Cuban, born
in Pinar del
Río, 1989
Moník Molinet is a Cuban artist based between Cuba and Mexico. Her training has been multidisciplinary, beginning with classical music and arts studies performing arts at the National School of Arts in Havana. Subsequently she specialized in photography at the Academy of Visual Arts in Mexico City, focusing particularly on portraiture.
Moník's work is recognized for her feminist activism, addressing issues such as masculinities, body positivity, romantic love and criticism of objectification of the female body. Among his most personal work, the body of work where he addresses the self-portrait, an exercise that he has sustained for more than 10 years as a search and scrutiny of a human identity beneath androcentric social and cultural constructs.
Her most recent personal exhibition, "Masculinities," had an impact significant reaching more than 8 million people on social media and being covered by more than 60 media press worldwide.
Moník is one of the Caribbean artists beneficiaries of the UNESCO program Transcultura, participating in PhotoEspaña in its 2024 edition.
Education
-Vocational Music School, Raúl Sanchez (1998-2003)
-National School of Arts (2003-2007) / Havana, Cuba
- Professional Photography Diploma / Brandhome Image Center - 2014-2015 / Guadalajara, Mexico
- Portrait Specialization / Ricardo Trabulsi / Academy of Visual Arts (AAVI) -2016 / Mexico City, Mexico
- Author Photography / NY Allen Frame / Academy of Visual Arts (AAVI) -2016 / Mexico City, Mexico
- High en Retouch / Post production workshop / Jesús Vilca / México, 2018
- Post Production and digital retouching / Lindsay Alder / Creative Live online platform, 2019
- “The Magic of Gels” / Study color work / Lindsay Alder / Online Course, 2019
- Annie Leibovitz Master Class / Online Platform Master Class 2020
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Abuelas y abuelos prestados Exposición personal, Selección Oficial Bienal de La Habana, Malecón Art 255
"Un mundo feliz" Galería Habana Abril- Jun 2024 La Habana, Cuba
"Más alla de las raices" Factoria Desing MAR 2024 La Habana, Cuba
"Mujeres entre la utopia y la distopia" Factoria Habana, oct 2023- may 2024, La Habana, Cuba
"Mujeres entre la utopia y la distopia" Factoria Habana, oct 2023- may 2024, La Habana, Cuba
"Mujeres entre la utopia y la distopia" Factoria Habana, oct 2023- may 2024, La Habana, Cuba
"Mujeres entre la utopia y la distopia" Factoria Habana, oct 2023- may 2024, La Habana, Cuba
“Masculinidades” Exhibición Personal, Fábrica de Arte Cubano, La Habana
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“Masculinidades” Exhibición Personal, Fábrica de Arte Cubano, La Habana
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Alicia Alonso International Photography Award Winners Exhibition Public Spaces at Old Havana March- July
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"Disidencias del cuerpo" Haba Gallery 12 may- 4 June Barcelona
"Humans of the world", Life Framer Milan, Officine Fotografiche Gallery
"Humans of the wold" Arles, Fisheye Gallery
"The Female body: Rebuilding a collective memory" Virtual Exhibition MIA Anywhere Museum May 12 - May 27th
"FEMME, Ahora hablamos las mujeres" Haba Gallery, Barcelona 13 Marzo - 28 Marzo
Humans of the world, Life Framer (Part of my 2d Prize Award)
Paris, 25th March - 17 April, Galerie Écho 119
Humans of the world, Life Framer (Part of my 2d Prize Award)
Rotterdam, 29 November - 19 December 2020, Contour Gallery
Aurora Home Festival, The first online art and music festival in Latin America / Art Gallery 2020
Contact Photography Festival/ 500px Gallery/ Toronto
Foto México/ Oscar Román Gallery/ Mexico City
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- Innovate Grant Honorable Mention 2024 Borrowed Grandparents
- Jury Selection OD Photo prize 2024 Borrowed Grandparents
- Beneficiary of the Transcultura UNESCO program
- NOMINATION in Conceptual Photography, Professional category, Refocus Awards, 2023 Wold Photo Annual
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- 15 Winners Life Framer´s World traveler Photography Award Judged by Steve McCurry Magnum Photos
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- Mention in Backstage / Alicia Alonso Internacional Photo Contest
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- Mention in Portrait / Alicia Alonso Internacional Photo Contest
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- 2dn Prize "Humans of the World" Life Framer´s/ Judged by Amy Kellner, Photo Editor at The New York Times.
Conferences and talks
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Workshop: "Gender and image, from what is written to what is seen"
Faculty of Communication University of Havana
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- On Photography, Talk at the Faculty of Art and Design, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
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- La pistola de Moník: un disparo a la eternidad Entrevista Oncuba Visit Link
- Honorable Mention Innovate Grant Borrowed Grandparents Visit Link
- Featured on PHMuseum Borrowed Grandparents Visit Link
- Open Doors Gallery Winners Anouncment Visit Link
- Mujeres entre la utopía y la distopia Factoría Habana Visit Link
- Un Mundo Feliz Exposición Galería Habana Visit Link
- Unesco y UE llevan a jovenes del Caribe a PhotoEspaña Visit Link
- Directorio de Género en Cuba Red Semlac Visit
- EFEminista " La revolución de las nuevas masculinidades llega a Cuba con una exposición de Molinet" 19/04/2023 Visit the article here
- Hispanic Post " La revolución de las nuevas masculinidades llega a Cuba con una exposición de Molinet" Nota informativa 17/04/23 Visit the article here
- Revista Bohemia Entrevista 16/04/23 Visit the interview here
- Korea Herald "Of Flowers and Men: Cuban photographer questions 'macho' perceptions with new portraits" 13/04/23 Visit the article here
- Herald Corp Video reportaje 13/04/23 Visit the article here
- Yahoo!Sports 13/04/23 Visit the article here
- Yahoo!News 13/04/23 Visit the article here
- Euro News 13/04/23 Visit the article here
- Daily Motion 13/04/23 Visit the article here
- IOL Nota informativa 12/04/23 Visit the article here
- Africa Global Village 11/04/23 WATCH: Cuban photographer questions 'hegemonic masculinity' by portraying men with flowers Visit the article here
- Press Reader 1/04/23 "Hoy Están bajo los reflectores" Visit the article here
- Africa News "Cuban photographer questions 'hegemonic masculinity' by portraying men with flowers" 10/04/23 Visit the article here
- HJK 10/04/23 "Con una flor como único elemento, fotógrafa cubana cuestiona estereotipos masculinos" Visit the article here
- Diario Rotativo de Querétaro 10/04/23 "Fotógrafa apuesta por las flores para cuestionar masculinidades tradicionales" Visit the article here
- Revista Mujeres "Una FLor para deconstruir Masculinidades" 10/04/23 Visit the interview here
- Buenos días Programa Television Cubana 10/04/23
- Revista Alma Mater Apunta al rostro, dispara flores 10/04/23 Visit the interview here
- Noticiero Cultural Televisión Cubana 10/04/23
- La Opinion 09/04/23 " Con una flor, fotógrafa cubana cuestiona estereotipos masculinos" Visit the article here
- CubaNet Nota informativa 08/04/23 "Hombres con una flor en la oreja: Una fotógrafa cubana contra la masculinidad hegemónica" Visit the article here
- Diario El Salvador 08/04/23 "Con una flor como único elemento, fotógrafa cubana cuestiona estereotipos masculinos" Visit the article here
- Newsweek Español 08/04/23 ‘Masculinidades’, hombres posan con flores para deshacer estereotipos en Cuba Visit the article here
- Metro Libre "Con una flor como único elemento, fotógrafa cubana cuestiona estereotipos masculinos" 08/04/23 Visit the article here
- Enfoque Noticias " Exposición fotográfica “Masculinidades” provoca revuelo en Cuba" 08/04/23 Visit the article here
- MSN "Hombres posan con flores para deshacer estereotipos en Cuba" 08/04/23 Visit the article here
- Cubavisión Internacional Entrevista 08/04/23 Visit the interview here
- El Norte "Arma revuelo proyecto de foto que indaga el género" Nota informativa 07/04/23 Visit the article here
- RFI "Con una flor como único elemento, fotógrafa cubana cuestiona estereotipos masculinos" 07/04/23 Visit the article here
- France 24 "Con una flor como único elemento, fotógrafa cubana cuestiona estereotipos masculinos" 07/04/23 Visit the article here
- Diario las Américas "Fotógrafa cubana rompe estereotipos con "Masculinidades" 07/04/23 Visit the article here
- Gettyimages 06/04/23 Visit the article here
- CIPS Nota informativa 06/04/23 Visit the article here
- Saltaya "‘Masculinidades’, hombres posan con flores para deshacer estereotipos en Cuba" 8/04/23 Visit the article here
- Semlac "Fotógrafa apuesta por las flores para cuestionar masculinidades tradicionales" 05/04/23 Visit the article here
- Rusia Today TV 05/04/23 Visit the article here
-Coolt "La revolución de las nuevas masculinidades llega a Cuba" 04/04/23 Visit the article here
- IPS "Exposición cuestiona masculinidades hegemónicas en Cuba" 04/04/23 Visit the article here
- El Periódico "La revolución de las nuevas masculinidades llega a Cuba en una exposición" 04/04/23 Visit the article here
- Qué pasa Media Network "La revolución de las nuevas masculinidades llega a Cuba en una exposición" 04/04/23 Visit the article here
- Cuba News "Hombres con flores: Moník Molinet deconstruye Masculinidades en Fábrica de Arte Cubano" 04/04/23. Visit the article here
- Latina Network "La revolución de las nuevas masculinidades llega a Cuba en una exposición" Nota informativa 04/04/23 Visit the article here
- TIME News "Cuban photographer Moník Molinet will open an expo to deconstruct masculinities" Nota informativa 04/04/23
- Cubarte "Masculinidades: desafiando estereotipos en nueva exposición" 04/04/23 Visit the article here
-VIVIR Ediciones "La revolución de las nuevas masculinidades llega a Cuba en una exposición" 04/04/23 Visit the article here
- Noticias Cubanas "Hombres con flores: Moník Molinet deconstruye Masculinidades en Fábrica de Arte Cubano" 04/04/23 Visit the article here
- Cubadebate "Hombres con flores: Moník Molinet deconstruye masculinidades en Fábrica de Arte Cubano" 04/04/23 Visit the article here
- Swiss info "La revolución de las nuevas masculinidades llega a Cuba en una exposición" 04/04/23 Visit the article here
- On Cuba "La revolución de las nuevas masculinidades llega a la Fábrica de Arte" 04/04/23 Visit the article here
- Radio Reloj "Visual artist challenges stereotypes in new exhibition in Cuba" 04/04/23 Visit the article here
- Cubanoticias 360 " Fotógrafa cubana Moník Molinet inaugurará expo para deconstruir masculinidades" 04/04/23 Visit the article here
-Canal País "La revolución de las nuevas masculinidades llega a Cuba en una exposición" 03/04/23 Visit the article here
- Radio Habana Cuba/Cultura "Artista visual desafiará estereotipos en nueva exposición en Cuba" 03/04/23 Visit the article here
- CMBQ Radio enciclopedia "Masculinidades: desafiando estereotipos en nueva exposición" 03/04/23 Visit the article here
- La Vanguardia "La revolución de las nuevas masculinidades llega a Cuba en una exposición" 03/04/23. Visit the article here
- Yahoo!Style 03/04/23. Visit the article here
- ABC Nota informativa 03/04/23 Visit the article here
- Prensa Latina "Artista visual desafiará estereotipos en nueva exposición en Cuba" 03/04/23 Visit the article here
- Habana Noticiario Nota informativa Televisión Cubana 03/04/23
- Portal Cubainformación "Exposición "Masculinidades", de la fotógrafa cubana Monik Molinet" 03/04/23. Visit the article here
- Portal CubaSí Nota informativa 02/04/23 Visit the article here
- DomiPlay 02/04/23 TVC Entrevista a Moník Molinet Visit the article here
- Sistema Informativo TVC 02/04/23 (Noticiero Dominical) Visit the article here
- Fábrica de Arte Cubano Nota informativa 1/04/23 Visit the article here
- Qva en Directo "Masculinidades en la mira de La pistola de Moník Molinet " 1/04/23 Visit the article here
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-El Comercio, España "Las mejores fotografías de viajes de 2022: un recorrido visual por el mundo" Visit de articule here
- Radio Universidad Nacional de La Plata " Masculinidades a través del lente de Moník Molinet" Listen the interview here
- Cubadebate “Masculinidades” o el caos tras una flor" Visit the interview here
- Radio 3, Interview about "Masculinities" Portrait Serie Minute 1h:22 Listen the interview here
- Domestika "10 Fotógrafos cubanos contemporáneos para conocer Cuba" Visit the article here
-Forbes "Best Travel Photography from the 2022 Life Framer's World Traveler Awards" Forbes Visit the article here
- Life Framer´s "World travelers" Winners Announcement Visit Announcing the winners here
- L&B Actual. Why Moník has a Gun? Visit the Interview here
- Announcement of the beginning of the exhibition of the winning photographs of the Alicia Alonso Photo Contest on boulevards throughout Cuba. Visit the Press Note here
-UNESCO announcement of winners Alicia Alonso International Contest Visit the articule here
- Life Framer, ¨My favorite shot¨ Visit the article here
- Matria , "Why does Moník have a gun?" Visit the interview here
- Cubadebate, "Monik Molinet and his relationship with women" Visit the interview here
- Alma Mater, "Monik Molinet and his relationship with women" Visit the interview here
- Press Release/ "What to do on March 8, virtual ideas" Visit the article here
- Lym Social/ Interview, Moník Molinet: "The idea of the shutter as a trigger captivated me" Visit the interview here
- Alma Mater Magazine/Photo report “Beauty (ties) Visit the article here
- IPS Cuba/ Press Release/ “Sorority networks and entrepreneurship sprout in Cuba” Visit the article here
- Life Framers Winners of “Humans of the world” 2d Prize Visit ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS here
- Fonoma Blog: Top 7 Women Cuban Photographers to follow Visit the article here
- OnCuba Magazine, video interview, “Moník Molinet's feminist pistol " by Alain Menox Watch the interview here
- Cubaness Journal / Article: 7 BEST CUBAN PHOTOGRAPHERS
- Press Release / Garbos Magazine “Moník Molinet, a Cuban photographer at the Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival” Visit the article here
- Interview CubaPlus Magazine
- Interview La Negra (Cuban Photography Magazine)
- Critical Article / Eter Magazine, Title: “Moník Molinet: The Cuban photographer who captivated Vogue”
- Interview / Vistar Magazine. Title: Photography as Weapon Visit the interview here
- Interview / El Toque, Title: Moník Shoots Obama Visit the interview here