Artist Bio:
Artist Statement:
" I am a multidisciplinary artist and community-based art facilitator with over 10 years of experience designing and implementing projects that foster self-expression, emotional well-being, and cultural reflection. My practice integrates art therapy methodologies, creative facilitation, and social engagement to create safe, inclusive, and transformative spaces for participants of all ages.
Through my project, “Arte para Sanarte” (Art to Heal), I have developed and refined a methodology that has been implemented with diverse populations, including women, children and youth, LGBTQ+ folks, families, and older adults across Puerto Rico. These experiences have strengthened my commitment to using art as a tool for healing, connection, and identity exploration.
In addition to my community work, I maintain an active visual art practice as a painter, exploring themes of spirituality, history, and Puerto Rican identity. However, my primary passion lies in facilitating therapeutic art experiences that directly impact communities. I love designing community art-based programs and have coordinated and executed community-based initiatives with various nonprofit organizations."
Neryna Cuadrado Ramos is a Puerto Rican visual artist and holistic therapist, irreverent and free, painting from the heart and deep reflection. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Science in 2012 and a Master’s in Arts Administration in 2016.
Since 2018, she has facilitated art workshops in public schools and women’s circles, creating spaces to connect with creativity, femininity, and introspection. Her work includes murals in schools and private businesses, and she has sold over 200 paintings throughout her career.
For over a decade, she explored social critique, and in recent years has focused on the spiritual, ancestral, and metaphysical, blending science, faith, and color in impactful works that engage with Taíno, Indigenous, and Afro-Caribbean ancestry.
She holds a Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching certification from Harvard Medical School Executive Education and a Therapeutic Art Coach certification. She is also the author of four coloring books available on Amazon and a member of the International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine (IPHM), International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA), International Association of Therapists (IAOTH), the Association of Plastic Artists of Puerto Rico (AAPPR), and PEN de Puerto Rico.