Artwork by Mateo Romero
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About the Artist
(Born 1966) "
Contemporary Pueblo painter Mateo Romero was born and raised in Berkeley, California. Although his cultural background is an urban one, through his father Santiago Romero and his connection to their Southern Keresan Cochiti people, this experience includes much of the Rio Grande Pueblo world as well. Mateo attended Dartmouth College and studied with acclaimed artists Ben Frank Moss and Varujan Boghosian.
He received an MFA in printmaking from the University of New Mexico. Mateo is an award-winning artist who has exhibited internationally in Canada and in the United States. Romero is currently a Dubin Fellow in painting at the School of American Research in Santa Fe, NM. taken from the artist's website
During the year 2019 Mateo and his brother, Diego, were designated Native Treasures Living Treasures, an honor assigned to Native American artists who have made significant contributions to the development of indigenous arts and culture.