Yoan Capote Cuban, b. 1977

Born in Pinar del Río, Cuba, in 1977, Yoan Capote is celebrated for his evocative paintings, sculptures, installations, works on paper, and 'seascape' compositions. Using raw emotion and psychological states as his starting point, Capote uses art to find a formal solution to embody and translate his concepts through carefully chosen materials that enhance their symbolic meaning. Interested in Jungian psychology and the notion of collective unc0nsciousness, Capote explores themes such as emigration, alienation, and resistance, the personal experience of the individual merging into a broader collective reflection. Capote’s art frequently alludes to Cuba's intricate history, while also addressing universal concepts related to power and geopolitical dynamics, producing poetic material metaphors that convey the vicissitudes of the human experience.

Capote graduated from the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana in 2001. His work has been exhibited internationally, Capote participating in the critically acclaimed group exhibition Adiós Utopia: Dreams and Deceptions in Cuban Art, 1950-2015, which travelled from Cuba throughout the United States, including to the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC. Capote has received awards and grants from prestigious institutions such as UNESCO during the 7^th Havana Biennale; Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York; Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York; and the Brownstone Foundation, Paris. Capote’s work is held in numerous public collections, include Tate, London; Pérez Art Museum, Miami; Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo; Museum Beelden aan Zee, The Hague; Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe; Daros Latinamerica Collection, Zurich; Kadist Art Foundation, Paris and San Francisco; the Pizzuti Collection, Columbus, Ohio; Buhl Collection, New York; Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, Miami; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh.