Photograph by Ian O’Hara
Bio
Walter San Martín is an artist based in Brooklyn, NY. Raised in Miami by Ecuadorian parents, he is currently pursuing a BFA at The Cooper Union. His practice spans sculpture, printmaking, and performance, often exploring themes of immigration and labor. His work has been shown in group exhibitions at Laney Contemporary in Savannah, GA, Cooper Union in New York, NY, and the YoungArts Gallery in Miami, FL, and in student exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY, the Rubell Museum in Miami, FL, and the Bass Museum in Miami, FL. He has received national recognition, including the YoungArts Award with Distinction and the Scholastic Art & Writing Gold Medal Portfolio Award.