My work unfolds as a poetic journey.
I am a Puerto Rican artist of Cuban descent, based in the southeastern region of Borikén. In 2026, I founded ATELIER ANAMÚ - hábitat for creatives - in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, guided by the wind and marine currents.
My process is deeply connected to the coast, the mountains, the Caribbean Sea, the migrating birds, and the surrounding tropical climate.
Bio.
Sofía Maldonado-Suárez is a Puerto Rican artist of Cuban descent residing in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Her practice uses color and draws inspiration from ethnobotanical environments, mythology, and storytelling. Through her creative process as the avatar of "La Ninfaaa," she bridges ancestral knowledge with contemporary themes of Puerto Rico’s coastal imagery. Maldonado-Suárez holds a BFA from the Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Puerto Rico, an MFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, and a Master’s in Virtual and Augmented Reality from U-Tad in Madrid.
Her work has been exhibited at major institutions, including the Whitney Museum Biennial, Museo del Barrio Biennial, and the Museum of Art and Design in New York, as well as internationally at PST: LA/LA, MOLAA, the Biennial of Asunción, CAAM in Gran Canaria, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Puerto Rico, and the Biennale of Havana. She has completed public art projects for Real Arts Ways (Connecticut), the Bronx Museum, and the Times Square Alliance (New York), among others. She has collaborated with organizations including Vans, Coca-Cola, and the Latin Grammys. Maldonado-Suárez has also taught at several universities in Puerto Rico. Her art embodies resilience, transformation, and the enduring power of imagination.