I was born on Columbus Day in New York City in 1968 with all the implications that that entails for a Puerto Rican woman grappling with American history.

Through the new surrealist genre, I’m able to tell a story of global upheaval within the natural world. Juxtaposing images is an integral part of my work. I aim to catch the viewer off guard and have them rethink what it is they are seeing and why. Through paintings, drawings & mixed media I confront individual, political, and collective disconnection. I create socio-political art that is political and personal, graphic, and poetic.

I received scholarships to attend the National Academy of Design School of Fine Arts where I studied under Sharon Sprung, and studied at the Art Students League and The School of Visual Arts, NYC. I’ve taught at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Wagner College in New York.

I’ve received an Original Work Grant from the NY State Council of the and a grant from the George Sugarman Foundation. I was also awarded the James Amster Memorial Award from the National Arts Club, New York and won first prize for portraiture at the National Academy of Design School of Fine Arts.

My work is featured in private collections across the United States. I live and work in the Bronx, NYC.