ABOUT

Enrique Zaldivar is a Cuban painter and draftsman. Graduate from the Professional Academy of Fine Arts El Alba in Holguin, Cuba. Currently lives in New Jersey, United States. To date he has done several solo and group shows. His works appear in several private collections, institutions and corporations throughout the United States and also transcended the borders to countries like Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Argentina, Peru, Italy, France and Spain.

Enrique's art is characterized by a uniquely inquisitive look at the world that surrounds him, as well as a drive to recreate and show its wide range of situations. Acrylic, watercolor, drawing, collage, art print and photography are the mediums Enrique embrace without preference. His works exhibit intense color with a conscious use of complementary colors to create harmony and balance. The vibrant colors with a few mixtures become a way to illuminate the canvas.

Enrique has also published several books. 
Infinite Line, Pen and Ink Sketch Collection and Acrylic Landscapes, are his most recent publications. In them, there is a greater presence of drawings, in which we can appreciate the influences of comic and illustration art, but at the same time without losing sight of the artistic visuality that keeps him in the field of fine arts. He shows a great mastery of the line and the principles of graphic art. Many of his works are not only focused on the visual aspect, but also contain suggestive messages that encourage dialogue and reflection.

Enrique Zaldivar, July 22, 1988.

Art education:

Professional Academy of Fine Arts ''El Alba'' Holguin, Cuba.


Solo Exhibitions:

2018: "Happy days" Mezzanine Gallery, Trenton, New Jersey.

2017: "Joy of motion" The Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey.

2017: ''Unknown landscapes'' Transformation Gallery, Metuchen, New Jersey.

2013: ''The weight of silence'' Provincial Library Alex Urquiola, Holguin, Cuba.

2011: ''Time change'' Gallery Holguin, Holguin Cuba.

2008: ''To see or not to be'' Electa Arenal Gallery, Art Center, Holguin, Cuba.

2007: ''Liberty leading the People'' Gallery Professional Academy of Fine Arts Alba, Holguin, Cuba


Group Exhibitions:

2018: Works on paper" Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey.

2018: "Return to love" Earth Studio, Metuchen, New Jersey.

2017: "Waterways of the World" Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey.

2017: The Metuchen Junebug ArtFest, New Jersey.

2016: New Brunswick Art Salon Fall.

2016: Oil Color and Mixed Media ''L'Appel Du Vide'' Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ.

2016: "Liberated Strings" Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey.

2016: The Bucks County Plein Air Festival, PA.

2016: ''Inspirations for the generations" Concourse Gallery, Perth Amboy, New Jersey.

2016: ''37th Annual Juried Art Exhibition'' Monmouth Museum, New Jersey.

2012: ''Fifth Salon of Religious Art'' Fausto Christ Gallery, UNEAC, Holguin, Cuba.

2010: “Main Art Salon” Main Hall, Art Center, Holguin, Cuba

2009: ''Second Salon of Religious Art'' Main Hall, Art Center, Holguin, Cuba.

2008: “Main Art Salon” Main Hall, Art Center, Holguin, Cuba.

2008: ''Creation'' Cine Marti, Holguin, Cuba.

2006: ''Exhibition of artistic collaboration with College Bois-de-Bouglogne, Montreal, Canada.


Awards:

2017: "Artist of the year" by The Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey.

2016: "Best acrylic" in the exhibition "Liberated Strings" by the piece "Voices in the Wind" The Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey.


Murals and works in public spaces:
2018: "Doors" Old Franklin Schoolhouse, Metuchen, New Jersey.