Colorful illustration of lush jungle plants with three white calla lilies in the foreground, surrounded by vibrant leaves and flowers, with mountains in the background.
Person using a stylus to draw on a digital tablet, with a mug, keyboard, and laptop on the desk.

Evelyn Galindo

Artist Statement

I make art I can get close enough to express honestly: Latin American threads, womanhood, and the shifting identity of living between borders, being both and neither. My memories are part personal, part inherited, and rarely crisp. I translate that haze into design, color, symbols, and layered visuals.

I left El Salvador during the war. Years later, my doctoral research examined how Salvadoran artists carried trauma, history, and survival through creative expression, and it brought me back to making. My first piece, Aguacateros, honored the stray “avocado eating” dogs who quietly witness everything. Today my work preserves cultural memory and gives form to what words can’t always name.

Thank You

Thank you for being part of Dr. G Art Lab. However you found your way here, thank you for seeing the work and the story inside it.