Ariamna Contino, born in Havana, Cuba in 1984, is a prominent figure of the young Cuban contmporary art scene. A visual artist, she gained international recognition with her meticulous hand-cut paper techtinque, mixed media and installation works.

Ariamna Contino is particularly interested in history and social phenomena which she explores in depth by collecting data on her subjects before translating them into beautifu land carefully crafted artworks, often contrasting with the themes explored. Contempary topics such as drug trafficking, Cuban private economy and environmentail issues among others are investiged by the artist to compose visual narratives.

Ariamna Contino has had several solo exhibition around the workd and participated in numerous collective shows and major interantional art fairs. In 2019, she represeted Cuba at the Vehice Biennial with her installation PENITENCIA. Institutions including the National Fine Arts Musem in Havana, the Perez Art Museum in Miami and CIFO-Cinsero Fontanals Foundation have acquired some her artworks of their permanent collection.