Richmond Art Center
Luis Pinto is a multifaceted art professional with extensive experience as a guest teacher, designer, and curator. Currently serving as a Guest Teacher at Richmond Art Center since September 2020, Pinto teaches art programs for both online and in-person curricula targeting teens and adults. As the Founder and Designer of STRANGEWAYS Magazine, active since July 2011, Pinto curates and organizes events that spotlight emerging and mid-career artists. Additional roles include Art Curator for Good Mother Gallery from January 2017 to August 2022 and Creative Consultant and Designer for III Points, involved in curating publications and projects for festivals from 2013 to 2022. Educationally, Pinto holds a Master of Fine Arts from California College of the Arts and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Florida.
Richmond Art Center
The Richmond Art Center is the largest visual arts center in the East Bay, dedicated to bringing art to young and old alike who reflect the diverse richness of our community. We're is a visual arts showcase and hands-on learning center that gives wide-ranging audiences the opportunity to create, see and learn about art. Every year, we serve more than 1,800 students through classes and programs taught by professional artists, both onsite at the Center and offsite at local schools, studios and community centers. Our four galleries allow us to mount rotating exhibitions that display the works of emerging and established Bay Area artists. Artists such as Richard Diebenkorn, Jasper Johns, Jay DeFeo, Wanxin Zhang, Hung Liu, Ed Rossbach and Peter Voulkos have been showcased here.