Carlos Davila Rinaldi

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Meet the Conference Artist

Carlos Davila Rinaldi currently lives and works in Puerto Rico. Throughout the 80’s and 90’s Davila Rinaldi has exhibited locally and internationally on many occasions as well as being included in various major private and public collections, including the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico (MAPR), the Ponce Museum and the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de PR (MAC). He participated in the GLCA Apprenticeship program (now called the AICAD / New York Studio Residency Program) with Robert Stackhouse and Louis Liberman and has a Liberal Arts degree from DePauw University.

Shoreline Carambola, Oil on Canvas (2020)

Multitud, Oil on canvas (2018)

His work constantly switches between colorful abstractions and figurative work that often indulges in social issues found in his native Puerto Rico. In 2018 he presented AFTERMATH; a personal view of issues the island faced after Hurricane Maria, and in 2020 he shared his take on the COVID-19 Pandemic where he presented the “Lockdown Paintings,” a series of large scale paintings that reflected on his experience, thoughts, and comments during the lockdown. 

You can see more work on his website: davilarinaldi.com 

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