Art CarrilloArt Carrillo is a photorealist painter from Los Angeles. He received his bachelor's degree in graphic design from the Art Institute of California-Hollywood in 2011. Art's fire for painting reignited while in school and he has never looked back. He foused on painting instead of graphic design and has been exhibiting since 2012. Art paints about everything. "Sticking to one subject is boring. There is just so much to paint about. I speak with my paintings and there is a lot to say." Art paints about everything from burritos and Mexican piggy banks to Mexican American ICE agents manhandling people from Mexican American communities. "I hope to give people strength and courage through my artwork." He's worked as a lead scenic backdrop artist and lead artist assistant for many professional artists. The most recent major project was lead assistant to Curtis Stokes on a 10x100 foot canvas mural that was shipped to Florida in May of 2025. He was also lead assistant to Chicana artist Margaret Garcia on a mural paying homage to the late Gloria Molina in August of 2024. In 2023 a short documentary, The Art of Discipline, was made focusing on his journey as an artist. Currently, Art paints almost every day and spends time at the Homeboy Art Academy where he hopes to be an inspiration for troubled youth. He enjoys facilitating painting workshops for various nonprofits in the Los Angeles area. You can learn more about the artist at artcart9.com. Read More Read Less