ARTIST Marlon Romero

ABOUT THE ARTIST: Marlon was born in Pucallpa, Peru the base of the Amazon Rainforest Jungle, and has lived in San Francisco for the last 12 years. His paintings give insights into the Amazon life of Peru, Costa Rica and San Francisco. Marlon has developed a method of painting nature that is healing and transcendent. Marlon’s “visions” of the world reveal part reality and part mythology. He enjoys painting with vibrant colors in acrylic, oil and watercolor and uses great detail to translate the beauty of the Amazon and the Costa Rican jungle into images. His colors combine his love for traditional plant medicine and nature. The paintings reflect his own life experiences, spiritual world and insights into the indigenous and mestizo beliefs. Combining his love of painting and nature, his vast portfolio includes paintings of realistic landscapes of the rainforest, still life, landscapes of the Bay Area and detailed stories about healing from traditional plant medicine.

PREVIOUS EXPOSITIONS: Marlon has presented his paintings around the world in museums, galleries and conservation programs. His paintings have been featured and sold in Peru, Costa Rica, Brazil Norway, Finland and the U.S. His exhibits in the US have included San Francisco Peruvian Consulate (2007, 2009 and 2015), Sand Francisco North Beach Art in the Alley (juried 2006), San Francisco Mission Cultural Center, The Evanston, Illinois Ethnic Art Festival (juried), the Women’s Building at the University of San Francisco (2016). He has completed large murals at the Tenderloin Family Housing Center-Commissioned by the China Town Community Center in San Francisco and at multiple private homes and hotels in the Bay area, Costa Rica, and Peru.

EDUCATION: Marlon is self-taught and began painting when he was 6 years old when he was recruited to come paint with the famous Don Pablo Amaringo from the USKO Ayar School of Painting in Pucallpa, Peru. He was also a resident artist in the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica and taught art to children in Pucallpa, Peru and in Costa Rica. Since coming to the Bay Area, he has studied with many mastered artists in San Francisco.