Dominican-born, multidisciplinary pop artist Rene Gómez came with his family to Providence, Rhode Island at age 4. He remembers formative influences such as Sesame Street, Batman, and the city’s annual Dominican Festival & Parade of Rhode Island, as well as an experience as a third grader at the Rhode Island School of Design – all of which nurtured his growth as a young artist.
In 2015, Gomez made his first of many contributions to the Dominican parade with his tribute to Las Hermanas Mirabal. That year, he also completed his first solo mural project inside South Providence’s La Broa’ Pizza.
Other public works include a contribution to curator Shey Rivera’s “Mi Gente Siempre Responde” banner project, electrical box murals commissioned by The Avenue Concept, Rhode Island Latino Arts, and the City of Providence; two commissioned murals for El Ninja Restaurant on Broad Street; and a large asphalt street mural at the intersection of Daboll and Public Street (2022, commissioned by the Department of Art, Culture, and Tourism). In 2023, he was commissioned by Azul.org for a painting to be displayed at The Ocean Race in Newport, Rhode Island. Gomez also received the award for Outstanding Contribution to Dominican Arts from The Dominican Independence and Heritage Committee of Rhode Island. Rene often works in portraiture and displays his fine art at REALPRO By the Water’s gallery, and La Galería del Pueblo.