Gamaliel Rodríguez (he/him) was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, in 1977. He received his bachelor of arts from the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, San Juan, in 2004, and a master of fine arts from the Kent Institute of Art and Design in the United Kingdom in 2005. He attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2011 and has participated in numerous residencies and fellowships, such as The MacDowell Fellowship in 2012 and the International Studio & Curatorial Program Residency in 2013. In 2016, Rodríguez had a solo exhibition at SCAD Museum in Savannah, Georgia, which featured Figure 1737, a 45-foot long ballpoint pen drawing. He has also exhibited his work at Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan, and the Bronx Museum of the Arts in New York. He is represented by Nathalie Karg Gallery, New York.