Carlos Alberto Cruz Boix
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Carlos Boix (born June 1949, in Havana, Cuba) is an artist.[1][2]
Considered a self-taught artist as he had no formal academic training, he uses different art forms, including drawing, painting, ceramics, engraving and graphic design. He worked as an illustrator for the newspaper Juventud Rebelde, Havana, Cuba. Based in Europe, he has lived in Paris, Stockholm, Algeria, Tunisia, Geneva and, since 2009, in Madrid.
During his life he has received many awards and honours such as First Prize in Drawing at the Salón Nacional para Artistas Jóvenes,[citation needed] in Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba, 1971 and First Prize in Painting at I Salón Nacional de Pintura y Escultura Carlos Enríquez, Centro de Arte, Havana, Cuba, 1980.
Collections
The principal collections of his work are Casa de las Américas, Havana, Cuba; the Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden; the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana, Cuba; the National Bank of Cuba's offices in London, UK.
