
Born in 1967 in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Since she was 7 years old, drawing was her passion. In 1990, she earned a Bachelors in Fine Arts in Printmaking and (awarded) Graphic Design at the Art School of University of Hartford, CT. Freelanced graphic design and illustration from 1991 to 1996.
She is a member of the Puerto Rican Women Painters Association, and an active member of the Art House Cooperative aka The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn, NY.
In 2012, was a member of Arte City Group, a group of local artists that are City of Miami employees.
Her artwork has been exhibited in Puerto Rico, Miami, Los Angeles, and NYC. A series of sketchbooks have toured many U.S. Cities via the Art House Cooperative in Brooklyn, NY
Exhibits:
- January 1987 – Editorial Sin Nombre Exposition at the Student Art League, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
- June 1987 – Young Puerto Rican Artist Award issued by the Puerto Rican Youth Commission, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- February 1990 - Young Art Exposition, Professional Engineers and Surveyors Association of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- October 2009 - Third Annual Alumni Small Works Exhibition, University of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
- November 2009 - Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art (LACDA), Los Angeles, California
- March 2010 - The Heart of Giving (Silent Auction), Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, Miami, Florida
- April 2010 - The Space Between Us Project, Art House Co-op, Brooklyn, New York
- April 2010 - Self Portrait Project, Art House Co-op, Brooklyn, New York
- May 2010 - The Color Project (Blue), Art House Co-op, Brooklyn, New York
- May 2010 - The Scavenger Project 2, Art House Co-op, Brooklyn, New York
- June 25, 2010 - The Sorry Project, Art House Co-op, Brooklyn, New York
- June 25, 2010 - The Fiction Project, Art House Co-op, Brooklyn, New York
- September 10, 2010 - RUTA2010, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, Florida
- Oct 1, 2010 – UHA Alumni Art Show, Univ. of Hartford, Hartford, CT
- Oct 2010 – Open Studio, Open Studio Gallery, Hartford, CT
- Nov 1, 2010 - Puerto Rican Women Painters Association Exhibit, Universidad Interamericana, Recinto de San Germán, San German, Puerto Rico (*Acrylic painting)
- Nov 11, 2010 - 7th Annual Snap to Grid Exhibit, Los Angeles Digital Center (“LACDA”), Los Angeles, CA
- 2011 The Sketchbook Project Tour, Art House Co-op, Brooklyn, NY. A group of artists’s sketchbooks will be touring the following cities: Brooklyn NY; Austin, TX; San Francisco, CA; Portland, ME; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Washington, DC; Rochester, NY; Seattle, WA; Chicago, IL ; and Winter Park, FL.
- Dec 3, 2010 - The Canvas Project 3, Art House Co-op, Brooklyn, NY
- Dec 18, 2010 – GROUP EXHIBIT Aperture Studios, Miami, FL
- Dec 4, 2011, Puerto Rican Women Fine Artists Exhibit, Museo de los Proceres, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
- Dec 8, 2011 to Dec 30, 2011, Annual Snap to Grid Exhibit, Los Angeles Digital Center (“LACDA”), Los Angeles, CA
- 2012 The Sketchbook Project World Tour, Art House Co-op, Brooklyn, NY. A group of artists’s sketchbooks will be touring the following cities: Brooklyn NY; Austin, TX; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA; Portland, OR; Chicago, IL; Portland, ME; Philadelphia, PA; Boston, MA.
- June 29, 2012, Viernes Culturales Calle 8, Arte City Group Exhibition – Rooster, Little Havana District, Miami, FL
- August 31, 2012, City Arte Group Expo, Theme: Fire, Viernes Culturales Calle 8, 1672 SW 8 St., Little Havana District, Miami, FL
- September 14, 2012, Puerto Rican Women Painters Association Exhibit Expo, Arte en Verano, Museo de los Proceres, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
- October 2012, Art in the Tropics – Cuban American Bar Association Event, Tropical Fairchild Gardens, Coral Gables, FL
- October 26, 2012, Viernes Culturales Calle 8, Arte City Group Exhibition – Air theme, Little Havana District, Miami, FL
- October 26, 2012, Cuban American Foundation (“CABA”), Jungle Island, Key Biscayne, FL
- November 2012, Art Exhibit, US Centurion Bank, Kendall Branch, Miami, Fl
- Jan 10, 2012 to Feb 2, 2013, Annual Snap to Grid Exhibit, Los Angeles Digital Center (“LACDA”), Los Angeles, CA
- 2013 Sketchbook Summer Tour: Austin, TX; Atlanta, GA; Philadelphia, PA; New York, NY; Toronto, ON; Providence, RI; Portland, ME; Raleigh and Kernersville, NC; Montreal, QB; Atlanta, GA; Orlando, FL; Chattanooga, TN; Louisville, KY; Chicago, IL; Portland, OR; San Francisco, CA; Santa Barbara, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Kansas City and St Louis, MO; Baltimore, MD’ Richmond, VA; Knoxville, Nashville and Memphis, TN; Indianapolis, IN; Washington D.C.; Alexandria, VA; Milwaukee, WI; Minneapolis, MN; Rapid City, SD; Wichita, KS; Santa Fe, NM; Boulder, CO; New Albany, In; Columbus, OH; and Pittsburgh, PA;
- July 25, 2013 – 10, 2013 Digital Exhibit sponsored by See.Me, “The Story of the Creative”, at 26-19 Jackson Ave, Long Island, NY
- Oct 19, 2013 Cuban American Bar Association (“CABA”) 9th Annual Art in the Tropics Exhibition at the Freedom Tower in Downtown Miami, FL
- Dec 12, 2013 to Jan 4, 2014, Annual Snap to Grid Exhibit, Los Angeles Digital Center (“LACDA”), Los Angeles, CA
- 2014 Sketchbook Tour: Richmond, VA; Asheville, NC; Atlanta, GA; Orlando, FL; Nola, LA: Houston, Austin, and Fort Worth, TX; Norman, OK; Santa Fe, NM; Flagstaff, AZ; Newport Beach, CA; Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco, CA; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Vancouver, BC; Steamboat Springs, CO; Laramie, WY; Madison, WI; Chicago, IL; Morris and Moorhead, MN; Toronto, ON; Rochester, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Salem, MA
- 2015 Sketchbook Tour: Brooklyn and New York, NY; Atlanta, GA; Miami, FL; Austin, TX; Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Chicago, IL; Oakville and Toronto, ON; Roselle, NY; and New York, NY.
- Dec 10 2015 to Jan 2, 2016, Annual Snap to Grid Exhibit, Los Angeles Digital Center (“LACDA”), Los Angeles, CA
- October 3, 2015, Cuban American Foundation (“CABA”) Art in the Tropics Exhibit, Coral Gables Museum, Coral Gables, FL
- 2016 Sketchbook Tour: Brooklyn, NY at Brooklyn Art Library; Chicago, IL; Cedar Rapids, IA @Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Museum of Art; Boulder, CO; Los Angeles, CA; Fort Smith, AR @Fort Smith Regional Art Museum; Memphis, TN at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art; and Brooklyn, NY.
- Dec 8 to Dec 31, 2016, Annual Snap to Grid Exhibit, Los Angeles Digital Center (“LACDA”), Los Angeles, CA
- Dec 14, 2017 to Jan 6, 2018, Annual Snap to Grid Exhibit, Los Angeles Digital Center (“LACDA”), Los Angeles, CA
- Dec 12, 2019 to Jan 4, 2020, Annual Snap to Grid Exhibit, Los Angeles Digital Center (“LACDA”), Los Angeles, CA
- Oct 28-31, 2021, NYC SPECTRUM Art Exhibit, Pier 36, Lower East Side, NYC
- Nov 19-21, 2021, Dr. William M. Schiff Annual Art Exhibit, Coral Gables Recration Center, Coral Gables, FL
- Dec 1-5, 2021, Miami Red Dot (Art Basel Festival), 2217 NW 5 Ave, Miami, FL
- Feb 12, 2022 to May 31, 2022, Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, NYC
- June 11 - Sept 30, 2022, Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, NYC
- Sept 9-11, 2022, San Diego Art Fair World Wide Art Artavita, CA
- Nov 18, 2022, 14th Annual Dr. William Schiff Art Exhibit - at the Coral Gables Adult Activity Center, FL
- Nov 30 - Dec 4, 2022, Spectrum - Red Dot Miami World Wide Art Artavita - Nov 30 - Dec 4, 2022, Wynwood Miami, FL
- Feb - May 15, 2023, Moulin Rouge-Valentine’s - Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, NYC
- Mar 10 - Mar 12, 2023, Tokyo Tower Art Fair - Minato City, Tokyo, Japan
- May 20-24, 2023, National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo, Egypt in collaboration with Saphira and Ventura Gallery
- Aug 16-22, 2023, Guest: Maria T Ason, Saphira and Ventura Gallery, New York, NY
- Sep 15-22, 2023, Mural for Peace / PhotoFest, MJ Portilla Art Gallery, Hilversum Netherlands
- Nov 2-29, 2023 - Small is Beautiful at International Studio of Art & Galleries Dubai, Shop 1-Bldg A5, Safa Park Complex, A1 Safe 1, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Upcoming Exhibitions:
* Nov 17, 2023 - Art Exhibit @ City of Coral Gables Adult Learning Center, 2 Andalusia Ave, Coral Gables, FL
* Dec 6-10, 2023, Miami Red Dot, Wynwood, FL