Mabel Poblet divides her time between Madrid, Spain and Havana, Cuba. Mabel Poblet was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba in 1986. After having graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts “San Alejandro” and the University of Art (Instituto Superior de Arte, ISA), she apprenticed in a workshop started by Cuban installation artist Tania Bruguera. This opportunity brought her together with many of the best known Cuban artists of the day. Poblet’s works are a close examination of her own life – who she is as a Latina growing up in Castro’s Cuba and her relationship to the Cuban culture overall. Mabel Poblet’s work can be seen in public collections such as the Contemporary Art Museum of Tampa (FL), the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation in Miami (FL) and the Gilbert Brownstone Foundation in France.
Mabel Poblet has participated in more than 24 solo exhibitions and over 103 collective exhibitions. In 2018, she received recognition for an Exceptional Career from the Embassy of Mexico in Cuba. In 2017, she was invited to be part of the Cuban Pavilion at the Venice
Biennale.