Person

Reyes, Joaquin

1949–1994

Painter and graphic artist. Reyes studied at the Puerto Rico School of Plastic Arts. He learned silkscreen technique from Eliasim Cruz, with whom he founded the silkscreen workshop Visión Plástica in 1970. His graphic work was celebrated and he received important commissions, such as the poster for the opening of the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico in 1988. In 1975 he worked for the design studio of the Cultural Activities Program of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. In 1989, Reyes, Eliasim Cruz, and Omar Quiñones founded the Prisma Studio and Gallery