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Solo Exhibitions

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONUMENTAL

2020 Monumental Solo Exhibition, Kendall Art Center, Miami, FL
2019 Interspaces, Julian Espinal Art Project Gallery, Montclair, NJ
2018 Reflections On Canvas, Galería Adelmo, Miami, FL
2014 Red Art Show, Shangri-La Springs, Bonita Springs, FL
2014 Abstract Ground, Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL
2012 Recent Works, Tower Gallery, Sanibel, FL
2011 Reflections On Canvas, Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers. FL
2003 Interstices, Capitol Complex, Tallahassee, FL
2001 Recent Paintings, Colonial Bank Centre, Miami, FL
2000 Painting, Ira Pinto Gallery, Washington, DC
2000 Painting, Maxoly Cuban Fine Art, Miami, FL
2000 Recent Works, Inter-American Development Bank Gallery, Washington, DC
1998 Recent Works, Roberto Menezes Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
1996 Art Miami ‘96, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL
1995 In The Heart Of Miami, Metro-Dade Cultural Resource Center, Miami, FL
1993 Orisha, The Frame Centre Gallery, Kingston, Jamaica
1987 Printmaking, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL
1985 Printmaking, Miami Press Printmaking Workshop, Miami, FL

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024 AMERICAN HEARTBEATS, Honoring Women's History Month at the
         Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas, Miami, FL
2023 AMERICAN DENIM, FAMA Fiber Artists Miami Association and MIFA Miami
         International Fine Arts, Miami FL
2023 8TH GUANLAN INTERNATIONAL PRINT BIENNIAL CHINA 2023
         China Print Museum, Guanlan, Shenzhen, China
2023 A MI ME MANDA CARMEN: Homage to Carmen Herrera
         MoCA Americas Kendall, Miami
2023 OUTSIDE THE LINES, Saladrigas Gallery at The Ignatian Center for
         the Arts, Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, Miami, FL  
2022 FIFTH INTERNATIONAL PRINTMAKING BIENNIAL Cacak 2022, Serbia
2020 INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL PRINT EXHIBIT: 2020 ROC,
         National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
2021 FINE ARTS ON THE PLATE
         The Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center, Fort Myers, FL
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2021 ENCOUNTER II: Seven Contemporary Cuban Artists,
         The Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center, Fort Myers, FL
2021 WOMEN ARTISTS IN THE RODRIGUEZ COLLECTION
         Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL
2020 FINE ARTS ON THE PLATE, Ceramics Group Exhibition,
         Kendall Art Center, Miami, FL
2020 WOMEN ARTISTS IN THE RODRIGUEZ COLLECTION,
         Kendall Art Center, Miami, FL
2020 INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL PRINT EXHIBIT: 2020 ROC,
         National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
2019 7TH GUANLAN INTERNATIONAL PRINT BIENNIAL CHINA 2019
         China Print Museum, Guanlan, Shenzhen, China
2019 ENCOUNTER: Nine Contemporary Cuban Artists, Saladrigas Gallery,
         Ignatian Center for the Arts, Belen Preparatory School, Miami, FL
2019 SYMBOLS AND METAPHORS, Haegeumgang Museum, Geoje, South Korea
2019 FEARLESS: A Women's Place, Milander Center for the Arts, Hialeah, FL
2019 GENESIS: Group Exhibition, Julian Espinal Art Project Gallery, Montclair, NJ
2018 REFERENCE CITED, FIU Green Library, Miami, FL
2018 4TH GEOJE INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL,Haegeungang Theme Museum
         Yukyung Art Museum, Geoje, South Korea
2018 8th Annual ABSTRACTS Online Exhibition
         Light Space & Time Gallery, Jupiter, FL
2017 SERIGRAFÍA ARTÍSTICA CUBANA, Kendall Art Center, Miami, FL
2017 CLOSEUP II: NINE CONTEMPORARY CUBAN ARTISTS,
         Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA
2017 POSITIVE/NEGATIVE, Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center, Fort Myers, FL
2017 6TH GUANLAN INTERNATIONAL PRINT BIENNIAL CHINA 2017
         China Print Museum, Guanlan, Shenzhen, China
2017 TOKYO International Mini Print Triennale in SAPPORO Triennale 2015
         Touring Exhibition - Planis Hall, JR Sapporo Tower, Japan
2017 PENTAVISIONS: Five Contemporary Cuban Artists
         Ivette Arango Interior Design, Coral Gables, FL
2016 CLOSEUP: Eight Contemporary Cuban Artists
         Webber Gallery at University of Central Florida, Ocala, FL
2016 ART IN FLIGHT: 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition,
         Alliance for the Arts, Ft Myers, FL
2016 FLORIDA CONTEMPORARY, The Baker Museum, Naples, FL
2015 ART IN FLIGHT: 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
         Southwest Florida International Airport, Fort Myers, FL
2015 Art of the HeART, Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, Ft. Myers, FL
2015 29TH ALL FLORIDA JURIED EXHIBITION, Alliance for the Arts, Ft. Myers, FL
2015 AWAGAMI INTERNATIONAL MINIATURE PRINT EXHIBITION 2015, 
         The Hall Awa Japanese Handmade Paper, Tokushima, Japan
2015 BEST IN SHOW: THE PAST DECADE, Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL
2015 TOKYO INTERNATIONAL MINI PRINT TRIENNIAL 2015, Tama Art
         University Museum,Tokyo,Japan, http://www2.tamabi.ac.jp/timpt/5th/photo/  
2015 PRINTMAKING, Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL
2014 28TH ALL FLORIDA JURIED EXHIBITION, Alliance for the Arts, Ft. Myers, FL

2014 SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BIENNIAL 2014, Von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL
2014 DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED, Alliance for the Arts, Ft. Myers, FL 
2014 BASED ON BOOKS, Big Arts, Sanibel, FL
2013 27TH ALL FLORIDA JURIED EXHIBITION, Alliance for the Arts, Ft Myers, FL
2013 DYNAMO ART COCOWALK GALLERY, Breaking Ground, Coconut Grove, FL
2013 ART OF THE BOOK, Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL
2012 BACARDI commissioned a design to celebrate 150th Anniversary
2012 WORLD OF FASHION, Big Arts, Sanibel, FL
2012 DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, HOWL Gallery, Ft. Myers, FL
2012 STATE OF MIND: A Political Issues Show, 
         Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL
2012 BLACK AND WHITE, Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL
2012 SIGNS, Arts for ACT Gallery, Fort Myers, FL
2012 IT'S RAINING ART, Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, Fort Myers, FL
2012 MULTIPLES, Big Arts, Sanibel, FL
2011 THE DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY
         Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, Fort Myers, FL
2011 SWFL LIVES!, HOWL Gallery/Tattoo, Fort Myers, FL
2011 ROAD TRIP, Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL
2011 SHOW YOURSELF, Arts for ACT Gallery, Fort Myers, FL
2011 2D / 3D, Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL
2010 DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY, Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, Ft Myers, FL
2010 2D / 3D, Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL
2009 ABSTRACTOMICINA, Cremata Art Gallery, Miami, FL
2008 8 ON 8 Group Show, Maria Sonia Martin Gallery, Miami, FL
2008 2D / 3D, Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL
2007 OUTSIDE THE BOX, Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL
2005 ARTS FOR ACT Auction, Fort Myers, FL
2004 THE MASTER’S MYSTERY ART SHOW, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
2002 PURIM BALL 2002, Jewish Museum, Miami Beach, FL
2001 1st SALON OF CUBAN ART ON PAPER, SONO Gallery, New York, NY
2000 GROUP SHOW, Ira Pinto Gallery, Washington, DC
2000 NOW Annual National Conference, Miami Beach, FL 
1999 HOLIDAY SHOW, The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL
1999 20 YEARS WITH THE ARTISTS, Barbara Gillman Gallery, Miami, FL
1999 FIFTY ARTISTS: ONE HUNDRED WORKS
         Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture, Coral Gables, FL
1998 18TH MINI-PRINT INTERNATIONAL, Cadaques, Spain
1998 THE ARTFUL BOOK, Miami-Dade Public Library System, Miami, FL
1998 FUTURE VISIONS, O&Y Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
1998 SANTA FE ART CLASSIC, Santa Fe, NM
1997 FUTURE VISIONS, Alfredo Martinez Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
1996 WE WOMEN, Group Show, Lia Galletti Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
1995-1998 CARIBBEAN VISIONS: PAINTING AND SCULPTURE
          Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, FL
          Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA
          Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL
          Center for African American History and Culture,
          Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
          Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT
          Middlebury College Museum of Art, Middlebury, VT
          New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
          African American Museum, Dallas, TX
1995 ART IN EMBASSIES, American Embassy, Kingston, Jamaica
1993 IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER
         Miami-Dade Public Library System, Miami, FL
1993 SOCA GAKAI FRIENDS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, Hollywood, FL
1992 DARMAY ART GALLERY, San José, Costa Rica
1992 CASA DE LA CULTURA, San José, Costa Rica
1992 SMALL FORMAT, La Boheme Fine Arts, Coral Gables, FL
1992 FRATERNITAS ‘92 VATICAN BIENNIAL, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1992 GENESIS 3:  Artists for AIDS, Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, FL
1992 LONG ISLAND MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Oceanside, NY
1991 GENESIS 2:  Artists for AIDSBenefit
         Metropolitan Museum of Coral Gables, FL
1991 MARPAD ART GALLERY, Group Show, Coral Gables, FL
1991 ROSTROS EN MIAMI, Memphis Gallery, Miami, FL
1988 VI BIENAL IBEROAMERICANA DE ARTE, Mexico
1988 THE 40TH NORTH AMERICAN PRINT EXHIBITION,
         The Boston Printmakers, Brockton Art Museum, Boston, MA
1987 CUBAN ARTISTS IN NORTH AMERICA
         National Library of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
1987 CONTEMPORARY CUBAN ART, Metropolitan Museum of Coral Gables, FL
1987 CERAMICS AS CANVAS, Main Library, Metro-Dade Cultural Center, Miami, FL
1987 7TH MINI-PRINT INTERNATIONAL, Cadaqués, Spain
1987 INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL OF GRAPHIC ARTS 1987, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
1987 WOMEN EXPLORE THE EIGHTIES, The Continuum Art Center, Miami Beach, FL
1987 MINI-PRINT INTERNATIONAL, Montserrat College of Art, MA
1987 MINI PRINT INTERNATIONAL, Fundación La Caixa, Lleida, Igualada and Valencia, Spain.
1987 FIRST AUCTION OF THE CUBAN MUSEUM OF ARTS AND CULTURE, Miami, FL
1987 PAST PRESENCE - A CIRCLE OF WOMEN’S VISIONS, Corvallis, OR
1987 8TH ANNUAL PAPER IN PARTICULAR NATIONAL EXHIBITION, 
         Columbia College, Missouri Arts Council
1987 IN CELEBRATION OF WOMEN, Miami Dade Community College, Miami, FL
1987 MINI-PRINT INTERNATIONAL,  Valencia, Spain
1986 12TH INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT EXHIBITION OF PRINTS, Yokohama, Japan
1986 MONOPRINTS AND 3-D, Metropolitan Museum and Art Center, Coral Gables, FL   
1986 MINI-PRINT INTERNATIONAL AT RICHARDS GALLERY, 
         Northeastern University of Boston, Boston, MA
1986 HISPANIC PRINTMAKERS, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL
1986 HOT-OFF-THE-PRESS, Barbara Gillman Gallery, Miami, FL
1986 FIRST BIENNIAL OF MIAMI - IBEROAMERICAN PAINTING, Miami Convention Center, Miami, FL
1986 VII BIENNIAL OF SAN JUAN, Latin American Printmakers, San Juan, PR
1986 CRISTISSA ART GALLERY, Coral Gables, Miami, FL
1986 VI MINI-PRINT INTERNATIONAL, Barcelona, Spain
1986 MIAMI MENTAL HEALTH CENTER 2ND ANNUAL ART AUCTION AND EXHIBITION, Miami, FL
1986 MIAMI TYPE, Monotypes, The Gallery of Fine Arts, Coral Gables, FL
1985 WOMART, SIBI Cultural Center, Miami, FL
1985 LE PETIT FORMAT, SIBI Cultural Center, Miami, FL 

Selected Bibliography: Books

Aldo Menendez, Todo lo que Quería Saber de Serigrafía Artística Cubana, 2017

Shifra M. Goldman, Modern Art Of The Spanish-Speaking Caribbean, CARIBBEAN VISIONS PAINTING AND SCULPTURE, 1995

Lia Galletti is among the artists appearing in the published book Art Of Cuba In Exile by Jose Gomez Sicre, founder and first director of the Museum Art of Latin America, Washington, DC

Newspaper and Magazine Articles

Bacardi Celebrates 150th Anniversary With Limited Edition Duty Free Promotions, Ryan White, GLOBAL MARKETING COMPANY, July 18, 2012

Bacardi Marks 150th Year With Limited Edition Travel Retail Promotions, Melody Ng, THE MOODIE REPORT, July 18, 2012

Lia Galletti: Las Posibilidades de los Colores, Carlos M. Luis, EL NUEVO HERALD, October 2, 2011

Transformative Expressions: The Bold Look Of Artist Lia Galletti, Yohana de la Torre, GULF COAST TIMES, September 9, 2011

Alliance Names Winners In 2D/3D Exhibition, GRANDEUR MAGAZINE, September 2011

Lia Galletti, Concha Alzola, VANIDADES CONTINENTAL,
Year 41 Number 10, May 15, 2001

El Arte de Lia Galletti, Carlos M. Luis, EL NUEVO HERALD, October 22, 2000

Galletti en Galletti, Armando Alvarez-Bravo, EL NUEVO HERALD, August 21, 1996

Los Líos de Lía, Juan Carlos Pérez, EL NUEVO HERALD, October 24, 1995

Mixing Cuban Culture and African Religion, Will A. Pluck, THE INVESTOR'S CHOICE, Jamaica, October 1, 1993

Women Explore The Eighties, Elisa Turner, THE MIAMI HERALD, May 28, 1987

Selected Awards

2014 28th Annual All Florida Juried Exhibition, 2nd Place Award,
Alliance for the Arts, Ft Myers, FL
2010 THE DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY,
Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center, Fort Myers, FL
2010 2D/3D Best Of Show Award, Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL
2007 Ocala Arts Festival Award of Distinction
2006 Ocala Arts Festival Award of Merit
2000 State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship Honorable Mention
Visual Arts/Painting
1988 Purchase Prize, THE BOSTON PRINTMAKERS 40TH NORTH AMERICAN PRINT EXHIBITION, Brockton Art Museum,  Boston, MA

Works sold at auctions

1998 SOTHEBY’S NY, La Razón del Corazón, illustrated in catalog (05/27/98 Lot 277)
1997 SOTHEBY’S NY, Ghetto, illustrated in catalog (05/29/97 Lot 285)
1995 SOTHEBY’S NY, Eleggua, illustrated in catalog (11/22/95 Lot 249)
1994 SOTHEBY’S NY, Babalawo, illustrated in catalog (11/16/94 Lot 236)

Public Collections

MoCAAmericas, Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas /
The Rodriguez Collection, Miami, FL
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan, ROC
Haegeumgang Theme Museum, Geoje, South Korea
China Print Museum, Guanlan, Shenzhen, China
Tama Art University Museum, Tokyo, Japan.
Bacardi International, United States
The Boston Printmakers at the Brockton Art Museum, Boston, MA
Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, PR
The Art Museum of the Americas at the Organization of American States, Washington, DC