Artist Marcos Antonio

Marcos Antonio was born in the mountains of the Dominican Republic. He became a laborer at the age of 5 to help support his family of 11. In 1971, the family emigrated to New York and a few years later Marcos Antonio enlisted in the US Army, where he served for six years.

Marcos later acquired a business degree and became the owner of a cosmetic line.  He sold his successful business in 1994 to dedicate himself entirely to painting, his lifelong passion.  Marcos Antonio has exhibited and has spoken about his art globally.  From 1999 to 2002, Marcos became the director of the Providence Festival of New Latin American Cinema.  He is also the founder of the Anthony Quinn Lifetime Achievement Award in Film and the Arts.  From 1990 to 2003, he acted as Providence’s unofficial ambassador to the Caribbean, and in this role, has undertaken humanitarian missions and represented the interests of Rhode Island institutions.  In the fall of 2001, Marcos Antonio became Providence’s first Director of Hispanic Affairs.  In 2007 started the art global project Impressions of Humanity.  In 2016-2017 he finished the US Flag for Hope Project.

The Flag for Hope is America’s New National Treasure

Marcos is world-renowned for his paintings of butterflies and most recently as the artist and creative force behind The Flag for Hope.