Héctor Muñoz-Guzmán is a Mexican American painter who draws from a wide spread of inspirations: his dual cultures, familiar street imagery, perception on race, and the relationship of Catholicism through the lens of colonization. Muñoz-Guzmán produces colorful scenes that simultaneously reference his early childhood, Mexican history, and his hopes for the future. Depictions that, historically, would not otherwise represent himself and his family serve as reminders to honor people that would not be represented in contemporary art spaces.

The wide range of mixed-media that Muñoz-Guzmán uses on his drawings and paintings started from a lack of resources but later became his everyday practice. His handling of saturated colors reflects the vibrant atmospheres of his childhood environment of South Berkeley, as well as his family’s native home of Jalisco, Mexico.