The PAUL Review / 3

LuzSelenia Salas
In Reflection

The following photos depict a cross cultural
documentation from Puerto Rico and the U.S. with images
of dance, music, occupations, youth and many segments

of my life and the lives of many Puerto Ricans.

Title: Urban Sprinkle, Philadelphia, PA

Title: Hacia el Futuro (cultural), Loiza, Puerto Rico

Title: Stroll in the Park,
Norris Square, 4th & Lehigh Philadelphia, PA

Title: Baile Urbano, Sugar Cane Festival
Philadelphia, PA.

Title: Piraguero en Luquillo, Puerto Rico

Title: Piraguero
Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia PA

Summer Star Adams began creating art at the early age of fourteen. After moving
from the Bay Area to Des Moines with her family, Summer pursued independent
learning of drawing and painting. Summer spent some years in Philadelphia,
developing her art and currently works in her studio in Southern Oregon.

Summer responds to the use of paint and pastels in a very intuitive manner by
applying media to surfaces such as canvas, cardboard, wood and found objects.
Drawing and painting have been positive work for Summer Star, providing her with
a sanctuary in which peace is found by entering a trance-like state, during the
creative process. Artist and PAUL Review founder, Sheena Garcia compares
Summer’s work to the likes of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Cy Twombly.

Summer's images take viewers on a journey between the abstract and the
representational. Throughout her works, Summer pushes the boundaries of the
imagination and challenges her audience to do the same.
On www.Facebook.com/SummerStarAdams

Juan Delgado is a talented, young artists who grew up in the inner city of
Philadelphia. His practice and self-taught drawing and painting techniques have
allowed him the opportunity to bring to life iconic figures. In some of his most
talked about work, Juan beautifully captures the likeness of two great icons:
President Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela. Juan also has a passion for
capturing the likeness and the spirit of everyday people. Juan often paints for
hours at a time on large six feet high canvases, capturing the precise likeness of
his subjects.

Juan has overcome much adversity in his life, as the youngest of six brothers and
four sisters, he was diagnosed with autism at an early age. Loosing his brother
Ivan to cancer had a profound effect on him. Juan believes that his art and the
process allows him to escape the sad memories, if only for a little, and allows him
to bring happiness to others.

Thanks to Juan’s tight-knit family and very involved mother, Carmen Rosa, Juan
has remained focused on becoming an accomplished professional artist, making
the very most of his talent.

For More information on the work of Juan Delgado visit his Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/JuanDelgadoArt

Najee Dorsey, Artist, Collector, CEO / Founder of Black Art In America™ (BAIA)
Najee Dorsey's work has been exhibited in five museum shows in 2014, including his
first major solo exhibition at the Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA, entitled: Leaving
Mississippi -- Reflections on Heroes and Folklore: Works by Najee Dorsey January 4,
2015. In addition, Dorsey has shown his work in numerous solo and group exhibitions
since then.

He has been the recipient of awards that include a 2006 Patrons Purchase Award
from the Polk Museum of Art. His work can be found in the collections of Charles H.
Wright Museum; Syracuse University; the African American Museum in Dallas, TX;
the Marietta Museum of Art, FL; and Liberty Bank and Trust Company in New
Orleans, LA. Dorsey's work has been included in the Hands Up Don't Shoot exhibit
at the St. Louis University Museum December, 2014.

Najee is also the CEO and Founder of Black Art in America™ (BAIA) which is an
online portal focused on documenting, preserving and promoting the contributions of
the African American arts community with programming that includes exhibition,
discussion and performance. Dorsey created the website in 2010 and now Black Art
in America™ (BAIA) is the leading global online network and resource for
African-American visual artists, collectors, industry leaders, and arts enthusiasts.

For More information on the work of Najee Dorsee and Black Art In America,
please visit: Blackartinamerica.com

Santiago Galeas was born in Silver Spring, Maryland. After moving to Philadelphia to
seek an education at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, he remained to
pursue a career as a figurative painter. Specializing in figurative oil paintings, Galeas
has a diverse range of subjects that address varying concepts in portraiture.

Utilizing an atelier style education and relying heavily on anatomy and structure, this
training is reinterpreted in his personal style. He has strong influences from both
traditional Alla Prima portrait painters and the Abstract Expressionist era.

Galeas has exhibited in a number of group and solo exhibitions, including Art Basel
Miami 2016, and has an upcoming solo exhibition in Philadelphia’s A Seed on
Diamond Gallery. He has also recently finished a month long residency with 360
Xochi Quetzal, residing and working in Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico.

Aside from exhibiting, publications have recently been showcasing his work including
The Huffington Post, the cover of Poets and Artists Magazine, and several local
newspaper sources.

For more information on the work of Santiago Galeas, please visit:
SantiagoGaleas.com

Jes Gamble invites viewers on an intimate exploration of the human memory
and spirit through her interdisciplinary creations. Her artwork explores human
experience inviting personal connections by exploring memory and mending
through an ethereal journey of the mind and body. Manipulating paint,
photography, installation, sculpture, textiles, video, and wearable embodiments,
she examines topics including feminism, psychology, organic systems and the
internal spirit.

Gamble, growing out of many of her own personal life experiences has sought
to fight for emotional and social justice rights for women throughout her career.
She is currently embarking on a women’s social justice multimedia project,
A Silent Strength where photography will be one of the main components in
educating and spurring conversations on how to push forward positively in our
communities, creating lasting justice for women.

Gamble's use of fabric and erratic sewing invoke a history of the female
experience, evoking a discomfort and inescapable partnership with the lived
experiences of a contemporary woman and her body. The photography included
in this edition of the PAUL Review was first exhibited during her multimedia solo
exhibition, Pierce; held at Kitchen Table Gallery in Philadelphia.

Born in 1981 in Memphis, TN., Jessica attended the Pennsylvania State
University where she received her BFA in painting and drawing in 2006.
She then moved to Philadelphia that same year. In 2009 she attended the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where she graduated with her Master
of Fine Arts, May 2011.

To learn more, please sign up for updates on Jes Gamble’s website at:
Jesgamble.com

Will Kurtz was born in Flint, Michigan and received his Bachelor of Landscape
Architecture from Michigan State University in 1981. He practiced as a
landscape architect for 25 years, throughout the United States and Canada.
It wasn’t until he was in his mid-thirties that he began creating art as a
self-taught artist. Eventually, his passion for art superseded landscape
architecture and he moved to New York at the age of 50 to attend graduate
school at the New York Academy of Art.

After graduation with an MFA, he was selected to remain and do a one-year
fellowship. He has since had several solo and group shows and has been
represented by several galleries including: Mike Weiss Gallery, New York,
Queene Anne Galerie, Leipzig, Germany, Converge Gallery, PN and Stricoff
Gallery, NY. His work is in many prominent collections around the world.
He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

For more information about Will Kurtz, please visit: www.WillKurtz.com

Diego Romero was born 1985 in Hato Rey. Based in Carolina, Diego has been
passionately dedicated to muralism, visual art & music since an early age.
Since 1998 Diego Romero has been active in graffiti and street art in Carolina,
and later traveling independently to share his knowledge. Between street art and
school, Diego learned from masters like: Thor, Ske, Rosamarie Berrios, Martin
Garcia Rivera, Jaime Romano, Susana Herrero, Enrique Garcia Gutierrez and
Rafael Trelles.

Diego has offered art workshops to communities of all ages and backgrounds.
Recently, Diego designed and directed a mural project which included painting
with inmates in three cities of Puerto Rico. The program was offered as the
inmate’s rehabilitation program. Diego has also been called upon to produce
and co-produce mural projects, collective shows and live music appearances
on the Island as well as abroad in cities like: Montreal, New York, Philadelphia,
Austin and New Mexico.

Some of Diego's exhibits include: Art in Philadelphia City Hall, Área: Lugar de
Proyectos, CIRCA, ARWI Foundation, Petrus Gallery, Galerías Prinardi, Galería
Guatibirí, Galería Francisco Oller, Río Piedras, La Respuesta, Santurce, Museo
de Historia de Ponce.

Romero is constantly exploring art as language, juxtaposing emblems and
contexts in any opportunity or intervention. His work has a poetic and musical
soul-approach to creation.

For more information go to: www.diegoromero.net
or instagram profile: @diegoexor

I was born in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico. My family migrated from Puerto Rico
to Philadelphia in the early fifties. Growing up in North Philadelphia, my
parents stressed the need to learn English and most importantly, to maintain
our cultural heritage through the Spanish language, music, religion, food and
other customs.

My work as a photographer/artist consists of more than thirty-five years of
change in the communities in which I have lived. In my photographs, I capture
everyday people involved in situations such as parades, a fiesta in the barrio,
a vigil for a loved one, activism, politics, religious traditions and daily,
living conditions.

I am inspired by a desire to capture the diversity of our culture. The everyday
person is essential, not only for me but as a part of the community-at-large.
I want to share my own personal interests in documenting and keeping the
issues of domestic violence, urban blight, homelessness, politics and religion
at a high visual awareness level.

It has been stated that I photograph “odd” things and people. I have taken
photographs since 1972 and in the last ten years, I have been able to share
and exhibit my photographs with other artists. One comment from another
artist, regarding my photographs was, “Your photographs have power and
a real presence. You do it well, without sensationalizing or editorializing, just
a straight forward look.”

My visual interests are motivated by social change. My focus on
homelessness, domestic violence and urban issues are important to me yet,
it is just as important for me to share images of my community, celebrating our
culture through dance and music. Whether I photograph the Feria del Barrio,
a Commemorative Vigil, or a Domestic Violence March, I capture an image
that may enable you to become a part of the event. I see an inner city sunset
or sunrise and capture the beauty in the midst of the blight. I want to raise
consciousness about the quality of life and provoke thought about the trials
and tribulations that the everyday person must overcome.

When I share my photos with my community, it impacts me in a positive way
because I can see, hear and feel the reaction to the representation of the
everyday person. To me, no matter who you are and what opinion others have
of you, it is extremely important that your image is reflected in a dignified and
respectable manner.

For more information contact: [email protected] or visit: www.artwanted.com

When you spend so much time
thinking about ideas and how you'll do it,

others will never see to believe,
unless you make it a reality.

Juan Delgado