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Born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, on February  2nd of 1970. From an early age he was interested in the visual arts acquiring his first artistic experiences in the School of Art and Design 1900. He studied architecture in the Technological University of Santiago (UTESA), and started to photograph in 1998. Shortly after, he joint “GRUFOS”, Santiago's Photographic Group. He is based in Santiago, and aside from his personal work, he also teaches at the universities UTESA and PUCMM, and at the Centro Leon.

Selected Exhibitions:
-“Contemporary art”  Katzen Art Center at American University , Washington, USA 12/2006.
-“Grufos 10  Años” Verja del Gran Teatro del Cibao,  Santiago DR.  9/2006.
-“El Juego De La Diferencia” Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Dgo. DR.  9/2006.
- “Neuf Photographes Dominicains  á L 'Heure  Parisenne” French Embassy, Sto. Dgo.  DR.  7/2006.
-“Julio es Santiago”  Casa De teatro, Julio 2006 ,Sto. Dgo. DR. 7/2006
-“Arte  Barceló 2006”  Nuevas propuestas  Hotel Barceló,  Sto. Dgo. DR. 6/2006
-“Escritura del Espacio” Museo de las Casas Reales, Santo Dgo. DR. 11/ 2005.
- “Contemporary Art Fair New York City”, Gallery Lyle O. Reitzel, New York, 10/2005
- “Chronic of a Vision”, Gallery Mateo Sariel, Panama, 09/2005
- “XXIII Biennale National de Artes Visuales”, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Santo Domingo –DR, 08/2005
- “On the Right Track”, Gallery Lyle O. Rietze, Santo Domingo – DR, 07/2005
- “Arteamericas Trades 05”, Gallery Lyle O.Reitzel, Florida - USA, 08/2005
- “Cuerpo (in) Propio”, Museo de Arte Modermo, Santo Domingo – DR, 01/2005
- “Mostruos, Montricos Y Aspirantes”, Gallery Lyle O. Rietze, Santo Domingo -DR, 11/2004
- “Estigmas”, Casa de Arte, Santiago – DR, 09/2004
- “Escritura de la Cuidad Luz”, French Embassy, Dominican Rep., 06/2004
- “Cuatro Estaciones”, Centro Cultural Dominico Americano/Alianza Francesa,  Santiago-DR, 04/2004
- “Résonances”, Alliance Francaise du Paris, Paris - France, 12/2003
- “Visiones+”, Casa de la UNESCO, Santo Domingo -DR, 11/2003; Casa de Arte, Santiago – DR, 02/2004
- “Recorrido for the Work of “Koltes”, Casa de Arte / La 37, Santiago – DR, 10/2003
- “XXII Biennale Nacional de Artes Visuales”,  Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Santo Domingo –DR, 08/2003
- “Carnaval Libre”, Centro Cultural Dominico Americano, Santiago – DR, 02/2003
- “Santo Domingo-Paris”, Alianza Francesa, Santiago – DR, 11/2002
- “Reencuentro”, Centro Cultural Dominico Americano, Dominican Rep., 06/2002 
- “XIX Biennale E. León Jiménez”, Santiago – DR, 2002
- “Monocromía of Carnival II”, Casa de Arte, Santiago – DR, 03/2002
- “El Ojo Del Amo (The Eye Of the Master)”, Institute of the Cuban Film Arts, Havana - Cuba, 02/2002
- “Nuevas Miradas”, Caribbean Colonial Circuit - School of Art Prats Ventós, Santo Domingo –DR, 12/2001
- “Monocromía of Carnival”, Centro Cultural Dominico Americano, Dominican Rep., 03/2001
- “Paris a Tire D'Aile”, French Alliance, Santo Domingo –DR, 11/2000)
- “The 29”, Palacio Consistorial - (GRUFOS), Santiago – DR, 11/2000
- “Semana Santa 2000”, Capilla de los Remedios, Santo Domingo –DR, 04/2000

Solo Shows:
“DESECHOS” Galeria Lyle O.Reitzel,  Sto. Dgo. , R. D. 9/ 2006.
“FACE Off” Casa Dominicana, Patterson New Jersey- USA, 05/2006
- “Memory of the Nude”, Salon Jorgi Morel - Centro de la Cultura de Santiago, Santiago-DR,09/2005
- “Reflections”, Casa de la Cultura de Espana, Santo Domingo-DR, 02/2002

Awards:
- Selection Award, First Biennale Paleta de Niquel – Museo Cándido Bido, Bonao –DR, 06/2005
- 3rd Place, 5th International Competition Wilfredo García, Casa de Teatro, Santo Domingo - DR, 03/2005
- Selection Prize, XX Biennale Eduardo León Jiménez, Santiago –DR, 10/2004
- Selection Prize, IV Competition “Homenage a la Ancianidad”, Center León, DR, 09/2004
- 2nd Place, Casa de Teatro, Santo Domingo – DR, 02/2003
- Mention of Honor, “Homenaje a la  Ancianidad”, Casa de Arte, Santiago – DR, 04/2002
- 3rd Place, 3rd Competition of the American House of Theater, 03/2002
- Mention of Honor, 2nd Competition of The American House of Theater, 2001
- 3rd Place, Competition ”Semana Santa 2000”, Ciudad Colonial – DR, 2000
- Mention of Honor, 1st Photographic Competition, Centro Cultural Dominico Americano, DR, 02/2000

Education:
“Interpretive Portrait”, International Center of Photography (ICP), New York, 10/2005
“Nociones de Arte Contemporáneo”, Centro León, Stgo, Rep. Dom., 7/ 2005.  
“Imagen y Modernidad en Republica Dominicana”,, Centro Leon, Rep. Dom., 2/ 2005.