Sebastián Meltz-Collazo is a writer, visual artist, and musician working towards new experiences through the intersection of narratives. Connecting personal with collective histories, he explores iterations of visual culture and representation, raising questions about identity and its various manifestations. He is a graduate of the Image Text Ithaca MFA program and is based in New York and Puerto Rico.
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Publications
El Golpe Del Río (The Coup of the River) - Lit Riot Press, 2017
Group Exhibitions
2021 “What is Real?”, The Real House, Brooklyn, NY
2019 “Black and White”, Embajada Gallery @ MECA International Art Fair, San Juan PR
2018 “Calculations of Direction", Kate Werble Gallery, New York, NY
2017 “Resistencia Boricua”, La Marqueta Retoña, New York, NY
2017 “Fluctuating Monuments", Handwerker Gallery, Ithaca, NY
2016 “Dolly”, Handwerker Gallery, Ithaca, NY
2016 “Pendleton Awards Exhibition”, Roy H. Park Photo Gallery, Ithaca, NY
2015 “Selected Photobooks Display”, Roy H. Park Photo Gallery, Ithaca, NY
2015 “Under New Management”, Commons Artist Space, Ithaca, NY
Artist Talks
2018 "Images after Hurricane María", Beta-Local, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2018 "Home Through Photographs", Brooklyn Heights Montessori School, Brooklyn, NY
Awards, Grants, Residencies
2021 City Artists Corps Grants - NYFA
2016 Communications & Literary Media Scholarship
2016 Honorable Mention: Fine Art & Landscape Photo (IPA Awards)
2015 Pendleton Research and Production Grant
2015 James B. Pendleton Photography Award
2015 James B. Pendleton Cinematic Award
Education
2018 MFA: Image Text - Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY)
2016 BFA: Film & Art History - Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY)
Contact: meltzcollazo@gmail.com