Alberto Rey -

: Projects like his exploration of the polluted Scajaquada Creek in Buffalo or the sacred but endangered Bagmati River in Nepal combine art, film, and environmental research to foster a sense of local ownership and responsibility. The Orvis Guide of the Year

The Improbable Journey of Alberto Rey : Where Art Meets the Water alberto rey

By 1989, Rey moved to Dunkirk, New York, to teach at the State University of New York at Fredonia . It was here that he found a new "home" on the banks of local steelhead streams. The Aesthetics of Biology : Projects like his exploration of the polluted

: His large-scale oil paintings of trout—often portrayed in brilliant, specific detail—signify how species adapt to their specific habitats. The Aesthetics of Biology : His large-scale oil

Born in Havana, Cuba, in 1960, Rey’s journey was shaped by displacement. His family received political asylum and moved to Miami in 1965 before eventually settling in the coal-mining town of Barnesboro, Pennsylvania. This early history of migration and bicultural identity fueled his early abstract work, which grappled with "layered memories of Cuban iconography" and American life.