Con los Ojos Vendados

Victor Cartagena was born in 1965 in San Salvador, El Salvador. Due to the violent civil war raging in his country, he was forced to leave in 1985 and move to California. Today he lives and works in San Francisco. Cartagena's work deals with his experience as an immigrant, memories of violence in his home country and the death penalty. He works in a variety of media including drawing/painting, installation, public art, sculpture and theater. His work has received numerous awards and has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions, as well as internationally.