Raelis Vasquez (b. 1995, Mao Valverde, DO) received his BFA in Painting and Drawing. from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, US and his MFA in Painting and Drawing from Columbia University, NY, US. Vasquez’ work has been featured in solo exhibitions at Sakhile & Me Gallery, Frankfurt, DE, De Buck Gallery, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, FR, New Image Gallery, West Hollywood, CA, US, at Superposition Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, US, and at Latchkey Gallery, NY, NY, US. The artist has participated at Mare Residency Program with MICA, Baltimore, MD, US, and has been awarded with Odyssey Travel Grant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, as well as with John W. Kurtich Foundation Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, US. Raelis Vasquez lives and works in NJ/NYC, US.

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