JORGE RODRIGUEZ DIEZ
CREATIVE DIRECTOR & VISUAL ARTIST

20+ years of experience specializing in Editorial Design, Illustration, Branding, Corporate Identity, Packaging, Environmental Graphics, Web Design, and Product Development.

EDUCATION

2004 Kultur Mittler Scholarship. Cultural Ambassador Goethe Institut. Berlín, Germany.

1995 BA Graphic Design.Instituto Superior de Diseño de La Habana, Cuba.

1990 Advanced German Studies. Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdients Humboldt Institut & Vorbereitungs Fakultät DAAD, La Habana, Cuba.

1989 Illustration and Graphics. Instituto Politécnico de Diseño de La Habana, Cuba.

SELECTED CLIENTS

CULTURE

Goethe Institut, Berlin - Havana | European Union Delegation - Havana | British Council - Havana | Lloyd’s Register - London | San Cristobal - UK | Havana Art Gallery | Villa Manuela Art Gallery | Servando Cabrera Art Gallery | Collage Habana Art Gallery | Orígenes Art Gallery

GOVERNMENT

Secretary of Culture Republic of Cuba | Cuban Fund Culture - Havana | National Council for the Arts (CNAP) | Union of Cuban Artists and Writers (UNEAC) | Wilfredo Lam Contemporary Art Centre | Habana Gallery | Havana Auction | Embassy of Spain - Havana | Embassy of Brazil - Havana | Embassy of Greece - Havana

INDUSTRY

Excellences Group - Latinoamerican Exclusives ELA | National Center for Scientific Research (CNIC) | Finlay Vaccine Institute | Fuego Enterprises, Inc. - Miami | Siemens | Mercedes Benz | Bravo - Coralsa | Provalca

AWARDS

2007 Poster Contest, Frida Kahlo’s 100th Birthday & Diego Rivera’s 50th Death, by Mexican Embassy

2008 Best of the Year, Poster: Things are Super Clear, XVII Salón de la Ciudad and Cuban Poster Club, (CACa)

2007 Best of the Year, Poster: German Cinema moves to Acapulco Theater by Cuban Poster Club, (CACa)

2011 Europe Day Commemorative Poster, by European Union Delegation - Havana.

As a visual artist, Jorge Rodríguez Diez has participated in solo shows in Havana, Cincinnati, New York, Madrid and Baku. His work is part of private collections in Argentina, Brasil, China, Ecuador, Germany, Norway, Portugal, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Switzerland.
Currently represented by Thomas Nickles Gallery, NY and The Annex Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio. Factoría Habana in Havana.
His work has been auctioned at Christie’s NY.