Visual & Studio Arts Lecture Series: Angel Otero

Angel Otero was born in 1981 in Santurce, Puerto Rico, where he resided until moving to Chicago

in 2004. He currently splits his time between New York and Puerto Rico. In 2009, Otero was

included in the exhibition ‘Constellations’ at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, shortly

after receiving his MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Otero’s practice is known for employing highly innovative techniques that challenge the parameters

of his materials, revealing the intrinsic qualities of paint. His works are rooted in abstract image