Al Santana is a visual artist, independent filmmaker, cinematographer, and still photographer. As an emerging visual artist his abstract paintings have exhibited at the Monmouth Museum, NJ, Global Visions Art Gallery, NY, and Novado Art Gallery, NJ. Al is the recipient of a 2022 New York State Council on The Arts individual artist grant for painting, and was awarded a prestigious artist residency in 2021 at the Blue Mountain Center, NY.
His film credits over the past 40 years include work on numerous award-winning documentaries, public affairs films and videos that have aired on both network and public television. As an adjunct lecturer Al taught cinematography and video editing at The City College of New York from 1994-2008.
From 1987-1993 Al developed and managed a video and photography unit for the MTA/New York City Transit Authority.
Al has traveled widely throughout Africa, Asia, South America and the Caribbean and he holds a master of fine arts in digital cinema from National University and a bachelor of science degree from The City University of New York in sociology and filmmaking.