Hector Munoz-Guzman (b. 1999) is a disabled, first generation, Mexican-American painter and illustrator from South Berkeley, California, whose drawings and paintings are influenced by Mexican artists, revolutionaries, and icons. Moments from his life experiences pop up in his work as recurring elements, alongside Mesoamerican imagery and the different environments he’s lived in. Depictions that represent himself and his family serve as a reminder to honor working class people that would not historically be represented in contemporary arts spaces. Hector’s wide range of mix media usage on his drawings and paintings started off from lack of resources, but then later turned into his everyday practice. Muñoz-Guzmán’s work weaves together ideas, memories, thoughts that provide continual sources of reflection. His work exudes a certain matter-of-factness that is characteristic of much of social realism art. His handling of saturated colors reflect the vibrant atmospheres of his childhood environment of South Berkeley, California as well as his family's ancestral home of Tepatitlan, Jalisco, Mexico. Whether the subject is community, depression, or agrarian life, Muñoz-Guzmán treats them with the same attention, care, and grace, recognizing that all of these people, places, and states of mind inform who he is as a person today. The past, present, and future are one. Héctor completed his foundation year at Parsons School of Design before transferring to Rhode Island School of Design’s painting program for one year. Héctor lives and works in Oakland, California.