A native New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent, born and raised in the Lower East Side (Loisaida), David Arroyo has studied and worked in the fields of graphic design, photography, filmmaking, and writing since 2009. He's also a proud cat parent, who loves to watch all kinds of anime, and voraciously read as many volumes of manga and graphic novels as he can get his hands on. He resides in NYC, with his loving partner and their very spoiled kitty. Meow!
EDUCATION |
NYC College of Technology, CUNY Cum Laude, Bachelor's of Technology in Communication Design, majored in Graphic Design & Photography (2009)
The New School Master of Arts in Media Studies, specialized in Film Production & Post-production (2013)
Wesleyan University Creative Writing Certificate (2020)
Parsons School of Design - The New School Fundamentals of Illustrated Journalism and Memoir Course (2021)
Gotham Writers Workshop Fiction I (2022) and Novel II - First Draft (2023)
The Art Students League Class Monitor - Abstraction - Inspiration & Development of Ideas (2023-2024)
The Poynter Institute Poynter American Copy Editors Society Introductory Certificate in Editing (2024)
AWARDS / HONORS / PUBLICATIONS / EXHIBITIONS |
Scroll of the Simurgh and The Sea Under Your Skin, The Art Students League 2025 Student Salon.
Member, Diasporican Art in Motion - Artists Database, The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, 2024.
Honorable Mention, The Quiet Puerto Rican, The Art Students League 2024 Student Salon.
Self-Published, Los Elementos Adentro de Mi, an illustrated poetry & prose book, September 2023.
Self-Published, Red Soul Into The Dark, an illustrated poetry book, June 2022.
Published, Photographer’s Forum Best Of Photography 2014 and 2018 books, December 2014 and 2018.
Finalist, Photographer’s Forum 34th & 37th Annual Spring Photography Contests, July 2014 and 2018.
Self-Published, Yuuma: The Geisha Redux, a second collection of photography, March 2018.
Self-Published, Red Soul Into The Dark, a second collection of poetry, March 2018.
Published, Glitterwolf Magazine Issue 9: Gender, Online & Print, London, July 2015.
Self-Published, Lost + Found, a collection of poetry, April 2015.
Self-Published, The [Masc] We Wear, a collection of photography, January 2015.
Honorable Mention, If Only for One Night, Mixed Messages Graduate Student Showcase, The New School, May 2013.
Opening Film, Astral Body, Fine Cuts Film Showcase, The New School, May 2012.
Commendation, 2012 Sony World Photography Awards, Enhanced Category, April 2012.
Media Studies Dept. Scholarship, University Scholars Award, The New School, January 2011.
Honorable Mention, 2011 International Photography Awards, Night Category, October 2011.