page_title: Eduardo Sarmiento
section_title: Early life
hierarchical_section_title: Eduardo Sarmiento / Early life
caption_attribution_description: English: Eduardo Sarmiento, Love is a Dog from Hell. Oil on canvas, 24x30 in. 2012
context_page_description: Eduardo Sarmiento is a Cuban-American artist working in the mediums of painting, drawing, design, and illustration.
context_section_description: Eduardo Sarmiento was raised in the rural town of Rodas, in the province of Cienfuegos, Cuba, where he developed an interest in drawing very early in life. 
  At the age of 18, he left his natal Cienfuegos for the capital, the City of Havana, to pursue graphic arts studies at the Superior Institute of Design (ISDI). He graduated with honors and worked as an Adjunct Professor for a period of time at the Institute. A landmark in his career happened when he co-founded, along with Nelson Ponce and other ISDI colleagues, the Camaleón collective which was known by many public art works such as a mural in the University of Havana's Communications Faculty, another at G Café, the literary hangout of the city, and one at the Design Department of Casa de las Americas.
  Sarmiento illustrated several books  some of which earned him several prizes and the recognition of the biggest figures in design in Cuba, until he left for Miami, Florida, where he currently lives and works.
caption: Eduardo Sarmiento - Love is a Dog from Hell II, 2012
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