Who am I?

I am a Puerto Rican visual artist whose work serves as a profound exploration of self, heritage, identity, and the resilient spirit of my hermanas y hermanos. Born into a culture where roots run deep, I have dedicated my creative practice to an ongoing journey of historical reclamation, seeking to bridge the gap between our ancestral past and the contemporary Puerto Rican experience.

For me, the act of painting is a deeply personal process—a continuous form of self-discovery. Each canvas becomes a space where I confront the complexities of my own narrative, finding the raw creative motivation to translate shared cultural memory into visual form. My art is not just a reflection of where I have been and my journey; my work serves as a living map of where I am finding myself within that history.

A man with glasses and a beard standing in an art gallery, wearing black pants, a jacket, and white Nike sneakers, with colorful artworks on the wall behind him.