SELECTED AWARDS, GRANTS AND HONORS
Artists-in-Residency of the City of Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Guest of Honor, 2nd Guanlan International Print Biennial, International Print Village, Guanlan, China
Artist-in Residence, Guanlan Print Base Industry
Award, Best Exhibition of the Year in Contemporary Media, The International Association of Critics of Art (AICA), San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2007
Artist-in-Residence Grant, The Museum Archive Caribbean University in Puerto Rico, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, 2007
Artist-in-Residence Grants, The Museum of the History of Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 2006
Honor, Panel discussion on The Ancestral Confession: Historical Evidence of a City Exhibition, The International Day of Museums, The Museum of the History of Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 2006
Honor, A web cast conversation transmitted between The Caribbean University, the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College and PRDREAM.COM in New York City sponsored by The Museum of the History of Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 2006
Individual Artist Award, Hope Community, New York, N.Y., 2006
Individual Artist Award, New York State Council for the Arts, New York, N.Y., 2006
Honorable Award in Drawing Category, The 10th International Biennial of Print and Drawing Exhibition 2001, R.O.C., Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Cultural Distinction, Laurel-2000, La Casa Cultural de la Herencia Puertorriqueña, New York, New York, 2000
Artist-in Residence, Alfonso Arana Foundation Award, Paris, France, 1999-2000
Prize Winner, Painting, Institute of Puerto Rico, New York, New York, 1997
Honorable Mention, The Puerto Rican Association of Art Critics (AICA), Ascribe to the International Association of Art Critics with Place en Paris and Affiliated to the UNESCO, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1997
Gold Medal Winner, Painting, 3rd Caribbean and Central America Biennial of Painting, Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1996
Cultural Distinction, The Immortals of Sports and Culture, Social Civic Club of La Playa de Ponce, Playa de Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1995
Proclamation, Artist of the City of Ponce, Municipal Government of Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1992
Certificate, Artistic Achievement, The School of Law, Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1992
Fellowship, 1991-92 Artist’s Fellowship, New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, New York, 1991
Fellowship, Artist-in-Residence, Byrdcliffe Arts Colony, Woodstock, New York, 1991
Certificate, Certificate of Eligibility for Final Competition, The 5th International Biennial of Print and Drawing Exhibit: 1989 ROC, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, 1991
Certificate, City of New York: Artist’s Certification, Department of Cultural Affairs, New York, New York, 1989
Certificate, Bronx Community College, City University of New York, Business & Professional Development Institute: Artist in the Marketplace 1988/89, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, New York, 1989
Certificate, Certificate of Eligibility of Final Competition, The 4th International Biennial of Print: 1989 ROC, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, 1989 Fellowship, Artist-in-Residence, New York State Council on the Arts, Longed Arts Project, Bronx, New York, 1988 Fellowship, Artist-in-Residence, Bronx Council on the Arts, Longed Arts Project, Bronx, New York, 1988
Certificate, Certificate of Eligibility for Final Competition, The 3rd International Biennial of Print: 1987 ROC, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, 1987
Exhibition Grant, Cooperative de Saguaros Multiples, Hat Rye, Puerto Rico, 1986
Medal Winner, International Arts Competition-New York, 112 Street Gallery, New York, New York, 1986
Certificate, Certificate of Excellence in Printmaking, International Art Competition-New York, 112 Street Gallery, New York, New York, 1986
Certificate, Certificate of Participation, II Cab Frio International Print Biennial, Cab Fir, Brazil, 1985
Grant, Graduate Research Travel Grant, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 1985
Fellowship, Advanced Opportunity Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 1983 – 1986
Honorable Mention, VI San Juan Biennial of Latin American Printmaking, Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1983
Exhibition Grant, Financiero Banks of Puerto Rico, 1983
Honorable Mention, First Annual Exhibition of Works on Paper, Queensboro, Community College, Queens, New York, 1982
Scholarship, Printmaking Workshop, Inc., Workshop Board of Scholarship, New York, New York, 1982 – 1983
Exhibition Grant, Artist’s Space Exhibition Grant to Exhibit at Cayman Gallery, New York, New York, 1982
Second Prize, Painting, Third Caribbean Mobil Oil Competition of Arts, The Carnegie Library, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1978
Scholarship, Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1978
First Prize, Drawing, National Festival of Fine Arts, Department of Instruction, Special Arts Schools Category, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1973
Second Prize, Drawing, National Festival of Fine Arts, Department of Instruction, Special Arts Schools Category, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1972
Honorable Mention, Royal Bank of Canada Art Competition, 1972