Poli Marichal (born February 1, 1955, Ponce, Puerto Rico)[1] is a Puerto Rican artist living in Los Angeles, California who works in illustration, painting and filmmaking.
Her works have consistently explored one of two themes: (1) social, political, and environmental concerns, and (2) introspection and emotions.
She is also celebrated as one of the first experimental filmmakers in Puerto Rico, starting this pursuit in the mid-1980s.
[2] Marichal has also taught printmaking classes in New York City and California.
[2] Poli Marichal completed a two-year exchange at the Escola Massana in Barcelona (1976) and received a Bachelor's degree in Art with a concentration in Printmaking from Escuela de Artes Plásticas in San Juan, Puerto Rico (1978), and a Master's degree in Art from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (1982).