
Ismael Figueroa Arroyo was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1965. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting and Sculpture from the Escuela de Artes Plásticas in San Juan in 1988. A painter, sculptor, and accomplished draftsman, his expressionist work explores the ancestral connections between the Caribbean and Africa, incorporating the human figure and elements of urban postmodernity. His multidisciplinary practice includes painting, drawing, sculpture, wood carving, stained glass, mosaic, engraving, and printmaking. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.