Illustrator & Visual Artist
EDITORIAL · CONCEPTUAL · CULTURAL · PUBLISHING
Esteban Guerra is a Cuban-born, New York–based illustrator and visual artist. He studied visual arts and drawing at the Academy of Fine Arts “San Alejandro” in Havana and later honed his illustration practice at the School of Visual Arts in New York. His work combines vibrant color and rich texture with modernist geometric forms and loose brushstrokes, creating images that move between editorial storytelling, conceptual work, cultural narratives and publishing.
SELECTED CLIENTS
Dancing Hearts Consulting LLC · The Indypendent Newspaper · The Nation Magazine · GQ Spain
Education
2025/Graphic Design Course, Hunter College, New York.
2017/ CE, SVA (School of Visual Arts), New York.
2011/ BFA, San Alejandro Fine Art Academy, Havana.
Group Exhibitions
2025/ Habaneando, The Clemente Latea Theater, New York.
2023/ Giving Light/Bidding for Change, Bronx Art space Gallery, Bronx.
2023/ The necessity of seduction: Cuba and Eros, Echo Contemporary Art Gallery, Atlanta.
2021/ The necessity of seduction: Cuba and Eros, Glass Gallery, Fort Lauderdale.
2021/ AfreeCan, Chaschama Gallery, New York city, NY.
2020/ Blue Waters exhibition, Montevallo University of Alabama, Atlanta.
2019/ Blue Show, Julio Larramendi’s Gallery, Havana.
2019/ Exhibit at Afro-Latino Fest, Brooklyn venue, New York.
2018/ Exhibition at Boston International Printmaking Workshop, Boston.
2018/ Relocated, El Barrio Artspace PS109, New York.
2018/ Fundraiser exhibition for the victims of the tornado in Cuba, New York.
2018/ eMeLe-K, Martin L. King week, Latea theater, New York.
2018/ JCAST, Headquarters Gallery, Jersey City.
2017/ Fundraising art show: The Light of Faith Foundation, Harlem.
2017/ Utopias: Contemporary Latin American, Local Project Art Space. Long Island City.
2017/ RE America, Detour gallery, New Jersey.
2016/ Mediating reflections, Spiff Space Gallery, New York.
2015/ Artceleration: ART BASEL MIAMI, Macaya Gallery, Fort Lauderdale.
2015/ Merge art, M1-5 Gallery, NYC.
2015/ Nocturne, LITM Gallery, Jersey City.
2015/ Transcendence: Artists Making Changes Foundation, The Bitcoin Center, New York City.
2015/ Bronx Speaks: Making Place, The Bronx Arts Alliance, Bronx Museum, Bronx.
2014/ Orlando’s Bru variety show, Hablando con Bru show, New Jersey.
2014/ Cuban Independence Day Cultural Program, Theater of Jose Marti School, New Jersey.
2014/ Cuban show, City Hall Gallery, New Jersey.
2014/ The Bridge: Artist Making Changes Foundation, Learning Center gallery, New York.
2014/ Bronx Museum Show, Bronx.
2013/ Up against the wall, Cuban Art Space Gallery, New York.
2013/ Artworks in The Fashion, W Hotel Gallery, New Orleans.
2013/ One Dirty Linen Night Festiva, Cassell Gallery, New Orleans.
2013/ HavaNola exhibition, Willow Street gallery, New Orleans.
2013/ PA’lante! International School of Medicine Gallery, Havana.
2012/ Itinerant show, Havana.
2012/ Wings. Arabian Castle Space, Havana.
2011/ 11th Biennial de La Habana, San Alejandro’s Academy Gallery, Havana.
2011/ Transmutations, Cuban Cultural Affairs Center Gallery, Havana.
2008/ Cuban connections, The University of Essex Gallery, London.
2008/ Between friends, Mariano Rodriguez Gallery, Havana.
2007/ Incoherent, The Cultural House Gallery, Havana.
2003/ Muestra Joven, Frida Kahlo Gallery, Havana.
Selected Residencies, Awards & Grants
2024/ BRIOC ( Bronx Recognizes Its Own Artist Award 2024) Bronx.
2024/ BCA ( Bronx Council of the Arts): SU-CASA 2024, Artist Residency, Bronx.
2021/ City Arts Corp Grant, New York.
2020/ Blue Waters Symposium, Artist Residency, Montevallo University, Alabama.
2018/ Artist Residency, The 3rd University of Massachusetts Boston International Printmaking Workshop 2018, University of Boston, Boston.
2016/ Problematizing The New Man concept: Visibilizing, the work of Belkis Ayon, Hampshire College, Massachusets.
Selected Artist Talks & Workshops
2023/ Reimagining materials workshop, Dream Yard organization, Bronx.
2023/ Artist talk at closing reception for Giving Light/Bidding for Change, Bronx Art space Gallery, Bronx.
2021/ Artist talk at closing reception, The necessity of seduction: Cuba and Eros, Glass gallery, Fort Lauderdale.
Bibliography & Press
Venü magazine: Issue 46. “Then necessity of seduction: Cuba and Eros”, (Page 74- 76).
The Faber foundation. Cuban Art News: In conversation with “The La Pared collective” https://cubanartnewsarchive.org/2013/12/31/in-conversation-the-la-pared-collective/
A Green magazine: Issue 3 (page 30-31). “Broken English” interview.