Noel Espinoza was born in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico.
In his signature style he paints with simple beauty the
things he knows best: the people and places of Old
Mexico. He portrays them in an ideal light, at their
best and brightest. Viewed through the eyes of the
artist, we share a vision of Mexico as colorful and as
vivid as a memory.
The creative impulse has always been with Noel Espinoza
although he has never sought formal training. His
artistic education consists of hard work and extensive
travel around the world. He has made art since
childhood, but only began to receive recognition for his
efforts later in life. Espinoza has never relied solely
on his art for his livelihood, yet through the years he
has been able to devote more and more time to his
passion for painting. He has always painted in a
realist, impressionistic style, one readily accessible
to a broad audience.
Traditional artistic values that have served artists for
centuries still have meaning to Espinoza. For him, the
formal elements of art – form, texture, line, value,
color – must be mastered and understood as the building
blocks of any fine painting. If proficiency with these
elements is in any way lacking, the viewer will notice
immediately.
Espinoza loves to envelope his subjects in a rich
atmosphere of light and color. The people in his
paintings are not simply picturesque props, but people
for whom he has great feeling. It is this emotional
attachment to his subjects that Espinoza feels is most
important to the success of his work.
Noel Espinoza’s paintings and sculpture are represented
in many private and corporate collections in this
country and abroad. He has been honored with more that
eleven one man exhibitions at the El Paso Public
Library, Americana Museum, Oklahoma City University and
elsewhere. In addition, he has exhibited frequently in
group exhibitions in this region and nationally.
