Courtesy of the artist
Stan Padilla
Yaqui/Chicano earth-made pigment making, painting, sculpture, storytelling, illustration/writing, ritual arts
Stan Padilla, California Yaqui, Multimedia Artists, Indigenous Educator and Cultural Activist.
Living Cultures
2026
Rosalinda: Colors of the Earth, Mineral Pigments Paints
In a seasonal cycle of activities and ceremony, Yaqui/Chicano elder Stan Padilla will lead four workshops in pigment-making and spectral literacy using ancient techniques to create natural paints. Alongside, Nalii Koch, his daughter and assistant, will help grow the community of traditional practice and prepare for next generation leadership.
