ELC presents “A Cuban Season”
Curated by Susan Lavender, Sheila Lougheed, and Manuel Adrian Lopez
Exhibit on display at The Environmental Learning Center from November to December 19, 2025
Artist Meet & Greet: Free to Attend
November 7, 4-6 PM at the ELC
Live Music & Refreshments!
Enjoy an energetic performance featuring Brandon Putzke on bongos and Manny Moreira, acclaimed Latin guitarist and recent lead performer in the sold-out Beatles & Bossa production at Riverside Theatre.
Thanks to our food sponsors, The Schlitt-Gonzalez Real Estate Team of Coldwell Banker Paradise, guests will enjoy complimentary Cuban appetizers and Sangria and Cuba Libres, along with free non-alcoholic drinks.
Get to Know the Artists
Mayra Alpízar Linares
Born in Matanzas, Cuba in 1956, Mayra Alpízar Linares is a graduate of the Provincial School of Arts in Matanzas and the National School of Arts in Havana. She works with a variety of techniques and materials, often combining them, with a strong and lasting connection to textiles. Mayra also explores painting, engraving, collage, sculpture, and installation, frequently returning to these mediums throughout her career.
Interior con naufragio Parches y bordados 40 x 75
Orestes Barrios Marañón
Orestes is a versatile Cuban artist born in 1963 in Pinar del Río, Cuba. He is renowned for his expertise across various artistic disciplines, including printmaking, painting, drawing, sculpture, design, scenography, restoration, interior decoration, and children’s book illustration. Barrios Marañón graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts “San Alejandro” in Havana in 1983, laying the foundation for a prolific artistic career.
Throughout his artistic career, Orestes Barrios Marañón has participated in numerous collective exhibitions both in Cuba and internationally, showcasing his work in countries such as Mexico, Puerto Rico, Canada, France, Germany, Argentina, Italy, the United States, and Spain. His talent and creativity have earned him several awards and mentions, reflecting his commitment to the arts.
His artworks are housed in private collections worldwide, including in Spain, Canada, the United States, Italy, Portugal, France, Uruguay, Germany, Japan, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, and Cuba, highlighting his global reach and the appreciation of his artistic contributions.
Contemplando el paraiso Acrylic on Canvas 70 x 90
Roberto Braulio González Rodríguez is a Cuban artist. Born in Cárdenas, Matanzas, on March 26, 1956. He graduated from the Provincial School of Arts of Matanzas in 1974 and the National School of Art in 1978, specializing in painting, engraving, and drawing.
His work has been exhibited in worldwide in countries like Pakistan, Hungary, Lisbon, Germany, Italy, Argentina, to name a few. In the USA he has exhibited at the Southside Oxford Gallery in Mississippi.
El gran equilibrio oil on canvas 47 x 36
Salvador Lorenzo González
(Cuba, 1955). Salvador graduated from Academia San Alejandro, Cuba, as well as Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA), Cuba. His work has been exhibited with much acclaim since 1982, and is part of private collections in Argentina, Cuba, Germany, Mexico, Spain, and the USA. He has received numerous awards and recognitions, such as First Prize for Illustrations, Plural Magazine, in Mexico, DF in 1990, and Honorable Mention in Book Cover and Design, from Salón Nacional del Libro, Havana, Cuba in 1991. He taught Etching for 11 years at Academia San Alejandro and other schools in Cuba. Upon arriving in the USA, he has divided his time between painting and working for El Nuevo Herald and Diario las Américas as Graphic Designer.
The Prophecy by Salvador Lorenzo Acrylic on Canvas 48 x 36
Bruno Paz
(Cuba, 1946). Formerly Leonardo Severo. Graduated from Escuela Provincial de Arte, Pinar del Río, Cuba in 1968. His work has been extensively exhibited in Cuba and various cities in the USA in solo and group exhibits alike. His work and techniques range from oils, acrylics, tempera, to gauze substrate. Also, venturing successfully into sculpting using paper-mâché, always color as its leading character.
La Gran Dama Oil on Canvas 36 x 24
Candida Rodriguez
Born in Matanzas, Cuba, Candida is a graduate of the Escuela de Bellas Artes in Matanzas and Escuela Nacional de Arte Cubanacan in Havana, Cuba. Candida has been exhibiting her work in the Miami area for the last twenty years. She has taught art in Cuba and done art restoration/conservation work for the Centro Nacional de Conservación del Instituto Nacional De Bellas Artes in México City, and the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana. Candida has been an illustrator and done graphic design work, as well. She principally utilizes the human figure, and the personage of fairies and centaurs, as symbolic elements to treat the theme of the feelings and attitudes in her artwork, utilizing several, and mixed, techniques. Her paintings and drawings reflect her recognition of the emotions of danger, sadness and beauty.
Los ojos del hierro Mixed Media 21 x 27