Luis Rodriguez NOA

Born June 14, 1970 in Baracoa, Guantánamo, NOA is leader among the new generation of Cuban contemporary artists. He is a 1989 graduate of the National Art School in Havana and a 1994 graduate of the Higher Institute of Industrial Design. NOA lives and works in Havana and is a member of the Association of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) and of the Cuban Prográfica Committee.

NOA has exhibited his work in many personal and group exhibitions, both nationally and internationally. Among his most notable exhibitions are:

• 1995 - "An Artist from Cuba," Gallery Andy Jllien- Zürich, Switzerland
• 1999 - "Mendive and Noa," Gallery Kunstmann- Mallorca, Spain
• 2004 - "Tiempo al Tiempo," Center for Development of Visual Arts - Havana, Cuba
• 2006 - "La Dinámica de un Viaje," Biennial of Havana, Cuba
• 2007 - "Art Miami," Miami, FL, United States

NOA's works cover a range of different techniques and mediums such as oil on canvas, watercolor, drawing and sculpture. He has also produced graphic work, including numerous awarded posters. In addition, his comic characters and illustrations have been published in Cuban and foreign magazines for many years.

NOA has been awarded with several important prizes. Among the most recent is First Prize in the National Contest of Posters Conmemorative of the 400th anniversary of Don Quixote, Cuba, 2005 and Honorable Mention in the 2007 Biennial of Ceramics, Havana.

His works are part of many private collections in Europe, Latin America and the United States.