Born in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1952, Emmanuel has resided in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 40 years. He is a descendant of Mexican and Lipan Apache/Coahuiltec heritage and has been practicing his craft as an artist for close to 30 years. He has worked collaboratively and as an individual to execute a number of public art commissions. Montoya considers himself self-taught as a muralist.
He studied printmaking at the City College of San Francisco and received his Bachelor's degree (Magna Cum Laude) in 1986 and his Master of Fine Arts degree in 1991 from San Francisco State University.
From 1990 to 1995, he was an Art Department faculty member at City College of San Francisco as well as at San Francisco Art Institute. He currently teaches printmaking and drawing to artists with disabilities at Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, California.
In December of 2000, after five years of planning and production, Emmanuel and renowned San Francisco Bay Area artist Juana Alicia, inaugurated their collaboration Santuario/Sanctuary. The San Francisco Arts Commission sponsored this stunning, monumental true fresco mural and bas-relief wood sculpture work of public art for the new International Terminal, Gateroom G 97 at the San Francisco International Airport. The beautifully carved groups of sculptured birds in flight are a fine example of Emmanuel's continued growth and constant desire to expand his repertoire of creative expression.
About the Artist
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