DAM Docuseries

Bronx-born photographer Christopher López shares his work as a lens-based artist and public historian.

David Antonio Cruz is a Philadelphia-born, New York-based artist whose work revisits the complexities of family, queer identity, and the Puerto Rican diaspora experience.

This docuseries is part of CENTRO’s Diasporican Art in Motion (DAM) initiative, a digital repository and research catalyst that serves as a living archive of Puerto Rican cultural expression in the U.S. diaspora. The initiative is partially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the U.S. Congress. Each…

As the 40th anniversary of “Growth”—the first commission under NYC’s Percent for Art program—approaches, Jorge Luis Rodríguez continues to create public art that connects communities and honors shared histories.

Juanita Lanzo, born in Puerto Rico and based in New York City, is an Afro-Puerto Rican artist whose work explores narratives of the body and sexuality—often considered “abject”—through drawings and watercolors.

Lee Quiñones, a pioneer of urban art, has evolved his practice from subway trains to museum walls.

Manny Vega takes on a journey of his life and career, starting with his origins as a muralist and printmaker in The Bronx and El Barrio.

Muralist, María Domínguez, takes us from her upbringing in the Lower East Side (Loisaida), New York, where art became her outlet for activism.

Mixed-media painter Nora Maité Nieves shares how her upbringing, past work as a jewelry maker, and migration to Chicago and New York have influenced her recent projects.

Artist Rodriguez Calero shares how she found her artistic voice after migrating back to Puerto Rico and studying art before going on to have a professional artistic career in New York City.

Performance artist Yanira Castro shares how her work is a medium to connect and engage with the Puerto Rican diaspora and the American public.