Quintín Rivera Toro
"Ahí vamos*" (2007-2008)
"Ahí vamos*" (2007-2008)
Multidisciplinary artist. He holds a B.F.A. in Sculpture from Hunter College in New York, USA (2001); a B.A. in Communications and Film from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus (2007); an M.F.A. in Sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, USA (2013); and a Ph.D. in Art Production and Research from the Polytechnic University of Valencia in Spain (2019). He has been an artist-in-residence at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont; the National Academy of Design in New York City; the Ox-Bow School of Art, S.A.I.C., in Saugatuck, Michigan; U.A.G.M., Gurabo campus; the Mass MoCA Studios; and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. The New York Times has described Quintín's work as "Impressive contemporary art," and he was also named by Refinery 29 as part of the "Top 10 list of rising NYC art stars," selected by curator Casey Fremont. In 2023, his "Strong Painting - Future" was awarded the Bassat Foundation Acquisition Prize in Barcelona, Spain.