Reynier Llanes | Visiting Artist Limited

On the occasion of the opening of his new exhibition, Reynier Llanes: Passages, the artist will be in residence at the Gibbes for a limited time. During his visit, LIanes, whose paintings explore love, family values, and heritage, will conduct workshops for students and the community where he will demonstrate his techniques and discuss his unique process.

This Visiting Artist pop-up is made possible by the generous support of Art Bridges.

Open Studio Hours TBD

Upcoming Exhibition May 24-September 15

Passages presents the vibrant narrative paintings of Reynier Llanes an established Cuban artist (Pinar del Rio, 1985) now based in the United States. Llanes combines and contrasts scenes from nature and daily life with a mystical and imaginative elegance. Drawing from his own memories and experience as an artist, an émigré, and an immigrant as well as his studies of literature, history, and science, Llanes’s invites viewers into his unique dreamworlds. His explorations of personal and societal passages, both physical and spiritual, sensitively communicate common threads in humanity.  Currently living in Miami, Llanes spent 6 years working in Charleston.  This exhibition pulls from his recent series of large-scale oil paintings, as well as his unique coffee watercolor paintings—a style he has dubbed Espressionism.