Antonio Martorell Curriculum vitae ABOUT ANTONIO MARTORELL Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico in 1939 Address: Box 5194, CUC Station, Cayey, Puerto Rico, 00737 Mobile Tel. No. 787-378-9166 Art Studio Tel. No.: 787-984-6611 E-mail:
[email protected] (URL): www.antoniomartorell.com Antonio Martorell was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico in 1939, then he went on to live and work in La Playa de Ponce, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He has been artist-in-residence for close to 25 years at the University of Puerto Rico in Cayey, while keeping workshops both in Hato Rey and El Barrio in New York. The fire that destroyed his home at the University of Puerto Rico, along with his artwork, books, photographs and documents fueled Martorell’s artistic creation, and gave him the profound understanding that out of the ashes transformation and grace are born. During 2007, Martorell was named the Wilbur Marvin Visiting Fellow at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University for the 2008 Winter Semester. While in residence at the Fogg Museum at Harvard he created his own interpretations of the masters. There he shared with students and neighbors the dynamic cycle of creation that emerges from destruction, by teaching the students ways to recreate and forge new relationships. Martorell keeps busy painting, drawing, installing and performing art, creating graphics, set and costume designs, theatre, films, TV, radio and writing for the press. He has published three books, and exhibited widely in Latin America, the Caribbean, the United States, Canada and Europe, also participating in collective shows in Europe, Africa and Asia.