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01/11/2022

Congratulations to Ruben Natal-San Miguel (.sanmiguel), who had a banner year in 2021! We’re proud to announce that over sixty of his works were acquired by museums across the United States in the past year. Ruben’s work is changing the face of portraiture in museum collections and we’re excited to see what he creates in 2022.

Museum Acquisitions in 2021:
34 photos acquired by The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, NYC.
11 photographs acquired by The Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA.
7 unique hand embellished photographs acquired by The Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM), Provincetown, MA.
6 Photographs acquired by The Studio Museum of Harlem, NYC
2 photographs acquired by The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, MA.
2 photographs acquired by The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC.
2 photographs acquired by The New York Transit Museum, NYC
1 photograph acquired by The North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC.
1 photograph purchased and donated to The Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM), Provincetown, MA.

Images:
(1) ’’Primal Fear,’’ 2020, The Bronx, NYC
(2) ''3 Muslim Girls,’’ 2019, The Bronx, NYC
(3) “Lady Money Sings The Blues,” 2011, Harlem, NYC.
(4) ''Easter Twins,’’ 2019, The Bronx, NYC
(5) ''Mama'' (Beautiful Skin),” 2017, Hunts Point , The Bronx, NYC
(6) “TransAmeRican'' (Jesse, Stonewall Rioter), 2014, Orchard Beach, The Bronx, NYC
(7) “Ongina'' (DragCon), 2019, Manhattan, NYC
(8) “Sky & Zachariah,” 2019, The Bronx, NYC
(9) ''The End of Day is a Drag'' (Mind of Mendoza, Halal Food), 2019
(10) ''I Can’t Breathe & Black Lives Matter'' (African American Parade), 2018 Harlem, NYC.

01/09/2022

We’re pleased to announce that Ruben Natal-San Miguel (.sanmiguel)'s photograph, Emily: Gun Hill Road, 2019, The Bronx, NYC, is joining the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (). This work was given by Ruben in memory of his brother, Angel Manuel Natal-San Miguel, and in honor of Gary Marotta Fine Art.

The MFA Boston stated that this donation “supports the Museum’s efforts to build…[their] collection of works by Latinx photographers.” In a letter to Ruben, the museum went on to say that the two works of Ruben’s entering the collection “find meaning alongside works by fellow contemporary photographers already in our holdings such as Endia Beal, Alicia Rodriguez Alvisa, Jen Davis, and Jess Dugan, as well as the vernacular portraiture represented in our deep holdings from the Peter J. Cohen snapshot collection.”

Emily’s portrait is also a part of Ruben’s “Women R Beautiful” exhibition, which opens at Vassar College () tomorrow!

01/07/2022

Ruben Natal-San Miguel (.sanmiguel)'s ''Black On White, White On Black'' (Brian), 2018, Roosevelt Island, NYC, 24x24 inches has been acquired by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston () thanks to the generous gift of art collectors Pamela Hornik () and David Hornik ().

According to , the couple "have built a collection of emerging and established artists that reflects not just their passion for supporting artists, but also a desire to share their diverse and inclusive collection with the world." Pamela, a philanthropist and arts advocate, and David, a founding partner of the venture capital firm Lobby Capital, provide public access to their collection by placing works in institutions across the country.

Regarding the acquisition, Ruben writes, "Thank you so much to Karen Hass (), senior curator of photographs...[who] supported my work over the years and the wonderful museum staff for its support and help!" Ruben also explains that the MFA Boston was one of his favorite places to visit in the 1980s, and says, "Thank you so much to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston for including portraiture of people of color by me, a Puerto Rican-American."

01/05/2022

Ruben Natal-San Miguel (.sanmiguel)'s ''Black On White, White On Black'' (Brian), 2018, Roosevelt Island, NYC, 30x30 inches, edition of 1/1, was purchased by collectors Carlos Garcia-Velez and Kent Davis of Raleigh, NC and donated to Provincetown Art Association and Museum ().

Carlos is an old friend of Ruben's from his college days in Boston. Ruben's "American Beauty" work, which addresses the face of diversity and inclusion, now has a permanent home at PAAM through the generosity of Carlos and Kent.

We're thrilled to add that Ruben's work has been acquired by eight other museums. Stay tuned to learn more.

01/03/2022

We are pleased to announce the opening of "Women R Beautiful” by Ruben Natal-San Miguel (.sanmiguel) at Vassar College.

Ruben’s photographs will be on view in the Palmer Gallery from January 10 to February 6 as a part of MODfest, Vassar’s annual arts festival.

Ruben says this exhibit of photographs is “a way to have people understand otherness and other beauty…” The photographs may call to mind the work of 20th century photographer Garry Winogrand’s “Women Are Beautiful,” but Natal-San Miguel’s photographs embody a different gaze, a different perspective of different women, allowing the viewer to see and be affected by his subjects in a new way.

🎉Congratulations Ruben!🎉

12/31/2021

Wishing you a beautiful New Year!

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12/29/2021

Amazing photographer Ruben Natal-San Miguel (.sanmiguel) seeing the beauty in communities across Massachusetts, whether it be in Provincetown, Fitchburg, or Boston!

[REPOST from ] The Fitchburg You R Beautiful online exhibition goes live tomorrow, November 2, at 1pm EST.

The exhibition is Natal-San Miguel’s tribute to the city and its people. The portraits in this exhibition were taken by .sanmiguel outside of the Fitchburg Art Museum on September 25, 2021. The images are a celebration and permanent record of the people that make up the Museum’s community.

View the exhibition via the link in the bio. . .

Photo 1: Ruben Natal-San Miguel, Dyanelis (detail), FAM Portrait Session, September 25, 2021
Photo 2: Ruben Natal-San Miguel, Laurie + Adrienne, FAM Portrait Session, September 25, 2021
Photo 3: Ruben Natal-San Miguel, Jeisy, Calvin, Tayshawn, FAM Portrait Session, September 25, 2021
Photo 4: Ruben Natal-San Miguel snaps a portrait photograph of Fitchburg's mayor Stephen Louis DiNatale outside FAM's Gray Studio.

09/19/2021

Portrait Session

08/03/2021

https://conta.cc/3A2NzJe

07/07/2021

Thank You Elin Spring for the shout out for “American Beauty” by Ruben Natal-San Miguel at What Will You Remember? (On view through August 6th)

07/03/2021

07/01/2021

Thank you Provincetown Magazine & Rebecca Alvin for the great feature article on Ruben Natal-San Miguel "American Beauty".
Show Opening /July 2nd and 3rd 7-9pm (through August 6th)
Gary Marotta fine art g-1

Beauty is something we all respond to, universal and at the same time, highly individual. There are certain things human beings tend to find beautiful. The feeling of sand against your bare feet as you walk on a pristine beach. The smell of lilacs wafting in the breeze. The symphony of songbirds we....