Paquita – Mauro Murillo – 50″ x 40″ – Acrylic on Canvas

Mauro Murillo

Mauro Murillo was born in Coahuila, Mexico and moved to San Antonio, TX in 1995. During high school, he enjoyed the SaySí art program where he explored creating art in different mediums including graphite, charcoal, aluminum, paper maché, papel picado, and more. He graduated with an Associates degree in Communication Design at San Antonio College. Murillo had his first solo show, Personajes Mexicanos, in 2021 at Bear & Ink Gallery at the Upstairs Studios at Blue Star in San Antonio, TX. His work has been exhibited at UNAM San Antonio TX, Mexican Cultural Institute, San Antonio TX, Instituto de Cultura Hispanica, Corpus Christi TX, and TBH Center in Houston, TX.