Cuban-born Juan Alonso-Rodríguez is a self-taught artist whose transition from music to visual arts coincided with his move to Seattle in 1982. Since then, his work has been exhibited throughout the US, Canada and Latin America and is included in the permanent collections of museums, public agencies and schools. His awards include a 2010 Seattle Mayor’s Arts Award, The Neddy Fellowship and ArtSpace’s 2016 Dejunius Hughes Award for Activism.
