Francisco Palomares is a first generation Mexican American artist from East Los Angeles. His love of art began with the vibrant Chicano murals in his neighborhood. Those murals captured the beauty, strength, and spirit of his community. Today his mission is to document the Mexican American experience.

Palomares holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from California State University, Long Beach, with additional studies in Florence, Italy and Guangzhou, China. He founded his studio, PalomaresBLVD, in Boyle Heights and now works from the Bendix Building in Downtown Los Angeles. His best known body of work, the Piñata Series, places colorful piñatas inside classical European landscapes. Through his work he reimagines the streets of Los Angeles and invites viewers into the stories of his community.

His work is in the collections of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and the Cheech Marin Collection. He has exhibited at The Cheech Center, Mingei International Museum, the Armory Center for the Arts, and the Mexican Consulate of Los Angeles. He won the L.A. Lakers In the Paint competition, served as artist in residence at Quinn Emanuel, and has been featured by Telemundo, Spectrum News, and the L.A. Times.