Simon Silva
Mexican-American · b. 1961
Painting and illustration
DESCRIPTION
Simón Silva is a Mexican-American artist, author, and speaker born in Mexicali and raised in a migrant farmworker family in California's Imperial Valley. He earned a BFA in Illustration from the Art Center College of Design and became a prominent figure in Chicano art. His paintings celebrate the dignity and resilience of the working class and Latino communities through bold, vibrant colors.