John Arevalo

I was born in Salinas California, U.S.A. I currently reside in San Bernardino, California. I lived a major part of my life going back and forth between the U.S and Mexico when I was a child, that being the State of California and Baja California. While it was hard to adapt to the cultures of both countries, I always was mesmerized of the landscapes and nature that both regions had. I was attracted to the beauty of nature, and learned the importance of preserving it as the highest valued treasure. With the clean weather and the vivid wildlife being part of my environment, I adhered my visual experiences to my paintings as the perfect topic to engage with and narrate. There is, when contrasting many lands of the world, a drastic lack of justice for nature and its importance in someone's psyche. I started elaborating paintings inspired by my Homeland's views, and transmit waves of serenity with life. The devastating part of this matter, is that humanity has to engage extensively on impeding the disappearance of nature by the contamination made by the majority of unknowledgeable individuals.

The paintings are sighted with absolute morals, for them to endow lessons and reveal issues about humanism and nature. They convey resolutions fo...

SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY COLLEGE
- Associate's Degree in Art
- Associate's Degree in Arts & Humanities
- Associate's Degree in Administration of Justice

CENTRO ESTATAL DE LAS ARTES (CEART), MEXICALI
Plastic Arts Scholarship and Training

I started creating illustration when I was 14 years old. My first artistic event was in the High School (COBACH) Plantel Ejido Nayarit in 2016, the first event where I started gaining recognition as an artist. I studied in a plastic arts program called "Artistic Talents Values of Baja California" from the institution ICBC in CEART in 2018. I participated in artistic events on state level, federal level, and internationally, by receiving recognition by entities such as:

• COBACH B.C.
• National DIF, COPLADE, CONAPO, and UNFPA.
• CEART.
• Coachella Valley Art Center.
• Marks Art Center.
• Donald and Peggy Cravens Student Services Center, College of the Desert.
• Executive Council of Calpulli Xochipili in San Bernardino Valley College.
• Gresham Gallery.
• RCAA Gallery.
• California Young Artist Expo.

Events:

• Amazon LGB5 - around 2,000 shirts with my signature design, 2024.
• Ejido Sonora, Mexico - around 2,000 of designed merchandise by my signature illustration for town's fundraiser, 2024.