Graphic logs It is an exhibition where you can see works in a variety of techniques such as relief carving, silkscreen printing, metal engraving and mixed media, but above all it is a celebration of the encounter and career of these three visual artists who shared a time of university studies in Mexico in the 1990s. 

Ada Rosa Rivera and Migdalia Umpierre were in Mexico studying for their Master's degree at the San Carlos Academy and Yolanda Velázquez lived in Mexico where she moved to live in 1992. Velázquez worked there for 7 years with a theater group after graduating from the Art Institute of ChicagoThe three of them met in the San Carlos Academy's printmaking workshops and at a group exhibition of Puerto Rican artists organized at the National Union of Education Workers' exhibition space in Mexico City.

As a result of the meeting, a friendship began between the artists and upon their return to Puerto Rico, they all began to develop as educators of the visual arts and printmaking in various educational institutions in Puerto Rico.

In 2003, they founded the collective Las Jornadas del Grabado Puertorriqueño Inc., creating educational dynamics in public spaces to promote and sell works created using the engraving techniques, since at that time, most commercial galleries in Puerto Rico prioritized painting and sculpture, and spaces to sell works on paper were very scarce. "Our first activity as a collective took place in Old San Juan in the Plaza de la Barandilla, and we had as a guest one of the directors of the historic Atelier Contrepoint in Paris who came to Puerto Rico to offer workshops and demonstrations at the San Juan School of Fine Arts and the Carolina School of Fine Arts, among others. This activity began offering free demonstrations and workshops with the purpose of informing and educating the public about the processes involved in creating an engraving." Yolanda Velázquez

The Puerto Rican Engraving Conference celebrates two decades of cultural stewardship and education in the arts of printmaking. This exhibition celebrates the legacy of Ada Rosa Rivera, Yolanda Velázquez, and Migdalia Umpierre, three artists committed to continuing to highlight the work of women artists with a track record in printmaking, who contribute to the education and development of new generations of printmakers in Puerto Rico.

The Graphic Logs exhibition will be open to the public until March 23, 2025.