Humberto Maldonado

Available Works

In The Studio

Biography

Humberto Maldonado (b.1993, US/Mexican) is a figurative painter born into a Mexican migrant family, living between Mexico and California. Their work has always been a way for me to heal from traumatic events and express moments of joy. Walking through life Humberto has found themselves at the crossroads of many different intersections. Being between a Mexican and American, a man or a woman, a brother or caretaker, and between being an optimist and pessimist. Standing in these liminal spaces, Humberto has learned to take many identities and reflect on these “in-between” identities through their work. By animating objects and painting large, simplified, round figures with bold colors, borrowing from cubism and fauvism, Humberto creates allegories from lived or seen experiences that toe the line between reality and escapism. They earned a Bachelors in Art from California State University of Stanislaus in 2019 with the Most Outstanding Student Award. They currently live and work in San Francisco, CA.

Education

BA, California State University, 2019

Exhibitions

2022, La Vida Es Tormento y Tristeza, Counter Pulse, San Francisco, CA, USA (Group)
2022, Love Will Keep Us Together, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA, USA (Group)
2022, Small Works, Soft Times, San Francisco, CA, USA (Group)
2022, Latinx Art Now, Movimiento de Arte Cultura Latino America, San Jose, CA, USA (Group)
2022, Soft Times, Soft Launch, San Francisco, CA, USA (Group)
2021, Regalos de Amor y Arte, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA, USA (Group)
2019, California State University of Stanislaus, Winners Show, Turlock, CA, USA (Group)
2019, The Queer Art Collective, Main Street Gallery, Turlock, CA, USA (Group)
2019, Queer Identity, Tri-Chromatic Gallery, Modesto, CA, USA (Group)
2019, Extent of Territory, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA (Group)
2018, Juried Show, California State University of Stanislaus, Turlock, CA, USA (Group)
2017, Juried Show, California State University of Stanislaus, Turlock, CA, USA (Group)
2016, Juried Show, California State University of Stanislaus, Turlock, CA, USA (Group)
2015, Merced, Merced Community College, CA, USA (Group)
2014, Merced, Merced Community College, CA, USA (Group)
2013, Merced, Merced Community College, CA, USA (Group)
2012, Juried Show, Merced County Art Show, Merced, CA, USA (Group)
2011, Juried Show, Merced County Art Show, Merced, CA, USA (Group)