Manny Zamudio

“Revelations of the Past”
12 × 12 inches
Oil on canvas
2026

In this piece, I brought a more classical feeling to the portrait and landscape while keeping the colors that have become part of my visual language.

As a Mexican immigrant, I’ve wanted to explore this part of my life through my own style and perspective. Throughout “Neon Memory,” my past meets the memories of family and people close to me the lives they lived before leaving their country, and what they carried with them.

Giving those histories a place in my paintings has helped me begin to heal some of the personal and family wounds tied to immigration. Approaching them with hope and determination has opened something in me, allowing me to grow both as a person and as an artist.

For me, painting is that constant search inward for truth, for growth, and for a way to make sense of the world around us.

“Neon Memory” opens November 6 at @archenemyarts in Philadelphia.