José Gabriel Capaz (Havana, Cuba 1988) is a Cuban artist who specialized in painting. Graduated from the San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts (2010), he attended the Higher Institute of Art of Havana (ISA) between 2011 and 2015. José was one of the three founding members of the Havana based collective known as STAINLESS (2010-2017). In 2017, José continued a solo career in Havana, Cuba, where he lives and works.

José has participated in major public projects during the 2012 and 2015 Havana Biennials and has exhibited in Freize Museum (Berlin) and Casa de México Museum (Havana). José has received Scholarships from The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, New York (2014) and The Rockefeller Brothers Fund in collaboration with Pioneer Works, New York (2017).

Jose´s work is in private collections around the world. It has been publicly collected by The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation Collection NY, USA, The Gilbert Brownstone Foundation Collection, Paris, France, The Chrysler Museum Collection, Virginia, USA and The Virginia Museum Collection, Virginia, USA.

COLLECTIONS

ICA Miami Insitute of Contemporary Arts. Miami, USA.

RZ Collection Raivis Zabis. Liepaja, Latvia.

Gilbert Brownstone Foundation. Paris, France.

MOLAA Collection. Los Angeles. USA.

Shelley and Donald Rubin Collection. NY, USA.

Chrysler Museum. Virginia, USA.

Virginia Museum. Virginia, USA.

TheFamily Collection. NYC, USA.

The Cuban Arts Group Collection. USA

EDUCATION

2011-2015
Bachelor of Fine Art
ISA Havana Higher Institute of Art. Habana, Cuba.

2010
San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts. Habana, Cuba.

SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2021
“La Extracción”
Galería Servando. La Habana, Cuba.

2020
“Ataraxia”
Galería Casa 8. La Habana, Cuba.

2019
“Sedición”
Casa de Mexico. La Habana, Cuba.

“Sistema Vulgar”
Colaterales XV Bienal de la Habana. La Habana, Cuba.

“En el Monte”
Pioneer Works. Brooklyn, New York City, USA.

2017
“Gif” El Oficio. La Habana, Cuba.

“Emotionless”
Proyecto Medellin. Mexico City, Mexico.

2015
“ Tin, the Chinese dog”
Boffo_NY, Instagram. New York City, USA.

“Una Mente Caótica”
The Studios of Key West. Key West, USA.

2014
One of a kind”.
The 8 Floor Gallery, Rubin Foundation. New York City, USA.