Carlos Enrique Prado Herrera

Carlos Enrique Prado Herrera
Carlos Enrique Prado (born 1978) is a contemporary Cuban artist known primarily for his ceramic sculptures and public art. Currently residing in Miami, Florida, Prado not only continues to create his art but also shares his expertise as a professor at the University of Miami in Coral Gables. With his expertise spanning sculpture, ceramics, drawing, digital art, performance, installations, and interventions, Prado has showcased his versatility and creativity throughout his career. One of his notable recent achievements is the completion of the Ronald Reagan Equestrian Monument, a major public sculpture commissioned by Miami-Dade County, located at the Tropical Park, Miami.
Education
Carlos holds a Master of Fine Art (Studio Art) degree from ISA University of the Arts of Cuba (Instituto Superior de Arte), which he earned in 2008. He also obtained a Bachelor of Fine Art in Sculpture, Summa Cum Laude, from the same institution in 2002. Prior to these accomplishments, Carlos completed his studies in Sculpture and Drawing at the San Alejandro National Academy of Fine Arts in Havana in 1996.
Teaching experience
Carlos has been a faculty member at the University of Miami since 2014. With a specialization in teaching the human figure in clay, he also imparts ceramics hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques to his students. Prior to his current position, he served as an assistant professor of sculpture and ceramics at the Visual Arts School of the University of Arts of Cuba ISA, from 2002 to 2012. During his tenure, he taught various courses, including Studio Art Practice and "Personal Project in Ceramics." Additionally, Carlos actively contributed to the admission and thesis committees and assumed the role of the head of the Sculpture Department from 2006 to 2011. Demonstrating his versatility, he also taught the Live Modeling in Clay course at The Royal University College of Arts (KKH) in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2007. Furthermore, he conducted a summer class on Large-scale Ceramic Sculptures at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia, USA, in 2011. Carlos's expertise extends beyond the classroom, as he has conducted demonstrations on the Portrait in Clay at various universities in the United States, including Midwestern State University in Texas in 2011.
Visiting artist
Visiting artist. Florida International University, Miami, FL. 2015
Visiting artist. University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL. 2014
Visiting artist. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. 2013
Visiting artist. East Los Angeles College, Los Angeles, CA. 2013
Artist in Residence. Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX. 2012
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA. 2011
Midwestern State University, Texas, USA. 2011
University of Mary Washington, Virginia, USA. 2010
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA. 2010
Royal University College of Arts (KKH). Stockholm, Sweden, 2007
Work in Public Places
2022
Serafin Sanchez Valdivia Monument. General Serafin Sanchez Park, 4225 SW 92nd Ave, Olympia Heights, Florida 33165. Commissioned by Miami-Dade County, Art in Public Places.
Rogelio Gonzalez Corzo “Francisco” Monument. Francisco Human Rights Park, 9445 Coral Way, Miami, Florida 33156. Commissioned by Miami-Dade County, Art in Public Places.
2020
Rising Above the Horizon. Medley Town Hall Monument. Town Hall Plaza, 7777 NW 72nd Ave, Medley, Florida 33166. Large-scale public sculpture, commissioned by the Town of Medley and Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places.
2018
A Man and a Horse. President Reagan Equestrian Monument. Tropical Park, 7900 SW 40 St, Miami, Florida 33155. Commissioned by Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places, was unveiled in April 2018..
2009
Public bench, Sanitary Therapy series. San Pancho Cultural Center. Nayarit. Mexico. Commissioned by San Pancho Cultural Center.
2006
Portrait Bust of Alicia Alonso. National Museum of Dance, Havana, Cuba. Commissioned by the National Museum of Dance.
2005
Atlases. National Museum of Ceramics, Havana, Cuba. Commissioned by the National Museum of Ceramics.
2004
Portrait Bust of Emilio Roig de Leuchsenring. The Museum of the City of La Habana. Havana, Cuba. Commissioned by the Office of the Historian of the City.
2002
Dulce María Loynáz Monument. Taoro Park, Ctra. Taoro, 7, 38400 Puerto de la Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. Commissioned by the City of Puerto de la Cruz, finished on December 12, 2002.
Collections
Among the most important public collections in which we can find Carlos Enrique's artworks are: Art in Public Places Collection Miami-Dade County, Florida; National Museum of Cuban Contemporary Ceramics, Havana, Cuba; ASU Art Museum - Ceramic Research Center, Arizona; Museum of the Contemporary Ceramics (MCC) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; The City of Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain; Museum of Dance, Havana; Museum of the City of Havana, Cuba; Consejo Nacional de Artes Plásticas, Havana, Cuba; Cultural Center Dulce María Loynaz of Havana, Cuba; Elf Genius Art Fundació de Barcelona, Spain; and PanAmerican Arts Projects, Miami, Florida.
He has worked in multiple private collections in Cuba, the USA, Spain, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, Mexico, Dominican Republic, among others.
Solo exhibitions
2022
Tautologies. Solo exhibition, 3D printed ceramic sculpture. Kendall Art Cultural Center. Miami, FL.
2010
Preludio y Fuga (Prelude and fugue –escapes–). Digital prints and installation. Convent of San Francisco de Asis. Havana. The exhibition is part of the Biennial X of Ceramics of Havana.
2009
El icono escamoteado (The whisked away icon). Sculptures. Hispanic-American Center of Culture. Havana.
2008
Project Room: Carlos Enrique, recent works. Sculptures and digital prints. Pan-American Art projects. Miami city, USA.
Terapia sanitaria (Sanitary therapy). Sculptures. The Ludwig Foundation of Cuba. Havana.
2006
Re-Visiones (Re-visions). Sculptures. National Museum of Contemporary Cuban Ceramics. Havana.
Todo para llevar (Everything to take). Portable sculptures. Galiano Gallery. Havana.
2005
Otra forma más de mirar lo mismo (A Different way of looking at the same thing). Digital prints. It was organized by the Contemporary Art Center Wifredo Lam and the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba. Gallery of the Cultural Center ICAIC. Havana.
2002
Mírate el mundo de otra manera (Look yourself at the world in a different way). Sculptures. La Acacia Gallery in Havana. Graduation exhibition.
Miradas Posibles (Possible Glances). Sculptures. Miramar Trade Center. Havana.
1996
Seudoexposición. San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts. Havana.
Transfiguración (Transfiguration). Installation with drawings and sculptures. 23rd and 12th Gallery. Havana.
1994
Almas en pena (Grieving Souls). Drawings. Galiano Gallery. Havana.
1993
Con mi cruz a cuestas (With my cross on the back). Sculptures and drawings. Carmelo González Gallery, Cultural Center of Vedado. Havana.
1992
Adolescencia (Adolescence). Sculptures. 23 y 12 Gallery. Havana city.
Selected group exhibitions
2022
Beyond the Plate / Contemporary Ceramics. The Museum of Arts & Sciences (MOAS), Daytona Beach, FL.
Visions in Clay, exhibition invitational. NCECA Annual Conference Venue Exhibition. LH Horton Jr Art Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA.
Permanent Collection on Display. Kendall Art Center. Miami, FL.
2021
Fine Arts on the Plate – The Rodriguez Collection. The Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center, Fort Myers, FL.
UM Faculty Exhibition. Wynwood Gallery. Miami, FL.
New Acquisitions, The Rodriguez Collection – Collection Display. Kendall Art Center. Miami, FL.
2020
Biennial of Ceramics – Sculptures, Installations and Projects-. Organized by the National Museum of Contemporary Cuban Ceramics. Hispanic-American Cultural Center gallery. Havana, Cuba.
UM Faculty Exhibition. Wynwood Gallery. Miami, FL.
Alicia en su pais de maravillas. Origenes Gallery. La Habana, Cuba
2019
UM Faculty Exhibition. Wynwood Gallery. Miami, FL.
En Retrospectiva: Coleccion del Museo de la Ceramica. Casa del Conde Lombillo Cultural Center. Havana, Cuba.
2018
Twin Cups: National Ceramic Exhibition 2018. Potter Fine Arts Gallery, Missouri Western State University. St. Joseph, MO.
2017
Biennial of Ceramics -Murals and Vessels-. Hispanic-American Cultural Center gallery. Havana, Cuba.
2017 UM Faculty Exhibition. University of Miami Art Gallery at the Wynwood Building. Miami, FL.
2016
Biennial of Ceramics –Sculptures, Installations and Projects-. Hispanic-American Cultural Center gallery. Havana, Cuba.
2016 UM Faculty Exhibition. University of Miami Art Gallery at the Wynwood Building. Miami, FL.
La Escultura Dibujada. Centro Cultural, Hinojosa del Duque, Córdoba, Spain (January).
La Escultura Dibujada. Monasterio de Santa Clara, Belalcazar, Córdoba, Spain (March).
2015
Biennial of Ceramics -Murals and Vessels-. Organized by the National Museum of Contemporary Cuban Ceramics. Hispanic-American Cultural Center gallery. Havana, Cuba.
2014
Two Streets from the Sand. The Wolfsonian-FIU Museum. Miami Beach, FL.
Annual Faculty Exhibition. CAS Gallery, University of Miami. Coral Gables, FL.
2013
Biennial of Ceramics -Murals and Vessels-. Organized by the National Museum of Contemporary Cuban Ceramics. Hispanic-American Cultural Center gallery. Havana, Cuba.
2012
10 for 10 x2: 10th Anniversary New Acquisitions. ASU Art Museum, Ceramics Research Center. Tempe, AZ.
From the Clay Studio IV. Juanita Harvey Art Gallery, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX.
2011
Exhibition in Tribute to the 50 anniversary of the Association of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC). Acacia Gallery. Havana.
Exhibition Large-scale ceramic Sculptures. The University of Mary Washington and LibertyTown Arts Workshop Gallery. Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA.
Biennial of Ceramic “The Mural and the Vessel”. Organized by the National Museum of Ceramic. Hispanic-American Center of Culture. Havana.
Exhibition Ripped Eyes. House-Museum of Asia. Havana.
2010
X Biennial of Ceramic of Havana. Convent of San Francisco de Asis. Havana city.
2009
1st Symposium of Installations of San Pancho. Exhibition Irrational Relation. San Cultural Pancho Center & Residence. Nayarit. Mexico.
Exhibition Cronos. Contemporary Cuban Art. Gallery La Casona. Havana city.
CODEMA in the Biennial X of Havana. Space of National CODEMA (Advisory Council for the Development of the Monumental and Environmental Sculpture).
The Human Body. National Museum of the Ceramic. Havana city.
Biennial of Ceramic “The Mural and the Vessel”. Organized by the National Museum of Contemporary Cuban Ceramics. Convent of San Franciscode Asis. Havana city.
2008
The 13th Annual Los Angeles Art Show. Santa Monica Air Center. Santa Monica city, CA, USA.
ArtMadrid 2008, Modern and Contemporary Art Hall. Country House of Madrid. Spain.
IX Biennial of Ceramics (sculpture and installations). Organized by the National Museum of Contemporary Cuban Ceramics. White Room Gallery of The San Francisco de Asis Convent. Havana city.
2007
Biennial of Ceramics "The Mural and the Vessel". Organized by the National Museum of Contemporary Cuban Ceramics. San Francisco de Asis Convent . Havana City.
Exhibition Gracias por el fuego (Thank you for the fire), Cuban contemporary ceramics. Villa Manuela Gallery, National Association of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC). Havana City.
ArtMadrid 2007. Modern and Contemporary Art Hall. House of Field of Madrid. Spain.
Exhibition Visiones de un Mundo de Aromas(Visions from a world of Aromas). Havana City Convention Center.
2006
International Triennial of Ceramics Elit-Tile. Museum of Modern Arts in Santo Domingo. The Dominican Republic.
VIII International Digital Art Hall. Cultural Center Pablo de la Torriente Brau. Havana City.
VIII Biennial of Ceramics “Amelia Peláez”, organized by the National Museum of Contemporary Cuban Ceramics. San Francisco de Asis Convent. Havana City.
Exhibition Taller Abierto (Open Workshop). National CODEMA. Collateral Event at IX Biennial of Havana.
Exhibition. La ciudad otra – el hombre otro (The other city – another man). Hispanic-American Center of Culture. Collateral Event at IX Biennial of Havana.
ArtMadrid Modern and Contemporary Art Hall. Country House of Madrid. Spain.
Exhibition H2Oro. Gallery of the House of the Poetry. Havana City
2005
Exhibition of Contemporary Cuban Sculpture, organized by National CODEMA (Advisory Council for the Development of the Monumental and Environmental Sculpture) for the International Event "Culture and Development" at the Convention Center in Havana City.
Biennial of Ceramics "The Vessel". Organized by the National Museum of Ceramics. Fifth Cloister Gallery of the San Francisco de Asis Convent. Havana City.
2004
VII Biennial of Ceramics “Amelia Peláez”, organized by the National Museum of Ceramics. White Room Gallery of the Convent of San Francisco de Asis. Havana
City.
Exhibition Lo Clásico (The Classic Thing), Cuban contemporary ceramics. Hispanic-American Center of Culture. Havana city.
2003
Exhibition Bosque (Forest). Collateral Event to VIII Biennial of the Havana. National Museum of Ceramics. Havana City.
Exhibition “Without Title. The object in the Cuban contemporary sculpture”. Arts and Literature School at the University of Havana City.
Exhibition of the Higher Institute of Art in the Culture Pavilion of the Expocuba International fair.
Exhibition to celebrate a Dance Opening called: El violín descalzo at the Gran Teatro de la Habana City.
2002
Biennial of Ceramics "The Vessel". National Museum of Contemporary Cuban Ceramics, Castillo de la Real Fuerza. Havana City.
Fair of Independent Art of Madrid (FAIM). House of Field of Madrid. Spain.
International Triennial of Ceramics Elit-Tile. Museum of Modern Arts in Santo Domingo. The Dominican Republic.
Exhibition REMAKE. Arts and Literature School at the University of Havana.
Lectures
Overview of his work and Cuban ceramics. The Ceramics Research Center at the ASU Art Museum. Arizona State University, Arizona, USA. 2011.
Lecture about his personal work. Midwestern State University, Texas, USA. 2011.
A ceramist talks about a ceramist. Presentation of the personal artwork. National Museum of Ceramic. Havana. 2011.
Carlos Enrique artwork. Presentation on his personal work and the story of his professional development as an artist. Department of Arts and Art History. University of Mary Washington. Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA. 2010.
The State of Ceramic Art in Cuba. Bryant Conference Center Auditorium. The University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa, USA, 2010.
The Cuban Contemporary Artistic Ceramic. College of Arts and Science, Department of Modern Languages and Classics. The University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa, USA, 2010.
The ceramic program at the University of Arts of Cuba. College of Arts and Science, Department of Art & Art History. Tuscaloosa, USA. 2010.
Contemporary artistic projects in ceramic. Appreciation course on the development of the artistic ceramic in Cuba. Ceramic workshop, Mirta García Buch, Havana. 2009.
Sculpture in ceramic. Evident strategies from the sculpture workshop of the ISA. Professional school of Plastic arts, Island of the Youth. 2008.
Sanitary meditation. Presentation of the thesis in option to the grade of Master in Art. Ludwig Foundation of Cuba, Havana. 2008.
The ceramic workshop of the ISA, an alternative for the sculpture in Cuba. The Royal University College of Fine Arts (KKH). Stockholm, Sweden. 2007.
The creator and his work. An artist's history about how he became a"professional". A series of lectures developed at the VIII Biennial of Ceramic "Amelia Peláez" in the San Francisco de Asis Convent. Havana City, 2006.
The teaching of ceramics in the Higher Institute of Art, developed at the San Francisco de Asis Convent. Havana City, 2005.
The experimentation in ceramics. Presentation of the Barro Espiritual Project, in the National Museum of Ceramics. Havana City, 2002.
Round table on the sculpture in Cuba. Points of view of creators from the different generations at the Arts and Literature School of the University of Havana City, 1999.
The fine Arts creators within the digital world. 2nd meeting of specialists in Virtual Reality. Mass Media and Communication School. Higher Institute of Arts, 1998.
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References
Cuban contemporary artists
Cuban artists
Cuban sculptors
21st-century sculptors
1978 births
Living people
Artists from Havana
Instituto Superior de Arte alumni
Academic staff of the Instituto Superior de Arte
University of Miami faculty