San Gimignano
Beijing
Les Moulins
Habana
Roma
Sao Paulo
Paris
Osvaldo González (Camagüey, Cuba, 1982), who graduated from the Higher Institute of Art (2006, Havana), lives and works in Madrid, Spain. His work is distinguished by representing interior spaces with which he establishes some affective relationship or personal history. He is interested in the expressive capacities that at a visual and sensitive level can be achieved with a trash material such as adhesive tape and the desire to build new situations and experiences from the intervention of physical spaces.
Amongst his main solo shows, we mention: Diario (2026, Galleria Continua, São Paulo, Brazil); Serendipia (2025, Galería Estéreo, Monterrey, México); Descendencia (2025, Galleria Continua, Paris Marais, France); Estados (2024, Galleria Continua, Havana); Restauración (2023, Galerie Aveline, Paris, France); Apuntes de San Lorenzo (2023, Galleria Continua, Rome); La Casa del Salto (2022, Tenuta Casenuove, Italy); Viaje (2021, San Gimignano, Italy); Ámbar (2020, Fondation NC-Arte, Bogotá, Colombia); El principio de todo (2019, Galería Servando, Havana); Autofagia (2016, Galería Servando, Havana); Como es lo que es (2014, Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales, Havana); Una escena doméstica (23 y 12 Gallery, 11th Havana Biennial); among others.
His work has been part of group exhibitions, such as: O Gabinete de Pollyanna: amplo acesso, (2026, Galleria Continua, São Paulo, Brazil); Fragments de Ville (2026, Galleria Continua, Paris Matignon, France); The Ability to Dream, celebrating the tenth anniversary of Galleria Continua in Cuba, (2025, Habana Espacios Creativos, Havana, Cuba); Kaléidoscopes: regards contemporains, (2024, Galleria Continua, Les Moulins, France); Mañana es Domingo (2024, Open Studio, Madrid, Spain); Desvíos urbanos (2023, Galleria Continua, São Paulo, Brazil); Helborg, pop up space, São Paolo, Brazil); The Ability to Dream (2022, Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Italy; La Brèche and Truc a faire (2021, Galleria Continua, Paris, France); Maintenant ou Jamais! Special project. (2021, Ardian. Paris, France); Mirador Circular (2020, Galleria Continua, Havana); Umbrales (2019, Galleria Continua, Havana); Art of Treasure Hunt (Tuscany, various venues, 2019); Ola Cuba (2018, Gare de Saint Sauveur, Lille); Diamante en bruto (2018, Galleria Continua, Havana); Cuba mi amor (2017, Galleria Continua, Les Moulins, France); ¿Soy Cuba? (2017, Palazzina dei Bagni Misteriosi, Milan); Nido sin árbol (2017, Unión Nacional de los Arquitectos e Ingenieros de la Construcción de Cuba, Havana); Las riberas del Aqueronte (2015, Museo Farmacia Johnson, 12th Havana Biennial); Reeditus II (2012, Raymaluz Gallery, Madrid); El extremo de la bala. Una década de arte cubano (2010, Pabellón Cuba, Havana); Bomba (2010, Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam, Havana).
In 2018 he was granted the participation to New York City's "Residency Unlimited" program by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and won the Acquisition Award for Best Emerging Artist in Zona Maco art fair, Mexico City. A special project with his work, including an artist’s residency, was presented in 2023 in New Delhi, within the framework of the India Art Fair. In the same year another special project with his work, including an artist´s residency, was presented in São Paolo, within the framework of the SP-Arte Fair in Brazil.
2006
Higher Institute of Art, Havana, Cuba
2000
Professional School of Plastic Arts, Camagüey.
2026
Diario, Galleria Continua, São Paulo, Brazil
2025
Serendipia, Galería Estéreo, Monterrey, México
Descendencia, Galleria Continua, Paris, Marais, France
2024
Estados, Galleria Continua, Havana, Cuba
Zsona MACO. Site-specific, Galleria Continua, Mexico City, Mexico
2023
Restauración, Galerie Aveline, Paris, France
Special project at Capri Palace Jumeirah, Italy
Apuntes de San Lorenzo, Galleria Continua, Rome, Italy
2022
La casa del Salto, Tenuta Casenuove, Italy
2021
Viaje, Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Italy
2020
Ámbar, NC-Arte, Bogotá, Colombia
2019
El principio de todo, Galería Servando, Havana, Cuba
2018
El principio de todo, Galería Servando, Havana, Cuba
Zsona MACO. Galería Servando, Mexico City, Mexico
2017
Zsona MACO, Galería Servando, Mexico City, Mexico
2016
Autofagia, Galería Servando, Havana, Cuba
2014
Como es lo que es, Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales, Havana
2012
Una escena doméstica, Cine 23 y 12, colateral 11na Bienal de La Habana, Havana, Cuba
2010
Temas Aislados, Galería Luz y Suárez del Villar, Madrid, Spain
2009
Kunta, Galería Guayasamín, Havana, Cuba
Inventario. Fundación Ludwig de Cuba, Vedado, Havana, Cuba
2008
Corta y Pega, Galería Luz y Oficios, Centro Prov. de Artes Plásticas y Diseño, LaHavana, Cuba
2006
Objeto Constante, Casa de Cultura de Plaza, Havana, Cuba
Deachi-barai, Casa de Cultura de Plaza, Havana, Cuba
2005
Objeto Externo (Proyecto Casa Tomada), Casa de Cultura de Plaza, Havana
2026
O Gabinete de Pollyanna: amplo acesso. Galleria Continua, São Paulo, Brazil
Fragments de Ville, Galleria Continua, Paris Matingon, France
2025
The Ability to Dream, 10 Years of Galleria Continua in Cuba, Habana Espacios Creativos, La Habana, Cuba
2024
Kaléidoscopes – Cuba: Regards Contemporains, Galleria Continua, Les Moulins, France
Mañana es domingo, El Arco Azul, Open Studio, Madrid, Spain
2023
Desvíos urbanos, Galleria Continua, São Paolo, Brazil
Helborg, pop up space, São Paolo, Brazil
2022
CUBA IS IN, Project at Isabelle Nahum Residence, Paris, France
The Ability to dream, Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Italy
Project at Casa Eminente, Paris, France
2021
Maintenant ou Jamais! Special project, Ardian, Paris, France
Truc a faire, Galleria Continua, Paris, France
La Brèche, Galleria Continua, Paris, France
2020
Mirador Circular, Galleria Continua, La Habana, Cuba
Cuba Talks, Peyrassol, France
Cuba mi amor, Galerie Mitterrand, París, France
2019
Umbrales, Galleria Continua, Havana, Cuba
Art of the treasure hunt, Castello di Brolio, Toscana, Italy
HB, Exposición colateral a la 13 Bienal de La Habana, Cuba
2018
Ola Cuba, Gare de Saint Sauveur, Lille, France
Diamante en bruto, Galleria Continua, Havana, Cuba
2017
Cuba mi amor, Galleria Continua, Les Moulins, France
Soy Cuba, Palazzina dei Bagni Misterios, Milano, Italy
2016
Nido sin árbol, Galleria Continua, Havana, Cuba
2015
Las riberas del Aqueronte, Museo Farmacia Johnson, 12 Bienal de La Habana, Cuba
2013
Memento mori & joie de vivre, Servando Gallery, Havana, Cuba
2012
Reeditus II, Raymaluz Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Galería 7, Complejo Morro Cabaña, colateral 11na Bienal de La Habana, Havana, Cuba
Open House, Calle La Rosa 636, Colateral 11na Bienal de La Habana, Havana, Cuba
A pecho abierto, Galería Servando, Havana, Cuba
2011
Life style, Galería Luz y Suárez del Villar, Madrid, Spain
2010
El extremo de la bala, Una década de arte cubano, Pabellón Cuba, Havana, Cuba
En la tierra nada es gratis, Centro Prov. de Artes Plásticas y Diseño, Havana, Cuba
Bomba, Centro de Arte contemporáneo Wifredo Lam, Havana, Cuba
2009
Heracles, Galería Luz y Suárez del Villar, Madrid, Spain
2008
Hidden, Centro Prov. de Artes Plásticas y Diseño, Havana, Cuba
Información Desplazada, Parque de Calzada y C. Vedado, Havana, Cuba
2007
Marina 255, Confinamiento Colectivo, Edificio 255, calle Humbolt esq. Marina, Havana, Cuba
Casa Tomada por Carta, Galería Espacio Menosuno, Madrid, Spain
2006
Novena en la Carpintería, Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA), Havana, Cuba
2005
Cuba, The Next Generation. Cuban Art Space, New York, USA.
Cuba from the Inside Looking Out, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Detroit, USA
Safismo, Galería Villa Panamericana, Habana, Cuba
Selección Natural, Galería Servando Cabrera, Havana, Cuba
Proyecto Kamikaze, Centro Provincial de Arte, San Antonio de los Baños, Havana, Cuba
Ned for speed, Casa del Joven Creador, Santa Clara, Havana, Cuba
Prizes for JSA architects for emerging artists from Zsona MACO, Mexico City, Mexico
2023
Residency SP-Arte, São Paulo, Brazil
Residency India Art Fair, New Dehli, India
2019
Residency Unlimited, New York, USA
Philippe Austruy Collection (Peyrassol, France)
Mordant Collection (Australia)
RAJA Collection (Paris, France)
Fundación Neme / NC-Arte (Bogotá, Colombia)
Jorge M. Pérez Collection (Miami, USA)
Mubadala Collection (UAE)
