Artium Museoa Presents First Solo Exhibition in Two Decades of Cuban-Basque Artist Juana Cima
The 'Juana Cima. Una mirada disidente' exhibition, dedicated to Cuban-Basque artist Juana Fernández Cima (b. 1951, Caibarién), is currently on display at Artium Museoa in Vitoria-Gasteiz, marking the first such showcase in two decades. Curated by Garazi Ansa-Arbelaiz, the exhibition, which will be open until August 30, 2026, categorizes Cima's art into five thematic sections, including identity, spirituality, ecofeminism, desire, and retreat. Cima began her artistic journey in Oviedo and attended the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de Bilbao in 1975. A prominent figure in feminist movements, she taught at the Universidad del País Vasco until 2014. This exhibition seeks to enhance her recognition in art history, emphasizing her explorations of memory, nature, and the body.
Key facts
- Artium Museoa presents the exhibition 'Juana Cima. Una mirada disidente' through August 30, 2026.
- Curated by Garazi Ansa-Arbelaiz, the show is the first dedicated to Juana Fernández Cima in two decades.
- The exhibition is organized in five thematic nuclei rather than chronologically.
- Born in Caibarién, Cuba, in 1951, Cima moved to Spain as a child and studied at the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de Bilbao from 1975.
- Cima participated in feminist activism with the Asamblea de Mujeres de Bizkaia and taught at the Universidad del País Vasco until 2014.
- She voluntarily withdrew from exhibition circuits in 1997, continuing a more intimate practice.
- Her 1981 painting 'Amets egoera loak hartuta' is considered a significant lesbian representation in the Basque context.
- Her archive is part of Artium's Centro de Documentación, along with archives of Gema Intxausti and Esther Ferrer.
Entities
Artists
- Juana Fernández Cima
- Garazi Ansa-Arbelaiz
- Clotilde Murillo
- Gema Intxausti
- Esther Ferrer
- Nuria González
Institutions
- Artium Museoa
- Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de Bilbao
- Asamblea de Mujeres de Bizkaia
- Universidad del País Vasco
- Escuela de Magisterio
- Facultad de Bellas Artes de Leioa
- Centro de Documentación de Artium
- Arteder'83
- UPV/EHU
- Gobierno Vasco
- Diputación de Bizkaia
- Ayuntamiento de Vitoria-Gasteiz
Locations
- Caibarién
- Cuba
- Spain
- Oviedo
- Bilbao
- Vitoria-Gasteiz
- País Vasco
- Leioa
- Gernika-Lumo
- San Sebastián
- India
- Menorca
- Balcón de Afrodita