EMILIO VILLALBA

Emilio Villalba is a Mexican-American painter living in San Francisco. Born in Chula Vista and raised in Southern California, he grew up interested in drawing and art. He created a career in Los Angeles as a visual-effects artist, animating television commercials and film. After two years in the industry, he moved to San Francisco to study fine art. He’s now focused on exploring painting figuratively, pulling inspiration from both old masters and contemporary artists— from Velazquez to Alice Neel and Basquiat.