Ernesto Vazquez identifies as an indigenous Xicano living on Gabrielino lands. He is a mixed-media artist, illustrator, and printmaker who creates work with themes ranging from political to mythic. His art has been exhibited nationally and internationally, yet he prefers to show it in galleries within the local communities of Los Angeles. Ernesto’s ties to family, street art, social justice, community empowerment issues, grassroots organizing and his upbringing in East Los Angeles are core to his process and influence.