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Jaime Carrero, (Mayagüez, P.R., 1931)

Painter, draftsman, novelist, playwright, and poet. In 1949 he studied at the Art Institute Center in New York. In 1956 he earned his Bachelor of Arts at Inter American University of Puerto Rico, and in 1957 he completed his Master of Arts at the Pratt Institute in New York. He studied advanced painting courses in Florence in 1961, and the following year he took Art History courses at Columbia University in New York. He has been a professor at the Art Department of Inter American University of Puerto Rico in San Germán, and was its director from 1979 to 1995. In addition to his recognition as a painter, he has received awards for his literary work in novels, short stories, plays, poetry, and art criticism. In 1966 and 1967 he received awards from the Ateneo Puertorriqueño for drama, novel, and short story. His works have appeared in over forty collective exhibitions in Puerto Rico and abroad. His work expresses social and political themes in a sarcastic manner.

Jaime Carrero
Peces que se colaron en el museo
Acrylic on Canvas
43.5 x 27.5 inches
1987
Jaime Carrero
Teatro de Titeres
Acrylic on Canvas
38.5 x 34 inches
2005
Jaime Carrero
Magia en Porta Coeli
Acrylic on Canvas
39 x 33 inches
2005
Jaime Carrero
La Coleccion
Acrylic on Canvas
23 x 34 inches
2005