Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1936.

Graduated with a Master of Arts from the American University in Washington, DC, USA in 1961,

 Bachelor of Arts from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, in 1959.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1995-2000 • Director - Museo de Historia, Antropología y Arte (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, PR)

 

1975 • Director - Department of Fine Arts (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, Faculty of Humanities, PR)

 

1971 • Interim Director - Museo de Historia, Antropología y Arte (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, PR)

 

1970 • Interim Director - Department of Fine Arts (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, Faculty of Humanities, PR)

 

1968-75 • Fine Arts Professor (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, Faculty of Humanities, PR)

 

1966-71 • President - Section of Plastic Arts (Ateneo Puertorriqueño, San Juan, PR)

 

1964 • Director’s Assistant - Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, San Juan, PR

 

1961-63 • Humanities Professor (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, Faculty of General Studies, PR)

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“My works are not preconceived, they are a challenge, since I don’t’ know what will emerge from the canvas. As the handwriting of a teenager changes with time, thus changes the color as it is applied, retaining only the idea of color. The shades from the diverse colors start invading the canvas or paper, and start turning into something subjective; it’s the artist’s ultimate moment, when, aside from technique, feels he’s creating something his own. And almost unconsciously, the artist knows when he has reached the final stage of his work, and declares it finished.

Luís Hernández Cruz,” 1964