Q&A
Tell us about your background,
in life and art.
I was born in Nuevo Leon,
Mexico and moved to the U.S.
when I was 14. I really believe
I owe all my skill and interest
in art to my mom. She was
an artist herself, one so full of
enthusiasm and ambition for
any sort of creative practice.
Art was always a fun hobby for
me, though I suppose I started
taking my work more seriously
when I was in high school. I
enjoyed it, I seemed to be good
at it, and I, like my mom, was
so eager to learn more and get
better. My last two years of
high school I entered my work
into competitions and won my
school a few plaques.
I'm currently a Junior in
illustration at the Kansas City
Art Institute, and though
my illustrative work is much
different than my paintings,
I like to think they're both
usually lighthearted and
bright. I am trying to venture
more into the conceptual
side of things, rather than
mostly representational work.
Effective and compelling visual
storytelling is my ultimate goal!
with Andrea Carillo
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