Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She holds two master’s degrees, MST in Non-Toxic Printmaking from the Rochester Institute of Technology, NY, and MFA from the National School of Plastic Arts, Mexico, and a BA from the University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico. Her work has been recognized with an Honorable Mention at the Pilsen Biennial of Drawing, Czech Republic, First Prize at the First Drawing Contest, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Grand Prize at the XVIII International Biennial of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia, and an Honorable Mention at the IX San Juan Biennial of Latin American Printmaking among others. She has exhibited individually in Slovenia, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, and collectively in the Czech Republic, Romania, Spain, Portugal, France, the United States, the Dominican Republic, and Italy among others. She has been a professor at the School of Plastic Arts and Design until 2024. She has held the position of Director of the Graphic Arts Department several times.

Artist Statement

The human being has been present in my drawings and printmaking linked to contemporary social and political issues. On many occasions, I express the anguished vision of the world, isolation, or specific events generally related to the happenings in Puerto Rico, the deterioration of the city, and the war environments of Europe and the Near East. Sometimes I work with self-portraits.

I integrated my drawing into graphics through the incorporation of photosensitive film on intaglio plates. I also extensively explored color through mixed media, silk aquatint, stencils, and photointaglio plates on fabric. In 2016, I rediscovered handmade paper and began another phase. Continue to investigate paper making but with local fibers. Currently, I make my own paper, 5′ x 32”, that incorporates fibers from banana, cotton, recycled paper and cotton linter, where I integrate the strong dark lines of relief printing and the texture of the paper. I also work with cast paper.

I would define my work as the constant search for different ways of expression that contribute to the development of my artistic vocabulary.