Jorge Mayet
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Art Basel Miami 2009
Jorge Mayet (Havana, Cuba, 1962) lives and works Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Painting (1993) and Master of Fine Arts (1995) from the San Alejandro National Academy of Fine Arts in Havana, Cuba. The vivid memories of his homeland’s landscapes lie at the heart of his artistic practice. His work unfolds across paintings, sculptures, and installations that weave realistic imagery with the poetry of his personal imaginary.
Mayet has presented solo exhibitions at prominent galleries and institutions worldwide, including: RFT Fine Art (Miami, USA); Saatchi Gallery (London, UK); Leo Gallery (Hong Kong, China); Galería Horrach Moyà (Palma de Mallorca, Spain); Galeria Inox (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil); Hong Kong Arts Centre (Hong Kong, China); Olivier Houg Galerie (France); Es Baluard Museu d’Art Contemporani de Palma (Palma de Mallorca, Spain); MC Gallery (Seoul, South Korea); Triumph Gallery (Moscow, Russia); Galerie Mario Mauroner (Salzburg, Austria); and Galería Lluçià Homs (Barcelona, Spain), among others.
He has also participated in group exhibitions across major art centers, including Rio de Janeiro, Bogotá, Mexico City, Holbox, Havana, Miami, New York, Barcelona, Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca, Venice, Brussels, Berlin, Vienna, Salzburg, Moscow, New Delhi, Mumbai, Dubai, Shanghai, Taipei, and Sydney.
His work is represented in major public and private collections globally, including the Saatchi Gallery (London), the MAD Museum (New York), and the Leo Gallery (Shanghai), among others.
Solo Exhibitions
2026
Regresso con mi santos [Return with My Saints], Galeria Inox, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2025
É preciso sair da ilha para ver a ilha [One Must Leave the Island to See the Island], Casa Seva, São Paulo, Brazil.
2018
De adentro para lo de afuera [From the Inside to the Outside], ArtRio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Un eterno viaje [An Eternal Journey], Instituto Pretos Novos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2017
Un eterno viaje [An Eternal Journey], Galeria Inox, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2016
Broken Landscape, Richard Taittinger Gallery, New York, USA.
2015
Jorge Mayet, RFT Fine Art, Miami, USA.
Pangea II, New Art from Africa and Latin America, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK.
2014
Cubanía, Galeria Inox, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Immigration, Leo Gallery, Hong Kong, China.
Cuando todo importa [When Everything Matters], Galería Horrach Moyà, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
2012
Sobre todas as coisas [Above All Things], Galeria Inox, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Roots, Hong Kong Art Centre and Leo Gallery, Hong Kong, China.
2011
Solo Exhibition, Olivier Houg Galerie, France.
Arquitectura para las almas [Architecture for Souls], Museu d’Art Modern i Contemporani Es Baluard, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Ancestros [Ancestors], MC Gallery, Seoul, South Korea.
2010
About Painting, Sakshi Gallery, Taipei / Descents, Triumph Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
2009
Autopsia para un Paisaje [Autopsy for a Landscape], MAM Mario Mauroner Galerie, Salzburg, Austria.
2006
Natural Games, Galería Horrach Moyà, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
2005
Pide un deseo [Make a Wish], Galería Lluçià Homs, Barcelona, Spain.
2004
One way: desde la distancia [One Way: From a Distance], Galería Horrach Moyà, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
2003
Relatividad [Relativity], Galería Horrach Moyà, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
2002
Desde la otra orilla [From the Other Shore], Galería Horrach Moyà, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
2000
Mediterráneo [Mediterranean], Galería Horrach Moyà, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
1997
La mirada de un cubano [The Gaze of a Cuban], Galería Horrach Moyà, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
1990
Oro verde [Green Gold], Galería Teodoro Ramos Blanco, Havana, Cuba.
Cuatro en Premier [Four in Premiere], Galería Teodoro Ramos Blanco, Havana, Cuba.
1985
Salón Cubano [Cuban Salon], La Maison, Havana, Cuba.
Group Exhibitions
2025
Adiar o Fim do Mundo [Postponing the End of the World], FGV Arte, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2024
Guanabara, FGV Arte, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2018
Summer in the City, Montoro12 Gallery, Brussels, Belgium.
2014
Duets, The Farjam Foundation, Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai, UAE.
Les belles infidèles [The Beautiful Unfaithful], Galería Horrach Moyà, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
2013
Group Exhibition (Untitled), Galeria Inox, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
La metamorfosis del paisaje en el arte, un viaje a través del paisaje en el último Siglo [The Metamorphosis of Landscape in Art: A Journey Through Landscape over the Last Century], Sala Fundación Caja Vital Kutxa, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
L’Arbre qui ne meurt jamais [The Tree That Never Dies], Inaugural Exhibition, Théâtre des Sablons, Neuilly, France.
2012
Background VIII, Galería Horrach Moyà, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Group Exhibition (Untitled), Museu d’Art Modern i Contemporani Es Baluard, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Group Exhibition, Galería Horrach Moyà, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
2011
Group Exhibition (Untitled), Sakshi Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan.
Vis a vis [Face to Face], Museu d’Art Modern i Contemporani Es Baluard, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Good Things Come in Small Packages, Leo Gallery, Shanghai, China.
Origin (S), Maison Particulière Centre d’Art, Brussels, Belgium.
2010
Group Exhibition (Untitled), MC Gallery, Seoul, South Korea.
Group Exhibition (Untitled), Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India.
On View, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India.
Group Exhibition (Untitled), Triumph Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
Background VI, Galería Horrach Moyà, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Group Exhibition (Untitled), Sakshi Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan.
Dead or Alive: Nature Revisited, Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), New York, USA.
2009
Group Exhibition (Untitled), White Rabbit Foundation, Sydney, Australia.
Paisajes cruzados [Intersecting Landscapes], Es Baluard Museu d’Art Contemporani, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Group Exhibition (Untitled), Fondation Francès, Senlis, France.
Urbanea, Sala de Cultura Sa Nostra, Ibiza, Spain.
Materia negra [Black Matter], MAM Mario Mauroner Contemporary Art Galerie, Salzburg, Austria.
Urbanea noves expressions artístiques [Urbanea New Artistic Expressions], Fundació Es Convent, Inca, Mallorca, Spain.
Materia negra [Black Matter], MAM Mario Mauroner Contemporary Art Galerie, Vienna, Austria.
Group Exhibition (Untitled), Galería Alonso Garcés, Bogotá, Colombia.
Group Exhibition (Untitled), Galerie Conrads, Berlin, Germany.
Exhibition at La Caixa, Ibiza, Spain.
2008
New Video Creations, New York, USA.
2007
Background IV, Galería Horrach Moyà, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
2006
Group Exhibition (Untitled), Galería Llucià Homs, Barcelona, Spain.
Si pudiera volar [If I Could Fly], Playa de Holbox, Holbox, Mexico.
2005
Background II, Galería Horrach Moyà, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Video Arte in Venice, Isola di San Servolo, Venice, Italy.
2004
Background I, Galería Horrach Moyà, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Awards
1993
Acknowledgement Prize, Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro, Havana, Cuba.
1984
1st Place and Honorable Mention, XVII Salón de la Propaganda Gráfica, Havana, Cuba.
1980
1st National Painting Award, XX Anniversary of the Movimiento de Artistas Aficionados, Havana, Cuba.
1974
1st National Painting Award, Embassy of Vietnam, Havana, Cuba.
Collections
The Saatchi Collection (London, UK), Middle East Museum of Modern Art (Dubai, UAE), Indianapolis Museum of Art (Indiana, USA), Museum of Arts and Design (New York, USA), Barjeel Art Foundation (Dubai, UAE), Kumon Collection of Arts (Seoul, South Korea), and White Rabbit Collection (Sydney, Australia).