Hello!
My name is Rocio Villalobos. I’m an illustrator and designer currently living in Los Angeles. I was born and raised in El Salvador and I moved to LA in 2009.
As a kid, I enjoyed drawing and crafts. When I was 19, I took a painting class at a hospital where I had a spinal fusion surgery. This was a challenging time for me and painting helped in my recovery. It was after this that I decided to pursue art as a career. My illustrations are about my life experiences as a disabled woman. I love to work with watercolors, digital painting, tattoos, and print making. When I’m not drawing you can find me exploring nature and looking for wheelchair accessible hiking trails.
Education
2022 Art BFA Cal State Northridge
Solo Exhibitions
- El Sonido del Arte, founded by Artemisa Cultural at Stay Gallery 2019
- Metamorphosis at Cal Trans Museum 2014
Group Exhibitions
- Unidos at Stay Gallery 2021
- Transformations at The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) in 2015 received a 2016 Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement for “A Museum Exhibit on a Limited Budget” from the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA).
- Rancho Los Amigos Art Shows 2011,2012,2013,2015,2016
- Equity for All Artists at Los Angeles Art Association 2011
Fellowship
- Creative Access Residency Fellowship at Vermont Studio Center founded by Craig H. Neilsen Foundation 2017