Gerardo Peña, better known as Periko the Artist, was born in Queretaro, Mexico, but his family moved when he was a young child to the state of Washington. He was raised up and down the Puget Sound and currently lives near Seattle, WA. With a background in business management, and with the current political climate, as a DACA recipient who recently received his green card, Gerardo felt that it was now or never the time to focus his energy as an artist.
Typically a surreal painter, Gerardo expanded into the public arts and multimedia world. His art is an introspection of his journey into self-identity and an emotional response of the world around him. Many times touching subjects of mental health and the immigrant experience.
