Miguel Angel Reyes
The Search, 2010
Multi-Media Monoprint Serigraph, Edition 1 of 1
26 x 20 in.

Miguel was born in 1964 in Colima, Mexico. He was drawn to art early in his life, and graduated from Otis Parsons School of Design in 1987 with a BFA in fine art. After a short sojourn into the fashion industry following graduation, Reyes pursued painting, and today makes his living doing portraits, teaching, illustrating books and taking on occasional public art project commissions.
Reyes' work incorporates expressionist brushwork and the saturated palette of the classic latin tradition. His art has been exhibited throughout the United States, and has been published many magazines. Miguel has created murals for the Los Angeles MTA, and his work is in the collections of LACMA print collections, Laguna Art Museum, Watts Towers Arts Center, University of Austin, TX, and Fine Arts gallery Museum, Chicago.

Jose Ramirez
Las Tias, 1999
Monoprint Serigraph, Ed. of 1
26 x 20 in.

"Jose Ramirez is an artist. In the past 30 years, he has illustrated children's books, painted murals and completed commissions for numerous organizations and individuals.

Ramirez is also an educator. He has taught in LAUSD for over 30 years (mostly 3rd grade) and is currently an Intervention Specialist at Esperanza Elementary in the Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles.

He received a BFA (1990) and an MFA (1993) in art from UC Berkeley. In 1995, he received a California Teaching Credential from CSULA. In 2001, he received the California Community Foundation Visual Artist Fellowship.

He has worked with Altamed, National Immigration Law Center, Los Angeles Public Library, UCLA Center X, Childen's Institute, Trejo's Tacos, Glendale Community College, California Wellness Foundation, Inner City Struggle, Community Coalition and Self Help Graphics. His work was exhibited at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington DC, Plaza de la Raza, Avenue 50 Gallery in Highland Park and Homegirl Cafe; in Los Angeles. His paintings were featured on the CBS TV show, The Good Fight. He is currently working on a children's book titled 'Mi papa es un agricola/My Father is a Fieldworker'( Lil Libros) and a tile mural for the city of Los Angeles. "

Salomon Huerta
Maria Felix, 2000
Monoprint Serigraph, Ed. of 1
26 x 20 in.

Salomon Huerta is a painter based in California, born in Mexico. He grew up in the Boyle Heights Projects in East Los Angeles. Huerta obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree at UCLA in 1998. He gained critical acclaim and commercial attention in the late '90's for his minimalist portraits of the backs of people's heads and color saturated depictions of domestic urban architecture. He was included in the 2000 Whitney Biennial and has been featured in numerous exhibitions around the United States, Europe, and Latin America such as The Gagosian Gallery in London, England and Studio La Citta in Verona, Italy.

Yolanda Gonzalez
Maria Felix, 2001
Monoprint Serigraph, Ed. of 1
26 x 20 in.

"Yolanda Gonzalez was born into a family whose artistic heritage dates back to 1877. Her world is one of curiosity, demonstrating her love of people and their surroundings. Gonzalez's travels in different countries, the bonds forged with individuals in those places, and the resulting transformative experiences are reflected in her art and her life. She is known for her strong, bold brush strokes of color and texture, intent on evoking imagination and emotion.

Gonzalez studied at the Pasadena Art Center College of Design after winning a painting competition that awarded her a scholarship to the prestigious school. This led her to Self-Help Graphics, an involvement that lasted for years and resulted in her being sent to Spain and Scotland as a representative for exhibitions in those countries. Over the years, she has exhibited her works in solo and group exhibitions across the United States, throughout Europe, and in South Africa.

In 1998, she was an artist in residence in Ginza, Japan followed by a similar stint in Assisi, Italy during 1999. Among the many museums that have shown her work are the Armand Hammer Museum, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, the Japanese American National Museum and the Diego Rivera Museum in Mexico City. Throughout the years, Gonzalez has taught at Inner City Arts, Para Los Ninos, Plaza de La Raza, Crenshaw Christian Center, MOCA and AltaMed.

Gonzalez has participated in exhibitions in Russia, Japan, Scotland, France, Spain, Italy, Africa, Alaska and throughout the USA. Museums that have shown her work include The Musee d'Aquitaine, Bordeaux, France; San Diego Contemporary Museum, California, USA; Armand Hammer Museum, California, USA; Temporary Contemporary Museum; Japanese American National Museum, California, USA; Chicago Museum, IL, USA; Santa Monica Museum, California, USA; Laguna Art Museum, California, USA; Diego Rivera Museum; Latino Museum; Corpus Christi Museum, Texas, USA; Museum of Monterey, California, USA; and Snite Museum of Art, Indiana, USA."