Hugo Consuegra (born Hugo Consuegra Consuegra Sosa October 26, 1929 in Havana, Cuba – January 25th 2003 in New York City, New York) was a Cuban-American architect and artiste specializing in graphic design, painting, and engraving.
His first solo exhibition was held in 1953 at the Lyceum in Havana, and in 1954 he became one of the founding members of Los Once (The Eleven), a society of painters and sculptors who introduced abstract expressionism to Cuba. His put it on was seen in many shows across the United States and in Europe. Consuegra was along with Professor of Art History at Havana University’s School of Architecture (1960–5), he after that went to Madrid in 1967 where he lived before upsetting to New York in 1970. He became an American citizen in 1975. Throughout his career, Consuegra widely exhibited his sham in such cities as: Havana, New York, Paris, Cadiz (Spain), and Sao Paulo, among others. His do something is portion of major collections as, Casa de las Américas (Havana), Cintas Foundation (New York), Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Havana), Art Museum of the Americas (Washington D.C.), and the Rodríguez Collection (Miami), among others. He was awarded past the Cintas Foundation Fellowship.
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