(b. Moca, Dominican Republic, 1941).
This Dominican painter and muralist sudied under the tutalage of Prof. Poncio Salcedo. Greatly influenced by the work of art critic Aída Cartagena, he exhibits his first works in 1968 at the Instituto Cultural Americano (ICDA). In recent years his work have been mural commissions, many dealing with the contemporary and historical national story, myths, symbols as well as the conquest and the African/Andean tradition. Some of his group shows include the following: 1991, Biennial of Havana, Havana (Cuba); 1992, Art Fair, Miami (USA), New Selections, Art Gallery, Miami (USA); 1993, Art Miami, Miami (USA); 1994, Biennial International of Painting, Cuenca (Ecuador); 1998, An Homage to Yoryi Morel, Museo d’Arte Moderna, Santo Domingo. His one man shows include the following: 1988, Foundation Guayasamín, Quito (Ecuador); 1989, Galleria "Praxis", Lima (Perù); 1998, Palma sola, Museo d’Arte Moderna, Santo Domingo; 2
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