Keepers of Heritage: Hidden Tales / Custodios de la Herencia: Cuentos Ocultos

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Alejandro De Jesús was born in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico but grew up in the town of Caguas. As a child he drew and painted all the images he liked: super heroes, faces, cars, monsters and the like. He remembers doing many illustrations at his grade school before every holiday. At the age of ten… Read More

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Ángel Rivera-Morales is originally from the Caimito, a vicinity on the southern outskirts of San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1999, he entered the University of Puerto Rico where he obtained a degree in Bachelor’s degree in Humanities with a concentration in Fine Arts. From 2006 to 2012, his works were exhibited in various art galleries and museums around the island…. Read More

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Brenda Amaryllis Cruz Díaz was born on January 14, 1974, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She is a multidisciplinary artist, historian and researcher based in Madrid, Spain since 1997. Cruz began her university education at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus where in 1996 she obtained a Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in Plastic Arts. and specialization in painting, engraving and art history. She moved to Madrid to continue his studies in…… Read More

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Carmen Rojas Ginés, born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, is a Sculptor, Painter, and ArtTeacher.She grew up under the creative influence of her grandmother Magdalena,a Haute Couture Designer. Graduating from the University of Puerto Rico,… Read More

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Domingo es uno de los artistas más reconocidos en el arte puertorriqueño contemporáneo. Comenzó su carrera en la Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes de Nueva York y en el Chicago Art Institute, y más tarde estudió pintura en Inglaterra con William Locke. A su regreso a Puerto Rico en 1959 estableció Taller-Galería Campeche, que dirigió durante nueve años. También contribuyó al establecimiento de Galería Cayman en Nueva York en 1976 y de Galería Latinoamericana en San Juan en 1988. Ha…… Read More

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Puerto  Rican painter, native of Juana  Diaz town.   He received his  Master’s of Arts degree at the  Catholic University of Puerto  Rico.   His work,  basically religious, is a critic of society.  His works are found in innumerable private and public collections in  Puerto  Rico and other countries…. Read More

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Gilbert Salinas (Boston, Mass., 1972; Lives and works in Orlando, FL & San Juan, PR)Painter and printmaker. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities with a concentration in Fine Arts: Painting, from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. He has shown his works in museums, galleries… Read More

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Joan Emanuelli Sanchez is a Contemporary Realism Artist from San Juan, Puerto Rico, now residing in Orlando, Florida.

His distinctive personal style emanates from passion and emotion, which portrays numerous perspectives on various subjects in oils, bringing to life, scenic landscapes, interior scenes, portraits, still life, and everyday people…. Read More

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José Feliciano nació en Isabela, Puerto Rico, en 1939. Tenía solo cinco años cuando su familia se mudó a Nueva York. José estudió en la Liga de Estudiantes de Arte en New York City. Su experiencia incluye haber sido Artista para Joe Papp’s Public Theatre, Metropolitan Opera House’s en la producción de “Antonio y Cleopatra,” y “La Flauta Mágica” diseñada por Marc Chagall. También diseñó escenografías para Off Broadway Theater, para películas y television. José fué tambien artista residente en…… Read More

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Luis Manuel Soto López was born in Camuy Arriba, in the El Calvario sector of Puerto Rico in 1964. He completed his higher education in drafting drawings at the Vocational School Antonio Luchetti in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. His formal training began in 1983 with Puerto Rican artist Roland Borges (who taught classes in his garage), who later became his mentor … Read More

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Draftsman, Printmaker, Painter Born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico in 1960. BA University of Puerto Rico. MFA Pratt Institute, New York. Associate Cathedratic at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus…. Read More

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Michael Irrizary Pagan was born in New York City. His family was filled with artists and craftsmen. I believe that I was born into the right environment; my mother would always have clay, pencils, and small things to stimulate creativity, along with all the family members involved in making some form of art. “I never attended a formal art school. My schools were the many art galleries and museums of New York City. I would have to say that I…… Read More

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Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1944, Pablo Rubio is a sculptor, painter, draftsman, designer, curator, and professor. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in art at the Puerto Rico School of Plastic Arts and a Master’s Degree at the State University of New York (SUNY) in Buffalo. He now teaches at the University of Puerto Rico…. Read More

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Rafael Rivera-Rosa was born in Comerío, Puerto Rico in 1942. He is a painter, graphic artist, digital artist, graphic designer, and retired university professor. Rivera-Rosa studied with the artists of the “Fifties Generation,” among them,… Read More

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Yasir Nieves was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and he began drawing at an early age. He develops freehand drawings in ink, pencil, and charcoal. After mastering the skills of pencil drawing, charcoal drawing, and engraving, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts (Painting) from the Rio Piedras Campus in PR…. Read More