Romero Street Gallery

I grew up in Fort Worth, Texas near the museum district.  As a child I was fortunate enough to be exposed to all the arts – visual arts, theater, literary arts and music of all genres.  It was at a very early age that I knew I would be an artist and I was blessed with a mother who shared my vision and encouraged me to paint, draw and write poetry.  While still in junior high I began to show and sell my paintings, prints and drawings at local art fairs. In high school I won a scholarship to study oil painting at the Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art.  After graduating from high school I attended the University of Texas before moving to the artist mecca of Taos, New Mexico.

During my first years in Taos I designed and made jewelry, studied tapestry weaving, created fiber sculpture, wrote poetry and continued to hone my drawing skills. It was also during those years that I also began to teach art.  By the late seventies I decide to return to painting.   I studied the French Impressionists and the Fauves, the Cubists and then finally the Abstract Expressionists.  By the late eighties I was ready to return to school.

In 1990 I moved to Albuquerque to attend the University of New Mexico.  By that time I had already been showing my work nationally and had exhibited with several of my professors. My main goal in getting a BFA was to fill in the gaps in my knowledge of Art History.   I graduated with honors in 1993. I I applied for the Masters of Art Education program and graduated, again with honors in 2003.

I have painted the South West for over forty years. My work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is in numerous public, private and corporate collections.