Gloria Lorenzo

Gloria Lorenzo bridges traditional Cuban ceramics and contemporary geometric painting through tightly compartmentalized planes, bold linework, complex color layers, and spatial mapping. Her work moves between abstract panels, recognizable silhouettes, and three-dimensional structures to explore identity, memory, and changing physical frameworks.

• Academic Foundations: Born in Santa Clara, Cuba, in 1954. She studied at San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts in Havana, graduating in 1976 and later earning an MFA from the same academy.
• Institutional Service & Parallel Disciplines: Her practice combines painting, ceramics, architecture, spatial depth, and high-temperature clay processes.
• Exile, Translocation & Relocations: She immigrated to the United States in 1991 and established her life and studio practice in Coral Gables, Florida.
• Current Status: She maintains an active studio in Miami and participates in international gallery and Latin American collection networks.

• 1977–1984: Associate Instructor of Ceramic Arts and Technical Advisor, San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts, Havana.
• 1985–1989: Visiting Studio Consultant, Regional Fine Arts Council and Pottery Workshop Programs, Santa Clara/Havana.

• Quantum Networks & Cosmic Maps.
• Volumetric Totems & Painted Cement.
• The Geometry of Being (Maternal Metaphors).

• 2024: Context Art Miami Fair, Imaginart Gallery, Miami.
• 2021: Context Art Miami Fair, Imaginart Gallery, Miami.
• 1998: Clay Works, Museo Cubano de Miami.
• 1997: Gloria Lorenzo, Metro Dade Cultural Center, Miami.
• 1991: Gloria Lorenzo, Feria de Mayo de Vilafranca del Penedès, Catalonia, Spain.
• 1987: Gloria Lorenzo: Exposición Personal, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana.
• 1986: Jugando con el volumen, Galería Servando Cabrera Moreno, Havana.

• 2026: Circular Reflections, Westchester Regional Library, Miami.
• 2025: Circular Reflections, St. Thomas University, Miami.
• 2024: Sacred and Daily Patterns, Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas, Kendall.
• 2023: Women of Vision, Doral Contemporary Art Museum.
• 2020: Expressions of a Pandemic, Coral Gables Museum.
• 2010: Parallel Currents, Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame.

• 2021: Individual Artist Project Support Award, Coral Gables Cultural Affairs Division.
• 1992: Studio Excellence in Contemporary Clay, Florida Ceramic Arts Association.

• 2026: Catálogo: Reflexiones Circulares [Curaduría: Miguel Rodez]. InCUBAdora.
• 2025: Rodez, Miguel. Circular Reflections: Cuban Art Documentation Project.
• 2021: “The Art Scene in Coral Gables: Gloria Lorenzo.” Coral Gables Magazine.
• 2017: Belkis Cuza Malé. “Gloria Lorenzo.” Linden Lane Magazine.
• 2011: Andrea O’Reilly Herrera. Cuban Artists Across the Diaspora.
• 2010: Ricardo Pau-Llosa. Parallel Currents, Snite Museum of Art Catalog.

• The Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame.
• Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas Archive, Kendall.
• The Ricardo Pau-Llosa Permanent Collection of Latin American Art, Miami.
• Coral Gables Museum Permanent Regional Registry.