Maria Brito

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Maria Cristina Brito
Born	1947 Havana, Cuba

Maria Brito (born María Cristina Brito y Avellana in 1947 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban-American artist specializing in painting, sculpture and installations.

In 1961, Brito entered the United States by way of Operation Peter Pan. She lives in Florida. Brito received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Florida International University (FIU) in 1978, and in 1979 obtained her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.

1 Individual exhibitions
2 Collective Exhibitions
3 Awards
4 Collections
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Individual exhibitions

1980 - The Gallery at 24, Miami, Florida, E.E.U.U.,
1985 - "María Brito Avellana, George Dombek, Larry Rhoads", Florida Center for Contemporary Art, Tampa, Florida.
1989 - "María Brito Avellana: Recent Sculpture"´´, Interamerican Art Gallery, Miami, Florida
1989 - Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art (MoCHA), New York City.
1991 - "María Brito: A Retrospective", Barry University Gallery, Miami Shores, Florida
1991 - "María Brito: A Retrospective" Anne Jaffe Art Gallery, Bay Harbour, Florida,

[edit] Collective Exhibitions

She also formed part of many collective exhibitions:

1976 - "Craft Work’76" in Metropolitan Museum & Art Center, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.;
1981 - "Latin American Art A Woman’s View", Frances Wolfson Art Gallery, Miami Dade College, Florida, U.S.A.
1994 - "The Decade Show. Frameworks of Identity in the 1980s", The New Museum of Contemporary Art
1994 - "The Decade Show. Frameworks of Identity in the 1980s", Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art (MoCHA), New York City
1994 - "Breaking Barriers. Selections from the Museum of Art’s Permanent Contemporary Cuban Collection" in Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.

[edit] Awards

During her life she has obtained many awards and recognitions like the

1977 - Excellence in Art - Florida International University, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.;
1980 - Merit Award - Grove House, Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.;
1988 - Individual Artists Fellowship Award - Florida Department of State, Florida, U.S.A.;
1988 - Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant, U.S.A.

[edit] Collections

Her work can be found in several permanent collections:

Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas;
Metro Dade Center, Miami, Florida;
Cintas Collection Inc, New York City, New York;
Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus, Miami, Florida;
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seoul, Korea.
Smithsonian Institution collection, Washington, D.C.

[edit] References

Jose Veigas-Zamora, Cristina Vives Gutierrez, Adolfo V. Nodal, Valia Garzon, Dannys Montes de Oca; Memoria: Cuban Art of the 20th Century; (California/International Arts Foundation 2001); ISBN: 978-0917571114
Jose Viegas; Memoria: Artes Visuales Cubanas Del Siglo Xx; (California International Arts 2004); ISBN: 978-0917571121 (Spanish)
Juan A. Martinez, María Brito; (University of Minnesota Press, 2008); ISBN: 978-0-89551-108-9