About Beatriz

Beatriz Williams is a Puerto Rican-born, New York-raised acrylic painter whose work explores themes of identity, personal heritage, and connection to the earth. Growing up in Westchester, NY, she often felt caught between two worlds—belonging to both yet not fully at home in either. This experience sparked a journey of self-discovery, driving her to deepen her connection to her Puerto Rican roots through art.

Primarily working with acrylics on canvas, Beatriz’s paintings merge portraiture and nature in a vivid dialogue that reflects the complexity of identity through a diasporic lens. Inspired by the beauty of Puerto Rico and the ancestral ties embedded in the land, her work seeks to dissolve the boundaries between humans and nature. She believes that the natural world and humanity are intrinsically linked; what we do to the earth, we do to ourselves. With each piece, Beatriz honors the generations before her, drawing inspiration from her family's history and the island’s landscapes. Her art serves as both a personal exploration and an invitation for others to reconnect with their own sense of home, ancestry, and belonging.

Her first exhibition, Femme Nouvelle, debuted at 212Arts Gallery, NY (2017), followed by Del Patio de Mi Titi at On the Fringe Gallery, NYC (2024). Williams currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY, as an artist and model.