Hailing from Washington Heights and The Bronx, Walter Cruz is a creative collaborator
exploring the intersections of art, design and architecture to better understand how Black and
brown bodies activate and take up space. Cruz has completed residencies and fellowships with
The Laundromat Project, NurtureArt Gallery(Brooklyn,NY) amongst others. As well shown work
in galleries and museums including The Museum of the City of New York, the Center for Political
Graphics in Los Angeles, Syracuse University and Longwood Gallery in The Bronx. Most of all,
Walter is dedicated to learning from and being with the people. Cruz serves as the graphic
designer for the Black Alliance for Just Immigration(BAJI), he is currently part of the creative
collective Axel NYC, which creates interactive art installations nationally and the creative
director and co-founder for Zeal; a Black worker-owned company that focuses on creating
spaces for Black multidisciplinary artists to thrive. Walter is an MFA candidate at the Maryland
Institute College of Art's Mount Royal School of Art. Ultimately, in a world that is constantly
telling Black and brown folks not to be themselves, Cruz's goal is to create work that inspires
and informs those very people.