Emily Costello is a self-taught painter, printer, mixed media artist whose art is inspired by her Mexican heritage, its cultural icons, imagery, and by events that have shaped her life. In her fifteen year career as a professional artist, she has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows and her art is included/displayed in public, corporate and public collections including Helios Education Foundation, Arizona State University, St. Vincent De Paul, the Arizona Lottery, Artemezia Foundation, St. Mary’s Basilica, Boyce Thompson Arboretum, the City of Superior and the City of Scottsdale.
From 2018-2020 she was the artist-in-residence for the Arizona Lottery, the first residency of its kind in the United States. She designed and illustrated cultural lottery tickets for Arizona and Texas.
Awards and recognition includes: the A.S.U. Alberto Alvaro Rios Sangre de Arte Award, Cox Communications/AZ Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Latino Entrepreneurs Award, Phoenix Magazine/Leading the Way: Women Making A Difference, Valle del Sol’s Profiles of Success Spirit and Culture Award, and the City of Chandler’s Alvin Pace Award.
She has served on the boards of Cultural Coaltion, The City of Chandler’s Arts Commission and the XICO Artist Advisory Committee. She is currently a teaching artist with Free Arts of Arizona Children’s Professional Artist Program. The artist team of Costello/Moreno was awarded the Valley/Metro South Phoenix Light Rail public art project which will be unveiled in 2025.
She was born and raised in Superior, Arizona and currently lives in South Phoenix with her family.
