Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Héctor Maldonado lives and works in Miami, Florida.
After graduating with honors ( Bachelors in Fine Arts, Cum Laude) from the University of Puerto Rico, Maldonado obtained a Masters in Fine Arts from the Real Academia de San Carlos, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Since 2007, Héctor Maldonado has been working on various series; from mixed media on canvas and wood panel, to assamblage-construction/sculptures made of found objects.
His work is a reflection on issues, visceral and vital to him: God, childhood, language (communication), time, eternity, and levels of human existence; spiritual and physical.