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.