Raimundo Figueroa
Santurce, PR, 1957
Biography Details
Painter and musician. His formal academic education is in the field of music which, from the age of 14, combines with his career in the Visual Arts. He stands out as an abstract painter. His work shows an idiom of forms that are related to the stylistic vocabulary of abstract expressionism and minimal art.
Artist Statement
“I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space”.
William Shakespeare
“Creativity has no limits, no boundaries, no space. Imagination is the mother of creativity, and creativity is the mother and father of all beings. Therefore, no limits exist in the infinite space. No culture, no State, no Religion, no social attachment. To be one in the inner self is to be the King of all kingdoms”.
Raimundo Figueroa
Source: “Memories”. Galerie Van Der Straeten, Amsterdam, Holanda, 1998.
Formation
Education
1987
- Xerox Computer Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Guede Films, Inc., San Juan, Puerto Rico
1980-1981
- Omega Recording Studios, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1980
- Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, Vermont, United States
1979-1980
- Manhattan School of Music, New York, United States
1976
- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
1972-1978
- Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Exhibitions
Solo shows
2013
- Space SBH Contemporary Art, Saint Barthelemy
2011
- Galería Nacional, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2010
- To B Art Galerie, Saint Barthelemy
- Eden Rock Gallery, Saint Barthelemy
2007
- To B. Art Gallery, Saint Barthelemy
2006
- Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Obra Galería Alegría, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2005
- To B Art Galerie, Saint Barthelemy
- Galerie Van Der Straeten, Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands
2004
- Galería Viota, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2003
- Galerie Van Der Straeten, Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands
- Galería Viota, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2002
- Ken Nahan Jr. Fine Art, New York, United States
2001
- Galerie Van Der Straeten, Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands
2000
- Ken Nahan Jr. Fine Art, New York, United States
- KustRai, Amsterdam, Holanda, Países Bajos
- Galerie Van Der Straeten, Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands
1999
- KustRai, Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands
- Memories, Galerie Van Der Straeten, Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands
1998
- Eliot Gallery, Nueva Orleans, Luisiana, United States
- Beginnings, Galerie Van Der Straeten, Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands
1997
- Flores, Botes, y Otros Sueños, Galería de Arte, Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1996
- Artopia Gallery, New York, United States
- Liga de Estudiantes de Arte, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1995
- Vrej Baghoomian Gallery, New York, United States
- Influence of Silence, Antiguo Arsenal de la Marina Española, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1992
- Virginia Miller Galleries, Coral Gables, Miami, Florida,Unites States
- Figueroa, Luigi Marrozzini Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1991
- Secret Dialogues, Luigi Marrozzini Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1989
- Symbols of Growth, Museo de Arte e Historia, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Hermes Art Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1987
- Forbes Gallery, Long Island, New York, United States
- Museo de Arte e Historia, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Galería Botello, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1986
- The Art Gallery, Arecibo, Puerto Rico
1985
- Henri Gallery, Washington DC, United States
- Bell Book & Candle, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1984
- Fine Art Gallery, Hotel Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1983
- Galería Botello, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1982
- Arthur Charles Gallery, Washington DC, United States
Group shows
2011
- Art Basel, Galerie Almine Rech, Miami, Florida, United States
2010
- Sex Sells, Obra Galería Alegría, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Zona Maco, Mexico
2009
- BAO Art Group, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Reality Check, Scope, Miami, Florida, United States
- Muestra Nacional de Arte, Antiguo Arsenal de la Marina Española, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Nmunity, ArteFoundation, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2008
- Photo Miami, Miami, Florida, United States
- Juxtapositions, 4 Generations, ArteFoundation, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2007
- To B Art Galerie, Saint Barthelemy
- ArteFoundation, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2006
- Y Bernalerías Y, Obra Galería Alegría, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- To B. Art Galerie, Saint Barthelemy
2003
- Muestra Nacional de Arte, Antiguo Arsenal de la Marina Española, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2002
- V Gran Subasta, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Ken Nahan Jr. Fine Art, NYork, United States
- Bienal de Florencia, Florencia, Italia
2001
- Galerie Van Der Straeten, Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands
1997
- Museo de la Ciudad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- The John McEnroe Gallery, New York, United States
1996
- 4ta Selección Nacional de Pintura Religiosa Fraternitas, Comisión de Arte Fraternitas, Argentina
- Nahan Gallery, New York, United States
1995
- Vrej Baghoomian Gallery, New York, United States
1994
- Kenkeleba House, New York, United States
- Villa Du Park, Ginebra, Switzerland
1993
- Galería Palomas, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Muestra de Arte Puertorriqueño, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1992
- VIII Bienal Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico
- Pequeño formato, Luigi Marrozzini Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Latin America Invitational, Virginia Miller Galleries, Coral Glabes, Miami, Florida, United States
- Arte moderno en Puerto Rico, Museo Casa Cautiño, Guayama, Puerto Rico
- Summer Selections II, Anne Jaffe Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, United States
- De la A a la Z, Banco de Desarrollo Económico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1991
- Los Autores de la Conquista, Patiño Foundation, Geneve, Switzerland
- XXV Prix International D'Art Contemporain, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
- Gallerie Editard, Geneve, Switzerland
- Virginia Miller Galleries, Coral Gables, Miami, Florida, United States
- Forbes Gallery, New York, United States
1990
- Luigi Marrozzini Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1989
- Gloria Luria Gallery, Miami, Florida, United States
- Naham Gallery, New York, United States
- Luigi Marrozzini Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1988
- VI Bienal Iberoamericana de Arte, Mexico City, Mexico
- Galería Botello, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Caribe Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1987
- VIII Bienal de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
- XXIX Bienal de Sao Paolo, Sao Paolo, Brazil
- Galería Botello, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Park Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1986
- Galería Botello, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- V Bienal Iberoamericana de Arte, Mexico City, Mexico
1985
- Galería Botello, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- André Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Charles Whitchurch Gallery, California, United States
- Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
- Los Angeles Art Expo, Los Angeles, California, United States
1983
- Galería Botello, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Young Latin American Artists, Washington DC, United States
1982
- La Raza: Contemporary Art, City Hall, Washington DC, United States
1980
- Arthur Charles Gallery, Washington DC, United States
- André Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Awards, Distinctions and Achievements
1991
- Scholarship. AT&T, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1989
- Scholarship. AT&T, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1987
- Scholarship. XEROX Caribbean, San Juan, Puerto
1986
- Award. V Bienal Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico
1972
- First Prize. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1972
- Honorable Mention. Royal Bank of Canada, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Collections
- Bacardí Corporation, Cataño, Puerto Rico
- Baltimore Opera House, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Banco Santander de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- City Bank, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Forbes Gallery, New York, United States
- Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Mexico
- Museo de Arte Moderno, Sao Paolo, Brazil
- Museo Tamayo, Mexico City, Mexico
- Royal Bank of Canada, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Shearson American Express, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC, United States
- Sutton Gallery, New York, United States
- Zucker Gallery, New York, United States
Bibliography
Catalogues
“Beginnings”, Galerie Van Der Straeten, Amsterdam, Holanda, 1998.
“Flores, Botes y Otros Sueños”, Galería de Arte, Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1997.
“Influence of Silence”, Antiguo Arsenal de la Marina Española, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1995.
“Memories”, Galerie Van Der Straeten, Amsterdam, Holanda, 1998.
“Raimundo Figueroa”, Luigi Marrozzini Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1992.
“Secret Dialogues”, Luigi Marrozzini Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1991.
“Symbols of Growth”, Museo de Arte e Historia, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1989.
Newspapers
Borges, Norma. “Inclinación por la Excelencia”. El Mundo (San Juan, PR), 31 de agosto de 1986.
Cherson, Samuel. “Que viva la música”. El Nuevo Día (San Juan, PR), 31 de agosto de 1983.
Cordero, Sonia. “El Carnaval Exótico de Raimundo Figueroa”. El Mundo (San Juan, PR), 27 de noviembre de 1986.
De Loaza, Marilú. “Raimundo Figueroa: La Fuerza del Deseo”. El Mundo (San Juan, PR), 22 de junio de 1989.
McCoy, Bob. “Figueroa in Graphic Definition”. The San Juan Star (San Juan, PR), 1 de octubre de 1987.
Millán, Carmen. “Arte en Computadora”. El Mundo (San Juan, PR), junio de 1987.
Molina, Antonio. “Raimundo Figueroa se destaca por su talento”. El Imparcial (San Juan, PR), 29 de mayo de 1972.
Molina, Antonio. “Talentoso joven se impone”. El Imparcial (San Juan, PR), 1 de junio de 1972.
Molina, Antonio. “El humorismo en la pintura de Raimundo Figueroa”. El Imparcial (San Juan, PR), junio de 1972.
Peña, Héctor. “Raimundo Figueroa rumbo a México”. El Mundo, Puerto Rico Ilustrado (san Juan, PR), 13 de marzo de 1988.
Pérez Lisano, Manuel. “Las infinitas posibilidades de Raimundo Figueroa”. El Nuevo Día (San Juan, PR), 9 de octubre de 1987.
Rivera, Félix. “Raimundo Figueroa: Imágenes de la Pasión”. El Mundo (San Juan, PR), 29 de enero de 1989.
Routte-Gómez, Enid. “Puerto Rican Artist Honored in Mexico”. The San Juan Star (San Juan, PR), 2 de agosto de 1988.