Raul Speek
Venue: Martha’s Gallery at Theatr Gwaun
Dates: 9th December 2025 – 3rd February 2026
Raul Speek was born in Guantanamo, Cuba in 1958 just as Castro’s revolution started. He studied art in Havana and rose to be one of Cuba’s top young artists. In 1989 the BBC Arena programme visited Cuba to make a documentary on the artists and writers there and a year later bought Raul to the UK to take part in an exhibition in London. Since then he has exhibited across Europe and his paintings feature in many public and private collections across the world. He moved to Solva in Pembrokeshire in 1995 and has been resident there since, travelling widely to exhibit and give workshops in schools, art groups and for FAS itself. Raul is also a talented musician writing his own music performing solo and with his musicians. He wrote and performed (with a group of Welsh musicians) Pembrokeshire Weather Report, a semi classical piece on piano and organ, in St Davids Cathedral. He is currently writing a piece of music called The Welsh Symphony.
Raul believes in the power of community and works to bring art to all age groups. He is involved In
an ecological project to protect the world from an ever rising tide of plastic.
1995 to date: Painting in studio, giving workshops in painting and sculpture, printing
Workshops (painting, drawing, screen-printing and woodcut), Video creation, Live Music
Performance at The Old Chapel, Solva.
All works continuously on show as part of revolving exhibition.
May 2026 Havana, Cuba, Exhibition – Lecturing at Habana University
December 2025 Theatr Gwaun
November 2025 VC Gallery with Barry John
August 2025 FAS Summer Show
May 2025 Canfas ‘Wales through my Eyes’
March 2025 Gallery Q Who’s Looking at Why
November 2024 Guantanamo, Cuba Exhibition.
November 2024 Havana, Cuba Exhibition ‘Mystery’ :
September 2024 Clynfyw Mansion, My Pilgrimage (Invitation Only)
June 2024 100m mural part of Solva Live
Summer 2024 FAS Annual Exhibition Tregwynt Mansion
October 2023 St Davids Cathedral, One Man Show “My Life is a Prayer!
August 2023 FAS Annual Exhibition Tregwynt Mansion – won joint first prize
August 2023 The Old Chapel, Concert – Jazz and CubanTradiitional Music
June 2023 Mural, Solva as part of Solva Live
April/May 2023 Picton Castle FAS Exhibition
March 2023 Havana, Cuba Retrospective
For full CV please see website www.raulspeek.co.uk
E: raul@raulspeek.co.uk
The Old Chapel, Solva, Pembrokeshire SA62 6UU
01437 721907
A Cuban artist living & working in Wales, exhibiting worldwide, Raul gives workshops and undertakes commissions – including murals.
