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Dopico-Lerner (1943–2020), a distinguished Cuban-born contemporary artist, was born in Havana, Cuba. He received his B.A. from the University of St. Thomas in Florida in 1974 and his Master’s degree in Science in 1976, completing advanced courses at the Art Students League, Florida Atlantic University, and Florida International University to refine his artistic practice further.
He has been featured in numerous essays on Cuban and Latin American art. He is included in key publications, such as Memoria: Cuban Art of the 20th Century, the first comprehensive work on Twentieth-Century Cuban art, as well as the Dominican Encyclopedia of Fine Arts. Throughout his career, Dopico Lerner participated in over 150 group exhibitions and more than 50 solo exhibitions, including:
He was honored with prestigious awards, including the Cintas Foundation Fellowship, New York (1976) and the Society of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida (1979). His work has been critically acclaimed in articles by Manuel Alvarez Lezama (“Vicente Dopico and the Sensuality of the Caribbean,” Latin American Art Magazine, 2019), Cándido Gerón (“La subversión de la imagen,” 2005), and Norma Niurka (“Dopico Lerner: 35 Years of Art,” 2006). In 2017, Dopico Lerner’s contributions were recognized by the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, cementing his legacy in the canon of Cuban and Latin American contemporary art. Collectors, scholars, and enthusiasts exploring the richness of Cuban art as a national artistic heritage will find Dopico Lerner’s work an essential reference. |
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