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Dalton Gata's multidisciplinary practice draws from Surrealism, Afro-Caribbean culture, and his designer background to reflect upon traditional standards of beauty and gender while celebrating diversity. self-expression, and the importance of acceptance. His bountiful visual world blends popular culture with personal relationships, narratives, memories, internet findings, and experiences, creating a rich and unique universe. Dalton Gata graduated in 2005 from the Altos del Chavón Design School in Santo Domingo, DR, with a BFA in Fashion Design. He worked as a designer producing two collections of his own before turning full-time into art.
Dalton Gata (b. 1977, Santiago, CU) lives and works in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Recent exhibitions include Inmaravillas (Galería Agustina Ferreyra, 2023), Tropical Is Political: Caribbean Art Under The Visitor Economy Regime (Americas Society/Council of Americas, 2022); Portrait for Loneliness (Peres Projects, 2022); Cabeza de mango (Chapter, New York, 2022); A/li (Galeria Agustina Ferreyra, 2022); The Way We'll Be, curated by Alex Gartenfeld (Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA Miami), Miami, 2021); Diálogos Remotos (Peres Projects, 2020); Swimming on Asphalt While Dreaming of the Sea (Art Basel Miami Beach, with Galería Agustina Ferreyra 2019); The Devil Sees Beauty In A Pair Of Horns, Four Claws, And A Tail (Chapter NY, 2019); The Gaze is Downstairs (The Sunday Painter, 2019); and It Ain't Necessarily So (Galería Agustina Ferreyra, 2019).
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