Gabriela Reyna (b. 1991) was born in Havana, Cuba. She graduated from University of Arts in Cuba in 2016, with a bachelors in Visual Arts. She currently lives and works in her birthplace.
Reyna’s work engages directly with feminine intimacy, exploring modes of traditionally feminine expression often through fashion and cosmetics. In this, she probes the relationship between the body and its appearance. She seeks to address and depict women not only in their beauty, but as social, cultural, and political beings.
Reyna has presented many solo shows in her native Cuba, and participated in group shows throughout the US, Europe, and South America. In 2023, Reyna won the "Espuela de Plata" scholarship awarded by the Mariano Rodríguez Foundation in collaboration with the Brownstone Foundation. She has completed two artistic residencies: the Molten Capital Residency in Santiago, Chile in 2017, and the RARO residency in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2018. Her work was exhibited during the Mediterranean Art Biennale as a part of the exhibition Videonale #1: Image of Happiness, a show dedicated entirely to female artists in video art. A multi-faceted artist, Reyna works across many mediums, including significant work in scenic art. She has worked as a designer for theater and dance companies in her native Cuba and internationally, including work for the Mexican-Colombian theater company Teatro de León.
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Gabriela Reyna: El Baño
29 Mar - 26 Apr 2025Simard Bilodeau Contemporary is pleased to present El Baño, a solo exhibition of new works by Cuban artist Gabriela Reyna on view from 29 March to 26 April 2025. In a continuation of her ‘Bathroom’ series, Reyna conceives the titular space as a locale of shared emotional and physical intimacy.Read more -
TOI MOI NOUS
A group exhibition featuring J. CARINO, GABRIELA REYNA, DIANA RUBAN, TSCHIEGG, TUAN VU, AND EMILY WISE 29 Jun - 24 Aug 2024'you are so achingly beautiful that i fantasize about obliterating myself; perhaps, if i gave enough of myself there would be more of you' Kellie Marwaha Simard Bilodeau presents Toi...Read more