José Morillo was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in 1975, and now lives in Constanza. He is currently considered the most prominent naive painter in Dominican art, and Myriam Nader Art Gallery in New York is his exclusive agent worldwide. Morillo had several exhibitions in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, the U.S., and Colombia at several prestigious art galleries, namely Galeria Nader in the D.R., and art museums such as Museo del Barrio in NY, OAS Museum in Washington, Museo de Las Casas Reales, and Museo of Altagracia in the D.R.; and the Museum of Modern Art of Cartegena de Indias, Colombia. José Morillo paints the joy transformed into a light laugh. He sees what surrounds him, what he imagines, and what he dreams of; figures and objects have their place without diminishing the importance of one or the other, converging so many elements of our syncretism popular as religious. José Morillo’s vibrant and diversified creativity in the naive style has earned him the most qualified art critics' respect and attention. At such levels, he was awarded the Critics Prize for a first exhibition, awarded by the Dominican section of the International Arts Critics Association ( AICA). As an award of high recognition for the impact of his work and demand in the Dominican art market, in 2016, the Casa Cuesta company dedicated the edition of his ceramic production Arte de Café to him, spiking the appreciation of the public. Exhibitions:1994. Contest Tribute to María Ugarte, Hispanic Cultural Center, Santo Domingo1996. Spain House Painting Contest, Santo Domingo1997, Con los pies descalzos. Atelier Gazcue, Santo Domingo, R.D.1998. XXVII Competition E. León Jiménez, Santiago, R.D.1999, En el quinto sueño. Galería Espinal, San Juan, Puerto Rico.1999. Arte Hoy, Museum of Modern Art of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.1999. Urban Life in the Caribbean Region, the exhibition organized by Marianne de Tolentino and the Cariforum Cultural Center.1999. Broward Country, Library Fort Lauderdale. Miami Florida,2000. Art Miami 2000. International Art Fair in Miami, Florida.2002, Exposición de la Litografía Arlequines Borinqueños. Galería Labrador Sears, Puerto Rico2002, Alegre Caribe. Galería Nader, Santo Domingo, R.D.2004, Bajo el Sol. Galería Tamara, San Juan, Puerto Rico.2004, Bajo el sol. Casa de la Cultura, Santiago de los Caballeros, R.D.2004, Bajo el Sol. Museo de las Casas Reales, Santo Domingo, R.D.2005. Do not remove it from me. Centro León, Santiago, R.D.2005. Do not remove it from me. Bellapart Museum, Santo Domingo, R.D.2006. Visual Rhythms of Merengue. Museo del Barrio, New York.2007, De aquí y de allá. Mesa Fine Art, República Dominicana.2007. Rhythms of the Merengue. OAS Museum, Washington, USA.2007. ARWI Fair, Puerto Rico Art & Wine. Mesa Fine Art Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico.2007. Small Formats. De Bodden Gallery, Santo Domingo R.D.2007. The two tender shores. International Naive Art Exhibition, Cultural Center of Spain.2015, Somewhere in the Caribbean, Word Up Community Bookshop, New York.2014, La virgen Maria en America, Museo de la Altagracia, Higuey.2010, Sin Frontera. Exposición conjunta, Harry Jacques (Arijac) y José Morillo, Museo de las Casas Reales, Santo Domingo.