Evangelina is a fine artist born and raised in South San Francisco, California. After studying commercial  art at the College of San Mateo, she worked as a graphic artist for 20 years, enjoying the darkroom and prepress work. In 2002, her father passed on his business, Alfredo’s Market in downtown South San Francisco, to her and her sister, Maria. Growing up in a family of 10, she had an interest in art from a very young age. Her father would alway tell her she had a gift—a “don”, and supported her in her dreams.

On the other hand, her very traditional mother thought she was wasting her time, changing her mind after she sold her first painting.

Evangelina’s inspiration comes from the pride she feels for her parents and family, and her heritage: the music, traditions, celebrations, and food. She found herself telling stories with her paintings: stories about the past and loved ones, based on a song or a single flavor, festivities and colors. Eva’s art tends to focus on Mexican culture, its history and traditions, utilizing very festive colors to illustrate the scenes.

Day of the Dead and its beautiful multitude of celebratory styles is also a powerful source of inspiration for her, after she came to realize that it is not a celebration of death, but a true celebration of life, and how color is a reflection of life.

She is a self‐taught artist, mostly working with acrylics on canvas and papier-mâché. She exhibits, sponsors events, and vends at local festivals and fairs in the San Francisco Bay Area.