Carlos Mercado

Self-taught artist. Mercado has taken part in more than a dozen group and solo exhibitions in Puerto Rico and the United States since 1989. Considered a conceptual artist more than a painter and designer, he is influenced by Pop and Experimental art. His early works included impressions of his own body on cloth, which he achieved by drenching himself entirely in paint. He later worked with mixed media and collages and subsequently with abstraction. Within the Pop style, he has worked on portraits that capture the essence and feelings of the model.


Mercado is highly committed with his work. The fundamental aspects of this artist production are grounded in his dedication to the medium as well as his compromise with his point of view. The search for new ways of expression has lead him to gradual changes in his point of view and stylistic modifications.

Mercado is currently working in several art projects in collaboration with artist Stephen Scarritt. All the Art in Casa Lola ; Chef Trevino's new venture was custom designed and developed in collaboration with Stephen Scarrit and the interior design team.

B.S Art and Science Catholic University of Puerto Rico


Solo Shows
1989 Collectibles-Art Furniture, Tropix Art Gallery, San Juan , Puerto Rico
1989 Aires Nuevos ,Clarion Hotel,San Juan,PR
1991 Imagenes, Yuquiyu Restaurant, San Juan ,PR
1993 Arcana ,Art & History Museum ,San Juan , PR
1994 Trabajo en Papel ,Amadeus Restaurant, PR
1995 Via Crucis Tropical ,Liga Arte,San Juan , PR
2001 Mixed Media, Verbena,San Juan-PR
2002 Past Collections United. Verbena San Juan, PR
2003 Portraits & Canvas, Verbena-San Juan, PR
2003 Metamorphos, Canvas Gallery-,San Juan, ,PR
2004 Cromatografias , Biaggi Faure Fine Art,San Juan, PR
2007 Iconos ,Galeria Primer Piso, San Juan,PR
2008 Iconos ,Museo de Las Americas,San Juan, PR
2009 The After and Before, Mercado Art, San Juan, PR
2011 Passion, Mercado Art ,San Juan Puerto Rico
2011 Lola, Mercado Art, San Juan, Puerto Rico


Group Shows
1989 Cajas , MSA Gallery ,San Juan, PR
1991 Arte Joven 1991 ,Chase Manhattan BankSan Juan, PR
1991 The Human Figure Transcending Simbolism , Hostos Art Gallery, MOCHA, NY
1991 Artistas Frente al Sida ,Casa Candina, , ...