Carlos Wilfredo Encarnación is a visual and teaching artist born and raised in Puerto Rico. Encarnación received a BA in Social Sciences/Forensic Psychology from the Universidad de Puerto Rico (2010), a BA from CUNY Lehman Herbert College (2013) and a Masters in Fine Arts from CUNY-The City College of New York (2016). His works range from drawings, paintings to mixed-media, exploring topics of dislocation, nostalgia and identity. He currently lives and works in New York City.