Cesar Aguilera

Alacran The Truck Driver, Back Alley Gamblers

He is an accomplished artist in mixed media paintings, drawing, painting, sculpture, film, special effects, make-up, costume design, fashion design, acting, and even performance art. His mixed media pieces not only embrace traditional media such as oils and acrylics but such unconventional materials as coffee, bleach, discarded technology, and found objects of every ilk and design.

Originally from Quito, Ecuador, Cesar is a guiding force in the Southwest Florida art scene. In 2015 he received the Gulfshore Life Emerging Arts Leader award. He is the art curator of the Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center’s Grand Atrium and Capital Gallery, Swfl Muralfest organizer/producer, and co-founder of Artsemble Underground, which he created with Brian Weaver in 2016 in order to bring art to the people. Their passion for making art more accessible to people throughout Southwest Florida manifests itself in myriad forms, and the spray-painted murals depicting themes of inclusion, love, honor, and diversity allow the duo to make a permanent mark on the community.

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