Mateo Romero

Contemporary Pueblo painter Mateo Romero was born and raised in Berkeley, California, in 1966. Although his cultural background is an urban one, through his father Santiago Romero and his father’s connection to their Southern Keresan Cochiti people, Mateo’s experience includes much of the Rio Grande Pueblo world as well. Mateo attended Dartmouth College and studied with acclaimed artists Ben Frank Moss and Varujan Boghosian.

He received an MFA in printmaking from the University of New Mexico. Mateo is an award-winning artist who has exhibited internationally in Canada and the United States. He is currently a Dubin Fellow in painting at the School of American Research in Santa Fe, NM.

Mateo (and his brother Diego Romero) are the 2019 recipients of the Native Treasures Living Treasures award. This award honors Native American artists who have made outstanding artistic contributions to indigenous arts and culture.

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