Born in Havana and a resident of Miami, Quintana is considered one of the most iconic Cuban artists of the 80’s generation referred to as the Cuban Renaissance or New Cuban Art. He has had solo and group exhibitions in Cuba, the United States, Mexico, the Dominican Republic , Peru, Venezuela, Switzerland, France, Germany and Russia among other countries and his work is part of major collections including the National Museum of Fine Art (Havana), Pori Taiden Museum (Finland) , Lowe Art Museum (Miami), Museum of Modern Art (Santo Domingo), Nina Menocal Collection(Mexico),  Ludwig Forum for International  Art (Germany).