Jesse Treviño also known as Jesus Treviño, was a Mexican-born American visual artist best known for his photorealist paintings from the late 1970s and early 1980s, and for his large-scale mosaic murals made out of ceramic tiles. Treviño showed talent for art at an early age, winning his first art award from the Witte Museum when he was six years old. In 1966, Treviño was drafted into the military to serve in the Vietnam War. 1967, he was seriously injured while crossing a rice paddy by sniper f... moreJesse Treviño also known as Jesus Treviño, was a Mexican-born American visual artist best known for his photorealist paintings from the late 1970s and early 1980s, and for his large-scale mosaic murals made out of ceramic tiles. Treviño showed talent for art at an early age, winning his first art award from the Witte Museum when he was six years old. In 1966, Treviño was drafted into the military to serve in the Vietnam War. 1967, he was seriously injured while crossing a rice paddy by sniper fire and a booby trap and it is during this ordeal that he decided to pursue painting if he got out alive. His injuries to his right hand which was eventually amputated in 1970 made it impossible for him to use that hand to paint so he used his left hand instead. After his service Treviño enrolled at San Antonio College, where he would earn an Associate Degree in Art in 1970 and a BA in Art from Our lady of the Lake University in 1974. Treviño was known for his photorealist style, some of the works he did include Mi Vida, La Raspa, Mis Hermanos, @Body and Fender, Progresso, La Troca En La Calle Commerce, El Alameda, and Señora Dolores Treviño. Treviño had six solo exhibitions from 1981-2009 at institutions like The Instituto Cultural de México and The Smithsonian American Art Museum.
