About the Artist
Perez Perez is a Puerto Rican visual artist of the new generation of contemporary artists from Puerto Rico. He is also best known for his live and colorful paintings and detailed engravings inspired by his Caribbean roots.
Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Perez Perez grew up surrounded by paradisiac landscapings, vivid colors, music, folklore, and an incredibly vibrant Puerto Rican culture.
Perez Perez's unique painting work is shaped by his studies in Painting at the prestigious School of Plastic Arts of Puerto Rico where he had the opportunity to work under the close tutelage of international recognized Puerto Rican artists such as Elizam Escobar, Luis Felipe López, Eric French, Edgard Rodríguez Luiggi and Awilda Sterling just to name a few. In his years of academic formation, he excelled in painting, engraving and small format sculpture.
Although he constantly experiments with different media and techniques, he works mostly with oil and acrylic, resulting in the creation of abstract expressionist paintings about nature, humans identity, conflict and the relationship between the Inner World and Outer World.
With various art exhibitions ranging from Puerto Rico, New York, Florida and Pennsylvania, Perez is now currently expanding his career nationally and internationally.
Since 2017 Perez Perez is part of the Puerto Rican diaspora. He lives in Tampa, Florida where he moved after the devastation caused by the Hurricane Maria and is currently working to showcase his new collection titled “PANDEMIA”.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work has to do with my life processes, since these directly affect the creation of my paintings. As a painter, I am interested in the portrayal of my feelings, introspectives, conflicts and the relationship between the Inner World and Outer World.
I believe that as humans we experience and perceive things in a totally different way, and that is why I try to challenge the viewers to discover my work of their own, by leaving clues or creating emphasis with all kind of metaphors or surrealistic characters.
It is also important to mention that my work is organic because I don’t usually plan my paintings, and they are also built and rebuilt during the pictorial process. Although I am constantly experimenting with different media such as collage, resin and lately spray and powders, my work is mostly created with oil and acrylic.
EDUCATION
2014 - Bachelor in Arts with concentration in Painting
School Of Plastic Arts Of Puerto Rico, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 - “Red Door EXC”, Red Door No. 5, Tampa, Florida.
“Meet the Artists Collective“, Epicurean Hotel, Tampa, Florida.
“The Art Love Affair”, Earth & Bone Studio Gallery, Tampa, Florida.
2021 - “St. Pete Art Walk“, Five Deuces Galleria, St. Petersburg, Florida.
“El Espíritu del Arte”, Earth & Bone Studio Gallery, Tampa, Florida.
“Hispanic Achievers Arts Exhibition Series”, Orlando Museum, Orlando, Florida.
“Hispanic Achievers Arts Exhibition Series”, Mills Art Gallery, Orlando, Florida.
2019 - “Celebrating Hispanic Artists and Culture: Juried Show”, Osceola Arts, Kissimmee, Florida.
“Nor Wind Nor Water”, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibit”, City Hall’s Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Florida.
“Día de los Muertos”, City Arts Gallery, Orlando, Florida.
2018 - “Creativity Takes Courage”, Gainsville Fine Arts Association, Gainsville, Florida.
“Hispanic Heritage Celebration”, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, Florida.
“Our History, Our Voice”, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, Florida.
1st Place Best of the Show – “Our History, Our Voice”, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, Florida.
“Open Call”, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, Florida.
2017 - “Summer Exhibit”, The Gallery at Mills Park, Orlando, Florida.
Colective Exhibition – “Four Points of my Island”, La Galería, Caguas, Puerto Rico.
“Latin Colective”, Y Gallery, New York, New York.
“First Triennal about Caribbean and Afroantillean Spirituality”, Casa Escuté Museum Carolina, Puerto Rico.
“First Biennial Hall”, Museum of History of Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
“Two Stages and The Next”, Casa Escuté Museum Carolina, Puerto Rico.
2016 - “XV Biennial of Art of Ponce”, University of Puerto Rico, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
“My Giant 7’11”, Antique City Hall, Carolina, Puerto Rico.
“Abstract”, Casa Escuté Museum Carolina, Puerto Rico.
Resident Artist – “12th. International Jazz Festival of Carolina”, Carolina, Puerto Rico.
2015 - “Echoes of Love”, Antique City Hall, Carolina, Puerto Rico.
Resident Artist – “11th. International Jazz Festival of Carolina”, Carolina, Puerto Rico.
2014 - “Oink!”, Puerto Rico Tourism Company, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
“Unbottom”, El Corralón of the Insitute of Puerto Rican Culture, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
“24 Graphic Artists”, Museum of History of Ponce Casa Zapater, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
2013 - Guest Artist – “Raptum Vitae (Boricuensis) Documentary”, El Corralón of the Insitute of Puerto Rican Culture, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
“He; Albizu” – Casa Escuté Museum Carolina, Puerto Rico.
“Graphic Department Annual Exhibition”, School Of Plastic Arts Of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Guest Artist – “3rd. Edition The Campechada”, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
“PR Invites”, El Arsenal Museum, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
“Albizu; Alive Word” – Cultural Center Carmen Solá Pereira, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Guest Artist “Free Oscar López Mural”, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
“1st. Edition Drawing Contest”, School Of Plastic Arts Of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2012 - “Painting Department Annual Exhibition”, School Of Plastic Arts Of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Community Project - “River & Breath Part I”, Loíza, Puerto Rico.
Guest Artist - “2nd. Edition The Campechada”, Casa Blanca Museum, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
“Project Evident Landscape”, Casa Blanca Museum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2011 - “Tenderete for Campeche”, Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2010 - “Expo 2010”, Caguas Art Museum, Caguas, Puerto Rico.
“Graphic Department Annual Exhibition”, School Of Plastic Arts Of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
“D’Angelo Art”, The Photojournalism Workshop, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2009 - Colective Exhibition – “Expo 2009”, Caguas Art Museum, Caguas, Puerto Rico.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 “From Revival Through Pandemic”, East Pasco Fine Arts Gallery, Wesley Chapel, Florida.
2016 “Niche of the Memory”, Unik Prestige Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2014 “Paradigms in an Utopic Landscape I”, The Corralón of the Insitute of Puerto Rican Culture, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
“Paradigms in an Utopic Landscape I”, Guatibirí Gallery, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.