Education
2013-2014 British Columbia Institute of Technology, Graphic Design Associate Certificate
(Graduated with Distinction) BC, Canada.
(Graduated with Distinction) BC, Canada.
2010 British Columbia Institute of Technology, Graphic Design courses
(Photoshop CS4, Indesign CS4, Graphics 1) BC, Canada.
(Photoshop CS4, Indesign CS4, Graphics 1) BC, Canada.
2005 Illustration and Painting Workshop, Prof. Chizuko Owaki High Institute of Arts (ISA); Havana, Cuba.
2003-2004 Photography Program Certification, International Institute of Journalism Havana, Cuba.
1994-2000 Informational Design, Institute of Industrial Design (ISDI), Havana, Cuba.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2016 International Day of the Dead Exhibition 2016 Edition. Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery,
Granville Island, Vanvouver, BC, Canada.
Golden Brush Competition winners group show. Roam Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
2015 International Day of the Dead Tour & Exhibit, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
“Art 4 Life” Port Moody Art Centre, BC, Canada.
Golden Brush Live Painting Competition, Episode 1 Season 5.
Vancouver Heritage Hall, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
“Just Doors”, Newton Cultural Centre, Arts Council of Surrey, BC, Canada.
“Piece of Mind” MOAT Gallery, Vancouver Public Library,
Vancouver, Canada.
“Greenest City”, live painting show hosted by the City of Vancouver, Yaletown Roundhouse
Community Arts & Recreation Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
2011 “Cuban Mystic”, Clayzone Ceramics Gallery
Burnaby, BC, Canada.
“A Starry Moment”, Contemporary art exhibition; International Village Mall,
Chinatown Vancouver, Canada.
2009 “En el Cosmos, una Isla” Lezama Lima Museum, Havana, Cuba.
2008 “Ascenso de Palmas Goticas” International Institute of Journalism, Havana, Cuba.
2007 “Lunas de Invierno”; Proyecto Estaciones; Casa de la Poesia, Havana, Cuba.
2006 “Encrucijada”, Real Academia de la Lengua Española, Havana, Cuba.
2005 International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Jeanne de Merode Castle, Brussels, Belgium.
International exhibition sponsored by Cariforum, Brussels, Belgium.
Cuban Art Exhibition amidst the celebration of ESCALES CUBAINES, Brussels, Belgium.
Exhibition of ink drawings on traditional paper, Professor Chizuko Owaki, Donguri Workshop, Tokyo, Japan.
2003 4th Illustration Biennial Los Puentes, Fayad Jamís Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
2002 Salón de la Ciudad, International Hotel, Varadero, Cuba.
2001 La Isla Infinita, Sauto Theater, and Melia Varadero Hotel, Matanzas, Cuba.
Illustration Biennial Los Puentes, Fayad Jamis Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
2000 Raúl Martínez Gallery, Instituto Cubano del Libro, Havana, Cuba.
1997 International Poster Exhibition La Imagen Constante, Havana, Cuba.
1996 National Poster Contest “Where we live now”, University of Havana, Cuba.
International Poster Exhibition Where we live now; United Nations Offices, New York, USA.
Solo Exhibitions
2016 Visions from Nowhere, Canadian Pacific Gallery, Port Moody Art Centre, BC, Canada.
2011 Cuban Mystique; Clayzone Ceramics Gallery, Burnaby. BC, Canada.
2005 De Agua y de Luz ;Santa Isabel 36 Studio-Gallery, amidst the International Art Fair ARCO, Madrid, Spain.
2004 Guardianes, Lombillo Palace Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
2003 La Seda del Agua, UNEAC (Cuban National Writers and Artists Association)
Ruben Martinez Villena Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
Ruben Martinez Villena Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
José Ramón Urbay, Pinturas y Dibujos, Raúl Martínez Gallery Cuban Book Institute; Havana, Cuba.
2001 La Luz Negra; Casa de la Poesía; Havana, Cuba.
19 Gotas; Hotel Inglaterra; Havana, Cuba.
2000 Deshielos, La Isla Infinita Gallery, Instituto Cubano del Libro; Havana, Cuba.
Awards and Achievements
2016 Final Selection for “Oh West Canada, Contemporary Artists from Western Canada”,
Catalog by Imago Mundi, Luciano Benetton Collection, Venice, Italy.
Catalog by Imago Mundi, Luciano Benetton Collection, Venice, Italy.
2015 Final selection for the juried exhibition “Just Doors”, Newton Cultural Centre,
Arts Council of Surrey, BC, Canada.
Arts Council of Surrey, BC, Canada.
Final selection for the juried exhibition”Piece of Mind” MOAT Gallery, Vancouver, Canada.
Champion in the Golden Brush Live Painting Competition, Episode 1 Season 5.
Vancouver, Heritage Hall, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Vancouver, Heritage Hall, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
2003 Honorable Mention at the Illustration Biennial “ Los Puentes” Fayad Jamís Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
2001 Final selection of the Illustration Biennial “ Los Puentes” Fayad Jamís Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
1997 Third Prize on the National Visual Identity Contest for the World Youth Festival, Havana, Cuba.
1997 Final Selection of the International Poster Contest“ The Constant Image”, Pabellón Cuba, Havana, Cuba.
1996 Final Selection of the International Poster Contest “Where We Live Now”,
sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund. New York, USA.
sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund. New York, USA.
1996 First Place on the National Poster Contest Where We Live Now”,
sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund. Havana, Cuba.
sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund. Havana, Cuba.
Private Collections
Oh West Canada! Contemporary Artists from Western Canada. Imago Mundi, Luciano Benetton Collection, Venice, Italyhttp://www.imagomundiart.com/artworks/jose-r-urbay-alamar-warmer-waters
Flores-Carbonell Collection, Miami, Florida, USA
http://www.florescarbonellcollection.com/
Flores-Carbonell Collection, Miami, Florida, USA
http://www.florescarbonellcollection.com/