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David Antonio Cruz
Born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1974
The son of Puerto Rican migrant parents, David Antonio Cruz has long pondered the life-changing reasons behind the decision to leave one’s home country or return to it permanently. In his work Cruz considers this question from the perspectives of those within his family who left, stayed, or went back, and those who—like him—are at home between places.
A versatile artist, Cruz uses a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, drawing, and video. In the works on view here, Cruz challenges the limits of painting by incorporating various objects that have meaning to him. His work not only tests the boundaries of artistic media but also attempts to document the experience of diaspora.
Cruz received his MFA from Yale University and his BFA from Pratt Institute. He attended Skowhegan School for Painting and Sculpture and the Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) program at the Bronx Museum. He is a recipient of a 2013 Franklin Furnace Fund Grant and the Urban Artist Initiative Award in 2011.
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David Antonio Cruz
Nacido en Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1974
Hijo de padres inmigrantes puertorriqueños, David Antonio Cruz ha reflexionado mucho sobre los motivos que cambian la vida subyacentes a la decisión de abandonar el propio país o regresar a él de forma permanente. En su obra, Cruz considera esta cuestión desde la perspectiva de sus familiares que se fueron, permanecieron, o regresaron y aquellos que—como él—se sienten a gusto entre lugares. Artista versátil, Cruz retrata aspectos inexplorados de la experiencia puertorriqueña migratoria, al mismo tiempo que reta los límites del medio artístico que decide emplear para ello.
Cruz hizo su bachillerato y maestría en arte en Pratt Institute y Yale University respectivamente. Asistió a Skowhegan School for Painting and Sculpture y al programa Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) en el Bronx Museum of the Arts. Recibió la beca Franklin Furnace en 2013 y el Urban Artist Initiative Award en 2011.
