Poli Marichal

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Poli Marichal (born February 1, 1955, Ponce, Puerto Rico) [1] is a Puerto Rican artist living in Los Angeles, California who works in illustration, painting and filmmaking. She is the daughter of painter Carlos Marichal. Her works have consistently explored one of two themes: (1) social, political, and environmental concerns, and (2) introspection and emotions. She is also celebrated as one of the first experimental filmmakers in Puerto Rico, starting this pursuit in the mid-1980s. [2] Marichal has also taught printmaking classes in New York City and California. [2] Some of her awards include the Rockefeller Media Arts Fellowship and a New Works Grant from the Massachusetts Council for the Arts. [2]

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Education

Poli Marichal completed a two-year exchange at the Escola Massana in Barcelona (1976) and received a Bachelor's degree in Art with a concentration in Printmaking from Escuela de Artes Plásticas in San Juan, Puerto Rico (1978), and a Master's degree in Art from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (1982). [1]

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Public collections

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Fajardo-Hill Cecilia; Giunta, Andrea; Alonso, Rodrigo. Radical women : Latin American art, 1960-1985. ISBN   9783791356808. OCLC   982089637.
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