Studied at Campeche Gallery and taught at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR). He is currently retired, working in his studio in Rio Piedras and participating in several exhibitions in Puerto Rican galleries. He is the curator of the Cooperativa de Seguros Múltiples. (UPR)
— Antonio Carrión, 2008
Of the 316 posters in the collection, 4 are by Rafael Rivera Rosa.