René Delgado

René Delgado is the founder and director of the School of Design and Functional Art (Taller Escuela) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He holds a Master’s Degree in furniture design and construction from the School for American Crafts, Rochester Institute of Technology, in New York. Following graduation, René worked for Wendell Castle and then returned to Puerto Rico, where he built a career over more than 25 years as a teacher, sculptor, designer and master furniture maker. He also serves as a professor at the School of Plastic Arts and Design and the University of Puerto Rico. René was recently recognized by the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC), which awarded him a grant in support of his exhibition of sculpture from the “noble” and native woods of Puerto Rico.