Gilberto Hernández Ortega

He enrolled in the National School of Fine Arts, where he studied under Woss y Gil once again, as well as Josep Gausachs and George Hausdorf.

Other sources of inspiration included Cuban artists Wifredo Lam and Mario Carreño Morales.

Other international shows included exhibitions in the United States, Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Israel and Taiwan.

During his many years of teaching, Ortega had a significant influence on major Dominican artists, including Ada Balcácer, Iván Tovar, Ramón Oviedo and Elsa Núñez.

Although dark colors such as blues, violets, grays, greens, browns and black predominate, his palette is often enlivened with vibrant yellows, oranges and reds.