Painter and printmaker Rigo Peralta was born in the Dominican Republic and relocated to New York City in 1989. These dichotomous cultures have inspired his work, allowing him to blend in visual idioms highlighting the multicultural diversity that connects his Caribbean past and his urban present.
Now a resident of Allentown, Rigo studied painting at the Art Student League of New York and the National Academy of Fine Arts, Santiago, Dominican Republic. From 1988-89 he was a full-time art instructor in an elementary school in the Dominican Republic, and from 2002-03 he was the art director of the Casa de la Cultura Dominicana in New York.
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In 2003, he was the first Dominican artist invited by the President of the United States to visit the White House.
During his career, Rigo has won numerous awards and had solo exhibitions in New York City. Recently, his work was featured at Monsoon Gallery in Bethlehem and the North Light Loft in Allentown.
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