A wide shot of a ceramics studio, featuring students working with pottery wheels and other tools.
Michael Cuadrado Gonzalez, a Puerto Rican artist and SAIC faculty member, seated in a studio space.

Michael Cuadrado Gonzalez

Lecturer

Bio

Michael Cuadrado Gonzalez (b. 1995) (he/him) is an artist from San Juan, Puerto Rico. He received his BFA in Drawing from Pratt Institute in 2018 and completed his MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Yale University in 2024. Following his MFA, he attended the School of Criticism and Theory at Cornell University. Solo exhibitions include Young and Plastic at Harkawik in 2021, Two Slow Dancers with Coco Hunday in 2022, and Faint Impressions at Turley in 2025. Most recently his work has been exhibited at Dallas Art Fair with Turley and Barely Fair with Patient Info.

Portfolio

Courses

Title Department Catalog Term

Description

Painting Practice is an introductory painting course offering. The curriculum addresses basic skills as related to a painting studio practice. Topics and curricular goals include material, facility and technique, space and color, as well as concept. This course is a prerequisite for all Multi-level Painting, Figure Painting and Advanced Painting Studio classes.

Class Number

1683

Credits

3