pichón exclusive:
Alfonso Muñoz Alma
As a child in his hometown of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Alfonso Muñoz dreamed of an art career. A lucky break at age 13 placed him in the apprenticeship of Antonio Loro, an Italian artist and a prominent cultural figure in town. It was under the guidance of Loro that he learned calligraphy, model making, painting, and woodcut artistry, all areas where he excelled later at the University of Puerto Rico and the Art Institute of Chicago.
He rose to fame for his 2005 Museo del Barrio S Files Biennial portfolio of doll photography. He was the 2008 recipient of the New York Urban Artist Fellowship, and the 2009 participant of the Amherst, MA based Salpica, a US and Latin America cultural exchange program.
Muñoz counts Paris, Barcelona, and New York as his muses, all places where he worked as an artist. Throughout that time he worked in a number of fields including commercial art, where he worked as a visual specialist for UNESCO in the Basic Education Division, and as an exhibit designer and producer. Muñoz splits his time between London and Santurce.
Terms and Conditions apply.
Artwork: Reina Maga
Exhibition: Obras recientes (La conquista) y Casa de muñecas
13 November 2025 at pichón de Galería Palomas
Muñoz takes on a thematic posture about the Conquista, the Spanish conquest of the island and its impact on Puerto Rican identity. The second part of the exhibition showcased the dolls and props used in his photo-essay, The Journey of Imagination.
Reina Maga
(frontispiece) 20 x 16 in. acrylic on canvasA feminine twist on the biblical Three Kings of Orient
$5000
Mercenario
78 x 31 in. acrylic on canvasThe conquistador as a mechanical war machine
$9500
La turista
77 x 22 in. cardboard sculpture
The second conquest of Puerto Rico is exemplified by US tourism.
$2800 SOLD
Muerte taína
62 x 99 in. acrylic on canvasTaínos, unaware of the cultural clash, welcome the first Europeans
$15,000
Madre Tierra
53 x 28 in. cardboard sculptureMother earth opens up her womb to welcome the new interlopers.
$2800
Isabel la Católica
71 x 60 in. acrylic on canvas
The context of forced conversion from which good intentions spawned tragedy.
$10,000
Madre Tierra
40 x 36 in. acrylic on canvasThe womb as the water of life
$4500 (requires restoration)
Dama de Elche
30 x 24 in. acrylic on canvasThe double edge of the European inheritance
$5800
The Journey of Imagination
Hardcover edition signed by the artist.
$220
One of the many dollhouses used as stage sets for The Journey of Imagination photo-essay.
$10,000
One of the many dollhouses used as stage sets for The Journey of Imagination photo-essay.
$10,000
Vintage character dolls part of the more extensive photo-essay portfolio are available for sale. Some are equipped with custom furniture arrangements and dress. These were featured in the international award-winning documentary, A Doll's House:
"Documentary short film that unveils the work of Alfonso Muñoz Alma: a queer artist who, from childhood, transformed dolls and everyday finds into worlds of imagination and resistance. Forged in New York’s Puerto Rican diaspora, his work challenges heteronormative visual culture and boldly brings Puerto Rican women and the LGBTQ+ community into artistic spaces historically dominated by men."
$1200 - $2500 each doll ensemble
A gallas
30 x 36 in. acrylic on canvas over wood panel
$5500
The Edge of Nothing
24 x 18 in. - unframed, acrylic on canvas
$4800 sold framed
Gallopato rosa
60 x 48 in. acrylic on canvas
$6800
Gallopato rojo
43 x 36 in. framed acrylic on canvas
$5500
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Estudio de dama
20 x 16 in. acrylic on canvas