University of Redlands
M.F.A., Ceramics, Ohio University
B.A., Fine Art, S.U.N.Y at Fredonia
Born in Bogotá, Colombia, and raised in New York City, Raúl is a sculptor and ceramic artist with expertise in a variety of materials and processes including carving, casting, welding and woodworking.
Raúl's artwork is in a number of public and private collections, including the Instituto de Cultura San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Luis Ferrer Foundation, the Asheville Art Museum and the Coron Collection. He is a recipient of the Studio Museum in Harlem Artist in Residence award, a New York State Council on the Arts Artist Award and an Asheville Arts Alliance Award.
His work has been shown nationally and internationally, most recently at the Museo de Arte in Ponce, Puerto Rico, the Martinez Gallery in Troy, New York, and the Limner Gallery in Hudson, New York. He is represented by the A. Cueto Gallery in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is presently updating his book "Making Ceramic Sculpture," Lark Press 2000, and working on a book on contemplative art.
ART 145 Introduction to Sculpture
ART 140 Introduction to Ceramics
ART 245 Intermediate Sculpture
ART 495 Senior Projects
Chair, Associate Professor of Art The Sage Colleges, Albany, New York
Chair, Associate Professor of Art Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC
Instructor, Clay Metal Fibers Department, Parsons School of Design, New York City
Assistant Professor of Art, Universidad Inter-Americana, San Germán, Puerto Rico
Independent Studio Artist, Owner Studio 212, Brooklyn, New York
Chief Faculty Consultant Advanced Placement Reading
AP College Board Consultant
Making Ceramic Sculpture, Lark Press 2000
Ceramics: Art and Perception "A Time Remembered" The Art of Agustín de Andino
Vision Award Grant: The Sage Colleges
Leadership Award: The Sage Colleges
Visiting Artist: The Hoffberger School of Painting, Maryland College Institute of Art
Jean Ritchie Fellowship: Appalachian College Association
Artists Grant: Asheville Arts Alliance
Cultural Specialist Award; Artist in Residence: National School of Fine Arts, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Artist in Residence: Studio Museum in Harlem
Artist Fellowship Award: N.Y.S. Council on the Arts
Artist in Residence: Greenwich House Pottery, New York City
Opalka Gallery: Albany, New York - Artist Talk
Asheville Art Museum: Asheville, NC - Artist Talk
Herbert Ryman Living Masters Program: Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Casa Candina: San Juan Puerto Rico - Workshop and Presentation
Roslyn Museum of Fine Art: Roslyn, New York - Artist Presentation
