Visual artist
Water as matter, language and territory of exploration.
A pictorial investigation into perception, the transformation of matter and the relationship between nature, time and existence.
Water always hides another reality.Luis Alberto Saldaña
Liquid Memory · Specular Water · Anatomy
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The artist
Luis Alberto Saldaña Soto
Güines, Mayabeque, Cuba, 1987
One of the most internationally acclaimed Cuban artists of his generation.
Biography & CV
- 18
- solo exhibitions
- 83
- group exhibitions
- 8
- countries
- 13
- series
What has been written
Press
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Luis Saldaña. Agua especular. Arte1010
David Mateo · Curatorial text
David Mateo's curatorial essay for Agua especular at Arte1010, placing his sea painting in the Cuban landscape tradition and reading its turn towards near-abstraction.
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Presentan 'Agua Especular' del pintor cubano Luis Alberto Saldaña Soto
Irving Gil · Article
A report on the opening of Agua especular in Mérida: seascapes drawn from Cuban bays, and a few from Yucatán.
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La piedra es el hombre
Toni Piñera · Review
Toni Piñera reviews Piedra viva in Cuba's national daily, reading the painted stones as a portrait of inner life and a step beyond De mares y retornos.
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Interview with Young Cuban Painter Luis Alberto Saldaña
Helson Hernández · Interview
The painter from Güines on the sea at the centre of his work, photography as a starting point, and working far from Havana.
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Art fairs
Full CV- 2026Aqua Art Miami, with D FineArt Gallery (Booth 208)Miami Beach, FL, USA
- 2026Latin Art Core, international fair by Art Miami (Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary)Palm Beach County Convention Center, FL, USA
- 2017Beirut Art Fair, with South Border GalleryBeirut, Lebanon
- 2016Ch.ACO Contemporary Art Fair, 8th editionSantiago, Chile