New York based artist-photographer, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, moved to NYC in 1981 to study photography at Parsons School of Design. Begins to work as photographer’s assistant to various well-known photographers in the late 80’s.
His work been shown in galleries, institutions, Publications and museums throughout NY. and abroad including the Caribbean Museum, St. Croix, Museo of Contemporary Arts, San Juan PR., Museo de las Americas, PR., The African American Museum, Centro Gallery at Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College,, Museo del Barrio, MOCADA: Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts, Rutgers University, NJ, The Museum of Modern Art, Portrait Gallery Smithsonian Washington DC, and The Getty Museum, LA.
In 1992 founded and directed a group of highly gifted Puerto Rican artists called O.P. Art, Inc. (Organization of Puerto Rican Artists, Inc.) The not-for-profit, run by artists collective, supported the work and vision of emerging artists; closed in 2013.
O.P.Art have been recognized as an important source of Latin art by the following Art institutions: in April 2006 The Museum of Modern Art Library included O.P.Art history and materials in their Archives of Latino and Latin American Art.
His Work is in permanent collections at The National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution (Washington DC), Museo del Barrio, NYC. the Leslie-Lohman Museum (New York), Museum Of The City Of New York.
