I just came across "Claudio y Jennifer", a wonderful painting by my mentor and master watercolorist Palao-Berastain. I am the one on the left against the wall. Truly amazing work!
"Claudio & Jennifer" by Peruvian watercolorist Palao Berastain
Painting live @ the de Young Museum, San Francisco on Friday Oct 14, 2016. I created a new piece for my Patronas & Migrants series. (Photo credits: Victoria Montero, Izote Studio)
"Mujeres Luz" opened @ Galeria de la Raza Aug 11, 2016. The paintings will be available for viewing until Sep 17.
"All of Me" Film Premiere & "Mujeres Luz" Opening Reception last month @ the Roxie Theater in San Francisco. Thanks so much to everyone who came out to support this wonderful event!
Click here to listen to an interview on "Hecho en CA" KIQI 1010 about the upcoming premiere of "All of Me/ Llévate mis amores" @ the Roxie Theater from Aug 5-Aug 11 and the opening of "Mujeres Luz", a painting series inspired by the film.
At the Marga Gomez show @ Spark arts in San Francisco to talk about the #film premiere of "All of Me" @ the Roxie & opening of Mujeres Luz, an #art exhibition inspired by the #film. (Aug 5-11)
Great turnout last night @ the opening reception for my solo show "Shedding Light" at Spark Arts Gallery, San Francisco. Thank you!
The beautiful colonial town of Leon
Playa Gigante, Nicaragua
Artspan & Daylighted virtual art gallery exhibition on high-definition screens @ the Phoenix Hotel, San Francisco as part of the First Thursday Art Walk.
Video shoot @talavera.ballon studio of a new #painting in the making for my Patronas & Migrants series by Victoria Montero, Izote Studio.
Working on a new painting for my Patronas & Migrants series
Thanks so much for a wonderful weekend of Mission Artists United Spring Open Studios.
Honored to have been invited as the featured artist to the 18th Annual Floricanto Festival, Holy Names University, Oakland, CA organized by the Latin American Studies Department. Click on this link for more information.
Listen to an interview with film director Artur González Villaseñor & artist Talavera-Ballon on Rock en Rebelion KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA about the award winning film Llévate mis amores and a painting series about La Patrona and migrants traveling on la bestia.
The interview was conducted in Spanish and starts @ min 00:18
Last week some paintings of my latest series were presented at CABE 2016 in the Hilton Union Square San Francisco in conjunction with award winning film "Llevate mis Amores" .
In August 2015 I had the wonderful opportunity of spending some time with Las Patronas, a group of exceptional women in a small town in Veracruz, Mexico. These women feed migrants as they travel on the roof of freight trains heading north to the US in search of a better life.
My latest series is dedicated to Las Patronas and the migrants who embark on this perilous journey. Here are some pictures of very special times I spent there. I feel blessed that I will be visiting them again in a couple of weeks.
Last year I had the wonderful opportunity to visit "Las Patronas", a group of amazing women in a small village of Veracurz, Mexico, who carry out one of the most loving acts of kindness: feed poor migrants travelling atop of a freight train in search of a better lif. I'm creating a new series to honor these wonderful women and the migrants who embark on a a very risky journey as they head north to the US to find work and better opportunities away from home.
Featured in the Symphony Parnassus January concert program.
My piece “El Violinista” (oil on canvas, 23"x27") has been selected as the image for the Symphony Parnassus January Concert in San Francisco. Click here for more information about the concert.
