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Luis Felipe Passalacqua, Puerto Rico’s first and only blind sculptor, was born in Santurce and raised in his family’s ranch in Guaynabo. He studied at Sacred Heart University, receiving a Baccalaureate in Sciences, concentration in Pre-Med. Since he was young, he had a strong interest in the arts and sciences. This led him to pursue a Post Baccalaureate degree in Medical Illustration from Ohio State University in Columbus. In 1990, he established his own medical and scientific illustration company, Worldwide Biomedic Images. By the end of 1995, he loses his eyesight because of a meningitis that almost cost him his life. Despite feeling hopeless, his family brings him back to Puerto Rico in 1996. He then overcomes the crisis and continues as an artist. He studies sculpture at the Arts League of San Juan and later at the Plastic Arts School, becoming their first blind student. In 2001, he started his professional career as a sculptor, speaker, professor, consultant, and writer. In 2014, he published his autobiography and later released two self-help books. Luis Felipe has offered multiple individual and collective exhibitions in and outside of Puerto Rico. He has proudly represented the island in global art festivals and earned multiple honors in his career.
Luis Felipe Passalacqua, primer y único escultor ciego de Puerto Rico, nace en Santurce y se cría en la finca de su familia en Guaynabo. Estudia en la Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, donde se gradúa con un bachillerato en ciencias, concentración en pre-médica. Su pasión por las artes y las ciencias desde muy pequeño le lleva a especializarse en el campo de la Ilustración Médica, graduándose así de la Universidad de Ohio State, en Columbus. Para el 1990 funda su compañía de ilustraciones médicas y científicas, “Worldwide Biomedic Images.” En el 1995 pierde su vista a causa de una meningitis que casi le cuesta la vida. Desahuciado, su familia le trae de vuelta a Puerto Rico en el 1996 y luego de sobrepasar la crisis, ingresa como estudiante de escultura en la Liga de Arte de San Juan y luego en la Escuela de Artes Plásticas, siendo su primer estudiante ciego. A partir del 2001, comienza su carrera profesional como escultor, conferenciante, consultor en accesibilidad a museos y escritor, publicando su autobiografía titulada, “él” en el 2014. Ha realizado múltiples exposiciones individuales y colectivas en y fuera de Puerto Rico. Durante su carrera ha representado la isla en festivales de arte internacionales y recibido diversos reconocimientos, incluyendo el premio Gloria Alonso 2006 (Futuros Inc.) al ciudadano con impedimentos del año.