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1937 Bronx, New York City - 2019. Known for: Hispanic genre painting, street life scenes.
Elias J Rivera lives with his wife, Susan Contreras, in the Apache Ridge outside Santa Fe. Classically trained and using large canvases, he portrays Guatemalan people. Rivera was born in New York... Read full biography
Elias J Rivera lives with his wife, Susan Contreras, in the Apache Ridge outside Santa Fe. Classically trained and using large canvases, he portrays Guatemalan people. Rivera was born in New York City. In 1982, he moved to Santa Fe. In his paintings, he explores the colorful costumes and street... Read full biography
Elias J Rivera lives with his wife, Susan Contreras, in the Apache Ridge outside Santa Fe. Classically trained and using large canvases, he portrays Guatemalan people. Rivera was born in New York City. In 1982, he moved to Santa Fe. In his paintings, he explores the colorful costumes and street life of the native populations of Santa Fe, New Mexico; Guatemala; Mexico and Peru. He has done a New Mexico series of paintings entitled "Under the Portal," and also a Guatemala Series. Over the years,... Read full biography
Elias J Rivera lives with his wife, Susan Contreras, in the Apache Ridge outside Santa Fe. Classically trained and using large canvases, he portrays Guatemalan people. Rivera was born in New York City. In 1982, he moved to Santa Fe. In his paintings, he explores the colorful costumes and street life of the native populations of Santa Fe, New Mexico; Guatemala; Mexico and Peru. He has done a New Mexico series of paintings entitled "Under the Portal," and also a Guatemala Series. Over the years, his generosity has supported many Santa Fe non-profits through the donation of dozens of paintings. In 2004, Rivera received the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, and in 2005 he was named the Artist of the Year by the Santa Fe Rotary... Read full biography
Elias J Rivera lives with his wife, Susan Contreras, in the Apache Ridge outside Santa Fe. Classically trained and using large canvases, he portrays Guatemalan people. Rivera was born in New York City. In 1982, he moved to Santa Fe. In his paintings, he explores the colorful costumes and street life of the native populations of Santa Fe, New Mexico; Guatemala; Mexico and Peru. He has done a New Mexico series of paintings entitled "Under the Portal," and also a Guatemala Series. Over the years, his generosity has supported many Santa Fe non-profits through the donation of dozens of paintings. In 2004, Rivera received the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, and in 2005 he was named the Artist of the Year by the Santa Fe Rotary Foundation. Rivera's works have been exhibited at the New Mexico Museum of Art, the National Hispanic Cultural Center, the Albuquerqu... Read full biography
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Elias J Rivera lives with his wife, Susan Contreras, in the Apache Ridge outside Santa Fe. Classically trained and using large canvases, he portrays Guatemalan people.
Rivera was born in New York City. In 1982, he moved to Santa Fe. In his paintings, he explores the colorful costumes and street life of the native populations of Santa Fe, New Mexico; Guatemala; Mexico and Peru.
He has done a New Mexico series of paintings entitled "Under the Portal," and also a Guatemala Series. Over the years, his generosity has supported many Santa Fe non-profits through the donation of dozens of paintings. In 2004, Rivera received the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, and in 2005 he was named the Artist of the Year by the Santa F...But wait, there's more...
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