Applied Studies
1961-64. Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes “San Alejandro". Havana, CUBA.
1976-80. Escuela Nacional de Diseño. Havana, CUBA
1989. Photography. Parsons School of Design. New York, USA.
Individual Exhibitions
2024. De Aion a Cronos. la obra de Ernesto Briel. Galeria Proyectos Monclova. Mexico City. Mexico
2020. Ernesto Briel: Iridescent Geometries, Juan Carlos Maldonado Art Collection. Miami, FL. USA.
2016. Merging Roads: The Art of Ernesto Briel and Cepp Selgas [March 13-30]. Jadite Galleries. New York,USA.
2011. Ernesto Briel: Le Monde Géométrique [April 7-26], Ars Atelier. Paris, France.
2005. Tribute to Ernesto Briel [In Celebration of Mariel 25] (catalog) [June 2-27]. The Wolfson Gallery. Miami Dade College. Miami, USA.
2000-01. The Eye of the Beholder (catalog) [December 9, 2000-January 6, 2001] [with Jesús Selgas]. Ars Atelier. Union City. New Jersey, USA.
1994. An Exhibition of Works by Ernesto Briel (catalogue) [December 2‑23]. Jadite Galleries. New York,USA.
1992.
Briel & Selgas. Recent Works (catalog) [March 24‑April 4]. Chuck Levitan Gallery. New York,USA.
Duo Geo [with Carmen Herrera] (catalog) [September 24‑October 6]. Jadite Galleries. New York,USA.
1991. Briel: Now Geo (catalog) [April 19‑May 24]. Taller Boricua Gallery. New York,USA.
1988.
Briel. Paintings (catalog) [February 20-March 6] [with Jesús Selgas]. Riverón Arts Center, West New York, New Jersey, USA.
The Geometric Eye. Paintings, assemblages [September 24-November 9] [with Jesús Selgas]. West Dade Regional Library, Miami, FL. USA
1974. Ernesto Briel (catalog) [November 1‑15]. Sala Martínez Villena, Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC). Havana, CUBA.
1971. Ernesto Briel. Exposición de Dibujos (catalogue) [May 7‑?]. Galería de La Habana. Havana, CUBA.
1968. Dibujos OP. Armando Morales. Ernesto Briel [July 23-?]. Galería La Rampa, Hotel Habana Libre. Havana, CUBA.
1967. Dibujos OP‑POP [June]. Galería de Santa Clara. Santa Clara, Las Villas, CUBA.
1966. Morales y Briel. Dibujos OP y POP (catalog) [November 22‑December 11]. Galería de Arte, Galiano y Concordia. Havana, CUBA.
Selected Collective Exhibitions
2024. EGO GEO, Centro Citibanamex. Ciudad de México, México.
2023. Todo aquello que amamos está perdido, Galería Elvira Moreno. Bogotá, Colombia.
2022.
Tout le poids d’une île ; collectionner l’art cuba in Musée des Beaux Arts de Rennes. Rennes, France.
Feria de Arte de Bogotá ARTBO. Bogotá, Colombia.
2017. Pioneers of Cuban Optical Art. AREVALO Gallery
2016.
The Illusive Eye, El Museo del Barrio.New York,USA.
The Illusive Eye, Museo del Barrio.New York,USA.
In Focus / On Paper: Op Art from Latin America [March 13-30]. Jadite Galleries. New York,USA.
2010-11.
La otra realidad. Una historia del arte abstracto cubano [September 2010-January 2011]. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Havana, CUBA.
2008. Reflections: Contemporary Cuban Art [October 10-November 7, 2008]. Silvermine Guild Arts Center. New Canaan, Connecticut, USA.
2004. Strictly Geometric [February 27-April 23]. Agustín Gaínza Fine Cuban and Latin American Art. Miami, FL, USA.
1995.
The Geometric Abstraction [March 2-31]. Vista Gallery. New York, USA.
Art-Exhibit and Silent Auction of Works by Contemporary Artists to Benefit FAITH Services [Ma 25-31]. Jadite Galleries. New York, USA.
1991. Contemporary Caribbean Artists [September 16-October 19]. Creative Arts Workshop Gallery. New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
1990.
Paper Visions II. Biennial of Contemporary Latin American Artists. Housatonic Museum of Art. Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
Day Without Art. The Clocktower Gallery. New York, USA.
Mariel: A Decade After, Cuban Museum of Arts & Culture. Miami, FL, USA.
1989.
Contemporary: Juxtaposing Perceptions. Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art (MOCHA). New York, USA.
In Search of the American Experience (catalog). The Museum of National Arts Foundation. New York, USA.
New Names, New Works. Santa Fe East Gallery. Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
1988. Small Wall Works. Amos Eno Gallery. New York, USA.
1988-89.
Expresiones Hispanas 88/89. Coors National Hispanic Art Exhibition and Tour [May 5‑June 19/1988]. Mexican Cultural Institute. San Antonio, Texas;
[July 7‑September 4/1988]. Southwest Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California;
[October 6‑November 20/1988]. Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. Arvada, Connecticut, USA.
[February 16-April 23/1989]. Triton Museum of Art
1987. Pride & Prejudice. The Phillip Stansbury Gallery. New York, USA.
1985. Sotheby’s Casita Maria. Sotheby’s. New York, USA.
1983.
Fine Arts Exhibition for the Festival de Las Artes [August 20‑21]. Tamiami Park, Dade County. Florida, USA.
18 After Three. Consolidate Bank. Miami, FL, USA.
1979.
Grupo Cubano de Arte Optico. Exponen [October 4‑28]. Centro de Arte Internacional. Havana, CUBA.
XVIII Primi Int. de Dibuix Joan Miró (catalogue). Barcelona, España.
Salón de Artes Plásticas UNEAC 79. Centro de Arte Internacional. Havana, CUBA.
1978. Salón de Artes Plásticas UNEAC 1978 [December 29-?]. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Havana, CUBA.
1977. Exposición de Artes Plásticas. Homenaje al II Congreso de la UNEAC y al 60 Aniversario de la Revolución de Octubre Centro de Arte Internacional. Havana, CUBA.
1971.
Salas Cubanas [July 29-?]. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Havana, CUBA.
International Book Art Show. Leipzig, Germany.
1970. Salón 70 [July‑September]. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Havana, CUBA.
1969.
Salón Nacional de Artes Plásticas [drawing, engraving and experimental techniques] [December]. Centro de Arte Internacional. Havana, CUBA.
Joven Pintura de Cuba. ALGERIA/U.S.S.R./MONGOLIA/KOREA.
1968. Salón Nacional de Dibujo 1967 [January]. Galería de La Habana. Havana, CUBA.
1967. Salón Provincial de Artistas Noveles [October 19-?]. Galería de Arte, Galiano y Concordia. Havana, CUBA.
1965. Salón UNEAC. Galería Centro de Arte Internacional. Havana, CUBA.
Awards
1968. Acquisition Award. Salón Nacional de Dibujo, Galería de La Habana. Havana, CUBA.
1988-89. Cintas Fellow in Visual Arts. Cintas Foundation, Institute of International Education. New York, USA.
Publications
The Rest is Silence. Ernesto Briel. Edited by Francisco Arevalo and Beatriz Gago. Galeria Elvira Moreno, Bogota, Fundacion Mariano Rodriguez Madrid, Trinidad Art Miami FL. 2022.
Iridescent Geometries. JCMAC Collection. Ariel Jomenez Editor. Miami FL. Dec 2019.
Briel Luzardo, Ernesto. Cat. Ernesto Briel. Exposición de Dibujos, Galería de La Habana, Havana, [illus.], CUBA, May 7, 1971. (et.al).
“Introductory text of Grupo Cubano de Arte Optico].” cat. Grupo Cubano de Arte Optico. Exponen, Centro Arte Internacional, Havana [illus.], CUBA, October 4‑28, 1978.
Memoria: Cuban Art of the 20th Century. International Arts Foundation. Los Angeles, California, USA., 2002.
Ernesto Briel and the Geometric Abstraction. CD Rom [open edition-digital publication], The Estate of Ernesto Briel. New York, USA., 2009.
Ernesto Briel-Homenaje. Ars Atelier City Magazine [special edition-issue 0], New York, U.S.A.-Paris, France. 2010.
Ernesto Briel: Celebrating the 70th Birthday of a Masterful Cuban Artist. Ars Atelier City Magazine [Essential Collection], New York, U.S.A.-Paris, France. November 2013.
Other Publications
La Gaceta de Cuba, No. 74, June, 1969. Havana, CUBA. (illustrations/commentary).
Signos, Vol. 3, No. 2, January-April, 1972. Santa Clara, Las Villas, CUBA. (reproduced works).
Collections
Miami Dade College. Miami, FL, USA.
Cintas Foundation, Institute of International Education. New York, USA.
Housatonic Museum of Ar. Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
Jersey City Museum. Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Havana, CUBA.
Camagüey Museo de Bellas Artes, Camagüey. CUBA.
EMPROVA. Havana, CUBA.
Professional Activity
1961. Actor. Teatro Nacional de Guiñol. Havana, CUBA.
1966. Designer of Scenography and Wardrobe. Teatro Nacional de Guiño. Havana, CUBA.
1978. Member. Grupo Cubano de Arte Optico. Havana, CUBA.
