MARIA ANTONIA MESTRIL ALTARRIBA

PERSONAL INFORMATION Marital status: Divorced Nationality: Cuban. Date of birth: 26de May 1952 Birthplace: Santiago de Cuba Jewelry Course, with Luis A. Franki and Bienvenido Rodriguez, moved into the fibers, Papier Mache Pottery, in the plastic arts to the collagraph engraving pen and acrylic paint in various media. Member of the Cuban Association of Craft Artists (ACAA), National Register of Works of the Creator and Applied Arts (Creator Independiente). Medal has "Raúl Gómez García" issued by the Ministry of Culture of Cuba.

Practical professions Technical Information and Library Science Instructor and designer of Jewelry Polygraph Integration Workshop. Socio Cultural Home Plaza de la Cultura of Social Communication (Disclosure). Casa de la Cultura Joseíto Fernández

EDUCATION _ 1973 graduate of Technical Information and Library Science _ 1984 Technical Control and Analysis of Teacher Working Investigative Higher Education. 2001 course _ Art Direction, Screenplay and Production _ 2002 Computer Course. _ 2003 Course and evaluate programs and cultural projects. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1971 - 1979 Library Technician 1980 - 1991 Head of Scientific Information Bureau of the University of Havana 1991 _ 1999 Instructor and Designer Jewelry. 2000 _ 2003 Casa de la Cultura de Plaza. 2004 _ 2010 specialized care to the Frida Kahlo Gallery and Disclosing of House Fernández Joseíto culture.

OUTSTANDING WORK OF ARTS JURORS infant ? Trasagua Contest, 2002 House of Culture Plaza ? child Competition 2004 where palm trees grow Joseíto Fernández Culture House Children's Workshop ? Creation and Appreciation of Visual Arts Workshop Transformation Key West from 2004 to 2008 ? Care OPJM Pioneer Festival 2001, 2002 and 2003 House of Culture Plaza ? Care OPJM Pioneer Festival from 2004 to 2008 Casa de Cultura Joseíto Fernández ? I Show "Reflections of a City" Provincial Center of Visual Arts "Eduardo Abela ". 2009. ? Children Contest "Colorín Colorado" 2010. Transformation Workshop Key West.

CONSERVATORSHIP OF EXHIBITIONS. ? Collective Expo 2004 "Encuentros" Frida Kahlo Gallery Culture House Joseíto Fernández. ? 2005 Expo "Song of Nature" Frida Kahlo Gallery Culture House Joseíto Fernández. ? 2005 Expo "3 + 2 and Art" Frida Kahlo Gallery Casa de la Cultura "Joseíto Fernández. ? 2005 Expo Personal "Approach" Utria Noel Martinez Gallery Artist Frida Kahlo. ? collective Expo 2006 "from your children for you," Frida Kahlo Gallery. ? Expo 2006 "SOS ART." ? Bayamo Workshop Gallery 2007 Expo "In Honor of the other Frida" Frida Kahlo Gallery ? 2007 Expo collective "And the laundry is washed at home" "Group Wrath of Silence (Cultural exchange with Mexico) ? 2009 Expo" Three reasons hidden "Literary Cultural Center Havana

SOLO PLASTIC BUILDING ? personal Expo 2001 "Tribute." Casa de Cultura de Plaza.

? EXHIBITIONS 1987 Exhibition of Stained Glass Expo Cuban Cultural Fund ? 1987 Affinity Group Plaza Culture House ? 1087 International Crafts Fair (FIART - 1987 House of Obrapía. ? Traveling through Italy Expo 1988 sponsored by the Cuban Fund Cultural Property Expo 1988 ? collective House Members ACAA Obrapía ? 1989 International Crafts Fair (FIART - 1989 Museum of Fine Arts. ? 1991 International Crafts Fair (FIART - 1991 Hall of Stained Cuban Cultural Fund. ? 1993 International Crafts Fair (FIART - 1993 Hall of Stained Fondo Cubano de Bienes Culturales "A world creation. " _ Collective Expo 1997 "Gold Contemporary Habanera" Museo de la Plata Silversmiths Congregation of St. Eloy. _ 1997 International Crafts Fair (FIART - 1997 PABEXPO). _ 1997 International Crafts Fair Yields of the ACAA. Collective Expo 1997 _ Silver Museum Silversmiths Congregation of St. Eloy. Pabexpo _ 1998 International Fair. ? collective Expo 1998 Silver Museum Silversmiths Congregation of St. Eloy. ? collective Expo 1998 "Patience Pure" Museum of the Revolution. ? collective Expo 2001 Ceramic Workshop House of Culture Expo Plaza collective ? 2002 Ceramic Workshop Culture House 2005 Expo Plaza Collective _ "Itinerant" Casa de Cultura 2005 Expo ? Sites Collective "Itinerant" Luis Rogelio Nogueras Library ? Collective Expo 2005 "Generations" Cine Teatro Astral. ? 2006 Expo Collective Selection "Teodoro Ramos Blanco Gallery 2006 Expo Collateral ? The 9th Havana Biennial, Gallery-Workshop Bayamo. ? Expo 2006 Collective For The Week of Cuban Culture "SOS Art", Gallery-Workshop Bayamo. ? 2007 Expo Colectiva "La Gloria Eres Tu", Gallery-Workshop 2007 Expo Bayamo ? Class Action Week In The Culture of Centro Habana, "In Honor of the other Frida." Casa de la Cultura Joseíto Fernández, Frida Kahlo Gallery ? 2007 Expo collectively by the Cuban Culture Day "A Journey to Return", Casa de la Cultura Joseíto Fernández, Frida Kahlo Gallery ? 2007, July, Collective Expo by Week Culture of Centro Habana, "In Honor of the other Frida." Casa de la Cultura Joseíto Fernández, Frida Kahlo Gallery ? 2007, October, Expo collectively by the Cuban Culture Day "A Journey to Return", Casa de la Cultura Joseíto Fernández, Frida Kahlo Gallery Collective ? 2008 Expo "Granma" Museum of the Revolution Room ? Mirrors Collective Expo 2008 "Always in My Heart" Frida Kahlo Gallery. ? 2008 Expo Collective filtered Reality "Workshop on Transformation of Key West 2008 Expo Collective ? Traveling Granma Cuba ? 2009 Expo Hall Collective" A different look "Fayad Jamis Gallery. ? 2009 Expo Colectiva "A touch to the verse" Literary Havana Cultural Center. ? 2009 Invited to the Expo staff artist Juan Carlos Garcia Marrero Havana Centro Cultural Literary Collective _ 2009 Expo "Three reasons hidden" Literary Havana Cultural Center. _ 2010 Expo Collective Cultural Center March 8 Literary Havana. _ Collective Expo 2010 "A light near Cultural Center Literary Havana. _ 2010 Expo Colectiva "Rainbow in the Two Rivers" Surgical Hospital Universitario "Comandante Manuel Fajardo". _ 2010 Printmaking Collective Expo (Project Workshop) "Revelations and Confidences" Concha Ferrant Gallery. _ 2010 Expo Collective Unfinished Dialogue "Cultural Week of literary Cultural Center Centro Habana Havana.

EVENTS ? Library 1975 National Meeting. Hotel Internacional de Varadero. ? International Crafts Fair (FIART - 1987 House of Obrapía. ? International Crafts Fair (FIART - 1989 Museum of Fine Arts. ? International Crafts Fair (FIART - 1991 Hall of Stained Cuban Cultural Fund. ? International Crafts Fair (FIART - 1993 Hall of Stained Fondo Cubano de Bienes Culturales "A world of creation." _ International Crafts Fair ( FIART - 1997 PABEXPO). _ Jazz Plaza 2000 International Meeting. Casa de la Cultura de Plaza. _ Jazz Plaza 2002 International Meeting. Casa de la Cultura de Plaza. _ 2005 XV Festival de Música Cubana "Joseíto Fernández" _ 2006 Expo Collective Multitudes "Collateral to the 9 th º. Havana Biennial Workshop Gallery Bayamo. _ 2008 Cuban Music Festival XVII" Joseíto Fernández "

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS ? _ Organized and responsible dialogue and analysis Receptive Interest ? ? overcoming _ altruistic spirit communication capability

? ? HABITS Arts Film Literature ? ? ? Music Theatre

The art is the way to experience my dreams, to express in different materials and techniques, the joys and frustrations, but always looking for spiritual enjoyment and a means to feel good. Maria Antonia Mestril Altarriba. Many of his works are in private collections in Spain, Italy and Mexico.