Agora Gallery, New York, NY press release, 2005:

Notable for her vibrant colors and remarkable talent in the watercolor medium, Alicia Sotomayor paints the flowers and palm fronds, coconuts and seaside scenes from her native Puerto Rico.

In a style of realism that captures the vivid tropical light of Puerto Rico, Sotomayor describes in her art every subtle nuance of color found in nature, from the bold hues of the flora to the delicate colors of shadow and the shimmering reflections on the surface of water. While her representation of plant life is intricately detailed and realistic, Sotomayor sometimes allows the paint to bleed and blend in a fluid, diaphanous atmosphere of color.

Some of her pieces have underlying narratives and others, she says, are simply drawn from themes centered around Puerto Rico, images representative of the region's extraordinary natural beauty. Sotomayor studied oil painting at the School of Art of the Instituto de Cultura in Old San Juan, and later taught herself to paint using watercolors. She has exhibited her work in numerous shows in Puerto Rico, and been published in many magazines, newspapers and websites.