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PROFILE

 

Interdisciplinary designer, visual artist, curator, and researcher working across archives and Afro-Caribbean memory. Trained in architecture, my practice expands into relational and community-based methodologies that engage Black diasporic histories through artistic creation, photography, and spatial inquiry. I explore how fragmented archives, oral histories, and embodied knowledge can be activated through visual storytelling and creative processes.

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EDUCATION

 

University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Master of Architecture (M.Arch), 2019
Bachelor of Environmental Design (B.EnvD), 2017

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Harvard University – Afro-Latin American Research Institute (ALARI)
Certificate in Afro-Latin American Studies, 2025

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PROFESSIONAL & COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE

 

Movimiento Anansé Inc. — Puerto Rico
Revista étnica / Editorial étnica
Head Designer, Editorial Collaborator (2019–Present)

• Collaborate on a multimedia platform focused on Black communities and cultural representation in Puerto Rico

• Develop editorial, visual, and research-based content centered on Afro-diasporic histories

• Engage in community-centered storytelling across digital and print platforms

• Design and produce editorial materials for print and digital publication

• Support cultural and educational initiatives connecting art, research, and social impact

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ARCHIVAL & RESEARCH PRACTICE

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Movimiento Anansé Inc. — Puerto Rico
Archivo Negro
Project Manager, Researcher & Curator (2023–Present)

• Conduct archival research on historical photographic collections documenting Black life in Puerto Rico

• Develop narrative frameworks connecting historical archives with contemporary cultural discourse

• Work with institutional archives including the El Mundo Newspaper Archive (UPR-RP) and the Library of Congress

• Produce curatorial texts and conceptual narratives for digital collections

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SELECTED PROJECTS, RESEARCH & EXHIBITIONS

 

“Proyecto Aya”
Speculative Archive Construction, 2026–Present

• Ongoing research project centered on familial genealogy and Afro-Puerto Rican lineage

• Investigates Black Puerto Rican migration to New York and intra-Caribbean Afro-diasporic movements

• Develops speculative archival frameworks to reconstruct fragmented histories and silenced narratives, particularly those of Black women in relation to mental health and motherhood

• Combines writing, visual production, and archival methodologies as forms of resistance and memory-making

• Envisioned as both a community-based exhibition and a methodological framework for reconstructing marginalized histories

 

“Barrio Adentro” – Exhibition, Museo de Arte y Diseño de Miramar
December 2025

• Featured work: Un café en el Fanguito

• Explores place-based memory and everyday life through collage and visual storytelling

 

“BATEY[ES]”
Final Project, ALARI Certificate, 2025

• Research-based and poetic narrative on Afro-Caribbean migration between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico

• Combines writing and digital collage as forms of visual storytelling

• Explores displacement, race, and diasporic identity

 

“Visibilizando el recorrido de Santiago Apóstol: Integración urbana y reconocimiento a la identidad afropuertorriqueña en Loíza”
Master’s Thesis, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, 2019

• Urban and spatial study centered on the cultural route of Santiago Apóstol in Loíza

• Examines Afro-Puerto Rican identity through ritual, procession, and public space

• Proposes architectural and urban strategies that center Black cultural memory and community presence

• Serves as a foundational framework for my ongoing exploration of Afro-diasporic spatial practices

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CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS

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The ALARI Second Continental Conference on Afro-Latin American Studies
Boston, Massachusetts, USA — December 7, 2022
Panel: Negritud y Periodismo: Revista étnica, cuatro ediciones de afroperiodismo en Puerto Rico

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Cumbre Internacional de Afrodescendencia (3rd Edition), University of Puerto Rico
March 21, 2024
Panel: Ciberactivismos: Nuevos palenques de la re-existencia

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The ALARI Third Continental Conference on Afro-Latin American Studies
São Paulo, Brazil — July 10, 2024

• Panel: Étnica: 5 años de artivismo y periodismo antirracista

• Presentation: Archivo Negro: Nuestra cultura a través del lente

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Cumbre Internacional de Afrodescendencia (5th Edition), University of Puerto Rico
March 21, 2024

• Panel: Virtualidad, redes y archivos comunitarios para la autorrepresentación

• Presentation: Revista étnica + Archivo Negro: La 6ta edición de colección — La gente negra, al centro y al frente

 

The ALARI Fourth Continental Conference on Afro-Latin American Studies (Accepted)
Cali, Colombia — July 2026
Presentation: BATEY[ES]: Migración afrocaribeña y el arte para documentarnos y resistir

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SKILLS

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• Archival Research & Curation

• Interdisciplinary Artistic Practice

• Editorial Writing, Design & Creative Direction

• Visual Design (Adobe Creative Suite)

• Exhibition & Spatial Design

• Community-based methodologies

• Languages: Spanish (native), English (fluent)

 

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

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• Afro-Puerto Rican genealogies and fragmented archives

• Migration narratives between Puerto Rico and New York

• Relational and community-based artistic practices

• Black spatial practices and vernacular knowledge

• Intersections of photography, collage, writing, and memory