Carlos Santiago

Carlos Santiago is a San Francisco, California–based contemporary artist whose work explores movement, spontaneity, and intuitive mark-making. His artistic journey began in childhood and found new momentum after he immigrated to the United States from the Philippines in 1970 at age eleven. Recognizing his innate talent shortly after his arrival, his educators encouraged him to enter competitive art programs, leading to numerous accolades throughout his school years and solidifying a lifelong passion for visual expression.