Born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, in 1977, Gamaliel Rodríguez lives and works between Cabo Rojo, PR and the Bronx, NY. He received his MFA from the Kent Institute of Art and Design, UK (2005) and his BA from the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, San Juan (2004). In 2011, he attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Solo museum exhibitions include the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland (2023-24); MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA (2020); SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA (2016); and Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan (2013). Rodríguez’s work has been included in group exhibitions at the National Academy of Design (2024); Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2023; 2017); USF Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa (2021); Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico (2018; 2012); and the Bronx Museum of the Arts (2015). He has participated in numerous residencies and fellowships at the Joan Mitchell Foundation (2024); MASS MoCA (2018); Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE (2017); the International Studio & Curatorial Program, Brooklyn, NY (2013); and MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH (2012). Rodríquez’s works can be found in collections including The Cleveland Museum of Art; Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville; MUSAC Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León, Spain; Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.