SUITBERTO GOIRE CASTILLA (Santiago de Cuba, 1951). Graduated at the School of Fine Arts in Santiago de Cuba. Made studies of Architecture at the Universidad de Oriente and French at the Language School of Santiago.
Goire has taken postgraduate courses on Polish Posters (1969), Graphic Design in Cuba (1970), Graphic Design and Communication Theory (1971), Industrial Design (1972), The Art of Typography (1972), Contemporary Sociological Tendencies (1975), The Black Culture in the Caribbean Popular Parties (1986), Visual Communication (1987), Industrial Design (1989) and Subliminal Techniques in Advertising (1997). He has taught at the Universidad de Oriente and in other institutions in Cuba.
Eleven personal exhibits show the evolution of his work. The first-L/A/O Graphic I first personal exhibit of posters in graphic design at the Galeria Oriente, followed by Graphic of Every Day. Galeria deArte Universal (1988); All Mixed/Manuel Mendive, Julia Valdes, Suitberto Goire. Galeria Santiago (1986J; Of All: Posters,Pposterboards, Paintings, Drawings and Craftsmanship. Galeria Santiago (1988); Goire and Graphic Design: 20 Years of Work. Galeria Oriente (1989); Unknown Graphic/ Goire's Posfers. Elia's Palace. Italy (1998); 30=50. 30 Years of Art. Alianza Francesa. Santiago de Cuba (2001); CUBANEGRA: Goire's Original Posters. Galeria Rene Portocarrero. Habana. Cuba (2002).
Goire has also participated in more than 130 enhibits in Cuba and abroad. His work has been admired in USA, Ethiopia, Viet Nam, Sweden, Finland, Demmark, Laos, Nicaragua, Mongolia, Tanzania, Angola, Chana, Mexico, Jamaica, Italy, Suriname, Guadalupe, Argelia, Colombia, Checoslovaquia, Canada, France, Venezuela, Swizerland, Argentina, Russia and others.
Goire has also expanded his work to the design in hotels and restaurants, scenography, wardrobe and puppets, book illustrations and fashion design.
He has been awarded with more than 70 prizes in Cuba. The Cuban state has conferred him the Medalla Conmemorativa por el 30 Aniversario del 26 de Julio (1988); Laureate Artist (1994); Medalla Raúl Gómez García (1995) and the Placa José María Heredia (2001).
Studies
1974- Faculty of Architecture (Oriente University). Not finished.
1977- Graduate of French Language.
1986- Graduate Professor. Plastic Arts Trainer.
Other studies
1969- The Polish Poster/Elvira Cape Library. Prof. Waldemar Swercy, Wicktor Worka (Polonia).
1970- Graphic Design in Cuba/ DOR PCC Santiago de Cuba. Prof. Felix Beltran.
1971- Graphic Design, Communication Theory, Photography/ DOR PCC Santiago de Cuba. Prof. Olivio Martinez. 1972- The Art of Printing/ DOR PCC. Santiago de Cuba. Prof. Esteban Ayala.
1972- Industrial Design/Ministry of Construction/Havana. Prof. Guy Bonssieppe, Tomas Maldonado/Argentina-Chile.
1975- Contemporary Sociological Tendencies, Theory of Group. Centre of Technical Information of Construction.
Santiago de Cuba. Prof. Faculty of Humanities, Havana University.
1986- Course on Architecture. Oriente University. Prof. Roberto Segre (Cuba-Argentina).
1986- The Black Culture in the Caribbean Popular Feasts. UNEAC- Caribbean House. Prof. Judith Betelheim (USA).
1987- Course on Visual Communication (Wilfredo Lam Centre) Havana. Prof. Shigeo Fokuda (Japan), Jorge
Frascara (Argentina-Canada), TadeuzJodlowsky (Poland).
1988- Course on Architecture andTown Planning of Santiago de Cuba City, from its Beginning up to date/Office of the
City's Preserver/Santiago de Cuba. Prof. Omar Lopez.
1989- Industrial Design in an Urban and Domestic Scale. Faculty of Architecture/Santiago de Cuba. Prof. Jose
Antonio Choy, Flora Morcate and others.
1997- Subliminal Techniques in Publicity/ MEGACEN/ Santiago de Cuba/ Prof. Vicente Gonzalez Castro.
Personal Exhibitions
1975- Graphic UNO/First Exhibition of Personal Poster of Graphic Design in the Eastern Provinces of Oriente/Oriente Gallery/July.
1982- Graphic of Every day/ Posters. Gallery of Universal Art. Santiago de Cuba.
1983- Towards the Environment Transformation/Suitberto Goire's Marks and Symbols. Santiago de Cuba.
1986- All Mixed/Manuel Mendive, Julia Valdes, S. Goire. Gallery of Santiago de Cuba. Cuban Association of Cultural
Goods.
1987- Goire's Record Posterboards/ Municipal House of Culture. Villa Clara.
1988- 1988-About Everything/Posters, Record Posterboards, Paintings, Drawings, Craftmanships. Santiago de Cuba's Gallery/ Cuban Association of Cultural Goods.
1998- Unknown Graphic/Suitberto Goire's Posters. Latin American Festival of Otranto/LECCE-ltaly. Elia's Palace/July. I,
2001 - 30= 50/ retrospective Exhibition/30 years of Artistic Life. Elvira Cape Library. Santiago de Cuba. 2001 - Cubanegra/30 years of Artistic Life/Original Posters/French Alliance. Santiago de Cuba. April.
2002- Cubanegra/40 Original Posters by Suitberto Goire/"Rene Portocarrero" Gallery/Cuban National Theatre.
Havana City/ September-October.
2004- Grafika in the Memory/Posters Printed in Silk Screen/Antonio Maceo Revolution Square/June.
National Collective Exhibitions (More than 130 Exhibitions)
Youth Hall/Hermanos Saiz Group. Havana.
National Halls of Graphic Propaganda. Havana.
Many other National Halls of Graphic Exhibitions, Paintings, and Drawings.
2003- "I am Art among the Arts'VNational Library. Havana City.
2003-2005-City Hall.
2003-2005- Caribbean House.
2004-June-July/UNEACTerritorial Hall/Emilio Bacardi Museum.
2005-July/Graphic National Hall/International Press Centre. Havana City.
International Collective Exhibitions
USA, Ethiopia, Yemen, Viet Nam, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Nicaragua, Korea, Mongolia, Laos, Tanzania, Angola, Chana, Mexico, Jamaica, Suriname, Leningrad, Guadalupe, Argelia, Colombia, Checoslovaquia, Canada, Italy, France, Venezuela, Switzerland, Argentina, Russia, Austria, Spain, India, and others.
2003-March/Graphic for Peace/LosAngeles, California, USA/Global Graphics Foundation.
2004-July/The Cuban Poster: A Retrospective/Gallery "Track 167Saint Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA/Global Graphics Foundation/Centre of Cuban Studies, New York.
2005-April 5-July 10/La Cubanidad!: Cuban Posters 1940-2005/Vienna, Austria/Mak-Contemporary Museum of Arts /Global Graphics Foundation. 2005-April/Cuban Graphic/Chicago/Centre of Cuban Studies.
2005- May/The Cuban Poster/Los Angeles, California/Centre of Cuban Studies.
Main Prizes (More than 70 Prizes in Contests)
First Prize/National Contest On "House by Self Effort". Interdisciplinary Team/MICONS-Havana, 1986.
Second Prize/Poster for the XXVI Anniversary of Radio Rebelde. Havana, 1983.
Special Mention/Contest "X World Trade Union Congress". Havana, 1982.
Mention/Poster "National Hall of Graphic Propaganda", 1984.
Mention fora Placard, 1984.
More than 10 Prizes in Contests "Posters for the Santiago Carnivals". Caribbean Festival 1984-1985.
Week of Santiago's Culture, 1979,1982,1984 y 1985.
Prize"UNEAC Provincial Hall/Drawing, 1980.
Unique Prize "Poster from Santiago for the Spanish Communities". Cultural Institution Antonio Bravo Correoso, 1996.
Some other Prizes
Graphic National Hall/July 26.
Mentionforthe Printed Poster-Peace.
Prize "AHS-Peace".
Prize Cuban Movement for Peace/We Want Peace.
More than 30 Mentions.
His works are part of private and state collections in USA, Spain,
Italy, Germany, Mexico, Brazil, England, Colombia, Canada and others.
Member of the Advisor Technical Counsel/Provincial Counsel of Plastic Arts.
Main Distinctions
Commemorative Medal "XXXV Anniversary of July 26", 1998.
Seal "Artista Laureado", 1944.
Medal "Raul Gomez Garcia", 1985.
Badge "Jose Maria Heredia", 2001.
National Vanguard of the Cultural Trade Union in the years
1982-1986,1988 y 1998,2000.2002- 2004.
Other Artistic Activities
Environmental Designs for Hotels and Restaurants.
Scenery Design/Stage Design, Wardrobe and Puppets.
Illustrations and Designs of Books.
Fashion Designs.
Mastery
He has delivered courses and lectures on Graphic Design in Santiago de Cuba and other cities of the country.
He has given courses on Curatorship to students of history of Arts in Oriente University.
Teacher of Drawing and Design in courses for art trainers.
He has been Tutor and Opponent in Diploma Thesis for students of:
• Provincial School of Plastic Arts "Jose Joaquin Tejada"
• Faculty of Art History. Oriente University
• Journalism Faculty. Oriente University.