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… Read More
Michael Irrizary-Pagan
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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… Read More
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
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
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
Graduate of DuCret school of fine art in New Jersey 1976. For 30 years I worked in Manhattan as a freelance computer graphic artist for most television networks. We retired… Read More
Because of my upbringing, I was told from a very young age that I had to do something with my life that made money and art wasn’t it. I tried… Read More
I am a visual artist, based in Tampa Bay. My fascination with patterns, since childhood-such as observing the rows of pastries in a bakery case, the tracks left by sea… Read More
Heidi Stavinga is an Alcohol Ink artist, living and working in Dunedin, Mastering such simple mediums as alcohol and ink she creates dynamic pieces that transform seemingly ordinary subjects into… Read More
Amy is a St. Petersburg, Florida native. She was the 2022 Gasparilla Festival of the Arts Emerging Artist Award Recipient. She also had the honor of being a 2022 SHINE… Read More