A native New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent, born and raised in the Lower East Side (Loisaida), David Arroyo has studied and worked in the fields of graphic design, photography, filmmaking, and writing since 2009. He's loves to watch all kinds of indie, foreign, and horror films, and voraciously read as many volumes of manga/graphic novels as he can get his hands on. He lives in NYC with his partner and their beloved handsome cat.
EDUCATION |
The New School Master of Arts in Media Studies, specialized in Film & Audio Production/Post-production
NYC College of Technology, CUNY Cum Laude, Bachelor's of Technology in Communication Design, majored in Graphic Design & Photography
CONTINUING EDUCATION |
Wesleyan University Creative Writing Certificate
Parsons School of Design - The New School Fundamentals of Illustrated Journalism and Memoir Course
Gotham Writers Workshop Fiction I and Novel II - First Draft
The Poynter Institute Poynter American Copy Editors Society Introductory Certificate in Editing
The Art Students League Class Monitor, Abstraction - Inspiration & Development of Ideas
AWARDS / PUBLICATIONS / EXHIBITIONS | 2011-2026
The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College Fellowship and recipient of their Lydia García Author Fund in 2025 for my book Jorge Soto Sánchez: An Homage to his Life, Art, and Writing, forthcoming in 2026.
Scroll of the Simurgh, 2025 Morton Fiber Show, Morton Memorial Library & Community House
Scroll of the Simurgh and The Sea Under Your Skin, The Art Students League 2025 Student Salon Exhibition
Member, Diasporican Art in Motion - Artists Database, The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, 2024
Honorable Mention, The Quiet Puerto Rican, The Art Students League 2024 Student Salon Exhibition
Self-Published, Los Elementos Adentro de Mi, an illustrated poetry & prose book, 2023
Self-Published, Red Soul Into The Dark, an illustrated poetry book, 2022
Published, Photographer’s Forum Best Of Photography 2014 and 2018 books
Finalist, Photographer’s Forum 34th & 37th Annual Spring Photography Contests, 2014/2018
Self-Published, Yuuma: The Geisha Redux, a second collection of photography, 2018
Self-Published, Red Soul Into The Dark, a second collection of poetry, 2018
Published, Glitterwolf Magazine Issue 9: Gender, Online & Print, London, 2015
Self-Published, Lost + Found, a collection of poetry, 2015
Self-Published, The [Masc] We Wear, a collection of photography, 2015
Honorable Mention, If Only for One Night, Mixed Messages Graduate Student Showcase, The New School, 2013
Opening Film, Astral Body, Fine Cuts Film Showcase, The New School, 2012
Commendation, 2012 Sony World Photography Awards, Enhanced Category
Media Studies Dept. Scholarship, University Scholars Award, The New School, 2011
Honorable Mention, 2011 International Photography Awards, Night Category