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Juan Fuentes Gallery

The artistic and documentary works of photographer Juan Fuentes-Vizcarrondo capture the spirit and the important issues of the Puerto Rican community in Hartford since the early 1960s.

Juan Fuentes-Vizcarrondo was born in Humacao, Puerto Rico and has been a Hartford resident for more than thirty years. His work has been widely exhibited locally, nationally and in Puerto Rico and was recently featured on CPTV's "Hartford Moments." Fuentes-Vizcarrondo has been honored for his achievements by Aetna Insurance, The Hartford Courant and the National Arts Program. In addition, Fuentes-Vizcarrondo has shared his talents with students of all ages as a photography teacher.

He continues to be an activist for and supporter of the Puerto Rican community.

María Sánchez (1984)	Bilingual school (1975)	Migrant worker in Connecticut's tobacco industry (1966)
Protesters mourning the loss of Julio Lozada (1979)	Snowcone man (1982)	Patricia Melendez riding a bicycle (1973)
Boy playing in Barkhamstead (1972)	Carlos Montoya playing at the first Park Street Festival (1978)	Good Friday procession led by Father Cooney (1974)
	Catalina Garcia playing bingo at the Golden Age Center (1986)