“I go to the studio and try to have this attitude of observation, and the painting becomes a microcosm. It looks simple at first glance, but if you keep observing, there is so much evolving there, so much emotion.” -RF
About
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Raimundo Figueroa (b. 1957) is an American artist with a rich background in painting and violin playing. Figueroa's early musical education took place at the esteemed Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico, under the leadership of Pablo Casals. His talent as a painter earned him the Gold Medal from the Puerto Rico Institute of Culture in 1972 and the Honorary Medal at the Mexico Biennial in 1987. Figueroa furthered his education at renowned institutions such as the Manhattan School of Music, the University of Cincinnati, UCLA, and the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University.
Figueroa's art career has spanned over four decades, participating in numerous exhibitions and biennials, including those held in Mexico, Sao Paolo, Chile, Florence, and Tokyo, among others. His works are part of many international collections, such as the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico, Sao Paolo, Dominican Republic, Museo Tamayo, Bacardi Corporation, Citibank, and others.
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2019 | Space Gallery- New York, NY
2019 | Space Gallery, St.Barths- St Barthelemy
2015 | Dorado Beach Resort Art Gallery- Dorado, PR
2014 | Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico- San Juan, PR
2013 | Space SBH Contemporary Art- St Barthelemy, FWI
2011 | Galería Nacional, ICPR- San Juan, PR
2010 | To B Art Galerie- St. Barthelemy
2009 | Eden Rock Gallery- St.Barthelemy
2008 | Public Installation- St. Barthelemy
2007 | To B Art Galerie- St. Barthelemy
2006 | Museo De Arte Moderno- Santo Domingo
2005 | To B Art Galerie- St. Barthelemy
2005 | Galerie Van Der Straeten- Amsterdam
2004 | Galería Las Palomas- San Juan, PR
2004 | Galería Viota- San Juan, PR
2003 | Galerie Van Der Straeten- Amsterdam
2003 | Galería Viota- San Juan, PR
2002 | Ken Nahan Jr. Fine Art- NY
2001 | Kunstrai- Amterdam
2001 | Galerie Van Der Straeten- Amsterdam
2000 | Ken Nahan Jr- Amsterdam
2000 | Galerie Van Der Straeten, Fine Art- NY
1999 | KustRai, Galerie Van Der Straeten - Amsterdam
1999 | Galería Viota-San Juan, PR
1999 | Galerie Van Der Straeten- Amsterdam
1999 | Art Miami 99-Miami, FL
1998 | Eliot Gallery- New Orleans
1998 | Galerie Van Der Straeten- Amsterdam
1997 | U.S.C. Gallery -San Juan, PR
1996 | Artopia Gallery- NY
1996 | Liga de Arte de San Juan- PR
1995 | Vrej Baghoomian Gallery- NY
1995 | Museo Arsenal de la Puntilla, I.C.P.- San Juan, PR
1992 | Virginia Miller Galleries- Coral Gables, Miami, FL
1992 | Luigi Marrozzini Gallery- San Juan, PR
1991 | Luigi Marrozzini Gallery- San Juan, PR
1989 | Art and History Museum- San Juan, PR
1989 | Hermes Art Gallery- San Juan, PR
1987 | Forbes Gallery- Long Island, NY
1987 | Art and History Museum- San Juan, PR
1987 | Bellas Artes Museum- San Juan, PR
1986 | Botello Gallery- San Juan, PR
1986 | The Art Gallery- Arecibo, PR
1985 | Henri Gallery- Washington, DC
1985 | Bell Book & Candle Gallery- San Juan, PR
1894 | Fine Art Gallery, Caribe Hilton- San Juan, PR
1983 | Botello Gallery- San Juan, PR
1982 | Arthur Charles Gallery- Washington DC
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Bacardi Corporation
Baltimore Opera House
Banco Central y Economía
Banco Popular
Banco Santander
City Bank
Cooperativa de Seguros Múltiples
Economou Collection
Equitable Corp.
Forbes Collection
Instituto de Cultura de Puerto Rico
Key Pharmaceutical
Merc Sharp Dome
Merrill Lynch
Miguel A. Ferrer Collection
Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico
Museo de la Universidad de Puerto Rico
Museum of Modern Art, Dominican Republic
Museum of the City of Madrid
Museum of Modern Art, Mexico D.F.
Museum of Modern Art, Sao Paolo
Museo Tamayo
Olivetti Corp.
Prudential Securities Inc.
Reyes Veray Collection
Royal Bank of Canada
Serapión and Belk Collection
Shearson American Express
Teck Caribbean
UBS
Xerox Corporation