Benigno Casas Montes de Oca, born Santa Clara 1967.
Visual artist, painter and artistic director in films. Graduate licence in artistic education, specializing in painting at "Enrrique Jose Varona" Education University, in Havana, 1992. Graduated from elementary art school "Olga Alonso" Santa Clara, Cuba 1982.
"Street kids" charitable works, Venezuela. 1996.
"Homage to Latin-american Movies" International Film School. S Antoniode los Banos, Cuba. 1990.
"Post Modern and In Focus" Casa del Artesano.San Antonio de los Banos, Cuba 1990.
"Daily Exorcisms" Gallery Juan David, Havana , Cuba. 2001.
"Perfection" Gallery Juan David, Havana, Cuba. 2001
"Mocla" ~ sonnet to canvas and machine. Gallery Projectwin Kel Nieuw, Den Helder, Holland. 2003.
"Mocla" Rabo Bank Sintjasteen, Holland. 2004.
"One Dream,One Fact?"~ Retrospective, as part of the 'MERGE' Project, Dartington College of Art Gallery. 2005.
"BLIND BUT WATCHING" MORRO-CABANA GALLERY. HAVANA.CUBA. 2001.
"CITY IN DARKNESS" GALLERIES, REVOLUTION MUSEUM. HAVANA. CUBA. 2001.
"LATIN-AMERICAN PAINTERS" GALLERY CARACAS HILTON HOTEL, CARACAS. 1995
"TEN YOUNG PAINTERS" YOUNG CREATOR HOUSE GALLERY. SANTA CLARA. CUBA. 1989.
"UTILITY AND CONCEPT" YOUNG CREATOR HOUSE GALLERY, SANTA CLARA. 1989.
"CREATION AND UTOPIA" GALLERY, EL CASTILLITO, HAVANA. CUBA. 1988."VISION AND VISIONARIES" GALLERY , EL CASTILLITO, HAVANA. CUBA. 1988.
"ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY" CULTURAL HOUSE, SANTA CLARA, CUBA. 1981.
"DAILY EXORCISM" GALLERY GOLEZOMERWINTERBLAUW, VOORBOURG, HOLLAND. 2003."REFUGEE WEEK EXHIBITION" AT REFUGEE CENTER IN PLYMOUTH.UNITED KINGDOM. JUNE 2005.
Others works in private collection in UK, Switzerland, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Norway, Holland and USA.
Has been working as art director,make up artist and scenery disigner in 18 films, at the International Film School, including:
1988 "The deepest night" short fiction, 35 mm. colour.
1990 "Gullty" short fiction. 35 mm. colour.
1991 "Powder Cover-up" short fiction 35 mm. colour.
1991 "Water" medium length film. 35 mm. colour.