ARTIST BIO

Eva Montealegre is an oil painter who engages the viewer with texture, color, form utilizing data from primeval wisdom to modern day theories, a cogent and weighty narrative that pierces the mysteries of our collective psyche. Her painting career emerged under the tutelage of abstract painter, Robert Kingston, at Pierce College where she graduated with honors in Graphic Arts. Her work has been exhibited at many California galleries including Adagio Gallery, Blue Bird Art House, Modern Art Gallery and in 2023 at the 2023 Planetary Art Exhibit, Kuiper Space Building, Tucson, Arizona. She is a recipient of numerous awards, including the 2014 Puffin Foundation Grant and was included in the prestigious Latina Art Initiative.