Artist Bio
J GAMALIEL CRESPO ROSADO
José Gamaliel Crespo Rosado is an innate artist that was born in Corozal, Puerto Rico on March 18, 1981. In 1985, Crespo won first place in the first grade science with drawing contest. Drawing each stage, he explained the complete growing process of the orange tree. At eight years old was when discovered his God-given talent and ability to draw and mix colors which has become his passion in life.
In 1995, when he was 14, Crespo won first place in the entire island of Puerto Rico at the art talent contest of Christmas celebration by MJ Consulting & Development Inc.
In 1995, when he was 14, Crespo won first place in the entire island of Puerto Rico at the art talent contest of Christmas celebration by MJ Consulting & Development Inc.
Four years later he also won for the creation of the Logo of his Senior Class on 1999. After graduating he went on to Receive a certification in computer operations with a focus on marketing & sales, but his passion kept calling. Supported by his parents Crespo decided to become a full-time artist. Distinguished in Culture Festivals around the island by his style of developing unique art pieces got appeared on the front page of the newspaper El Nuevo Día.
Since then he has become a well-known artist all over Puerto Rico.
In 2008, Crespo decided to relocate in United States looking to expand has a Regional Artist. In 2010, he got the First Exhibit in the state of Kansas at the Topeka Art Guild and Gallery. They use his Painting next year for the promotion of the featured exhibit Kansans Paint Kansas.
In 2012, he did his First Murals by making the walls seem to come alive in Massachusetts Street at the City of Lawrence Kansas at Tapas Restaurant which opened doors to the public. During that event he was interviewed by a journalist from The Lawrence Journal World newspaper.
In 2013, he got contracted to do 10 live painting murals inside El Dorado Restaurant in the City of Topeka Kansas.
That time during business he got scheduled to do some murals in a food chain family restaurants call Cilantros. The owners was going to open a second branch At Omaha Nebraska call Cilantros Restaurant at 646 N 114th St. Omaha NE 68154.
In 2014, he got a position at The Salvation Army Ray &Joan Kroc Corps Community Center at the Dept. of Art & Education has an art teacher. There he got chosen for exhibit his work at the Hearthland Latino Leadership Conference at Hilton Hotel in Omaha Nebraska. In 2015, he got an interview with a journalist Marina Díaz from the newspaper El Períco of Omaha Nebraska.