The following pages represent a short narrative of of my life as an artist in Puerto Rico. This is just the start and obviously there will be more as time goes on.
Roberto Hernández
Born in Brooklyn, New York of Puerto Rican parents in 1949. Studied drawing, painting and fine arts illustration from 1973 to 1977 at the Art Students League of New York under Thomas Fogarty Jr., Earl Mayan, Steven Kidd, John Groth and Gregory de Alesio. His works are chosen as fine examples and appear regularly in the Arts Students League catalog during these years. In 1979 Hernández, along with his wife and two sons move back to Puerto Rico where he begins to exhibit his works in local galleries among them The Caleta then owned by Luis Cajiga, and in Galería Eugenio until 1986. His works have been exhibited in such galleries as Galerías Prinardi, Galería Duey, Mariangel Galería, Le Vintage, Galería Soto just to name a few. In 1984 he worked on the set decoration for the “Smugglers Blues “ episode of Miami Vice filmed in Old San Juan under the direction of Paul M. Glaser of Universal Studios. It is during this time that he began working in the art department of Pava Prints, Inc., where he worked on silkscreen cards of Jack Delano and Lorenzo Homar. His Christmas card illustrations have been a yearly contribution for over 2 decades and are widely known throughout the island and in Puerto Rican communities in the states. He has done special designs for such clients as COSVI, The Taylor Corporation, Citi-Bank, R&M Sportswear, Banco Cooperativo, Café Yaucono, El San Juan Hotel and Casino, World Services and Farmacia Caguas just to name a few. In 1995 he leaves Pava Prints, Inc., and proceeded to work in silkscreen printing as well as wood carving.
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