary Latin American Art: The Esso Collection of The Lowe Art Museum and Latin American of the Southeastern United States. Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Hispanic-American Artists of the United States: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, Uruguay. Museum of Modern Art of Latin America, Washington, D.C.
Opening Exhibition. Meeting Point Art Center, Coral Gables, Florida
1977
Reencuentro cubano 1977. Museo Cubano de Arte y Cultura, Miami, Florida
Los dioses como los vemos. Museo de Ciencias, Caracas, Venezuela
1975
Manufacturers’ Trust Exhibition. Museum of Art, Eugene, Oregon
1974
Museum of Modern Art of Latin America. Selections from the Permanent Collection. Museum of Modern Art of Latin America, Washington, D.C.
1972
Pan American Prints and Drawings. Ridgeway Gallery, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
1971
Cleveland Art Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
1970
31 St. Annual Exhibition. American Color Print Society, Trenton, New Jersey
1969
Pratt Institute, New York
1967
Art of the Americas. Parke Bernet Galleries, New York
Philadelphia Museum of Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1966
Art and Poetry. AFA Gallery, Miami, Florida
1965
A Panoramic of Cuban Art Abroad. Panamerican Union, Washington, D.C
1964
Imán: New York. Art Institute, Tampa, Florida/Darmouth University, New York/University of Texas, Houston, Texas. Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico; Bonino Gallery, New York
1963
Brandeis University Museum, Waltham, Maryland
1961
Panamerican Union, Washington, D.C.
1960
Beard, Estopiñán, Orlando, Robertson and Watts. Gallery of Modern Art, Washington, D.C.
1959
Exposición 5 escultores. Galería Nuestro Tiempo, Havana, Cuba
Salón Anual 1959. Pintura, escultura y grabado. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba
1956
Gulf Caribbean Art Exhibition. Museum of Fine Arts of Houston, Houston, Texas/The Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Texas/The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Massachusetts/The Munson Williams Proetor Institute, Utica, New York/The Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania/The Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, Colorado
VIII Salón Nacional de Pintura y Escultura. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba
1955
Sala Permanente de Artes Plásticas de Cuba. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba
III Bienal do Museu de Arte Moderna de Sâo Paulo. Parque Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1953
VI Salón Nacional de Pintura y Escultura. Salones del Capitolio Nacional, Havana, Cuba
Pintura, Escultura, Cerámica. Retiro Odontológico, Havana, Cuba
II Bienal do Museu de Arte Moderna de Sâo Paulo. Parque Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1951
Art Cubain Contemporain. Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris, France
Exposición de Dibujos. Galería de Artes Plásticas. Nuestro Tiempo, Havana, Cuba
V Salón Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado. Centro Asturiano de Havana, Havana, Cuba
1950
IV Exposición Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado. Centro Asturiano, Havana, Cuba
1949
Pintura. Escultura. APE. Lyceum, Havana, Cuba
1947
Esculturas, pinturas y dibujos de 14 expositores menores de 30 años. Prado y San José, Havana, Cuba
1946
III Exposición Nacional de Pintura y Escultura. Salón de los Pasos Perdidos, Capitolio Nacional, Havana, Cuba
1944
Presencia de 6 escultores. Lyceum, Havana, Cuba
1943
Una exposición de pintura y escultura modernas cubanas. Institución Hispano Cubana de Cultura, Havana, Cuba
SELECTED AWARDS
1956
First Prize. VIII Salón Nacional de Pintura y Escultura, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba.
1955
First Prize. Concurso del Colegio Provincial de Arquitectos, Havana, Cuba
1953
First Prize. VI Salón Nacional de Pintura y Escultura, Salones del Capitolio Nacional, Havana, Cuba
1951
Second Prize. V Salón Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado, Centro Asturiano, Havana, Cuba
1950
Third Prize. IV Exposición Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado, Centro Asturiano, Havana, Cuba
1946
Second Prize. III Exposición Nacional de Pintura y Escultura, Salón de los Pasos Perdidos, Capitolio Nacional, Havana, Cuba
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Academia de Arte, Montecatini, ITALY.
Allen R. Hite Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Art Museum, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, U.S.A.
Brandeis University Museum, Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, U.S.A.
Detroit Institute of the Arts, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
The Esso Collection. Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.A.
Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia, U.S.A.
Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, MEXICO.
Lansing-Reilly Collection, University of Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
Maggio Miro Collection, Montecatini, ITALY.
Mead Art Museum, Amheist College, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Morris Museum of Art, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Museo del Instituto de Cultura Hispánica, Madrid, SPAIN.
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, CUBA.
Museo Nacional de Santo Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
Museo de la Universidad de Caracas, Caracas, VENEZUELA.
Museo de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, PUERTO RICO.
Museum of Art, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A.
Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Museum of Modern Art, Florida, U.S.A.
Museum of Modern Art, New York, U.S.A.
Museum of Modern Art of Latin America, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Pan American Union, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Tate Gallery, London, U.K.
WORKS IN PUBLIC PLACES
1959
Naturaleza Alerta. Bronze, 2.50 x 1 m; gardens of the National Theater, Havana, Cuba
1958
Escultura en bronce.Vestibule of Hotel Habana Hilton, Havana, Cuba
1957
Estatua del Padre de Las Casas. Motel Las Cuevas, Trinidad, Cuba
1956
Maternidad. Central Park of Santa Clara, Las Villas, Cuba
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
1996
Anreus, Alejandro. “Roberto Estopiñán and the Theme of the Political Prisoner.” Ars Magazine, New York, Number 3, [illus.], pp.23-24, U.S.A., March-April, 1996.
_________. “Roberto Estopiñán, Printmaker.” cat. Roberto Estopiñán. 5 Decades of Prints/5 décadas de grabados. Jersey City Museum, New Jersey [illus.] [Spanish and English texts], pp.9-19, U.S.A., April 10-May 25, 1996.
Fernandez, Neyda. “Interview with the artist.” cat. Roberto Estopiñán. 5 Decades of Prints/5 décadas de Grabados. Jersey City Museum, New Jersey [illus.] [Spanish and English texts], pp.21-24, U.S.A., April 10-May 25, 1996.
Franqui, Carlos. “Roberto Estopiñán and Cuban Sculpture.” Ars Magazine, New York, No.3 [illus.], pp.17-20, U.S.A., March-April, 1996.
Galliano, Alina. “Dialogue of the Line with Roberto Estopiñán.” Ars Magazine, New York, Number 3 [illus.], pp.21-22, U.S.A., March-April, 1996.
Valdes, Zoe. “Roberto Estopiñán: As a Danzón.” Ars Magazine, New York, No. 3 [illus.], pp.23-24, U.S.A., March-April, 1996.
1995
Valdes, Zoe. “Roberto Estopiñán. Como un danzón.” Noticias de Arte, New York, Vol. XXI, [illus.], p.9, U.S.A., June, 1995.
1993
Anreus, Alejandro. “Roberto Estopiñán.” cat. 3 Hispanic-American Masters. Darío Suro, Roberto Estopiñán, Juan Sánchez. The Monclair Art Museum, New Jersey [illus.], pp.26-32, U.S.A., October 11, 1992-January 10, 1993.
Valdes Jr., Gustavo.cat. Roberto Estopiñán. Sculptures, Drawings and Graphic Works, Círculo de Cultura Panamericano, New Jersey, U.S.A., November 12-19, 1993.
1992
Bas de Tamay, Xenia. “Roberto Estopiñán: El escultor que insiste en buscar la forma más pura.” Réplica, Miami, Florida, Year XXI, No.901, pp.22 25, U.S.A., 1992 1993.
Valdes Jr., Gustavo. “El color de la palabra. 32 Artistas cubanos.” Stet, Edición Especial, New York, Vol.I, No.2 [illus.], p.11, U.S.A., 1992.
1988
Gomez Sicre, José. Art of Cuba in Exile. Editora Munder, Miami, Florida [illus.], pp.32 38, U.S.A., 1988.
1983
Abbatt, Corinne. “Estopiñan’s Art Reaches a Pinacle of Purity.” The Eccentric, Birmingham, Michigan [reproduced in Estopiñán at Schweyer-Galdo Galleries, Schweyer-Galdo Editions, Birmingham, Michigan, [illus.], unpaginated, U.S.A., Spring, 1983].
Florez, Armando J. “La muestra de Estopiñán en Michigan.” El Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, [illus.], pp.9-10, U.S.A., April 28, 1983.
Franqui, Carlos. “The European Presence of Roberto Estopiñán.” cat. Estopiñán. Sculpture and Related Drawings, Schweyer Galdo Editions, Birmigham, Michigan, [illus.], pp.19-22, U.S.A., 1983.
_________. “El vuelo europeo de Estopiñán.” Noticias de Arte, New York, U.S.A., April, 1983.
1983
Fulle, Tomás. “Verdad y poesía en las esculturas de Roberto Estopiñán.” Réplica, Miami, Florida, U.S.A. [reproduced in Estopiñán at Schweyer-Galdo Galleries, Schweyer-Galdo Editions, Birmingham, Michigan, [illus.], unpaginated, U.S.A., Spring, 1983].
Gomez Sicre, José. “The Search for Pure Form in Roberto Estopiñán.” cat. Estopiñán. Sculpture and Related Drawings, Schweyer Galdo Editions, Birmingham, Michigan, [illus.], pp.11-15, U.S.A., 1983.
Nodarse-Chao, Olga. “Preface.” cat. Estopiñán. Sculpture and Related Drawings. Schweyer-Galdo Editions, Birmingham, Michigan, [illus.], pp.7-9, U.S.A., 1983.
Weiner, Judith. “Roberto Estopiñán. The Quest for Self Knowledge.” cat. Estopiñan. Sculpture and Related Drawings, Schweyer Galdo Editions, Birmingham, Michigan, [illus.], pp.16-18, U.S.A., 1983.
Windell, James. “Estopiñán’s Work Reflects his Concern for Humanity.” Oakland Sunday Magazine, Oakland, California, U.S.A., April 10, 1983 [reproduced in Estopiñán at Schweyer-Galdo Galleries, Schweyer-Galdo Editions, Birmingham, Michigan, [illus.], unpaginated, U.S.A., Spring, 1983].
1981
“Estopiñán all’Azienda.” La Nazione, Florence [illus.], ITALY, August 4, 1981.
1978
The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, p.B2, U.S.A., May 12, 1978.
1975
La enciclopedia de Cuba. Book 5. Artes. Sociedad. Filosofía. Enciclopedia y Clásicos Cubanos, Inc., Ed. Playor, S.A., Madrid [illus.], pp.294-295, SPAIN, 1975.
1974
Cubanacán Magazine, New York, p.80, U.S.A., May, 1974.
1971
Evening Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, p.B1, U.S.A., April 26, 1971.
1960
Novoa Luis, Rosario. “Escultura cubana.” Artes Plásticas, Havana, No.2, [illus.], unpaginated, CUBA, 1960.
1958
“The Talent that made the Habana Hilton.” Interior Design, New York, p.118, U.S.A., September, 1958.
1956
Maribona, Armando R. “A propósito del escultor Roberto Estopiñán: escultor cubano.” Rotograbado Información, Havana, sección E, p.2, CUBA, June 10, 1956.
1955
Guerra, Agustín. “Exposiciones.” Boletín de la Comisión Nacional Cubana de la UNESCO, Havana, Year IV, No.10, pp.15-16, CUBA, October, 1955.
Maribona, Armando R. “Estopiñán, Longa y Lozano.” Información, Havana [illus.], p.22, CUBA, September 8, 1955.
Texidor, Joaquín. “Trilogía de escultores.” Tiempo en Cuba, Havana, [illus.], p.13, CUBA, September 8, 1955.
1953
“Estopiñán.” Noticias de Arte, Havana, Special issue devoted to the Brasil Biennial, Year I, No.11, [illus.], p.6, CUBA, October-November, 1953.
Diaz, Noemí. “Roberto Estopiñán: primer Premio Nacional de Escultura.” Gente, Havana, CUBA, March 1, 1953.
Maribona, Armando R. “Notas y alusiones al arte y la obra de Roberto Estopiñán.” Rotograbado Información, Suplemment, Havana, p.24, CUBA, May 17, 1953.
1951
“Tres obras de Roberto Estopiñán, escultor.” Arquitectura, Havana, No.217, CUBA, August, 1951.
1950
“Diago y Estopiñán.” Información, Havana, [illus.], p.34, CUBA, November 15, 1950.
Lauderman Ortiz, Gladys. “La exposición de Diago y Estopiñán.” El País, Havana, [illus.], CUBA, November 14, 1950.
_________. “Roberto Estopiñán.” Estudios, Mensuario de Cultura, Havana, Year I, No.1, CUBA, February, 1950.
1949
Dulzaides Noda, Luis. “Roberto Estopiñán.” Inventario, Havana, Year I, No.9, CUBA, May, 1949.
Hoostman, Jorge Luis. “Estopiñán, madurez de un joven escultor.” Crónica, Havana, CUBA, June 19, 1949.
Lauderman Ortiz, Gladys. “Estopiñán y su exposición.” El País, Havana, CUBA, [June], 1949.
Maribona, Armando R. “Estopiñán en el Lyceum.” Diario de la Marina, Havana, CUBA, June 8, 1949.
Marquina, Rafael. “Exposición Estopiñán.” Rotograbado Información. Suplemento, Havana, CUBA, June 3, 1949.
Sicre, Juan José. cat. Esculturas de Estopiñán, Lyceum, Havana, 1 pp., CUBA, May 30 June 8, 1949.
Texidor, Joaquín. cat. Esculturas de Estopiñán, Lyceum, Havana, 1 pp., CUBA, May 30 June 8, 1949.
_________. “Apuntes sobre el escultor Roberto Estopiñán.” Diario de la Marina, Havana, CUBA, July 17, 1949.
1948
Texidor, Joaquín. “Presencia de Estopiñán.” Inventario, Havana, Year I, No.1, CUBA, April, 1948.
1947
Texidor, Joaquín. “Roberto Estopiñán.” Tiempo en Cuba, Havana, CUBA, May 18, 1947.
1946
“Jóvenes escultores.” Información, Havana, p.22, CUBA, March 10, 1946.
Texidor, Joaquín. “Estopiñán.” Sábado, Havana, [illus.], p.12, CUBA, February 23, 1946.
