These 16 Puerto Rican Women Are Redefining Art on Their Own Terms — and You Need Them in Your Instagram Feed

After a serious injury at age 12 that prevented her from playing sports, Alé Salamán's interest for art intensified and she has been creating ever since. With a style of layered portraiture, her feed is a merge of paintings, digital drawings, and images of her personal life. She creates with passion and is constantly learning. She told POPSUGAR her hope is "that art takes me places and allows me to earn opportunities I can learn from," an aspiration that gives out heartwarming energy.