Guadalupe Ramos
b. 1952, San Francisco ∙ CE artist from 2017-2021
Photo by Evguenia Shtill
Guadalupe Ramos (b. 1952, San Francisco) is inspired by her memories of San Francisco in the 1960s and her love of punk rock and heavy metal music. Though her favorite color is black, her artwork is colorful, sometimes drawing upon psychedelic imagery.
Ramos is also fascinated with trees, particularly with the dark shapes of branches juxtaposed against the spaces where sunlight shines through them. Her drawings imbue the trees with character - haunting, spindly branches are her favorite.
Ramos excels with colored pencil and pastel. Her desert and mountain-filled landscapes are built upon carefully lined geological features and striations. Ramos’ level-handed and natural shading complement the grandeur of her subjects, be it the hilly facade of her native San Francisco or open spaces of the American West.
Ramos was a practicing artist at Creativity Explored from 2017 to 2021.
Select Exhibitions & Projects
2026
“Pretty City,” Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2023
“Into the Brightness: Artists from Creativity Explored, Creative Growth & NIAD,” Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA
2019
Art Changes Lives Silent Auction, San Francisco, CA
