Zuriel Waters was born in 1984 in Philadelphia, PA, and lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Received an MFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2010 with a fellowship from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation and a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from San Diego State University in 2007. Has shown work in group exhibitions throughout New York City at galleries such as Underdonk, CANADA, Tappeto Volante, Deanna Evans and others and has recently had solo shows at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts and My Pet Ram in New York City.