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 cats.
EDUCATION |
The New School Master of Arts in Media Studies, specialized in Film & Audio Production, Film Research & Analysis
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
EXHIBITIONS |
2025 Morton Fiber Show, Morton Memorial Library & Community House, NY (group)
2025 The Art Students League 2025 Student Salon, The Art Student’s League, NY (group)
2024 The Art Students League 2024 Student Salon, The Art Student’s League, NY (group)
AWARDS |
2025 Lydia García Author Fund, The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, NY
2025 Fellowship, The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, NY
2025 Member, Diasporican Art in Motion - Artists Database, The Center for Puerto Rican Studies
at Hunter College, https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/artists/david-arroyo/
2024 Honorable Mention, The Art Students League Student Salon, NY
2018 Finalist, Photographer’s Forum 38th Annual Spring Photography Contest
2014 Finalist, Photographer’s Forum 34th Annual Spring Photography Contest
2013 Honorable Mention, Mixed Messages Graduate Student Film Showcase, NY
2012 Opening Film, Fine Cuts Film Showcase, The New School, NY
2012 Commendation, Sony World Photography Awards, Enhanced Category
2011 Honorable Mention, International Photography Awards, Night Category
2011 Media Studies Department Scholarship, The New School, NY
2011 University Scholars Award, The New School, NY
TEXTS |
Arroyo, David: Jorge Soto Sánchez: An Homage to his Life, Art, and Writing, Gotham Dreaming Studio, forthcoming 2026
Arroyo, David: Los Elementos Adentro de Mi, Gotham Dreaming Studio, 2023
Arroyo, David: Red Soul Into the Dark, Gotham Dreaming Studio, 2022
Photographer’s Forum, Best of Photography, 2018, p. 90
Arroyo, David: Red Soul Into the Dark, Gotham Dreaming Studio, 2018
Arroyo, David: Yuuma: The Geisha Redux, Gotham Dreaming Studio, 2018
Glitterwolf Magazine, Issue 9: Gender, 2015
Arroyo, David: The [Masc] We Wear, Gotham Dreaming Studio, 2015
Arroyo, David: Lost + Found, Gotham Dreaming Studio, 2015
Photographer’s Forum, Best of Photography, 2014, p. 230