Roberto Valdez

Outcast. Rebel. Hellraiser. Beautiful. Abstract.
These are just a few of the adjectives and thoughts that invigorate the design of drawing that encapsulates Xango’s mind. He began his love affair with art as a child when his mind wandered within the throes of comics, cartoons, video games and music that in turn painted the corners of his mind with wonder and delight. As Xango grew into adulthood, so did the metamorphosis of drawing in scrapbooks, a kaleidoscope of brightly colored canvases ran up and down the walls of his home and soon he was meticulously inking naked skin with images that could easily break the ice between two strangers who don’t even speak the same language.
These days Xango is focused on learning new art frontiers. Virtual reality design, 3D printing and continuing to hone his skills as a writer. There are stories to be told. Comic books to be printed. Dimensions to conquer. Art that feels the need to speak. This underworld has teeth. To be seen in the obscene. In the past. In a dream. The footsteps of our past, in the digital and everything in between. Xango continues to expand his portfolio and we are all better off for it.

Harold Washington College

“The Art of Memory” at
Connect Gallery in Hyde Park from April 27 to May 25

Inner Orbits: Abstract Exhibition
April 19th to May 17 at Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, Illinois

“The Weird and the Wonderful” opened on October 6, 2023 at the Fulton Street Artists Collective.

“Haunted” opened on Friday, October 13th, 2023 with Haz Cooperative Studios