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Sculptor, graphic artist, designer and craftsman. Took his first formal art classes in the workshops at the University of Puerto Rico High School. In 1966, is accepted at the School of Architecture of the University of Puerto Rico. Despite his interests in design, he abandoned his studies in architecture and opted for a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts. In 1970, he established his design practice, dedicated to the manufacture of costume jewelry, leather goods and, eventually, wood furniture. In 1973, he is recruited to supervise the Graphics Workshop of the Coastal Zone Program of the Department of Natural Resources, in charge of publications and promotional materials. In 1975, he is accepted at the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University, where he gets a Master’s Degree in Education. He moves to New York in 1980, where he starts doctoral studies at the Sculpture and Crafts Program of the Department of Arts and Art Education at the University of Columbia. In 1985, he joins the professorship at Lehman College (CUNY) and Fordham University. In1989 he returns to Puerto Rico, where initially, devotes himself to collaborate in pre-Columbian archeology studies. After that, he goes back to teaching at the Art Program of Interamerican University and, later, at the Visual Arts Program at the Communications Department of Sacred Heart University. His work can be found in institutional and private collections in Puerto Rico and the United States.