biography + C/V

independent artist & photographer

based in San Juan, puerto rico

2023

Galería botello

Documentary photographer for an upcoming book release,

detailing the trajectory of Puerto Rican painter ángel botello

to be exhibited by museo de arte de Puerto Rico

2022

no existe un mundo póshuracán; Puerto Rican art in the wake of hurricane maría

Whitney museum of American art

contributing artist to the work of exhibitor Edra soto, titled graft

Photographs granted from the project: our mind; a weapon.

rosalía

photographer for rosalía’s motomami TOUR concert in SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico

bad bunnY | THE MARías

photographer for the marías at bad bunny’s un verano sin ti concert in SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico

2021

Novenario

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico

Exhibitor; Our Mind; A Weapon. (2017)

Curatorial investigation of Puerto Rican artists who have positively transformed pain caused by grief, through their chosen medium

Funded by The Andy Warhol Curatorial Fellowship program and Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña

bad bunny

photographer for bad bunny’s el último tour del mundo concert in SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico


2020

Un Detalle

store owner (2020-2022); curated gift shop in SANTURCE, Puerto Rico

Inge Morath Award

2020 Inge Morath Award; Shortlisted

Focus On the Story

2020 Focus On the Story Grant; Honorable mention

2019

Women photograph 

2019-2020 Women Photograph Mentorship Program; Recipient

MECA ART FAIR

Exhibitor; Stories Book

Momenta Workshops

Instructor and team member for Project Puerto Rico, guiding students on how to promote the work of 

Non-Profit Organizations, through documentary photography. (2018 & 2019)

Spotify

Behind the scenes | still photography

Interview for Bad Bunny and J-Balvin’s oasis album release

2018

Pública Espacio Cultural

Solo Exhibit; Our Mind; A Weapon.

MECA

Exhibitor; Obsesión Sombra

Netflix 

Camera & production assistant for Netflix series; She’s Gotta Have It Too

directed by Spike Lee

2017

Matt Black

Assistant on assignment covering the aftermath of Hurricane Maria; for New York Magazine

Burn Magazine; SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO & BROOKLYN, NY

Workshop producer for David Alan Harvey PHOTOGRAPHY workshopS (March & October 2017)

Vice Media

Young Writers Workshop fellowship; Recipient

2016

Carolyn Drake

Assistant on assignment covering the Zika outbreak in Puerto Rico; for Magnum Photos

Burn MagazinE; BROOKLYN, NY

Workshop producer for David Alan Harvey PHOTOGRAPHY workshopS (May & October 2016)

David Alan Harvey 

Executive Assistant (2016-2018)

Burn Magazine; SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

Photography workshop scholarship; Recipient

2015

VARIOUS KEYTAGS; New York, ny

CUSTOM KEYTAG MAKER, Doer of things (2015-2016)

Juxtapoz Magazine; remote

Contributing writer 

Photoville; Brooklyn, NY

Volunteer exhibit curator 

2014

The Magnum Foundation — Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 

Photographer, assistant, and team member for the documentary "Giving While Living," a project granted to The Magnum Foundation by The Atlantic Philanthropies to document and relate the stories of its limited life foundation, which will culminate in 2020. Assistant to Alessandra Sanguinetti.

Photoville; Brooklyn, NY

Volunteer exhibit curator 

Syracuse University; Syracuse, NY

BFA in Fine Art Photography — College of Visual and Performing Arts

 


fully bilingual in English and Spanish 


contact

gbiprz@gmail.com