Santiago Cal was born in Belize, Central America. He has had exhibitions in Barcelona, Taipei, Havana, Auckland, and New York, as well as other cities. He has been an artist in residence at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Gruber-Jez Foundation (Mexico), and Poustinia Land Art Park (Belize).  He has degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University and Kutztown State University.  He is currently Professor of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he teaches sculpture.