Born in Rio Piedras, PR
    Montclair State University, NJ; BA Fine Arts, 1991
    Sagrado Corazon University, PR 1985-1987
    Arts Student Art League, San Juan PR 1987
    Lives and work in Montclair, NJ

     

    Awards:

    2008 Fellowship New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
    2006 Print and Paper Fellowship, Brodsky Center.

     

    Selected One-person exhibition:

    2011
    How To speak Puerto Rican. Walsh Gallery. Seton Hall University, NJ
    2004
    The Gathering of Uncertainties. Midland Gallery, NJ
    1999
    Madame X. NYC (selected Paintings and drawings).
    Elegy to my Island Culebra. Aljira (Montclair, NJ site) Curator Victor Davson
    1991
    Art Gallery Lounge, William Paterson University, Wayne NJ
    Broadway Art Gallery. Passaic County Community College, Paterson NJ
    Surrealistic Experience. Rotunda Gallery, City Hall of Newark, NJ
    1990
    A La Pintura. Sprague Gallery, Montclair State University, NJ

     

    Selected Group Exhibitions:

    2012
    Con Los Santos no se Juega. Ben Shahn Gallery, William Paterson University, NJ
    Mark my words. Cheryl Hazan Gallery, Tribeca, NYC

    2011
    Physical Graffiti. James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
    The Writing’s on the Wall. Cheryl Hazan Gallery, Tribeca, NYC

    2009
    Sticky Situations. Midland Gallery, Montclair NJ Curator Jeanne Brasile
    New Jersey State Council on the Arts- Visual Arts Fellowship Exhibition. Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ

    2008
    Paperwork. Walsh art gallery, Seton Hall University, NJ
    The Price of Freedom. CWOW, Newark, NJ. Curator Jeanne Brasile
    Painting Process. Walsh art gallery, Seton Hall University. NJ
    Sanctuary. Rupert Ravens Contemporary, Newark NJ 2007-2008

    2007
    Sanctuary. Ben Shahn Gallery, William Paterson University, NJ
    New Work. NJ Print and Paper Fellows. MGSA Rutgers University. NJ
    Tropicalisms. Jersey City Museum, NJ. Curator Rocio Aranda.

    2006
    En Route. Gallery Twenty-one, Newark NJ
    Ni Modo: The Imperative Mood in Recent Latino Art. Paul Robeson Gallery Rutgers University Newark, NJ. Curator Jorge Daniel Valenciano.

    2005
    Abstraction: Two View. Ben Shahn Gallery, WPU, NJ. Curator Nancy Einreinhofer
    Nested Concepts: A non-objective point of view. Midland Gallery, Montclair, NJ

    2004
    NJ Hispanic Diversity through Art and Freedom of Expression. NJ Division on Civil Rights.
    Celestial Boundaries. MSU Art Gallery, NJ (as part of the Transcultural NJ Initiative) Curator Teresa Rodriguez.
    Metamorphosis. Creative Center, Chelsea, NYC

    2003
    An Expression of Civil Rights through NJ Hispanic Artists. NJ Division of Civil Rights. Cosponsored by Governor James E McGreevy.
    Six Men Working Now. Midland Gallery, Montclair NJ
    Analog/Digital. CWOW, Newark NJ Curator Samantha Mac Dorfman

    2002
    Works in Progress. Midland Gallery, Montclair NJ
    Six Men Working on the Edge. R-Space, Montclair NJ

    2000
    New Master: Works on Paper. Midland Gallery, Montclair NJ

    1998
    Matter of Substance. Midland Gallery, Montclair NJ. Curator Jose Camacho
    Mixed Media. CWOW, Newark NJ. Curator Nancy Egol Nikkal.
    6 Minds in an Intimate Format. Midland Gallery, Montclair NJ

    1997
    Merck, NJ. 3 Artist exhibition

    1993
    Racizsms and Otherness in USA. Progressive Cultural Work Gallery, Jersey City, NJ. Curator AL Preciado
    Latino Vision II. Aljira, Newark NJ. Curator Alejandro Anreus
    Five Hispanic Artists. Bergen Museum of Art and Science. Paramus NJ
    Curator David Messar

    1992
    Quincentennial. Newark Museum, Newark NJ
    America. Williams Carlos Williams Center for the Arts. Rutherford, NJ
    Curator Nancy Egol Nikkal

    1991
    Alumni Exhibition of Montclair State University, Westbeth Gallery, NYC
    First Exhibition of the Association of Hispanic American Artists. Paterson Museum, Paterson NJ

    1987
    Drawing Exhibition. Sagrado Corazon University, Santurce PR

     

    Related Experience:

    Director of Midland Gallery in Montclair NJ

    Assisted Puerto Rican Artist Antonio Martorell at the Installation of la Casa de Todos Nosotros at the Museo del Barrio in New York City, and at the Installation of El Zocalo del Silencio at the University of Puerto Rico.

     

    Bibliography

    Articles:

    Exploring the Use of Celestial Symbols in Art. Joan Finn, Montclair Times. Sept 9, 2004

    Six Artists in the Now. Teresa Akersten, Montclair Times. May 15, 2003

    Follow Your Art at 10th Annual Studio Tour. Elizabeth Ludas, Montclair Times. Sept 9, 2002

    Three Rare Invitations to the Inner Sanctum. William Zimmer, New York Times. Sept 14 1997

    Eileen Watkins, Star Ledger. May 16, 1993

    Synthesis of the East and West. Vivien Raynor, The New York Times. May 16, 1993

    Eileen Watkins, Star Ledger. Nov 13, 1992

    2 Hispanic-American Show. William Zimmer, the New York Times. Nov 15, 1992

    WC Exhibit Celebrate America. David Savastano, Hometown, Rutherford NJ. May 13, 1992

     

    Exhibition Catalogues and Brochures:

    New Jersey State Council of the Arts Fellowship Exhibition. Showcasing 2007 and 2008 Recipients of Fellowship Awards in Visual Arts. Visual Arts Center of NJ, Summit, NJ 2009

    Paperwork. Erin Peters, and Erin Woods. Seton Hall University, NJ 2008

    Price of Freedom. Jeanne Brasile. City Without Walls, NJ 2008

    Painting Process. Jackie Bekiaris, and Maria Silvestri. Seton Hall University, NJ 2007

    Sanctuary. Introduction by Nancy Einreinhofer. Ben Shahn Gallery, WPU 2007

    Ni Modo: The Imperative Mood in Recent Latino Art. Dr Javier Daniel Valenciano, Humberto Schettino, and poetry by Alejandro Anreus. Rutgers University, NJ 2006

    Transcultural New Jersey: Diverse Artists Shaping Culture and Communities. Volume II:

    Celestial Boundaries, essay by Teresa Rodriguez, ex Cat. NJ 2005

    Analog/Digital. Samantha Mac Dorfman, Newark, NJ 2003

    Mixed Medea. Nancy Egol Nikkal. Newark, NJ 1998

    Latino Vision II: Artists from the Metropolitan Area. Victor Davson, Alejandro Anreus. Aljira, Newark, NJ 1994

    Quincentennial at the Newark Museum. Dr Ruben Sandoval, Elizabeth Paredes, and

    Hildreth York. Newark, NJ 1992

     

    Collection:

    Adrianne Wheeler Gallery, NY.

    Bergen Museum of Art and Science, NJ.

    The Drawing Room, LLC.

    Brodsky Center, NJ.

    And various private Collections.