Frank Amador

Frank Amador is a contemporary visual artist who lives and works in Southern California, United States. He grew up in a smart and educated family of doctors, nurses, and engineers. Amador’s mother had a significant influence on his passion for art; he fondly remembers watching her draw flowers on notebooks and napkins. Additionally, one of his uncles, an engineer, allowed Amador to use his mechanical pencils, rulers, and desk for drawing. At the age of four, Amador began tracing images of babies from diaper boxes. As he progressed, he started creating murals in his classmates’ rooms during middle school. The characters from “Saint Seiya,” a popular series at that time, served as subjects for his first murals in Mexico City. Although Amador studied International Business in Mexico City, Fine Arts has always been his true passion. For him, painting is both a necessity and a pleasure.

B.F.A. Fine Arts Concentrated in Drawing & Painting —California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton 2017

A.A. Degree - Studio Arts—Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, 2011 – 2016

A.A. Degree -Associate in Science—Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, 2011 – 2016

Certificate of Achievement in Commercial Art - Narrative Illustration—Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, 2011 – 2014

Certificate of Achievement in Digital Media Arts and Design – Graphic Design—Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, 2011 – 2014

Certificate of Achievement in Digital Media Arts and Design - Digital Graphics Production—Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, 2011 – 2014

Certificate of Specialization in Web Design—Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, 2011 – 2014

-Rebirth…Renew, Metropolitan Living, Long Beach, CA, 2024
-50/50, Coastline Art Gallery, Newport Beach, CA 2023
-OC Fair Art Exhibit, Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA, 2019
-On the Ropes/In the Kisser, Coastline Art Gallery, Newport Beach, CA, 2018
-ALL MEDIA 2017, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA, 2017
-RIBBA 3, Coastline Art Gallery, Newport Beach, CA 2017
-INCARCERATION, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA), Santa Ana, CA, 2017
-LIKE Mark, Coastline Art Gallery, Newport Beach, CA 2016
-OC Fair Art Exhibit, Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, 2015
-OC Review, Frank M. Doyle Art Pavilion, Costa Mesa, CA, 2015
-Mass Appeal 2015, Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion, Costa Mesa, CA, 2015
-Free Art 2014, Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion, Costa Mesa, CA, 2014
-The Chocolate and Art Show 2014, KBG Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 2014
-Walk Project OC Art Walk 2014, SoBeCa District, Costa Mesa, CA, 2014
-Mass Appeal 2013, Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion, Costa Mesa, CA, 2013
-60 Costa Mesa’s Anniversary 2013, Costa Mesa Fair, Costa Mesa, CA, 2013
-3 Days, Hugo Rivera Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, 2013
-The Chocolate and Art Show 2012, KBG Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 2012
-Movie Night 2012, R.E.D. Gallery Santora Building, Santa Ana, CA, 20...