Resume
Luis M. de Jesús
He was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. Took art courses at the University of Puerto Rico.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
Paradoxes in Counterpoint. Museo de las Américas, San Juan, Puerto Rico-2016.
Signs and Metaphors II. Galería Guatibirí, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico-2012.
Signs and Metaphors. Galería Torres Martinó, School of Architecture, University of Puerto Rico-2009.
Emotions in Graphite. Interamerican University of Puerto Rico Art Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico-1991.
Selected Collective Exhibitions
Episteme and Creation. Red Graduada, University of Puerto Rico-2011.
New Proposals. Biaggi & Faure Fine Art, Puerto Nuevo, Puerto Rico-2007.
VII Congress of Research in Education. University of Puerto Rico-2005.
11 Artist-Professors. Galería Oller, University of Puerto Rico-2003.
National Exhibition of Puerto Rican Painters. Aguadilla, Puerto Rico-2000.
Others–Media
Third Annual Media Arts Festival. Indiana University, Bloomington-1979.
Films Exhibition by Indiana Filmmakers. Indiana-1980.
Honors
Sabbatical UPR. Creation of 10 large-format paintings and research on the relationship between art and technology, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus-2009.
Medal of Honor in Drawing. National Exhibition of Puerto Rican Painters, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico-2000.
Nilita Vientós Gastón Contest. Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, San Juan, Puerto Rico-1977.
Christmas Contest. Puerto Rican Athenaeum, San Juan, Puerto Rico-1976.
Collections
His works are part of several individual and corporate collections in Puerto Rico.
Selected reviews and publications
Álvarez Lezama, M. (1995). San Juan Star. February 2, p. 44.
De Jesús, L.M., Batista, A., Kavestky, R., & Maurás. E. (2005). Reimaginando la investigación a través de la plástic (video). Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Puerto Rico, recinto de Río Piedras, Autores. Recuperado en https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CrPhjuzjVs
De Jesús, L.M. (2016). Arte, tecnología y contexto (2nd ed.). Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Puerto Rico, recinto de Río Piedras: Autor.
Landrón, I. (1977). El Nuevo Día, Tuesday, October 25, p. 22.
Pérez Ruiz, J. (2016). Paradojas en contrapunto. Catálogo de exhibición, Museo de las Américas, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Pérez Ruiz, J. (2013). Una mirada del crítico de arte. Revista Pedagogía. 45(1), pp.174-175.
Rodríguez, M. (2012). Luis de Jesús: Artista y educador. Kálathos, 6 (1).
Rodríguez, M. (1991). Exposición emociones y grafito. Catálogo de exhibición, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico Art Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
