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Monogragh and Solo Exhibition Catalogues


2019
Anreus, Alejandro. Rafael Soriano: Cabezas (Heads). Solo Exhibition Catalog (English/Spanish). University Galleries, William Patterson University, Wayne, NJ, 2018. Text by Alejandro Anreus, Ph.D.

2017

Thompson-Goizueta, Elizabeth. Rafael Soriano | The Artist as Mystic. Solo ExhibitionCatalog (English/Spanish). McMullen Museum, Boston College, Boston, MA, 2017. Essays by Roberto Cobas Amate, Claude Cernuschi, Ph.D., Roberto Goizueta, Ph.D., Alejandro Anreus, Ph.D. and Elizabeth Thompson Goizueta.

2011

Rosado, Jesus, Rafael Soriano | Other Worlds Within, A Sixty Year Retrospective, Solo Exhibition Catalogue (English/Spanish). Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 2011. Essays by Alejandro Anreus, Ph.D., Paula Harper, Ph.D. and Jesus Rosado. January 29- March 27, 2011.

2008

Orta, Gustavo. Rafael Soriano, “Entre lo mistico y lo spiritual.” Solo Exhibition Catalogue. Miami Dade College, Doral, Florida. November, 22, 2018.

1998

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. Rafael Soriano and the Poetics of Light. Miami: Ediciones Habana Vieja (English/Spanish) Monogragh.

1995

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. “Rafael Soriano:  Light’s Way.” Text in Solo Exhibition Catalogue. Museum of Art. Fort Lauderdale, September.

1992

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. “Light as Utterance.” Solo Exhibition Catalogue. Gary Nader Fine Art. Coral Gables, FL, August.

1980

Bermello, Willy. Rafael Soriano | A One-Man Show. Solo Exhibition Catalogue. De Armas Gallery, Vanidades Continental Building, Virginia Gardens, FL.

Gómez-Sicre, José. Solo Exhibition Catalogue. De Armas Gallery, Miami, FL.

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. Solo Exhibition Catalogue. De Armas Gallery, Miami, FL.

1968

Volsky, George. Solo Exhibition Catalogue. Pageant Gallery. Miami, FL, 1968.

 

Mentions in Books and Group Exhibition Catalogues


2020
The Summer Collective: A Group Exhibition of 20+ Artists, LNS Gallery, Miami, FL, July 14–September 5, 2020.
https://lnsgallery.com/the_summer_collective/

Menéndez-Conde, Ernesto. Trazos en Los Márgenes, Arte Abstracto e Ideoloías Estéticas en Cuba, Tomo II, Segunda Edición. Dador, New York, 2020: 15, 35, 59, 157 & 234.

Menéndez-Conde, Ernesto. Trazos en los Márgenes, Arte Abstracto e Ideologoías Estéticas en Cuba, Tomo I. Dador, Madrid-New York, 2020: 70, 73, 77-79, 140, 151, 190, 210, 215 & 217, Illus. 95-101& 139-140.

2019
Gago, Beatriz. “Rafael Soriano.” More than 10 Concrete Painters, Madrid: Cuban Art Foundation & Artes Gráficas Sevilla, 2019: 147-161.

Menéndez-Conde, Ernesto. Trazos en Los Márgenes, Arte Abstracto e Ideoloías Estéticas en Cuba, Tomo II, Segunda Edición. Dador, New York, 2019: 15, 35, 59, 157 & 234.

Menéndez-Conde, Ernesto. Trazos en los Márgenes, Arte Abstracto e Ideologoías Estéticas en Cuba, Tomo I, Segunda Edición. Dador, New York, 2019: 79, 214-215.

2017

Enwezor, Okwui, Siegel, Katy, Wilmes, Ulrich, eds. “Chronology: Arts and Culture.” Postwar: Art Between the Pacific and the Atlantic 1945-1965. Munich: Prestel & Haus Der Kunst, 2017: 105 & 123.

Silva, Ana Clara & Valdés Figueroa, Eugenio, eds. “Adiós Utopia:  Dreams and Deception in Cuban Art Since 1950.” Adiós Utopia—Art in Cuba Since 1950. CIFO | Cisneros Foundation, Miami, FL, 2017: 153.

2016

McEwen, Abigail. “Cuba’s Concretos and the Constructivist Turn.” Revolutionary Horizons, Art and Polemics in 1950s Cuba. New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 2016: 46-48, 103,142, 144, 167, 171, 144-145.

Zwirner, Lucas, et al. Concrete Cuba, Cuban Geometric Abstraction from the 1950s. New York, NY: David Zwirner Books.

Padrón, Frank E. Cuban Art | Past & Present.Padrón Publications, Miami, FL, 2016: 141-148.

2015

Gago, Beatriz. “Catálogo, Rafael Soriano.” Más que 10 Concretos. Madrid:Fundación Arte Cubano & Artes Gráficas Palermo, 2015: 143-155.

2014

Ramos, Carmen E. “Rafael Soriano.”, Our America, the Latino Presence in American Art. Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum in association with D Giles Limited, London. 2014: 70, 318-321.

2012

Fontanals-Cisneros, Ella, Pulses of abstraction in Latin America, The Ella Fontanals-Cisneros Collection.

2011

Fundación Juan March. América Fria, La abstracción geométrica en Latinoamérica (134-1973). Madrid, 11 de febrero al 15 de mayo de 2011: 290-291.

2004

Bosch, Lynette M. F. Cuban American Art in Miami: Exile, Identity and the Neo-Baroque. Burlington: Lund Humphries, 2004: 48-50.

2000

Valdés, Gustavo “Rafael Soriano a solas con la luz.” Ars Atelier, Union City, NJ, October 20.

1999

Norman, Carol. “Latin American Artists.” Exhibition Catalogue for traveling exhibition, of the same name. Slocumb Galleries. East Tennessee State University. Johnson City, TN, August 1997 – March 1999.

1996

The Dictionary of Art. London.  Macmillan Publishers, 1996.  Individual artist entry.  Vol. 29: 81.

Latin American Artists entry in the U.S. Vol. 18: 834.

1993

Mendelowitz, Daniel M. & Duane A. Wakeham. A Guide to Drawing. 5th ed. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993: 7 & 9.

1991

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. “Cuban Art in South Florida.” Cuban Exiles in Florida: Their Presence and Contribution, ed. Antonio Jorge et al. North-South Center, University of Miami,1991: 251-266.

1990

Vega, María. “Rafael Soriano: El Premio ‘Expresiones Hispanas’.” Viajando, Vol. 2, No. 1, Enero 1990: 46-47.

1989

Outside Cuba/Fuera de Cuba, book-length Catalogue accompanying exhibition co-published by Rutgers University and the University of Miami, 1989.  Contains essays by Ileana Fuentes-Pérez, Graciela Cruz-Taura and Ricardo Pau-Llosa. Section on Rafael Soriano: 186-191.

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. “Identity and Variations: Cuban Visual Thinking in Exile since 1959.” Outside Cuba / Fuera de Cuba. Exhibition Catalogue. Rutgers University & University of Miami.

1988

Expresiones Hispanas: Coors National Hispanic Art Exhibit and Tour. ExhibitionCatalogue. Texts by Giulio Blanc, Miguel Dominguez and Félix Angel. 1988-89.

Encuentro De La Cultura Cubana. Vol. 28/29. Primavera/Verano de 2003. Front and back cover. Illustrations throughout edition.

¡Mira! Canadian Club Hispanic Art Tour, III. Exhibition Catalogue. Texts by Inverna Lockpez, Susana Torrella-Leval and Ricardo Pau-Llosa.

Sanjurno Casciero, Annick. “La estética y el mensaje.” Americas. September – October1988: 57-58.

1987

Rieff, David. Going to Miami: Exiles, Tourists and Refugees in the New America, Boston and Toronto: Little, Brown & Co., 1987: 125.

1986

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. “Identifying the Links Between Photography and Painting in Latin American Visual Thinking.” Exhibition Catalogue. New Traditions: Thirteen HispanicPhotographers, opened at the New York State Museum, Albany, NY, October 1986 and traveled through 1990.

1983

Blanc, Giulio. Exhibition Catalogue “The Miami Generations.” Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture. Miami, October 1983: 15.

Blanc, Giulio. Exhibition Catalogue. “Cuban Artists of the Twentieth Century,” Museum of Art. Ft. Lauderdale.

1982

Arias de Canal, Fredo, ed., Antología Cósmica de Ocho Poetas Cubanas. México: Artists/U.S.A., 7th edition. The Foundation for the Advancement of Artists. 1982: 126.

Martínez, Juan. Exhibition Catalogue. “Origins of Modern Cuban Painting.” Miami-Dade Community College, New World Center Campus, Miami, FL, August.

1981

Museum of Modern Art of Latin America.  Recent Acquisitions. Exhibition Catalogue. OAS, Washington, DC: 61.

1980

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. Exhibition Catalogue. “The Figure in Latin American Art.” Bass Museum of Art. Miami Beach, FL

1978

Gómez-Sicre, José. Contemporary Latin American Artists of the Southeastern United States and the Esso Collection of the Lowe Museum. Exhibition Catalogue. Lowe Art Museum,University of Miami, September.

1977

AMP International Catalogue of Modern Art. “Soriano.” Milan, Italy, 1977-78: 355.

Frente de Afirmación Hispanista, A.C. Illustrated on front cover and eight within.

Arte Actual de Iberoamérica. Exhibition catalogue. Instituto de Cultura Hispánica. Madrid, Spain, May.

Homenaje a la Pintura Latinoamericana. Exhibition Catalogue. San Salvador, El Salvador, May.

1974

La Enciclopedia de Cuba. Vol 5 “Artes, Sociedad, Filosofía.” San Juan, Puerto Rico & Madrid, Spain:

Enciclopedia y Clásicos Cubanos, Inc. 1974.

1962

Desnoes, Edmundo. Pintores Cubanos. La Habana, Cuba, Publicado por Ediciones Revolución, August 1962.

Pierre, José. La Sculpture de Cárdenas, Bruxelles: La Connaissance. 1971: 110.  Photo & note on a Joint Exhibition of works by Agustín Cárdenas and Rafael Soriano.

Pintores Cubanos, Havana, Cuba: Ediciones R. 1962: 236.

1958

Primera Bienal Interamerican de Pintura y Grabado. Exhibition Catalogue. “Sección: Cuba.” Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, México, DF, June 6, 1958.

 

Periodicals


2020
South Florida PBS, Program eGuide for WPBT and WXEL. “Into the Light (Hacia La Luz.” Aired on Tuesday, October 13 at 11pm, October 2020: 5. https://indd.adobe.com/view/13fc67a4-0666-4c9f-908b-8cc5492bcf57

“LnS Gallery Adds Estate of Rafael Soriano.” ARTnews, October 5, 2020. https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/breaking-art-industry-news-october-week-1-1234572614/

“LnS Gallery announces representation of the Estate of Rafael Soriano.” Art Daily, October 3, 2020. http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102761004044&ca=6ea1f61a-e072-4479-a6c8-092c77a3c703
https://artdaily.cc/news/128818/LnS-Gallery-announces-representation-of-the-Estate-of-Rafael-Soriano#.X3iRCS9h2fU

2019
Jenkins, Mark. “In the galleries: The heady works of Soriano at the OAS Art Museum of the Americas.” The Washington Post, September 11, 2019. https://beta.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/in-the-galleries-the-heady-works-of-soriano-at-oas-art-museum-of-the-americas/2019/09/11/6c67684c-d2b9-11e9-8924-1db7dac797fb_story.html

“Latin American paintings among the highlights of Quinn’s Sept 14 Fine & Decorative Art sale.” Art Daily, September 3, 2019. https://artdaily.cc/news/116445/Latin-American-paintings-among-the-highlights-of-Quinn-s-Sept–14-Fine—Decorative-Art-sale#.Xxczwy2ZPUo

Simon, Arnaldo. “Documental sobre pintor cubano Rafael Soriano.” el Nuevo Herald, September 19, 2019. https://www.elnuevoherald.com/vivir-mejor/artes-letras/article235213292.html

“Traveling exhibition of work by the Cuban-born painter Rafael Soriano opens in Washington.” Art Daily, June 22, 2019. https://artdaily.cc/news/114585/Traveling-exhibition-of-work-by-the-Cuban-born-painter-Rafael-Soriano-opens-in-Washington#.XxczLy2ZPUo

Leyva-Pérez, Irina. “The State of the (Cuban) Art – One Curator’s View Carol Damian on her latest exhibition, the upcoming Havana Biennial & Cuban art right now.” CubanArtNews.org, February 13, 2019. https://cubanartnews.org/2019/02/13/cuban-art-curator-carol-damian-carlos-estevez/

Editors. “Clockwork (and Real) Ballerinas, Surreal Heads, and a Femme-Cheval: The Spring Season Begins, Retrospectives for Rafael Soriano, Zilia Sánchez, Carlos Estévez; defiant flowers from Glenda Salazar.” CubanArtNews.org, January 23, 2019. https://cubanartnews.org/2019/01/23/clockwork-ballerinas-surreal-heads-and-a-femme-cheval-the-spring-season-begins/

2018
Paneque, Maya Quiroga. “Happy 200th, San Alejandro, a premier training ground for Cuban artists celebrates its bicentennial year.” CubanArtNews.org, July 3, 2018. https://www.cubanartnews.org/2018/07/03/happy-200th-san-alejandro/

Montero, Hortensia. “The intimate nature of the light.” Artoncuba.com, March 1, 2018. https://artoncuba.com/article/the-intimate-nature-of-the-lights/

Binkowski, Brooke. “These Five Artists will help you understand American Immigration.” Smithsonian, SECOND OPINION, February 12, 2018. https://www.smithsoniansecondopinion.org/immigration-america/these-five-artists-will-help-you-better-understand-american-immigration-180965179/

Uszerowicz, Monica. “A Deeply Modern Cuban Artist Who Connected with the Divine.” HYPERALLERGIC, January 5, 2018. https://hyperallergic.com/420102/a-deeply-modern-cuban-artist-who-connected-with-the-divine/

Ferrazza, Alejandra. “Nagri Conversa con El Artista Cubano Vítor Gómez.” Nagari, January 9, 2018. http://www.nagarimagazine.com/nagari-conversa-con-el-artista-cubano-victor-gomez/

2017
Sokel, Bret. “This Cuban artist was so traumatized he couldn’t paint — until he had a vision.” Miami Herald.com, December 26, 2017. https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/visual-arts/article191656284.html

Guliksen, Josie. “Art Basel may be over, but there’s still lots to see in Miami.” Miami.com, December 13, 2017. http://www.miami.com/things-to-do-in-miami/art-basel-may-be-over-but-theres-still-lots-of-art-to-see-in-miami-177999/

Sokel, Brett. “Rafael Soriano’s Life and Paintings.” The New York Times, Arts, December 5, 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/arts/rafael-soriano-paintings.html

Leal, Gloria. “Rafael Soriano, pintor y místico cubano.” el Nuevo Herald, Artes Y Letras, December 7, 2017. http://www.elnuevoherald.com/vivir-mejor/artes-letras/article188551519.html

Editors. “The top ten shows to see in Miami this week.” The Art Newspaper, December 4, 2017. http://theartnewspaper.com/news/the-top-ten-shows-to-see-in-miami-this-week

Benson, Germaine. “Museum Must.” Modern Luxury Miami, The Art Issue, Miami, FL, December 2017. https://modernluxury.com/modern-luxury-miami/digital-edition

Editors. “Rafael Soriano opens at Frost Art Museum FIU: Kicks off Miami’s Art Basel Season. Artdaily.com, November 5, 2017. http://artdaily.com/news/99890/Rafael-Soriano-opens-at-Frost-Art-Museum-FIU–Kicks-off-Miami-s-Art-Basel-season#.WjWI7COZN-V

Editors. “Rafael Soriano: The Artist as Mystic, at the Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum.” ArtNexus, Oct 23, 2017. http://www.artnexus.com/Notice_View.aspx?DocumentID=31073&utm_content=&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=u0023735big%2Ejpg&utm_campaign=NOTICIAS%20ARTNEXUS%20DE%20LA%20SEMANA

Editors. “La vida creativa del pintor cubano Rafael Soriano llega a un museo de Miami.” Hoy Los Angeles (Spanish Los Angeles Times) November 3, 2017. http://www.hoylosangeles.com/efe-3428287-13532696-20171103-story.html

Editors. “La vida creativa del pintor cubano Rafael Soriano llega a un museo de Miami.” Yahoo! Noticias, November 3, 2017. https://es-us.noticias.yahoo.com/vida-creativa-pintor-cubano-rafael-soriano-llega-museo-203200806.html

Editors. “La vida creativa del pintor cubano Rafael Soriano llega a un museo de Miami.” LatinX Today 24/7, November 3, 2017. http://www.latinxtoday.com/6467_ultima-hora/4921377_la-vida-creativa-del-pintor-cubano-rafael-soriano-llega-a-un-museo-de-miami.html

Editors. “La vida creativa del pintor cubano Rafael Soriano llega a un museo de Miami.” Informe21.com, November 3, 2017. https://informe21.com/arte-y-espectaculos/la-vida-creativa-del-pintor-cubano-rafael-soriano-llega-a-un-museo-de-miami

Editorial Department. “Rafael Soriano: The Artist as Mystic Show Opens Nov. 4-Jan. 28,” November 11, 2017. https://flossmagazine.com/2017/11/01/rafael-soriano-the-artist-as-mystic-show-opens-nov-4-jan-28/

“Rafael Soriano opens at Frost Art Museum FIU: Kicks off Miami’s Art Basel season.” Art Daily, November 5, 2017. https://artdaily.cc/news/99890/Rafael-Soriano-opens-at-Frost-Art-Museum-FIU–Kicks-off-Miami-s-Art-Basel-season#.Xxc30y2ZPUo

Benoit, Morgan. “For Art Basel, the Frost celebrates Latin American culture.” FIU News. Miami, FL, November 28, 2017. https://news.fiu.edu/2017/11/for-art-basel-the-frost-celebrates-latin-american-culture/117366

Ellin, Abby. “Cuban Art Outshines Politics.” The New York Times, Arts | Fine Arts & Exhibits. New York, October 24, 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/24/arts/cuba-art-politics.html

Editors. “Univision donates art collection to Frost Art Museum FIU in Miami.” ArtDaily.com, August 23, 2017. http://artdaily.com/news/98264/Univision-donates-art-collection-to-Frost-Art-Museum-FIU-in-Miami#.WjWC5COZN-W

Morris, Asia. “Rafael Soriano: Story of an Acclaimed Abstractionist, Cuban Exile, Universal Painter.” Long Beach Post, Arts & Culture. Long Beach, CA, September 15, 2017. https://lbpost.com/life/arts-culture/2000011476-rafael-soriano-story-of-an-acclaimed-abstractionist-cuban-exile-universal-painter

“Fall Preview: Art x Cuba, Abstracting History, Adiós Utopia & More, A season of shows spotlighting Cuban art & artists.” CubanArtNews.com. August 31, 2017. http://www.cubanartnews.org/news/fall-preview-art-x-cuba-abstracting-history-adios-utopia-more1/6314

“Abstract Art, Cintas Fellows, and A Curatorial Gambit.” Repeating Islands, August 25, 2017. https://repeatingislands.com/2017/08/25/abstract-art-cintas-fellows-and-a-curatorial-gambit/

“Univision donates art collection to Frost Art Museum FIU in Miami.” Art Daily, August 23, 2017. https://artdaily.cc/news/98264/Univision-donates-art-collection-to-Frost-Art-Museum-FIU-in-Miami#.Xxc3nC2ZPUo

Stromberg, Matt. “A Discussion of the Cuban Avant-Garde and Revolution.” Hyperallergic, June 28, 2017.
https://hyperallergic.com/387669/a-discussion-of-the-cuban-avant-garde-and-revolution/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sw

C, Stephen. “12 of the best art events happening in L.A. in coming months.” TimeOut Los Angeles. Los Angeles, CA, April 21, 2017. https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/blog/12-of-the-best-art-events-happening-in-l-a-in-the-coming-months-042017

Charnes, Deborah. “Retrospective at Long Beach Museum of Art: Soriano Soars to the Highest Reaches of Heaven.” Chron. Houston, TX, April 14, 2017. http://blog.chron.com/traveler/2017/04/retrospective-at-long-beach-museum-of-art-soriano-soars-to-the-highest-reaches-of-heaven/

“New traveling exhibit showcases 100 masterpieces from one of the greatest artists in exile.” Artdaily. March 19, 2017. http://artdaily.com/news/94549/New-traveling-exhibit-showcases-100-masterpieces-from-one-of-the-greatest-artists-in-exile#.WjWHDiOZN-V

Powers, Keith. “ON EXHIBIT: Cuban painter Rafael Soriano at the McMullen.” MetroWest Daily News. March 13, 2017. http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/entertainment/20170313/on-exhibit-cuban-painter-rafael-soriano-at-mcmullen

McQuaid, Cate. “From Cuba to the cosmos with Rafael Soriano.” The Boston Globe, Art Review. Boston, MA, February 9, 2017. https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/art/2017/02/08/from-cuba-cosmos/ZLsu949BejOU8FgBmKV99I/story.html

West, Shannon. “McMullen Museum’s Soriano Exhibit Entertains and Impresses.” The Gavel, the progressive student voice of Boston College. Boston, MA, January 31, 2017. http://www.bcgavel.com/2017/01/31/mcmullen-museums-soriano-exhibit-entertains-impresses/

“’Rafael Soriano: The Artist as Mystic’, retrospective in Boston.” Diario De Cuba, January 31, 2017. http://www.diariodecuba.com/cultura/1485864328_28573.html

“Soriano Rediscovered: The Artist as Mystic” Cuban Art News. January 24, 2017. http://www.cubanartnews.org/news/soriano-rediscovered-the-artist-as-mystic/5857

2016
“Ernesto Menédez-Conde reviews Concrete Cuba.” Cuba Counter Points, Public Scholarship About a Changing Cuba, April 2016. https://cubacounterpoints.com/archives/5257.html

“Why the Coming Avalanche of Cuban Art is Good News for the Art World: Two great New York shows are a harbinger of things to come.” Art Net, January 22, 2016. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/cuban-art-is-good-for-the-art-world-411521

Smith, Roberta. “’Concrete Cuba’ Visits a Quieter Period of Latin American Modernism.” The New York Times, Art & Design, Art Review. New York, January 14, 2016.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/01/15/arts/design/concrete-cuba-visits-a-quieter-period-of-latin-american-modernism.html?contentCollection=weekendreads&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=c-column-middle-span-region%C2%AEion=c-column-middle-span-region&WT.nav=c-column-middle-span-region&_r=0&referer=

“Concrete Cuba” Africannah.org, Arena for Contemporary African, African-American and Caribbean Art, January 3, 2016. https://africanah.org/concrete-cuba/

Donica, Kim. “Concrete Cuba.” David Zwirner Gallery Press Release. New York, NY January 2016.
https://www.davidzwirner.com/sites/default/files/concretecuba_pressrelease2016_dzny_final1.pdf

“Exhibition of paintings and sculptures by the Cuban group Los Diez Pintores opens at David Zwirner.” Art Daily, New York, New York, January 9, 2016. https://artdaily.cc/news/84209/Exhibition-of-paintings-and-sculptures-by-the-Cuban-group-Los-Diez-Pintores-opens-at-David-Zwirner#.Xxc2vC2ZPUo

2015
Editors. “Concrete Cuba, David Zwirner, London.” Aesthetica. September 15, 2015.
http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/concrete-cuba-david-zwirner-london-2/

“Exhibition of works by the Cuban group of abstract painters Los Diez Pintores opens at David Zwirner.” Art Daily, London, England, September 4, 2015. https://artdaily.cc/news/81183/Exhibition-of-works-by-the-Cuban-group-of-abstract-painters-Los-Diez-Pintores-opens-at-David-Zwirner#.Xxc2US2ZPUo

Editors. “Obituary, Rafael Soriano.” ArtNexus. April 17, 2015. http://www.artnexus.com/Notice_View.aspx?DocumentID=28509&utm_content=laura%40laurablanco.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=More%2E%2E%2E&utm_campaign=ARTNEXUS%20WEEKLY%20NEWS

Editors, The Farber Foundation. “Remembering Rafael Soriano, Celebrating the acclaimed artist.” Cuban Art News. April 16, 2015. http://www.cubanartnews.org/news/remembering-rafael-soriano/4454

Rosado, Jesus. “Cuban painter Rafael Soriano dies in Miami at 94.” El Nuevo Herald. Miami, FL, April 9, 2015. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article18003422.html

2014
Editors, “50 Years of Greatness.” College Forum, Miami Dade College. Miami, FL, November 2014. http://www.mdc.edu/main/collegeforum/archive/vol18-04/culturalspotlight/l0600_cintas.aspx

Batet, Janet. “Journey through the history of Cuban art.” El Nuevo Herald. Miami, FL, March 15, 2014. http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Gary-Nader–Miami-Herald-Article.html?soid=1115951458885&aid=5phhZFsA_-M

“Museum displays 41 works of newly acquired art featuring Keith Haring and Rafael Soriano.” Art Daily, March 10, 2014. https://artdaily.cc/news/68666/Museum-displays-41-works-of-newly-acquired-art-featuring-Keith-Haring-and-Rafael-Soriano#.Xxc1tS2ZPUo

2013
“Major exhibition to explore modern and contemporary Latino art opens at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.” Art Daily, October 26, 2013. https://artdaily.cc/news/65828/Major-exhibition-to-explore-modern-and-contemporary-Latino-art-opens-at-the-Smithsonian-American-Art-Museum-#.Xxc03C2ZPUo

2012
“Major Rafael Soriano paintings donated to Smithsonian American Art Museum.” Art Daily, August 21, 2012. https://artdaily.cc/news/57381/Major-Rafael-Soriano-paintings-donated-to-Smithsonian-American-Art-Museum#.Xxc0pS2ZPUo

2011
Herring, Chloe. “Cuban painter at the Lowe.” The Miami Hurricane, Student Newspaper of the University of Miami. Miami, FL, February 6, 2011. http://www.themiamihurricane.com/2011/02/06/cuban-painter-at-the-lowe/

Luis, Carlos M. “’Otros Mundos Que Se Encuentran Adentro’, Rafael Soriano.’ El Nuevo Herald, Artes & Letras.Miami, FL, February 6, 2011.

2005

Santiago, Fabiola. “The Light Called Him.” The Miami Herald.Miami, FL, November 14, 2005.

2001

Casa y Estilo/Arte: Contemporary Latin Expression. Madrid, Spain: Linda International, 2001: 212-19.

1998

Alvarez Bravo, Armando.  El Nuevo Herald. Miami, FL, October 14, 1998.

Alvarez Bravo, Armando. “Rafael Soriano, un maestro entre maestros.” Arte y Moda. El Nuevo Herald. Miami, FL, November 1, 1998: F9-10.

Cabrera Leiva, Guillermo. “Rafael Soriano, un pintor de luces y sombras.” Revista del Diario.Diario las Américas. Miami, FL, October 30, 1998.

Damian, Carol. “Fifty Years of Latin American Art.” Seis Continentes.No. 8. 1998.

de la Paz, Luis. “Antología cósmica de ocho poetas cubanos.” Diario las Américas. Miami, FL, December 20,

1998: 6B.

Estrada, Ray. Vista, The Miami News. September 1988: 12-13.

1997

Alvarez Bravo, Armando. “Maestros de la Pintura Cubana.” El Nuevo Herald. Miami, FL, October 5, 1997.

Pita, Juana Rosa.  “Mina de Arte Latinoamericano.” Aboard.Vol. 21, No. 4 Julio/Agosto. 1997: 92-96.

1996

El Nacional, Revista Mexicana de Cultura, four paintings illustrated. July 28, 1996.

Pita, Juana Rosa. “Enuentro Mágico de Maestros Latinoamericanos,” Aboard. Vol. 20, No. 4. Julio/Augosto,

1996: 94-95.

1993

Alvarez Bravo, Armando. “Artistas cubanos del siglo XX.” El Nuevo Herald. Miami, FL, October 24, 1993.

Blanc, Giulio. “The Cubans Have Arrived.” Art and Antiques. December 1993.

Kohen, Helen. “A masterful show of Cuban Art.” Art review of “Cuban Artists of the Twentieth Century.”

Museum of Art. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The Miami Herald. Miami, FL, October 31, 1993.

Kohen, Helen. “Cuban Art of Yesterday and Today at Gary Nadar Fine Arts.” Art Review. TheMiami Herald.

Miami, FL, November 19, 1993.

1992

Alvarez Bravo, Armando. “La Gran Abstracción de Soriano.” El Nuevo Herald. Miami, FL, August 16, 1992.

Montané, Diana, “Soriano y la perfección de la luz.” ¡Éxito!Miami, FL, August 19, 1992:39.

Valdés, Gustavo. “El Color de la Palabra: 32 Artistas Cubanos.” STET. Vol. 1, No. 2, 1992.

1991

Ahlander, Leslie Judd. Arte en Colombia. No. 46, January 1991:121.

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. “The Oasis of the Infinite: Rafael Soriano and Enrique Castro-Cid.” Drawing.Drawing Society of New York. January & February 1991.

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. Fernando de Szyszlo, Bogotá: Alfred Wild Editions. 1991: 97-98.

1989

Pagés, Eduardo. “Rafael Soriano: Búsqueda y Hallazgo en la pintura.” Selecta. Año 6. No.8. Agosto, 1989: 68-69.

Stern, Fred. “Artists with Latin American Roots.” Mizue Magazine. Tokyo, Japan. No. 951, Summer 1989: 48.

1988

Ahlander, Leslie Judd. The Miami News. Miami, FL,October 14, 1988: 6-C.

Alvarez Bravo, Armando. El Nuevo Herald.Miami, FL, March 22, 1988.

Morales, Margarita. El Directorio. January 22, 1988.

Turner, Elisa. Review. The Miami Herald, Sec. K. Miami, FL, October 2, 1988.

1987

Damián, Pedro. “Rafael Soriano: el Gobernador del Rocíon.” Réplica. Año 18. No. 844, Marzo 15, 1987: 172-176.

Gómez-Sicre, José. Art of Cuba in Exile. Miami, FL: Editorial Munder. 1987.

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. “Painters of Time.” Art International. Paris, France, Vol. 1, No. 1 Autumn 1987: 100-04.

Pita, Juana Rosa. “El Lenguaje Ilimitado de Soriano.” Palestra. El Miami Herald. Miami, FL, August 18, 1987.

1986

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. “Latin-Americanism.” Interview. September 1986: 92.

Rieff, David. “Why I Love Miami.” Interview. Miami, FL, September 1986: 124.

1985

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. “El arte de Rafael Soriano.” GeoMundo. Vol. 9. No. 5. Mayo. 1985: 459-467. Reprinted in

Lo Mejor de GeoMundo. Vol. 4.

1984

Cassalins, Rafael. Review “Galeria” section, El Miami Herald. Miami, FL, July 10, 1984: 9.

Marsáns, Luis Felipe. “Arte, Música, y Cultura.” Diario las Américas. Miami. Sección B. June 30, 1984.

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. “Landscape and Temporality in Central American and Caribbean Painting.” Art International,

Lugano. Vol. 27. No. 1, January – March. 1984: 28-33.

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. “Latin America’s Oneiric Art: The Dream as Thought.” Dreamworks, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Vol. 3, No. 4, 1984.

1983

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. “Botero and the New Folklore.” Art International, Lugano. Vol. 26. No. 3. August 1983: 59.

1982

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. “In Light’s Dominion: The Art of Rafael Soriano.” Caribbean Review. Summer. Vol. 11, No. 3. 1982: 38-39.

1981

Cassalins, Rafael. Review “Galeria” section, El Miami Herald. Miami, FL, February 1, 1981: 15.

Colby, Joy H. “North and South:  A Neighborly Radiance.” Detroit News. Detroit, MI, May 24, 1981.

Dobbs, Lillian. Review “Figure, Another Entry of Latin Art Excellence” of “The Figure in Latin American Art.” The Miami News, Bass Museum of Art. Miami Beach, FL, January 31, 1981: D5.

Duque, Edda Pilar. “Para Soriano, la Realidad Ronda y Desaparece.” Review of Solo Exhibition at the Zea Museum. El Colombiano. Medellín. Medellín, Colombia, May 27, 1981.

“Feeling of Lonliness, Isolation, Fills New Exhibit.” The Eccentric.June 11, 1981.

Gómez-Sicre, José Ç. “Rafael Soriano, Claroscuro, Color y Disciplina.” El Colombiano. Suplemento Dominical. Medellín, Colombia, May 31, 1981: 13.

Gomez Zabala, Marta Susana. “El mundo subjetivo de Rafael Soriano en la Colección Permanente de la OEA.” Activa. Año 4. No. 94

Kohen, Helen. “South Florida Artists Win Recognition Away from Home.” The Miami Herald. Miami, FL, May 17, 1981.

Morch, Al. Review. “The Work of Six Cuban Artists in Exile.” Group exhibition at Moss Gallery.San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, CA, September 14, 1981: E10.

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. “El Desarrollo de la Plástica en Cuba.” El Miami Herald. Miami, FL, October 25, 1981:15.

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. “Rafael Soriano.” Hombre de Mundo. November 1981: 100-102.

1980

Blanc, Giulio. Review “En Miami Exposición de Rafael Soriano” of Solo Exhibition at De Armas Gallery. 1980. Noticias de Arte. Miami, FL, June 1980: 11.

Cassalins, Rafael. Review of Solo Exhibition at De Armas Gallery. El Miami Herald “Galería”Section. Miami, FL, May 28, 1980: 13.

Dobbs, Lillian. Review “Soriano: From Space to Canvas.” Solo Exhibition at De Armas Gallery. The Miami News. Miami, FL, May 9, 1980: D1.

Gómez, Marta Susana, “Arte.” Activa. México, D.F. June 11, 1980: 6-7.

Gómez-Sicre, José Ç,“Soriano.” Vanidades Continental. Miami, FL, June 24, 1980: 50-53.

Gómez-Sicre, José Ç,“The Subjective Painting of Rafael Soriano.” Latin American Times. October 1980: 30.

Kohen, Helen. “Art Review” of “The Figure in Latin American Art.”The Miami Herald.Bass Museum. Miami Beach, FL, February 1, 1980: L2.

Kohen, Helen. “Reverie has Reason Under Soriano’s Hand.” Review of Solo Exhibition. De Armas Gallery. The Miami Herald. Miami, FL, May 11, 1980: L3.

Kohen, Helen. “Bright Days for Art in South Florida.” ARTnews. December 1980. Vol. 79. No. 10: 96.

Marsáns, Luis Felipe. “Arte.” Diario las Américas.Miami, FL, September 11, 1980.

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. “Art in Exile.” Américas. Vol.32. No. 8. August 1980.

1979

Blanc, Giulio. “Renacimiento en Miami.” Noticias de Arte. Miami, FL, August 1979: 4.

Niño, José Alfonso. “Soriano.” Hombre de Mundo. February 1979, p. 74-79.

1978

Cassalins, Rafael. Review “Pintorores y Escultores Cubanos en Lowe Museum, Unversity of Miami.”El Miami Herald. Miami, FL, September 17, 1978: 9.

Dobbs, Lillian. Review “Miami Art Scene.” The Miami News. Miami, FL, September 20, 1978: C1.

Morgado, Marcia. “Rafael Soriano’s Struggle with Time.” The Fugue. Miami, FL, June 1978: 32-33.

Paul, Richard. Review. “Hispanic American Artists.” Museum of Modern Art of Latin American Art, OAS. Washington Post. Washington, D.C., November 11, 1978.

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. México y el Caribe: Identidad Nacional y las Artes Plásticas.” Vanidades Continental. December 1978.

1977

Cassalins, Rafael. Review “El II Salón de Reencuentro Cubano.” El Miami Herald, Miami, FL, July 3, 1977: 11.

Dobbs, Lillian. review “Colorful Works Compose Miami’s Best Art Collection.” The Miami News. August 26, 1977.

Molina, Antonio.  Review “Rafael Soriano Expone Composiciones Abstractas.” El Mundo. San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 27, 1977: A11.

1976

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. “Claroscuro en la Pintura de Rafael Soriano.” Buenhogar. June 29, 1976.

1975

Almanaque Mundial. Editorial América. Miami, 1975: 446.

Pau-Llosa, Ricardo. “The Artist in Exile.” The Miami Herald. Lively Arts. Miami, FL, August 31, 1975: K5.

Savón, Evaristo, “Rafael Soriano.” Diario Las Américas. Miami. February 7, 1975: Sección B.

1974

Alcover, Wilfredo. “Divulgando el Arte.” Diario Las Américas. Miami, December 5,

1974:4B.

1973

Estrada, Ray. “Expone en Miami el Grupo GALA.” La Prensa, Los Angeles. May 15, 1973: 16.

Gómez-Sicre, José, “El Grupo GALA en la Galería Bacardí.” Diario las Américas. Miami, FL, June 3, 1973: 8.

Jaume, Adela. “Vida Literaria y Artítistica.” El Universal. Miami, FL, September 28, 1978: 2.

“Latin American Artists.” Naples Daily News.Naples, FL, December 6, 1973:64

Prospectus 73 and 74.Museum of Art. University of Oregon. Eugene, OR, 1973: 40.

Smith, Griffin. “Art Review.” The Miami Herald,Section K. Miami, FL, May 6, 1973: G6.

1972

Smith, Griffin. “At Last, Latin Locals Get Prestige Show.” The Miami Herald. Miami, FL, January 2, 1972: L2.

1970

de Castro, Martha. El Arte en Cuba. Miami: Ediciones Universal. 1970: 60-61 & 13.

“Semana Panamericana.” The Voice, Miami. April 17, 1970: 24.

1969

Bower, Nellie, “Art Review.” The Miami Herald. Miami, FL, July 9, 1969: B8.

Graves, Vede. “Art Review.” Palm Beach Post.Palm Beach, FL, December 5, 1969: C14.

Hern Jr., George L. “Art Review.” Palm Beach Times.Palm Beach, FL, December 5, 1969: B6.

“La Pintura de Rafael Soriano.” Vanidades Continental, January 1969: 8.

Reno, Paul H. “Soriano’s Abstracts Can Be Intriguing.” The Miami Herald, Miami, FL, July 6, 1969: F2.

Smith, Griffin. “Art Review.” The Miami Herald, Miami, FL, December 7, 1969: K2.

1968

Reno, Doris. “Art Review.” The Miami Herald. Miami, FL, November 17, 1968: M2.

1967

Remos, Juan J. “Exposición de Arte Cubano.” Diario Las Américas. Miami, FL, June 8, 1967.

1966

Bower, Nellie. Review “Shows Marked by New Art.” The Miami News. Miami, FL, September 28,1966: B2.

1965

de la Vega, Benjamín. Review “Festival de Arte Cubano.” Diario Las Américas. Miami, April 7, 1965: 10.

1956

del Valle, Alfredo, La Estafeta Literaria. Madrid. No. 69, 1956: 3.

Texidor, Joaquín. “El Arte Abstracto en el VIII Salón Nacional.” Review. Tiempos en Cuba. December 16, 1956: 7.

1954

Boletín de Artes Visuales. OAS. Washington, DC no. 51-52 May-June 1954: 28, 33.

Boletín de Artes Visuales. OAS. Washington, DC vol. 20:79.

Loy, Ramón. “Exposiciones.” Boletin Comisión Cubana de la UNESCO. Havana, Cuba, May 1954: 16.

Marquina, Rafael. “Vida Cultural Artistica.” Diario Información. April 18, 1954: C4.

1950

Pogolotti, Marcelo. Review. “Exposición Soriano.” Parque Central, Havana.  El Mundo, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 14, 1950.

Multimedia, Video, Television and Interviews


2017

Transborder Art TV.The Frost Museum at FIU, Interview with Hortensia Soriano and Jordana Pomeroy, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROjPdS_hygA&t=17s

Long Beach Museum of Art Panel Discussion. Long Beach, CA. Moderator-Claudia Bohn Spector, Panel- Elizabeth Goizueta, Roberto Goizueta, & Hortensia Soriano. Introductions by Director, Ron Nelson, June 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0_kHW36pzQ

Cuban Top 10, 2017.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pb3OmKLVP0

Virtual Exhibition Walkthrough at The McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College, Rafael Soriano | The Artist as Mystic, July, 2017.   https://www.bc.edu/sites/artmuseum/exhibitions/soriano/walkthrough/  Created by Brantford Park, Sarah Hodgens and Rachel Chamberlain.

The McMullen Museum at Boston College. Boston, MA, Tour by Curator Elizabeth Goizueta, Rafael Soriano | The Artist as Mystic, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHYtbFYNd34

The Terrace, McMullen Musem, TheMcMullen Museum at Boston College, Boston, MA. Elizabeth Goizueta’s lecture. https://theterracebc.com/2017/01/31/rafael-soriano-the-artist-and-the-man-lecture-12917/

NewTV, Museum Open House, Boston, MA.  http://vp.telvue.com/preview?id=T01443&video=310234  Jay Sugarman w/ Nancy Netzer & Elizabeth Goizueta

2015

TV Marti Noticias, “Falleció el pintor Rafael Soriano.” April 9, 2015, Miami, FL.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ9MoU-g4eY

TV Marti Noticias, Entregan piezas de Rafael Soriano al Smithsonian Museum”, Miami, FL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SewxkxTwRBU&t=20s

 2011

The Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami, Lecture by Alejandro Anreus, Ph.D., 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbZcAUxxlvg

2009

Moya, Jorge. “La Profundidad Del Silencio: An Intimate Portrait of the Cuban Painter Rafael Soriano.” Documentary, Durofrio Productions. New York, Miami. 2009.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vcU00eqnzI&t=3s

1997

Martínez, Juan. “Oral History Interview of Rafael Soriano.” Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC, December 6, 1997.

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