Hugo Consuegra was a Cuban-American architect and artist specializing in graphic design, painting, and engraving. His first solo exhibition was held in 1953 at the Lyceum in Havana, and in 1954 he became one of the founding members of Los Once, a group of painters and sculptors who introduced abstract expressionism to Cuba. His work was seen in many shows across the United States and in Europe. Consuegra was also Professor of Art History at Havana University’s School of Architecture, he then went to Madrid in 1967 where he lived before moving to New York in 1970. He became an American citizen in 1975. Throughout his career, Consuegra widely exhibited his work in such cities as: Havana, New York, Paris, Cadiz, and Sao Paulo, among others. His work is part of major collections as, Casa de las Américas, Cintas Foundation, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Art Museum of the Americas, and the Rodríguez Collection, among others. He was awarded with the Cintas Foundation Fellowship.
Consuegra has had personal exhibitions such as: Exposición Hugo Consuegra. Oleos, Acuarelas, Dibujos in 1953 at the Lyceum in Havana; in 1971 Hugo Consuegra. “Curriculum Vitae” at Cisneros Gallery, New York City;in 1993 An Exhibition of Contemporary Cuban Art by Hugo Consuegra at the Cantor Seinuk Group in New York City and in 1993 Hugo Consuegra, Guido Llinás, Tomás Oliva, a Reunion at the Jadite Galleries, New York City. He has formed part of many collective exhibitions such as the Salón Anual de Pintura y Escultura in 1946 and 1947 at the National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana; in 1962 3éme Biennale de Paris at Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France; in 1969 Maestros Hispánicos de Hoy in the Museo de Bellas Artes de Cadiz, Spain; in 1987 Abstract Visions, in Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art in New York City; and in 1997 Pinturas del Silencio at the Galería La Acacia in Havana. His work can be found in the permanent collections of Casa de las Américas in Havana; the Oscar B. Cintas Foundation in New York City; the Jersey City Museum of Art in New Jersey; the National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana; the Museum of Modern Art of Latin America in Washington, D.C.; the Pan American Union in Washington, D.C.; and the Printmaking Workshop in New York City.
