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Demi (born 1955) also known as Demi Rodríguez, is a Cuban-born American visual artist, known for her paintings of children. She lives in
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, Florida.


Biography

She was born on October 6, 1955, in
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,
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, Cuba. Demi is not her name from birth, however she primarily uses the
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for her work. When she was young her father was executed in Cuba for political reasons. At the age of 6 she was sent to
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to live with relatives she had not previously met. In 1971, Demi moved to Florida to join her family. She attended
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(now Miami Dade College), and received an A.A. degree. In her early career she worked as a bookkeeper. In 1984, Demi married artist Arturo Rodríguez, whom she had met in 1978 at the former Meeting Point Gallery in Miami. Demi started painting in 1984 by learning from Arturo, and she began exhibiting her art in 1987. Her art primarily focuses on the portraits of children, often shown in situations that are trapping. She uses her practice to raise awareness for children’s rights. Her artwork is in public museum collections, including the
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,
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, Gulf Coast Museum of Art, the
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,
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, and the
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. She is one of the featured artists of
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at the Brooklyn Museum.


See also

*
List of Cuban artists List of Cuban artists (in alphabetical order by last name) includes artists of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Cuba, of Cuban descent or who produced works that are primarily about Cuba. A * Agustín Drake Aldama (1934–2 ...
*
List of Cuban women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in Cuba or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A *Yaquelin Abdala (born 1968), mixed media artist * Belkis Ayón (1967–1999), printmaker B * María Brito (born 1947), Cuban-Ame ...


References


External links


Demi and Arturo Rodríguez papers, circa 1957-2016
from Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Oral history interview with Arturo Rodríguez, 2020 August 26
from Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution * Video
In the Artist's Studio with Demi
(2020), NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, via
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{{Authority control 1955 births Living people Miami Dade College alumni Cuban emigrants to the United States 20th-century Cuban painters 21st-century Cuban painters 20th-century Cuban women artists 21st-century Cuban women artists 20th-century American women artists 21st-century American women artists 20th-century American painters 21st-century American painters People from Camagüey