Statement:
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. Periko was raised up and down King County and eventually settled in the Seattle area. With a background in business management, and with the current political climate, as a DACA recipient, he felt that it was now or never the time to focus his energy as an artist. Typically a surreal painter, Periko, has 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.