Hugo Moro was born in Havana, Cuba in 1954. He lived in New York City from the age of 12, there he attended The High School of Art and Design; Pratt Institute; The Fashion Institute of Technology; and The Art Students League. In New York he held various graphic design positions in advertising and publishing. He relocated to Miami Florida in 1999, since then he has visited Cuba with support of Research Travel Grants from Florida International University’s Cuban Research Institute. In 2006 he participated in the IX Havana Biennial invited by the Biennial’s collateral exhibitions committee. In 2009 he participated in the first Ghetto Biennial in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He was a residence artist at Art Center/South Florida in Miami Beach, and an adjunct professor at FIU from 2006 to 2012, and relocated to Seattle WA in September 2014. His work space is located at Project-106 Artist Studios in Pioneer Square.
Solo Exhibitions
2021 Garden of the Unconceived, METHOD Gallery, Seattle WA
2017 WARP & WOOF, Gallery 4500, Seatttle WA
2010 Ni Ange Nwa, Diaspora Vibe Gallery, Miami, FL
2009 Through the Years, Miami Beach City Hall, Miami Beach, FL
2008 The Bigger Picture, Art Center/South Florida, Miami Beach, FL
2007 Black and White, Art Center/South Florida, Miami Beach, FL
2006 Almacén, Frost Museum, FIU, Miami, FL
2005 La Capilla de los Palos, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL
Public Art
2021 FLOW 2020, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture/Seattle Public Utilities, Seattle, WA
2019 Tukwila Wrap, Tukwila Parks and Recreation, Tukwila WA
2018 Slippery, Arts in Parks, Kinnear Park, Seattle, WA
2017 Sitting Pretty, Seattle Center Sculpture Walk, Seattle, WA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017 Puzzle-Out: Nine Across, Shoreline City Hall, Shoreline, WA
2017 Scratching the Surface, Verum Ultimum gallery Portland OR
2017 PROUD, The Studio Door, San Diego, CA
2016 Cuban Fried Chicken, MAC Fine Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2014 Walking in Someone Else’s Shoes, Aluna Art Foundation, Miami, FL
2013 International Cultural Exchange/Suriname, Diaspora Vibe Gallery, Miami, FL
2012 Boca Raton Museum of Art 61th Annual Exhibition, BRMA, Boca Raton, FL
2011 Cuba Now, 21Century Museum, Louisville, KY
2010 Florida Contemporary 2010, Naples Museum of Art, Naples FL
2009 7000 trees for Haiti, 1rst Ghetto Biennale, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
2008 Lotus House Soup Kitchen, Margulis Warehouse, Miami, FL
2007 All-Media Juried Biennial, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL
2006 Almacén, IX Havana Biennial collateral exhibit. Havana, Cuba
2005 Sweet Basil, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL
2004 It’s For The Birds, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL
2003 2nd Annual Miami Art Exchange Non-Affiliated Juried Exhibition, Miami, FL
2002 Paraguay Biennial, AsunciЧn, Paraguay
1989 Annual Members Show, Lower East Side Print Shop, NYC
1986 Ashtray Show, Club 57, NYC
1985 Love Tunnel Installation, El Pueblo Gallery, NYC
1982-86 Assorted performances at The Pyramid Club, NYC
Publications
Ghetto Bienial, Richard Fleming, The Miami Herald, January 3, 2010
Unexpected discovery…, Daniel Chang, The Miami Herald, July 20, 2009
Rutas del Arte, Adriana Herrera T., El Nuevo Herald, March 26, 2006
La Capilla de Reinaldo Arenas, by Jose A. Evora, El Nuevo Herald. April 24, 2005
A Fine Sense of Place, by Alfredo Triff, Miami New Times, January, 2005
Taking Flight, by Elisa Turner, Miami Herald, July 18, 2004
Bird drop-ins, by Franklin Einspruch, Street Weekly, June 11, 2004
Awards and Grants
2017 Seattle Center Sculpture Walk Grant, Office of Art & Culture, Seattle, WA
2011 First Prize, Humoratorium: The Art of Whimsy Exhibition, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
2009 First Prize, All-Media Juried Biennial, ACCH, Hollywood, FL.
2005 Cuban Research Institute Travel Grant, Florida International University, Miami, FL
2004 Cuban Research Institute Travel Grant, Florida International University, Miami, FL
2003 The League for Innovation National Arts Competition “Best in Show”.
2003 Finalist in Espirito Santo Plaza Artwork Competition, Miami, FL
2000 Altos de Chavon, visiting artist, La Romana, Dominican Republic
1993 The FamilyFun KidTest Toy of The Year Runner-Up for Guess It, by Aristoplay, Ltd.
1991 EPAA Distinguished Achievement Award for Graphics of Article in SuperScience Blue Magazine
1992 Parents’ Choice Award for SuperScience Blue Magazine
1989 Scholastic’s Achievement Awards For Design of SuperScience Blue Magazine
1981 Clio Awards Certificate of Creative Excellence Sergio Valente Jeans Roller Rink TV spot
Education
2006 MFA, Florida International University, Miami, FL
2003 BFA, New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL
1975-78 Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC
1974-75 Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
1970-74 High School of Art and Design, NYC
1975-78 The Art Students League, NYC
Professional Experience
2016-present Studio Artist, Project-106, Seattle, WA
2007-13 Studio Artist, Art Center/South Florida, Miami Beach, FL
2006-12 Adjunct professor, FIU, Miami FL.
2003-06 Full-time Student, Masters of Fine Arts degree program at FIU, Miami FL.
Drawing and Ceramics TA.
2001-03 Full-time Student Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program at New World School of the Arts, Miami FL. Gallery Supervisor and Preparator for New World Gallery, Miami, FL.
1994-01 Graphic Designer/Illustrator, Self Employed.
Partial Client List: Aristoplay Ltd., The Hague Appeal, Harcourt, McMillan, New Yorkers for Children, Pearson Learner, PlanetDexter Books, Prentis Hall, and Walt Disney.
1990-94 Senior Designer, Scholastic Inc., NYC.
1988-90 Art Director, Scholastic Inc., NYC
1985-86 Art Dealer, Dash & Dash Gallery, NYC
1985-89 Associate Art Director, Ira Friedman Inc., NYC
1983-85 Art Director, Electric Company Magazine, CTW, NYC
1979-83 Art Director, J. Douglas Fischer Advertising, NYC
Collections
Rusty Atlas, Miami, FL
Susan Drake, Oklahoma City, OK
Jerry Herskowitz, Miami, FL
Peter and Nancy Jennet, Napa Valley, CA
Wifredo Lam Contemporary Art Center, Havana, Cuba
Nancy Manocherian, New York, NY
Renee Delaplaine, Miami Beach, FL
Liz and Alister Morrison, London, UK
Susan Miller, Aventura, FL
Eduardo Oropesa & Mark Stack, NYC, NY
Francesca Rudin, Montchanin, DE
Elizabeth Schwartz, Miami Beach FL
Julia Santos-Solomon, Woodstock, NY
Marylin Udell, Coral Gables, FL
Rafael Vignoli, Seattle, WA
Teresa Getty, Seattle WA
Renee Delaplaine