Titled “Kiku Dreaming,” this mural was completed by artist Talavera-Ballon in August 2020. (“Kiku” is Japanese for chrysanthemum.) The mural spans three walls on the center two-story building in the Roosevelt Center Plaza, located at 2149 Roosevelt Ave., Redwood City, California.

Artist Talavera-Ballón painting live during the Grand Opening of the Transbay Transit Center in downtown San Francisco, August 11, 2018. Producer & Videographer: Roque Hernandez

A painting in the "Mujeres Luz" series in the making, June 2016

Mujeres Luz is an art exhibit dedicated to Las Patronas and migrants who travel on La Bestia, inspired by the film All of Me (Llévate mis amores). When Talavera-Ballón saw the movie at the San Francisco Film Festival last year, he was so moved that he traveled to Veracruz, Mexico to meet and paint these incredible women. It will be shown at 518 Valencia (Aug. 5-9) & Galería de la Raza (Aug. 10-Sep 17), San Francisco, CA.

Video credits: Victoria Montero Fotografia