JESUS HDEZ-GUERO

Jesús Hdez-Güero (Havana, 1983). Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts "San Alejandro", Havana (1999-2003). Later he entered the Higher Institute of Art (ISA) in Havana (2004-2009), obtaining his degree in Fine Arts. He studied at the "Art of Conduct" Chair, taught by the artist Tania Bruguera, Havana (2006-2008). During these two years he participated in workshops with personalities such as Thomas Hirschhorn, Allora & Calsadilla, Artur Zmijewski, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Antoni Muntadas, among others and with important curators, theorists and critics such as Okwui Enwezor, Jens Hoffmann, Nicolas Bourriaud, Boris Groys, Manfred Pfister and others. He recently completed his studies in Professional Photography at EFTI - Madrid International Center for Photography and Cinema (2018-2019). His work is not limited to a specific artistic medium, but depends on the idea to be developed.His works have been included in: 1st Bienal de Karachi, Pakistan; 3rd "Desde Aquí" Biennial, Colombia; 9th and 12th ma Havana Biennial, Cuba; 10ma Liverpool Biennial, United Kingdom; 7th Gwangju Biennial, Corea del Sur. 

He has exhibited his work in: Le Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France; Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France; ESMoA, California, United States; Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Germany; Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma (MACRO), Italy; Alejandro Otero Museum (MAO), Caracas, Venezuela; Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno (CAAM), Las Palmas de Gran Canarias; Centro-Museo Vasco de Arte Contemporáneo (Artium), Vitoria, Spain; National Museum of Fine Arts (MNBA), Havana, Cuba; among others. He has had several important awards such as: V Jacobo Tosio Scholarship, EFTI / International Center of Photography and Cinema, Madrid, Spain; Unique Prize in the 3rd International Festival of Video Creation "Close Up Vallarta", Jalisco, Mexico; 1st Prize of Photography in the "International Contemporary Art Competition 2017", by Open Art Miami, United State; Artist-In-Residence Laboratory. Centre for Contemporary Art "Ujazdowski Castle", Warsaw, Poland; among others. Lives and works in Madrid.