Summer Issue
Misael Lopez / Mural AĂąejo Limon Restaurant at Olas Altas
Misael Lopez
adding color to Vallarta for ten years By Randy Rodriguez / Managing Editor Photos by Puerto Vallarta Street Art 10
Summer 2020
o u t a n d a b o u t pv.c o m
This artist stands out among the wave of muralists who have embellished PV streets His bright colors and amazing designed murals have graced the sides of many buildings in Puerto Vallarta and catapulted this street artist to new heights. You may not know him by name, but his art, you will remember seeing. Misael Ivan Lopez is a Mexican street artist living in Puerto Vallarta, and born in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico in 1987. In 1990 his parents emigrated to Minnesota, United States where he grew up with three brothers and a passion for painting, unusually attracted from a very young age by color and creativity. In 2010 he was deported to Mexico. While deportation can be devastating for many young immigrants, Misael used this as a time to return to his roots. Misael tells OAPV how this unexpected return opened a door to a world full of opportunities.
