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RESUME
Bio:
I am the son of Cuban refugees.
My father arrived in Miami without parents in the 1960’s in a program called Pedro Pan.
I grew up with him constantly telling me “only the strong survive”. In elementary school a teacher nicknamed me “little boy blue”. Later, I attended an all boy Jesuit School. We all wore uniforms. I was often reminded to tuck in my shirt and was sent home to get a haircut. I wanted to express the way I felt - rebellious within the structure I was in. My grades were good. The first subject that caught my attention and held my natural need for understanding was Psychology. Without exposure to art, and with the idea that I needed to discover my own way to create without an academic institution, I studied Psychology in college. I had a deep need to see, feel, smell, paint. I thought of the color red. I began painting and making pictures in 2005. I dove right in. At one point, I got a second job at the Miami Dade Public Library. After properly shelving the books, I utilized the time on my shift in the basement to study the art books that needed to be shelved.
I’ve worked at various social service settings- shelters, foster care agencies, immigration hubs, street outreach, all the while I made art. Quietly.
I’ve now arrived at a time when I've combined Psychology with art as the Director of an arts non profit in Chelsea New York. Not far from where you are now.
I am married to a Senior Textile Conservator at The Met.
We have a son. He loves soccer and loves to draw.
CV
Photography Books:
Museum/Park 2022. https://www.photoeye.com/bookstore/citation/ZJ988/
I Believe In Dinosaurs 2021
Solo Shows
2024 Art Cafe Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
2023 Chelsea Open Studios- New York
2018 Kean University- Elizabeth, New Jersey
2016 Gimme Coffee! -Williamsbourgh, Brooklyn, New York
2015 Café Grumpy- Greenpoint Brooklyn, New York
2015 Long Island University-Brooklyn, New York
Group shows:
2024 The Factory- LIC, New York
2024 201@501 Gallery- Manhattan, New York
2024 Prince Street Gallery-Chelsea, New York
2024 Artist Waterfront Coalition- Red Hook, Brooklyn
2024 Art Collective Cafe- Park Slope, Brooklyn
2015 Five Myles-Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York
2014 Slideluck Bushwick-Brooklyn, New York
2013 Slide Luck Brooklyn Brewery-Brooklyn, New York
2011 RabbitHole Studios-NY Photo Festival, Brooklyn, New York
2011 3rd Ward-Brooklyn, New York
2010 Roses Live-Brooklyn, New York
2010 C.C.C.P. Gallery-Brooklyn, New York
2010 Greenpoint Gallery-Brooklyn, New York
2010 Teneleven Gallery-New York, New York
2010 Bond St. Universal-New York, New York
2009 News Lounge-Miami, Florida
2009 Mamuscka Lounge- Miami, Florida
2007 Wallflower Gallery-Everglades Awareness, Miami, Florida
2007 Wynwood 24-Art Basel, Miami, Florida