Rafael Vargas-Suarez

Rafael Vargas-Suarez (born 1972), more commonly known as Vargas-Suarez Universal, is a contemporary American artist living and working in Brooklyn, New York. Born in Mexico City, Vargas-Suarez was raised in the Houston suburb of Clear Lake City, adjacent to the Johnson Space Center. From 1991 to 1996 he studied astronomy and art history at the University of Texas at Austin and moved to New York City in 1998.cite web
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He is primarily known for large-scale wall drawings, paintings, drawings, and photographs that draw inspiration from architecture, astronomy, biology, and medicine.cite web
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His work has been or is currently featured in numerous exhibits, such as the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, New York, the Jersey City Museum in Jersey City, New Jersey, the Thomas Erben Gallery in New York City, the Galeria Ramis Barquet in Monterrey, Mexico, and the Galeria Carlos Irizarry in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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* [http://www.wishwash.com/html/vsu/home.html Homepage]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9402E5D6153EF93BA15751C1A9659C8B63&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fJ%2fJersey%20City%20Museum ART REVIEW; A View of Outer Space? No, It's Just of Jersey City] (2003-12-28), "The New York Times" by Benjamin Genocchio
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9502E3DE103CF933A15750C0A9639C8B63 ART REVIEW; Bringing the Outdoors Inside and Hanging It on the Walls] (2005-03-20), "The New York Times" by Benjamin Genocchio