'Remnants' exhibition at Third Space Studios, Miami, FL
'Remnants' exhibition at Third Space Studios, Miami, FL
'En-Gendered (Veiled)' 2025 Mixed media on paper
'Gestalt' at Rosemary Duffy Larson Gallery, Davie, FL
'On Belonging' at Cargo Space, Miami, FL
'Myriad' exhibition at Rosemary Duffy Larson Gallery, Davie, FL
'Enfolded and Marred', 87.5x 42.5" mixed media on paper
'Under the Weight of Teddy's Dreaming', 87.5 x 42.5 mixed media
MFA Thesis Exhibition Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU
'Shorn and Discarded on the Cutting Room Floor' 2023, Collagraph on paper, 80 x 150 inches
‘Remnants Resurfaced in Genealogy’ 2023, Screen print, plastic, silicone, spray paint, tape 86 x 144 inches
'A Play in the Park: Who Fired First' 2023, On exhibit at NMPRAC, Chicago, IL
'A Play in the Park: Who Fired First' (close up) 2023, Xerox collagraph on paper, silicone, acrylic, image transfer, Dimensions Variable
'A Play in the Park: Who Fired First' (Close up) 2023, Xerox collagraph on paper, silicone, Acrylic, image transfer, Dimensions Variable
'A Play in the Park: Who Fired First' (Close up) 2023, Xerox collagraph on paper, silicone, Acrylic, image transfer, Dimensions Variable
'Erasure' 2021, cyanotype, acrylic paint on paper 44 x 90 in.
'Bomba o Muerte', Cyanotype, acrylic, ink, carborundum on paper
'Re-Generational Loss' Collagraph on paper
'Untitled (Silhouette series)' Collagraph on paper
'Untitled (Silhouette Series)' Collagraph on paper
'Shadowed (Silhouette Series)' Collagraph on paper
Untitled (Silhouette Series) Mixed media on paper
Tattoo Gallery, Miami, FL
'Sound of Fire' at Kaplan Gallery, VisArts Center, Rockville, MD
'Ricanstruction' 2021 Mixed media on paper
‘Born Anew At Each A.M. On My Way To Meet Piri’ 2021, Silicone, paper, acrylic, wood, 70 x 40 inches
'Homenaje a Ramon Lopez' 2021, silicone, carborundum, paper 27 1/2 x 29 1/2 in.
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'Remnants', 80x30" mixed media on paper
'What Lays Beneath Insists To Be En Route Via #70', 80x30" mixed media on paper
Untitled, silver gelatin, tape on paper
'Hidden Within These Avenues of Skin', 60x80" Collagraph on paper
'Petra's Lament', 26x38" photo transfer on paper
'Requiem for a Moment', 38x50", Photo transfer on paper
John Dominic Colón (born in Brooklyn, New York) develops layered works on paper that integrate printmaking, photographic processes, and collage. Through accumulation and recombination, he constructs stratified surfaces that position memory as constructed rather than retrieved. His work engages themes of belonging, erasure, and urban residue within personal and collective histories.Beyond my studio practice, I am a co-founder of Third Space Studios, an artist-run space in South Florida that supports exhibitions, public programming, and professional development for artists. Through Third Space, I have expanded my practice to include curatorial projects, collaborative initiatives, and community building alongside fellow artists.Colón received his MFA in Studio Arts from Florida International University and holds a BA in Photography from Columbia College Chicago. He lives and works in Miami, Florida. His work has been exhibited at the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture (Chicago, IL), El Schomburg Espacio de Arte Contemporáneo (Chicago, IL), the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum (Miami, FL), Kaplan Gallery at VisArts (Rockville, MD), and the Rosemary Duffy Larson Gallery (Davie, FL). In 2023, he presented the solo exhibition Excavating Fragments at Visual Arts Gallery (Miami Beach, FL). He is a recipient of the Betty Laird Perry Award and the Berkowitz Contemporary Foundation Scholarship, completed the IS Projects Key Holder Residency in 2024, and his work was featured in the Summer 2026 issue (Vol. 58, No. 2) of the NACLA Review. In October 2026, he will participate in the Biolumina Art Residency in Vieques, Puerto Rico.
Born Brooklyn, NY, USA
Live and works in Miami, Florida, USAEDUCATION
2023 MFA in Studio Arts, Florida International University, Miami, FL
2000 BA in Photography, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
1991 School of the Art Institute, Chicago, ILSELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2026 Remnants, Third Space Studios, (Miami, FL)
On Belonging, Cargo Space, (Miami, FL)
2025 Gestalt, Rosemary Duffy Larson Gallery, (Davie, FL)
Untitled Group Exhibition, Third Space Studios, (Miami, FL)
2024 Myriad, Rosemary Duffy Larson Gallery, (Davie, FL)
Liminal, National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture, (Chicago, IL)
2023 Echoes of Resilience: Navigating Queer Memory, El Schomburg Espacio de Arte Contemporaneo, (Chicago, IL) (curated by Brenda Figueroa)
Sound of Fire, Kaplan Gallery, VisArts Center, (Rockville, MD) (curated by Gabrielle Tillenburg)
Excavating Fragments, Visual Arts Gallery, (Miami Beach, FL) (Solo Exhibition) (curated by Colette Mello)
Mnemosyne’s Reverie, Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, (Miami, FL)
2022 Uprooted Memories: Echoes of our Past, Visual Arts Gallery, (Miami Beach, FL) (curated by Angela Chaine)
The MFA Showcase, The Bonnier Gallery, (Miami, FL)
Musings, Visual Arts Gallery, (Miami Beach, FL)
2021 Twelve, Laundromat Art Space, (Miami, FL)
Emergence, Visual Arts Gallery, (Miami Beach, FL)
Moving On, Laundromat Art Space, (Miami, FL) (curated by Yi Chin Hsieh)CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2026 Buffer. Solo exhibition by Bradley Sinanan. Third Space Studios, Miami, FL. Independent Curator.RESIDENCIES
2026 Biolumina Artist Residency, Vieques, Puerto Rico (forthcoming)
2024 IS Projects Key Holder Residency, Miami, FLAWARDS/GRANTS
2023 Betty Laird Perry Award
2022 Faena Art Curatorial Studies Scholarship
Radcliffe Art and Design Fellowship
2021 Berkowitz Scholarship, Berkowitz Contemporary Foundation
Sheldon M Lurie Memorial VA Scholarship
2020-2021
FIU Arts Council Scholarship, Dean’s Excellence Award and Visual Arts Scholarship, Florida International UniversityPROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP
2024–Present Co-founder, Third Space Studios LLC, Miami, FL
Co-manage an artist-run space supporting exhibitions, professional development, and public programming.
Collaborate on exhibition planning, open studios, artist talks, and community events.
Coordinate organizational operations, including financial administration and facility management.
Organize studio visits, peer critiques, and professional development opportunities for member artists.
Develop and promote exhibitions through press announcements, social media, and public outreach.PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS & AFFILIATIONS
2024 Wynwood Art Talk 2024, Art in Motion: Navigating Creativity and Career in Contemporary Practice, FIU CARTA, Mana Wynwood, Miami, FL
2023 Florida Printmakers Society (FLPS), Coral Gables, FL
2022 FIU/WASHU Graduate Meetup (Co-organizer), Mana Wynwood, Miami, FL
2022 Artist Panel, The Bonnier Gallery, Miami, FLSELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA
Tillenburg, Gabrielle. "War and Boyish Fantasy: Puerto Rican Artists Confront the Spectacle of Militarism." NACLA Report on the Americas 58, no. 2 (2026): 194–202.
Rosa, Amanda. "We Shouldn't Be Suffering: Miami's Artists Can't Find Affordable Studio Space." Miami Herald, August 14, 2024.
Mnemosyne's Reverie. Exhibition catalog. Miami, 2023.TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2026 Instructor of Record, Broward College, Fort Lauderdale, FL (Art Appreciation)
2025 Instructor of Record, Broward College, Fort Lauderdale, FL (Art Appreciation)
2024 Instructor of Record, Broward College, Fort Lauderdale, FL (Art Appreciation)
Instructor of Record, Florida International University, Miami, FL (Beginning Printmaking, 2D Foundation, Spring 2024)
2023 Instructor of Record, Florida International University, Miami, FL (Beginning Printmaking, Spring/Fall 2023, 2D Foundation, Fall 2023)
2022 Teaching Assistant, Florida International University, Miami, FL (Printmaking Spring/Fall 2022)
NEWS
2026Featured in NACLA Report on the Americas June 2026 Summer issue,
War and Boyish Fantasy: Puerto Rican Artists Confront the Spectacle of Militarism by Gabrielle Tillenburg published in NACLA Report on the Americas. The article features my work alongside contemporary Puerto Rican artists examining militarism, colonialism, and masculinity.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10714839.2026.2676441Selected for Biolumina Artist Residency for October 2026 in Vieques, Puerto RicoCurated Buffer at Third Space Studios featuring artist Bradley Sinanan solo exhibition