EDUCATION
Master’s in education of arts with a Concentration in Museology, Caribbean University, Bayamon Campus, Puerto Rico 2010.
Thesis: Cacheila Soto (2010), From the Guts of the Heart: Manifestations, Efforts and
Steps that Stimulate the Art Market in Puerto Rico [2000-2010] Library of The Caribbean University, Bayamón Campus, Puerto Rico.
Bachelor’s in Fine Arts, concentration in Painting, School of Fine Arts, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2003.
Thesis Essay: Cacheila Soto (2003), Extractions and Abstraction for the Subconscious.
Library Francisco Oller of School of Fine Arts, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Committees: President of The Student Council, 2000-01
Concentration in Visual Arts, Training Center & Fine Arts, Base Ramey Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, 1993-98.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selection)
2023, Metanoia, recent mixed media drawings on high quality paper, Sala de Exposiciones de la Plata [La Marina], arte_FITS.Foundation, Dorado, Puerto Rico.
2014, Untitled, mixed pigmented mediums art works, Viota Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2014, Hi and Goodbye (Vieques), photographic art works, Cultural Center Carmen Pereira of Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
2013-14 (September to January), Morpho-phyco-analogy, Museum of the Americas, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2009, Woman, Gallery 778, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.
2008, Glamorous Women, Pamil Gallery, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
2007, The Bait, Blackbox Art Foundation, San Juan Puerto Rico.
2006, The encounter and the confrontation, Pintadera Gallery, Puerto Rico.
2005, Private Spaces II (fe-male), Pintadera Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2005, Private Spaces, Pintadera Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2004, Tribute, Pintadera Gallery, San Juan Puerto Rico.
2003, Thoughts for the Palate, Urdín Restaurant, Miramar. Puerto Rico, and Pintadera Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2003, Extractions and Abstractions for the Subconscious, Pintadera Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selection)
2020-23, Painting: Our Daily Bread (2007), Tribute to the work “El Pan Nuestro” by Ramón
Frade (from the series: Iconographic Tributes of Puerto Rican Painting), Collection Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. Currently in the permanent exhibition 'Puerto Rico Plural' at the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico, San Juan Puerto Rico.
2021, Faculty Exhibition, Art League of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2015, Aesthetics Paradigms, CAI Gallery, Interamerican Metropolitan University, Cupey Campus, Puerto Rico.
2011, 13, 14, Art-walk, Museum of History and Art of Arecibo, Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
2014, Art Beat Style, Viota Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2014, Fashion Art Institute, Museum of the Americas, San Juan, Puerto Rico, artwork entitled Fuego, collection Fashion Art Institute by Manuel Fernandez, Madrid, Spain.
2013, Interconnexions: Curatorial Lectures of the Permanent Collection, artwork entitled The Calm (2005), Museum of Art of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2012, Liquid Identities International Art Expo, an international video-art festival and photography exhibition, will be held in the city of Venice. The Scoletta di San Giovanni Battista e del SS. Sacramento in Bragora, Venice, Italy.
2012, Mayagüez: a century of artists, Museum of the Americas, San Juan Puerto Rico.
2011, Collaboration for the Spring-Summer Collection Scent of a Woman by the distinguished international designer Nicolas Felizola, Wings for the Woman Foundation, San Juan Hotel & Casino, Isla Verde, San Juan Puerto Rico.
2010, Money/Desire Project #2 of the Regional Players Series, Arsenal Museum of the Puntilla, Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2009, Selected works from MAC permanent collection, Museum of Contemporary Art of Puerto Rico, San Juan Puerto Rico.
2007, POP 2007, Petrus Gallery, San Juan Puerto Rico.
2007, Permanent collection of the Cooperative of Multiples Insurance, Museum of Art of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2006, Self-contemplation, Museum of Anthropology, History and Art, University of Puerto Rico of the Rio Piedras Campus, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico.
ART FAIRS
2015, Miami Art Basel, Fashion Art Institute of Spain’s Collection, Artwork entitled Fire, Miami, United States of America.
2010, Guest artist, Cheese and Wine Nights, Puerto Rico Roofers Association, Center for Puerto Rico Sila M. Calderón, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2009, Guest artist, Cheese and Wine Nights, Puerto Rico Roofers Association, Sheraton Hotel, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2008, Guest artist, curator, and production of a collective at the booth None of the above, Art & Wine Fair, Convention Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2007, Guest artist solo booth None of the above, Art & Wine Fair, Convention Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2007, Collective, Black Box Foundation in CIRCA, Convention Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2006, Soto González Cacheila, Art & Wine Fair, Convention Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
BIENALS
2015, MNA 2015, Demonstration of The National Fine Arts, Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, Old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2012, Representing the Caribbean Art, Liquid Identities, International Art Expo, Festival of videoart and photographic, Scoletta di San Giovanni Battista e del SS.
Sacramento in Bragora, Venice, Italy.
2003, Demonstration of National Fine Arts, Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, Old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
ART AUCTIONS (selection)
2003-19, Annuals of the Art Auctions, Museum of Art of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2023, Auction for the Love of The League, Liga de Arte de San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2012, Occupy Health Street, Central Caribbean University, Bayamón Campus, Bayamón,
Puerto Rico
2011, Collaboration for the Spring-Summer Collection Scent of a Woman by the distinguished international designer Nicolas Felizola, Wings for the Woman Foundation, San Juan Hotel & Casino, Isla Verde San Juan, Puerto Rico
2011, Patrons, Central Caribbean University, Bayamón Campus, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
2009, Art Auction of the Red Cross, The Red Cross, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
2007, Art Auction 2007 Omix factum, Museum of Art of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico 2006 Art Auction Our Work, University of Puerto Rico. Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.
ART COLLECTIONS
Museum of Anthropology, History and Art, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, Puerto Rico
Institute of Art and Puerto Rican Culture, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Museum of Art of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Museum of Contemporary Art of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Cooperative of Multiples Insurance of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Casa Club Sabanera Gym, Mural Format Installation, Dorado, Puerto Rico
Museum of Aguadilla, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
The John Stern Library, Dorado, Puerto Rico
Red Cross of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Reyes Veray, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Other private collections located in Puerto Rico, New Jersey, New York, Miami, Texas, Canada, and Spain.
AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS (selection)
2010, Puerto Rico's Senate gives the artist a resolution for their excellence and commitment as a multidisciplinary artist.
2010, The Woman's Civic Club Chapter of Caguas and its president Milka I. Colón de Lizardi granted in recognition to Soto for her career as an exponent of Art of Puerto Rico to the World, “Working Women, Art and Ornament Committee”.
2010, The municipality of Caguas of Puerto Rico and the Honorable Mayor, William Miranda Marin, made a distinction and a proclamation to honor Soto for her exemplary service to the community and to the country of Puerto Rico.
2002, Museum of Art of the School Eladio Tirado López, is named Cacheila Soto González, Aguada, Puerto Rico.
2002, Recognition for completion of the mural: "Do not take years off your life, give life to your years." Aegis of the teacher, María Arroyo De Colón, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2001, Finalist of the Youth Art Competition, Museum of Art of Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
1998, Award of Excellence, and Department of Visual Arts Award for a Total Excellency, Training Center and Fine Arts, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
1998, Senate Resolution for excellence in the arts, Capitol, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1996, Senate Resolution for excellence in the arts, Capitol San Juan Puerto Rico.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Prize, Foundation Arnaldo Roche-Rabell, 2002.
Travel to the International Contemporary Art Fair (ARCO), Madrid Spain, 2001.
Best Poster in the national level, Do not smoke and give yourself a great life, Triple SSS, 1998.
