Carlos Luna

Carlos Luna was born January 2, 1969, in Pinar del Río, Cuba. Carlos left Cuba in 1991. He lived in Puebla, Mexico from 1991 and 2002. Since 2002, Carlos has lived in the United States with his wife and their three children. To read more details about Carlos’ life, as well as read great interviews with Carlos, please see our Articles page.

Awards
2008	Artist in Residence; Museum of Art \| Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. New American Paintings; Juried Exhibition-in-Print, Number 76. * Grant award; Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York, New York. *
1998	Fellowship; State Government of Puebla, Puebla, Mexico.
1997	Fellowship; State Government of Puebla, Puebla, Mexico.
1991	First Prize; Salon de Profesores, Luz y Oficio Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
1989	First Prize; V Salón Provincial de Artes Plásticas; Pinar del Rio, Cuba. “IV Salón Nacional de Premiados” Award; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba.
1988	First Prize; Salon de la Ciudad, Luz y Oficio Gallery, Havana, Cuba. First Prize; IV Salón Provincial de Artes Plásticas, Pinar del Rio, Cuba.
1987	Honorable Mention; Salón de la Ciudad, Servando Cabrera Moreno Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
1986	“Salón Interescolar” Award; Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas and Academia de San Alejandro, Havana, Cuba.
Special Award:	In 2001, the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service granted Carlos Luna an EB-1-1 (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) Immigrant Visa. Granted under very special circumstances to applicants who can prove outstanding artistic, scientific, athletic, community, or scholarly performance, the EB-1-1 Visa affords the recipient and his family permanent residence status in the United States.

Auctions
2009	Sotheby's Latin American Art, [Lot 175] November 19, 2009, New York, New York. Auction 09, Contemporary Latin American Art, [Lot 43], Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, California.
2008	Sotheby's Latin American Art, [Lot 250] November 19, 2008, New York, New York. Sotheby's Latin American Art, [Lot 277] May 30, 2008, New York, New York. Auction 08, Contemporary Latin American Art, [Lot 31], Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, California. The Rare Event Auction, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, Florida.
2007	Sotheby's Latin American Art, [Lot 290] November 21, 2007, New York, New York. The Rare Event Auction, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, Florida. Auction Carnaval do Rio – Oba, The ASU Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona.
2006	Sotheby's Latin American Art, [Lot 185] May 25, 2006, New York, New York. Auction 06, Contemporary Latin American Art, [Lot 8 & 151], Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, California.
2005	Auction 05, Contemporary Latin American Art, [Lot 22], Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, California. Internacional Kids Fund, Latin American Art Auction 2005, Miami Art Central, Miami, Florida.
	* Exhibition accompanied by catalogue. back

Education
1987-91	Visual Arts College (Instituto Superior de Arte), Havana, Cuba.
1984-87	National School of the Arts (Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas, ENAP), Havana, Cuba.
1983-84	Academia de San Alejandro, Havana, Cuba.
1980-83	School of Visual Arts (Escuela Provincial de Artes Plasticas), Pinar del Río, Cuba.

The Cisneros Capital Group (CCG) Art Collection is a private art collection represented by Latin American Art Investments Corp. (LAAIC) - primarily made up of Latin American paintings. We are pleased to present paintings, sculptures and drawings by Carlos Luna, an outstanding Cuban painter and sculptor.

The CCG Carlos Luna Art Collection is being presented online so that more people can enjoy these great paintings. If you work for a Museum, City Cultural Center, or University Institution and are interested in an exhibition of Carlos Luna, please contact us.

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