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| Born: 1956, Havana, CUBA | |
| Awards: | 2007 | Artist of the Year, PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural and Charitable Organizations) |
| 2006 | 4-Culture, Special Projects Grant, King County, WA |
| 2004 | City Artists Program, Special Projects Grant, City of Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs |
| 1999 | Gap Grant, Artist Trust, Seattle, WA |
| Sustaining Purchase Award, Seattle Collects, Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle, WA | |
| 1997 | The Neddy Artist Fellowship, Behnke Foundation, Seattle, WA |
| 1996 | Neddy Award Nominee, Behnke Foundation, Seattle, WA |
| Special Projects Grant, King County Arts Commission, Seattle, WA | |
| Northwest New Works Grant, On The Boards, Seattle, WA (Visual/performance collaboration with Susy Schneider) | |
| 1993 | Artist in Residence, Centrum Foundation, Port Townsend, WA |
| Solo Exhibitions : | |
| 2006 | Exotica, Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, MN |
| 2005 | RC Gallery, Portland, OR |
| 2005 | Pratt Fine Arts, Seattle, WA |
| 2004 | Weathered, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| 2003 | Cancer Lifeline, Seattle, WA |
| 2001 | Closer, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| Juan Alonso: Give/Take, West Gallery, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA | |
| 2000 | Hyper-Terrestrial, Friesen Gallery, Ketchum, ID |
| 1999 | Seeds, Upstairs Gallery, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| 1998 | Passion, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| Signs of Spring, Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA | |
| 1997 | Friesen Gallery, Ketchum, ID |
| 1996 | Resident Alien, Seattle Central Community College Art Gallery, Seattle, WA County Arts Commission Special Project) |
| Pierce College, Tacoma, WA | |
| Bailey Boushay House, Seattle, WA | |
| 1995 | (Betty and Loretta's) Garden Detour, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| Levi's Plaza, Levi Strauss Global Headquarters, San Francisco, CA | |
| 1994/95 | TestaRossa, Seattle, WA |
| 1994 | Elemental, Upstairs Gallery, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| Julie Rico Gallery, Santa Monica, CA | |
| Bellevue Art Museum, Outside Wall, Bellevue, WA | |
| 1993 | The Bon Marche, Seattle, WA |
| Juan Alonso, Work From His Centrum Residency, January 1993, Upstairs Gallery, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| 1992 | Nipple to the Bottle, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| 1991 | Rhythms, Momentum Gallery, Ventura Arts Council, Ventura, CA |
| WilliamsLamb Gallery, Long Beach, CA | |
| Recollections, Esvelt Gallery, Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA | |
| 1990 | Upstairs Gallery, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| Dancing at the Drop of a Hat, WilliamsLamb Gallery, Long Beach, CA | |
| 1989 | Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA |
| Selected Group Exhibitions: | |
| 2007 | 8th Northwest Biennial, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA |
| 2005 | Lobby Space Gallery, Bailey-Boushay House, Seattle, WA |
| 2005 | Private Art by Public Artists, Rental Sales Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA |
| 2005 | Love Now / El Amor Ahora, Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibit, Nordstrom stores throughout the United States |
| 2005 | America,
the Colors of the Continent, Arte Latino from the Pacific Northwest, The Gallery, Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA |
| 2005 | Lynnwood Convention Center, Lynnwood, WA |
| 2005 | Transit Authority Artists, Columbia City Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| 2005 | Past Present , Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, WA | 2004 | Love
Is In The Air,
Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibit, Nordstrom Stores throughout the
United States. Decorare, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA Perspective: Selections from the City of Seattle % for Art Portable Works Collection, Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, WA Six In The City: Pratt Fine Arts Center Instructors Exhibit, Seattle Art Museum Rental/Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| 2003 | New Paintings, Inaugural Exhibit, the new Seattle Art Museum Rental/Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| 2001 | Northwest
Views, Selections from the SAFECO Collection,
Frye Art Museum Seattle, WA |
| 2000 | Bumberbiennale: Painting 2000, Olympic Room, Northwest Court, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA | Summer Salon, Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, MN |
| Windows on Diversity: The Edwin T. Pratt Memorial Exhibit, The Bon Marche, Seattle, WA | |
| 1999 | The Asian Aesthetic: Interpretations, Bradford Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| Bygone Modern - Paintings by Northwest Artists from the Last Quarter of the 20th Century Selected from the City of Seattle Collection, Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, WA | |
| Botanicals, Bradford Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| Art Works for Aids, Seattle Center Pavilion, Seattle, WA (also 1997, 1995, 1993) | |
| Fresh Flowers, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA | |
| 1998 | 25 by 25, Rental Sales Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA |
| 1998 Neddy Artist Fellowship Exhibit, Seafirst Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| Class of 98, Galeria Dos Damas, San Diego, CA | |
| Looking to Nature, Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, WA | |
| Pattern, AirTouch Cellular, Bellevue, WA | |
| 1997 | Black/White, Rental Sales Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA |
| Five for the Neddy, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA | |
| Neddy Artist Fellowship Exhibit, Seafirst Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| Working Papers, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| 1996 | The Neddy Inaugural Art Exhibit, Galleria of Art, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WA |
| Multi-Ethnic Contemporary Artists Exhibit, North Seattle Community College Art Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| Brisa Tropical, Rental Sales Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA | |
| 1995/96 | Celebration Especially for Children: The Art of Theater, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA |
| 1995 | Seattle Center Art Walk, Harrison Street Gallery, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA |
| The Survival of Joy: Contemporary Cuban Art, Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA | |
| Folie a Deux, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA | |
| "I Like Water", The 1004 Gallery, Port Townsend, WA | |
| Washington: 100 Years, 100 Paintings, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA | |
| The Painted Table, Seattle, WA | |
| Figurative Art, Rental Sales Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA | |
| Richness in Diversity, SAFECO, Seattle, WA | |
| 1994 | Eyes on Public Art, 21st Year Retrospective Exhibition: Contention Corridor, Bumbershoot Exhibition, Seattle Center-Northwest Rooms, Seattle, WA |
| Public Encounters, Selection from State of Oregon Percentage for Art Collection, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem, OR | |
| 1993/94 | Time Away, selected prints from the Artist Residency Program of the Centrum Foundation, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA |
| 1993 | 4th Annual Juried Show and Competition, Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA |
| The Northwest Art Collection, Junior League of Seattle, Kinsey Gallery, Seattle University, Seattle, WA | |
| About Face, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA | |
| Erotica, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR | |
| 1993/98 | Reencuentros/Reencounters, Expressions of Latino Identity in the Northwest of USA, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Santiago, Chile; Pinacoteca de la Universidad de Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile; Washington State Trade and Convention Center, Seattle, WA; Steensland Art Museum, Northfield, MN; Western Montana College, Dillon, MT; Hockaday Center for the Arts, Kalispell, MT; Hockaday Center for the Arts, Kalispell, MT; Copper Village Museum and Arts Center, Anaconda, MT; University of Wisconsin, Greenbay, WI; Lower Columbia College, Longview, WA; Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA; Portsmouth Museums, Portsmouth, VA; Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO; Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS; Bridge Center for Contemporary Art, El Paso, TX; The Snohomish Arts Council, Everett, WA |
| 1992 | El Dia De Los Muertos, Day of the Dead, Seattle Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| Art About Aids, Viking Union Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA | |
| Exhibit of Contemporary Northwest Fine Art, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA | |
| Chicano & Latino Artists of the Northwest, Bush Barn Center, Salem, OR | |
| Altars: Seven Works of Personal Faith, Shaw Room, Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA | |
| El Doble Legado De Los Latinos en America: The Double Legacy of Latinos in America, Lopez Room, Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA | |
| Mousai and Mnemosyne, sponsored by Seattle Open Arts Association, The Weathered Wall, Seattle, WA | |
| Pacific Northwest Annual Exhibition, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA (also 1991) | |
| From Media to Metaphor: Art About Aids, Center On Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA | |
| Mirrors of the Christian Spirit, Kinsey Gallery, Seattle University, Seattle, WA | |
| Carnival Arts, Rental Sales Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA | |
| Sacred Forms Revisited, Security Pacific Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| It Figures, The Human Image in Art, Index Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, WA | |
| Small Works, WilliamsLamb Gallery, Long Beach, CA (also 1991) | |
| 1991 | Come to Your Senses, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA |
| Nudes, WilliamsLamb Gallery, Long Beach, CA | |
| Illuminations, Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, WA | |
| 25th Anniversary Exhibitions: The Later Years 1986-1990, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| Spirit Catchers, Mercer Island Art Gallery, Community Center at Mercer View, Mercer Island, WA | |
| Mercer Island Visual Arts League, Mercer Island, WA (honorable mention) | |
| Edmonds Arts Festival, Edmonds, WA (juror's award) | |
| Northwest Impressions, Seattle Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| Collaborators, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA | |
| Photographic Exhibition, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA (honorable mention) | |
| Four Northwest Photographers, Shoreline College Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| 1990 | Monotypes, WilliamsLamb Gallery, Long Beach, CA |
| 10th Annual Print Show, Seattle Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| Core Sample, Galleria Potatohead, Seattle, WA | |
| Never Before Funded, Bumbershoot, The Seattle Arts Festival, Seattle, WA | |
| Works on Paper and Canvas: Multi-Cultural Perspectives, Washington State Capital Museum, Olympia, WA | |
| Middle Passage Exhibit, African Marketplace, Rancho La Cienega Park, Los Angeles, CA | |
| The Nude: Classic and Erotic, The Silver Image Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| Summer Group Show, WilliamsLamb Gallery, Long Beach, CA | |
| Watercolor, Watercolor, Watercolor, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA | |
| The Animal Art Exhibit, Pacific Arts Center, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA | |
| Art Splash, sponsored by the Redmond Downtown Association, Redmond, WA (1st place award) | |
| From Another Side/Five Artists from the Northwest, Koehler Gallery, Whitworth College, Spokane, WA | |
| Warm Breezes, Winter Visions, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA | |
| Mercer Island Visual Arts League 23rd Annual Summer Arts Festival, Mercer Island, WA (1st place, drawing) | |
| Positive Images, Chase Gallery, Spokane City Hall, Spokane, WA | |
| Americas: Pan Native American Exhibit, Windhorse Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| Renton Annual Art Show, Renton, WA, juror's award (also 1989) | |
| Kent Juried Fine Art Exhibit, Kent, WA (also 1989) | |
| 1989/90 | Fear of Others/La Peur De L'Autre, Art Against Racism, Vancouver, B.C. (touring exhibition) |
| 1989 | Photospiva 89, Spiva Art Center, Joplin, MO |
| Harvest of Arts, Lake Washington Voctech, Bellevue, WA (3rd place, painting) | |
| The Human Form, Clary-Miner Gallery, Buffalo, NY | |
| Annual Minority Art Exhibition, Seattle Urban League, Seattle, WA, honorable mention (also 1988 third place award, 1987, 1986) | |
| Eroticism-West Coast Expression, Gallery Six Oh One, San Francisco, CA | |
| The Human Form: Content/Intent, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA | |
| Group show, WilliamsLamb Gallery, Long Beach, CA | |
| Africa's Legacy, William Grant Still Municipal Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 43rd Pacific Northwest Arts & Crafts Juried Exhibition, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA | |
| Mercer Island Visual Arts League 22nd Summer Arts Festival, Mercer Island, WA (2nd place, painting; 2nd place, photography) | |
| Group show, Overreact Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Civilization: Days of Our Lives, 911, Seattle, WA | |
| The 1989 Northwest Annual, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA | |
| Fragments of a Modern Archeology, Alonso/Sullivan Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| 1988 | Small Works, Overeact Gallery, Long Beach, CA |
| 2nd Annual Computer Art & Electronic Media Exhibition, Eastern Washington University, Spokane, WA | |
| Nude National II, Wedge Gallery, Rochester, NY | |
| Living to the Rhythm of a Drum, 2 person show, Overreact Gallery, Long Beach, CA | |
| Visual Artists Against Aids, S.J.W. Studio, Seattle, WA | |
| 48th Annual Exhibition of Watercolors, Bellevue Art Museum. Bellevue, WA (also 1986) | |
| 5th ALCOA/Gallery 76 Juried Exhibition, Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee, WA (also 1987 honorable mention) | |
| 1987 | Inaugural Exhibition, Overreact Gallery, Long Beach, CA |
| Invitational Gift Box Show, Pacific Art Center, Seattle, WA | |
| Latin American Art Exhibit, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA | |
| Spirits in Common, 2 person show, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA | |
| Spirits in Common, 2 person show, Alonso/Sullivan Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| Painting and Sculpture '87, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA | |
| Northwest Latin Artists, Pacific Northwest Bell, Seattle, WA | |
| Latin American Art, North Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA | |
| Erotic Art Show, Prima Gallery, Lynnwood, WA | |
| Allied Arts Invitational Show and Auction, Seattle, WA | |
| Salute to the Arts, Seattle, WA, 4th place award (also 1986) | |
| 1986 | Alegria: A Chicano-Latino Art Exhibit, Pacific Art Center, Seattle, WA |
| Capitol Hill Arts - 18/200: Small Scale Art Exhibit, Seattle, WA | |
| Collections: | |
| Affiliated American, Corporate Headquarters, Bellevue, WA | |
| A.I.D.S. Housing of Washington | |
| AirTouch Cellular, Bellevue, WA | |
| Beresford, Booth, Baronsky, & Trompeter, Seattle, WA | |
| California Lawyers for the Arts, Santa Monica, CA | |
| Care Unit Hospital, Kirkland, WA | |
| Centrum Foundation, Port Townsend, WA | |
| City of Everett, Everett, WA | |
| Danmoor Coorporation, San Antonio, TX | |
| Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA | |
| General Mills, Minneapolis, MN | |
| Harborview Medical Center, Cultural Heritage Collection, Seattle, WA | |
| Haskins & Sells Law Offices, Seattle, WA | |
| Hilton Hotel, Seattle, WA | |
| IMG Inc., Division of Masushian Corporation, Tokyo, JAPAN | |
| Jumby Bay Villas, Long Island, Antigua, WEST INDIES | |
| Junior League of Seattle, Seattle, WA | |
| Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital, Portland, OR | |
| Long Island Resort Hotel, Long Island, Antigua, WEST INDIES | |
| Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA | |
| One Bean Productions, Hollywood, CA | |
| Oregon State Arts Commission, New Portland State Office Building, Portland, OR | |
| Penn West Corporate Headquarters, Bellevue, WA | |
| Safeco Corporation, Seattle, WA | |
| Seattle City Light Portable Works, Seattle, WA | |
| Symbologic Corporation, Seattle, WA | |
| Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA | |
| Yakima Portable Collection, Yakima, WA | |
| Walker Richer & Quinn Inc, Seattle, WA | |
| Washington State's Art in Public Places Program, Wolfley Elementary, North Kitsap School District, Kingston, WA; | |
| Edmonds School District #15 Touring Collection, Edmonds, WA | |
| Commissions: | |
| Danmoor Corporation, San Antonio, TX | |
| Long Island Resort Hotel, Long Island, Antigua, WEST INDIES | |
| Metro Poetry Bus Project, Seattle, WA | |
| On the Boards, set designs and head gear for Passages of Joy, Washington Hall Performance Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| Penn West Corporate Headquarters, Bellevue, WA | |
| Washington State Football/Soccer Stadium and Exhibition Center, Seattle, WA | |
| Design: | |
| 1999 | Compact disc artwork for Sky Cries Mary ‘Seeds’ |
| 1999 | Bumbershoot Fine Arts Poster, Seattle, WA |
| 1999 | Compact disc artwork for Hana, a project by Anisa Romero and Jeff Greinke |
| 1997 | Stage backdrop for Sky Cries Mary concert tour |
| 1996 | Poster image for NW Coalition Against Malicious Harassment |
| 1995 | Holiday Card design, Northwest AIDS Foundation, Seattle, WA |
| 1992 | Compact disc jacket cover for Delta Rays 'Supernatural Stomp' |