Oliverio Balcells is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice includes painting, music, mosaic art, murals, being a teaching artist and a scholar of the ancient Mesoamerican cultures.
He has been selected since 2012 to date on different public art / community projects with the City of Tempe, City of Phoenix, City of Chandler, City of Glendale, City of Goodyear, City of Flagstaff and City of Tucson Arizona.
Recently he has been selected for the Beautification 3D Sculptures Project Exhibit 2025 with the City of Flagstaff and will start working for the 2025 Santa Rita Park Public Art project with the City of Tucson. In 2017 Oliverio presented a multimedia performance at S’edav Va’aki Museum formerly Pueblo Grande, entitled “The Unknown Symbols” with original music and film.
He has done several cultural workshops focusing on ancient Mexican art with Childsplay, Free Arts of Arizona, City of Chandler, Paradise Valley District, Kyrene District, Heard Museum, Maricopa Libraries among others.
Oliverio Balcells received his Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design from the Univa University in Guadalajara, Mexico.
He currently lives and works in Tempe, Arizona with his wife and two children. His native language is Spanish and English is his second language.
