Cresenciano Sotomayor (b. 1975, Arlington Heights, IL) is a multidisciplinary artist based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Trained as an architectural draftsman and designer, he worked in the field for nearly 15 years before turning to art as a therapeutic practice. His work spans silkscreen printing, drawing, painting, soft sculpture, and urban interventions, exploring themes of personal transformation and spiritual inquiry.

Since 2011, he has been part of La Liga de Arte de San Juan, first as a student and later as a professor, where he apprenticed under master printer Luis Maisonet Ramos. His creative process is intuitive and process-driven, reflecting an inner search for meaning and healing through color, pattern, and symbolic imagery. His ongoing project Criaturas and recent works explore the psyche through abstracted figures that embody emotional and spiritual states.

Artist Statement

My work explores themes of personal transformation, emotional landscapes, and symbolic narratives. I move between architectural abstraction, floral compositions, figurative forms, and homage posters, allowing each visual language to express different aspects of my inner world. These images reflect recurring questions in my life—about consciousness, love, identity, and the unseen forces that shape us.

Printmaking is an art form I connected with from the start. It’s a medium I deeply respect—one that I continue to explore, enjoy, and share with others through teaching and collaboration. Beyond the studio, printmaking is a way to reach people, to circulate ideas and images widely, and to make art accessible to more communities.

Whether playful or introspective, every piece is part of a broader search for meaning and connection.