People often assume that courage in painting means making bold marks, using unusual colors, or exhibiting your work publicly. For me, the courage lies somewhere else entirely.
It is six in the evening on the 5th of March, 2026.
Today I discovered that a series had changed without announcing itself.
In February 2026, La Quna Gallery became a site of intensity and quiet revelation with Spandrel Spaces: The Art of In-between.
Spandrel Spaces at La QuNa Art Gallery, Caguas, PR I will be presenting 23 paintings from my ongoing series
Al compartir este álbum de fotos de Espacios Spandrel: El Arte de lo Intermedio, exhibido de mayo a julio de
As I share this photo album from Spandrel Spaces: The Art of In-between, exhibited from May-July 2025, at the Museo
Behind the Brush: A Two-Month Conversation between 3t Vakil & Gessie Houghton on The Spandrel Spaces Series (art inspired by life
I’m excited to share my newest body of work: Spandrel Spaces – The Art of In-Between. This series is a
Announcing My Upcoming Exhibition I’m thrilled to announce that my first exhibition of 2025, Spandrel Spaces: The Art of In-between,
Review by Miklos Legrady, Toronto editor for the New Art Examiner, U.K. Edited by Gabor Podor 3T Vakil ‘ Eyes
The story of the Mahogany wood frames. Each of my paintings in Spandrel Spaces: The Art of In-Between is being
I’m thrilled to share a new series of photographs by the incredibly talented Raúl Quiñones-Rosado, featuring me alongside my latest
I have always been an intrepid explorer of the natural world. My travels have taken me across much of Europe,
Vespertine cryptica, Acrylic Paint on PVC Panel, 44” x 20” In the architectural world, a spandrel is the byproduct of
Ah, the perennial question that has haunted me since I could remember: “Where are you from?” It’s a seemingly innocuous inquiry,
Artist – Thrity (3t) Vakil Thrity Vakil’s journey into the world of art wasn’t paved with traditional influences or a
In an era marked by global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and habitat degradation, the conservation of endangered
In the natural world, complexity often masquerades as simplicity, with the visible only hinting at the vast unseen. Synapse, spandrels,
Pyrocanthus flammeus, 3t Vakil, 2024, Acrylic Paint on Panel, 44” x 20” In the spaces between light and shadow, chaos
When you pledge to attend (anything), it seems like a very simple act, but spider-like you create an invisible thread
‘Everything Everywhere All Over All At Once’. Color pencil on paper Drawing has been more than just a hobby for
Thorns & Trails As a child, I was cradled in the emerald embrace of my aunt’s garden in Nairobi, Kenya.
Part 1: Einstein’s paper on special relativity, “On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies,” was published in 1905, and it included
As I immerse myself in the wilderness of the Puertorican subtropical wet forest, I am acutely aware of the multifaceted
The vibrant dawn of another day unfurls in the heart of the Puerto Rican rainforest, my adopted home for the
News from our rainforest mountain biome in southeast Puerto Rico. As an inhabitant of Puerto Rico’s lush rainforest for the
A Tribute to Dr. Frank H. Wadsworth: His Vision Continues to Inspire When I first arrived in Puerto Rico in
Many of us struggled to make sense of what had happened, and the emotional toll of the disaster was palpable in every conversation and interaction, at least on the south side of the island. Despite being a category 1 hurricane, Fiona caused more permanent physical damage to the land than category 4/5 Hurricane Maria did five years ago.
“Uncovered” Size: 46″ x 16″ x 14″ high by 3t Vakil Carved from salvaged Mahogany, Swietenia x aubrevilleana (S.macrophylla x
There are moments when no single drawing asks to be finished. Instead, the studio table becomes a landscape of possibilities.
Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm on the morning of September 20, 2017, bringing
On 21st September, we joined forces with neighbors from Mira Flores, Patillas, and we worked our way down the 184,
Fusión Isleña, now showing 3t’s drawtings: L-R on the wall: Eye On The Rainforest # 54 “Far Out And Far
In 2006, Marie Enid Rodriguez Dominguez invited me to show my work in Cayey.My first shared exhibition in Puerto Rico.
