Rolando Peña


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Rolando Peña (born October 27, 1942, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan-American visual artist and dancer. He is best known as one of the Warhol superstars, and he participated in a number of Warhol films.[1]

Rolando Peña

Peña in 2013

BornOctober 27, 1942 (age 81)
NationalityVenezuelan-American
Known forvisual artist and dancer, one of the Warhol superstars, participated in a number of Warhol films
Awardsa Guggenheim Fellowship during 2009


Among Warhol superstars, Peña is known as "the Black Prince", or "El Principe Negro".

He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship during 2009.[2]

Peña's early work on photomaton photography, was recently show at an exhibition in Miami, Florida.[3]

  1. ^ "Artnexus".
  2. ^ "Rolando Peña". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. New York. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  3. ^ Navarrete, José Antonio. "ROLANDO PEÑA: A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE". Artishock. Retrieved 26 May 2022.