Julio Larraz

Julio Larraz was a cuban artist born in Havana, Cuba to a newspaper publisher. In 1961, he and his family left Cuba for Miami, Florida, later moving to Washington, D.C. and then to New York City. From 1964 to 1970 he studied with Burt Silverman, David Levine, and Aaron Schikler. Among his exhibitions are Cartoons (1972) at the New York School for Social Research, New York; Julio Larraz. Recent Still Lifes, at Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York, in 1980; Julio Larraz. Recent Paintings at Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, in 1988; and Julio Larraz at Vallois, Paris, France in 1995. In 1976 Larraz's work was chosen for Exhibition of Works by Candidates for Art Awards at the American Academy of Art and Letters/National Institute of Arts and Letters, New York. In 1985 Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain (FIAC) was seen at the Grand Palais, Paris, France represented by Gallery Il Gabbiano, Rome Italy; and in 1992 Exposición arte cubano: Pasado y presente obra importante was exhibited at Gary Nader Fine Art, Coral Gables, Florida