Academic Foundations: Born in Havana, Cuba, in 1961. He completed his intermediate studio studies at the San Alejandro National Art Academy, graduating in 1982. Following this achievement, he advanced to higher studio education at the elite Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) in Havana, graduating with a specialization in Painting and Graphic Arts in 1988.

Institutional Service & Parallel Disciplines: Upon completing his higher education, he entered Cuba's professional fine arts tier, balancing a prolific independent studio career with influential pedagogical roles. He served as a Professor of Drawing and Painting at the San Alejandro National Art Academy, an institutional career that directly shaped the analytical drafting precision and complex spatial design of his contemporary landscape work.

Exile, Translocation & Relocations: Navigating mounting systemic restrictions on the island, he executed a major international relocation in 2000, moving to Western Europe. He spent a significant seventeen-year developmental chapter living and exhibiting extensively throughout Spain. In late 2017, he made his definitive geographic translocation to the United States, permanently establishing his home and creative workshop within the prominent diaspora hub of Miami, Florida.

Current Status: He currently operates an active physical home studio in Miami, Florida. He remains deeply connected to transnational contemporary networks, utilizing his transatlantic working history to explore the evolving cultural, social, and architectural intersections between Cuba, Spain, and the United States.

1988–1999: Professor of Drawing and Painting, Fine Arts Department, San Alejandro National Art Academy (Academia San Alejandro), Havana, Cuba.

2002–2015: Visiting Lecturer and Independent Studio Master, Contemporary Landscape and Fine Art Workshops, Madrid/Valencia, Spain.

Deconstructed Coordinates & Urban Grids: A prominent portfolio of compositions focusing on architectural perspectives and compressed municipal frameworks. This series breaks away from standard topographical layout designs, instead dismantling real physical lines to expose inner psychological structures and feelings of containment.

The Spliced Shoreline (Cultural Syncretism): An ongoing visual investigation capturing the architectural boundaries where island structures and metropolitan landscapes collide. These crowded layouts pair recognizable features from Havana streets with abstract universal patterns, functioning as a visual document of bicultural identity.

Emigré Crossings & Spatial Solitude: A sequence of unpopulated architectural street scenes exploring the void created by forced translocation. The works co-opt strict drafting precision and calculated shadow projections to track how complex environments echo the heavy isolation of the modern diaspora experience.

2024: Wynwood Vibrante, Studio @ Miami Art District, Miami, FL. (Exhibited a recent series of highly layered, bright acrylic on canvas works capturing fast-moving urban geometries and cultural synthesis).

2019: La ciudad encontrada, Espai d'Art 32, Pollença, Mallorca, Spain. (A major transatlantic transition showcase exploring empty urban spaces, structural precision, and architectural deconstruction).

1995: La Habana, una ciudad transparente, Galería Ciudades del Mundo, Havana, Cuba. (A significant early-career personal exhibition investigating structural perspectives and transparent city layouts).

1994: Entre Ruinas y Creencias, Galería del Hotel Habana Libre, Havana, Cuba. (A historic island showcase documenting architectural decay, systemic pressure, and spiritual resilience during the Special Period).

This artist has participated in over 40 collective exhibitions:

2026: Circular Reflections, Westchester Regional Library, Miami, FL.

2025: Circular Reflections, St. Thomas University, Miami, FL.

2024: Unbound Horizons, Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas (MOCA Americas), Kendall, FL. (Exhibited highly dense, precise architectural lineations analyzing modern uprooting paradigms).

2022: Transatlantic Currents: From Havana to Madrid, Coral Gables Museum, Coral Gables, FL. (A major regional museum survey tracking the geographic trajectories and structural perspective frameworks of the diaspora).

2019: Exposición Colectiva de Otoño, Galería Gaudí, Madrid, Spain. (Presented multi-layered geometric canvas projects within prestigious European fine art gallery spaces).

2016: Art Madrid International Fair, Crystal Pavilion, Casa de Campo, Madrid, Spain. (An elite global group assembly evaluating contemporary Latin American urban paintings and draftsmanship).

1982: Salón Nacional de la Juventud, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba. (His foundational emerging-career institutional museum collective debut).

1995: First Prize in Painting and Spatial Design, National Fine Arts Salon (Salón de la Ciudad), Havana, Cuba.

1988: Higher Studio Excellence Laureate, Higher Institute of Art (ISA), Havana, Cuba.

Staff Critic, Contemporary Cuban Art Monographs (2026): “Jose Marquez Valdez: Master of the Urban Landscape” – An analytical evaluation detailing his structural draftsmanship precision and bicultural identity frameworks.

Curatorial Essay, ArtSôlido Cultural Index (2020): “The Spliced City: Architectural Translocation in the Work of Jose Marquez Valdez” – A comprehensive critique tracing his technical transition from European streetscapes to South Florida studio networks.

Ediciones Alarcos, Cultural Research Ledger (1997): “Drawing the Threshold: The Pedagogical and Artistic Impact of San Alejandro's Professorship Tier” – A historical review assessing his analytical drafting paradigms on the island.

The original creations, large-format canvases, and technical portfolios of the artist are permanently preserved within the following public, academic, and private registries:

The San Alejandro Academy Historical Fine Art Collection (Havana, Cuba).

Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas Registry (Kendall, FL).

The Madrid Contemporary Fine Art Municipal Archive (Madrid, Spain).

The Rodríguez Collection Permanent Art Archive (Miami, FL).