ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Carlos Granela was born in Havana, Cuba in. He studied art in his youth in Havana and and continued to pursue his artistic passion in New York City earlier in his career. His parents and maternal grandparents were born in Havana, Cuba.
Carlos Granela academic pursuits lead him to Rutgers Newark University visual arts program and he continued his art education once he moved to Miami at the International Fine Arts College receiving an Associate of Arts in commercial art. Carlos education in art includes studies in drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and art history.
Throughout his artistic career, the work of this artist has evolved through various phases of realism to his most current works in figurative expressionism.
Carlos has worked at various locations and companies creating murals, signs, backdrops, as well as Barton G. Events and Production. Granela is a founding member of the Society of Cuban Artists The work of Carlos Granela has participated in diverse expositions in various university galleries, alternative spaces in Miami and the United
States.
“My work is not political, dark, or a depiction of what’s happening in the world. My work is strictly what you see. It’s about memories, traditional cultures, inspirations, music, fun, family, and simply for the love of color”.
Galeria Adelmo is located in the Little Havana Arts District and opened in April of 2010.
The gallery Adelmo primary goal is to represent and promote the artworks of local established
and emerging artists from South Florida and throughout the globe.
The gallery showcases a new emerging artist the last Friday of each month and has
been doing so for the past eight years. Galeria Adelmo offers private painting lessons,
intimate group painting parties, as well as a Saturday morning group art class.
Visit our new website at www.adelmogallery.com for the most up-to-date information
about Galeria Adelmo events and happenings.