GLORIA LORENZO

Born Santa Clara, Cuba in 1954

Education MFA BFA
San Alejandro Academy of Fine Art, Havana, Cuba

Gloria Lorenzo is the consummate artist – a sculptor and painter with more than 10 years experience in the faux finish business, she is the creative force behind Imaginart. With a Masters degree from the San Alejandro Arts College, Gloria has developed a reputation for superb craftsmanship, taken the utmost care with wall she works with as well as the elements surrounding them.

Gloria Lorenzo’s work reflects a profound versatility of mediums and expound on her desire to formally capture time, emotions and reality in an effort to provide form to the intangible.  Her sculptures have evolved from primarily enameled clay objects to larger scale pieces that incorporate wood, metal, resins and other materials.  Gloria’s use of evocative organic forms draws inspiration from her love of structure, textures and process.

Born in Cuba, Gloria graduated from the well-known San Alejandro Academy of Art in Havana.  She quickly rose to the top of the list of Cuba’s avant-garde artists exhibiting in the National Museum of Fine Arts, the Center for Design and Fine Arts and the Amelia Peláez Gallery, among others.

Gloria left Cuba and emigrated to the US in 1991. That year, she was featured in two solo shows in Spain at the Mayfair Villa Franca del Penedes in Barcelona. In 1994, Gloria was invited to participate at the prestigious International Latin American Art Fair in Brussels and at “7 x 7: Encuentros