Roel Caboverde Llacer

Roel Caboverde Llacer (born 20 November 1947, Baracoa[1]) is a Cuban graphic artist, painter, and teacher, whose great-grandmother was a slave from Cape Verde, named Caridad Cabo Verde.

He grew up in the towns of La Poa and Moa and started his painting career as a house painter followed by work painting signs. He even painted murals during his service in the military. After, he the service, he trained as a visual arts instructor in the School of Fine Arts in the provincial capital of Guantánamo, graduating in 1987.[2] His paintings have been exhibited in the Netherlands, France, Italy, Germany, United States, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and Japan.[1][3] He currently lives and teaches in Baracoa.[4]

  1. ^ a b Roel Caboverde Llacer - Interview, cubanartstore.com. Accessed 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ Cuba Oriente, meridian.org. Accessed 15 March 2024.
  3. ^ "The Binding of Two Cultures" participating artists
  4. ^ The Ohio Channel, oll.state.oh.us. Accessed 15 March 2024.