
Rabindranat Díaz
San Juan , Puerto Rico
About the Artist
This artist has established a strong mark in Puerto Rican contemporary art. He is recognized as one of the island’s most original painters. His first solo exhibition PORTORIsenses, 1996, received an award from the Puerto Rico Chapter of the International Association of Art Critics for Best First Exhibition of an artist. With the use of elemental figures he produces theatrical critiques of contemporary life which outline a comical characterization of that which is earthly and human. With corporal distortions and anatomical exaggerations Díaz creates an antihero, product of being witness of a…
Become a member to get Rabindranat's work.
Join NowAbout the Artist
This artist has established a strong mark in Puerto Rican contemporary art. He is recognized as one of the island’s most original painters. His first solo exhibition PORTORIsenses, 1996, received an award from the Puerto Rico Chapter of the International Association of Art Critics for Best First Exhibition of an artist. With the use of elemental figures he produces theatrical critiques of contemporary life which outline a comical characterization of that which is earthly and human. With corporal distortions and anatomical exaggerations Díaz creates an antihero, product of being witness of a times immerse in a plot of dark humor.
He Was born in 1972 in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. Has lived and worked in San Juan, New York, Madrid and Miami
Artist’s Work







Selected Exhibitions
- Galería National, Untitled Art Fair
Miami Beach, Florida, 2017 - Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Imagine r survivor, Mid-career exhibition
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2014 - Museo de Arte de Ponce, Pasiones Contemporáneas, arte americano, europeo y latinoamericano de la colección Serapión & Belk
Ponce, Puerto Rico, 2012 - Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Exposición de la Colección Reyes-Veray
San Juan, Puerto Rico , 2010 - Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, Perspectiva puertorriqueña: Del rococó colonial al arte global
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2007
Education
- Hunter College, City University of New York, MFA in Painting
New York, New York,2002 - Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Puerto Rico, BFA in Painting
San Juan, Puerto Rico,1996