Willibald De Cabrera


                         

 

Willibald de Cabrera was born in a small town in the state of Durango, Mexico.  He started drawing at an early age and was introduced to painting when he was 13 by his art teacher Efrain Rincon. At the age of 16 he started his studies at the Escuela de Pintura y Escultura in Durango, it was there and then that he decide to become an artist. Two years later he had the opportunity to work as graphic designer, but felt he wanted more freedom of expression. In the early nineties he moved to The United States and continued with his studies of fine art, at a collage in El Paso Texas. This is where he met his mentor Phil Behymer, a portrait painter who encouraged him to continue painting. Willibald style of painting is very representational and his subject matter is mostly figurative. De Cabrera’s passion for painting  and his skills in painting have won him several awards. Wilibald de Cabrera’s works are  now part of  public and many private collections around  the USA and other countries.

Solo exhibitions:

2006     International Museum of Art, El Paso, TX

            Hal Marcus Gallery, El Paso, TX

2005    Hal Marcus Gallery, El Paso, TX

2004    Crosland Gallery, El Paso TX

            Hal Marcus Gallery El Paso, TX

2002    The Art Gallery, El Paso, TX

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2007    El Paso Painters, David Dike Fine Art, Dallas, TX

          Art Of The Border, International Museum of Art, El Paso, TX

2006    Studio Artists, Crosland Gallery, El Paso, TX

          Cuatro Amigos, Art & Framing Gallery El Paso TX

2005    El Paso: Past, Present, & Future; International Museum of Art,

           Small Works, Hal Marcus Gallery, El Paso, TX

2004    Hispano-Parlante; first exhibition, La Galleria, El Paso, TX

           ARTE;A Real Talent Exists, Bodega Del Arte, El Paso, TX

2003    Artist Invitational, International Museum of Art, El Paso, TX

           All You Can Eat, Hal Marcus Gallery, El Paso, TX

2002    Grand Opening Exhibit, Art Galleria, El Paso, Tx

Awards:

2007    Best of Show. Arts International, El Paso, TX

           First Place. Arts International, El Paso, TX

           Best of Show Sun Bowl Exhibit, El Paso, TX

2006    First Place. Arts International, El Paso, TX

2004    Best of Show. Sun Bowl Exhibition, El Paso, TX