Wayfinders: Work by the Island Steering Committee
About the Artist
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.
Artist:

Social media: @cresencianosotomayor
Exhibition
Wayfinders: Work by the Island Steering Committee

E-SCREEN #0449
Screenprint
30” X 30”
2012

E-SCREEN #1249
Screenprint
30” X 30”
2012

Esto No Es Un Oller
Screenprint
23” X 18”
2012

Flores Sin Título
Monoprint
15.5” X 10”
2023

Goodbye Kitty
Screenprint
16” X 12”
2024

Mensajero
Screenprint
18” X 12”
2024

Las Flores en Agua
Screenprint
25” X 18”
2025

Gato Chihuahua
Screenprint
25” X 18”
2024

Consciencia Libre
Screenprint
25” X 18”
2025

El Crecimiento es Semilla del Amor
Screenprint
25” X 18”
2025