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Rafael Concepción
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Rafael Concepción

Rafael Concepción (b. 1993, Danbury, CT) is a photographer and artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Upon receiving his BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and MFA from the University of Connecticut, Concepción participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions across the northeastern United States. He has given artist talks at Lesley University, Rutgers University, and the Society for Photographic Education. In 2020, he received the Zachs Award from the University of Connecticut, funding the further pursuit of his project “Where Do I Know You From?”, a collection of photographs that deal with his experience of his heritage being a half Puerto Rican person.